L O V E

via our friends from sycamore street press

foo dogs

On design sponge yesterday there was a snapshot of some astrology art by P.S. I made this and below that piece was a lovely console table with a foo dog atop...

picture via D*S

We found the foo dogs again at the Kips Bay Decorator Show house by Cullman & Kravis...
via habitually chic

We currently have those same foo dogs in the store!

valentine's day is near...

I thought I would look up some Valentine's day fun facts, to give me the good ole red and pink, hearts and flowery, kind of feeling...

Supposed Fact #1:

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto their sleeves for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression
"to wear your heart on your sleeve."

Supposed Fact #2:
Many believe the 'X' symbol became synonymous with the kiss in medieval times. People who couldn't write their names signed in front of a witness with an 'X.' The 'X' was then kissed to show their sincerity

Valentine's Day superstition:
A girl can observe the birds she sees on Valentine's day to predict the kind of
husband she will marry...

Sparrow: a poor man
Owl: she will remain a spinster
Bluebird: a happy man
Blackbird: a priest or clergyman

I pray you will all see bluebirds, but for whatever kind of bird you see, have a crush on, are dating, or are married to...
come see the Byrd that's a sure bet...

lovely gifts and clever cards!

happy new year!!!

Introducing...

BELLA FIGURA

We will be adding this new line in mid February and we are so excited about these new designs! If you like Smock, you will LOVE Bella Figura!!

These are created using a vintage cast iron letter-press in Central New York. This brand is also eco-friendly using 100% (tree free) cotton paper.

Stay tuned for our Valentine's Day card selection!

design of the day: black magic

in vogue, $75.00; original crown mill silver tissue set, $10.00; susy*jack silver pencils, $7.50; solid graphite pencils, $1.99 each; mini us constitution, $25.00; brookfield 150 letterpress notes, $14.00

design of the day: primary colors

lulu, $100.00; brookfield 150 letterpress notes, $14,00; incomplete book of dog names, $7.00; original crown mill red tissue lined noteset, $10.00; jonathan adler aspen destination candle, $39.00

design of the day: sea mist & tangerine

elum designs boxed letterset, $16.00; smock jotter set, $6.00; sharpie ultrafine marker, $1.75 each; tocca candle, $36.00; smock koi gift box, $6.00

design of the day: god save the queen

original crown mill bordered and lined noteset, $25.00; paper source noteset, $11.00; smock jotter, $6.00; teacher's correction pencils, $1.35 each; jack and lulu union jack coasters, $16.00

design of the day: pink & orange

susy*jack magnetic memo pad, $6.00; susy*jack large notebook, $9.90; sharpie ultrafine pens, $1.75 each; paper source noteset $10.00; elum designs gift tag, $2.00

more, more, more!

come visit our new store location at 4725 camp bowie boulevard! we're still working out a few kinks and are missing major things like signage (note to self: awnings take a long time!), but we would love to see customers old and new alike and show off the new space.

monday - saturday: 10:00-6:30
817.989.1500
hello@byrdandbleecker.com

for those of you who love byrdshop version 1.0, you'll love what we've added to version 2.0. hammerpress, rifle paper co., susy*jack, gobs more jack and lulu, sharpie pens, every gift wrap under the sun from chewing the cud, smock boxes and jotters, clean and classic dutch mill notesets and more than i can possibly describe here.

and given all the busy work we've been doing, we're waaaay behind in blogging about our new albums from bell'invito, rock paper scissors and the exciting new holiday partnership we have with dfw photographer anna routh. check back in today or become a fan on facebook to get all the latest and greatest!

sneak peek

the holidays are getting closer...and that means more opportunities to cover your world in beautiful paper. one of our newest lines, mistletoe by rock paper scissors, arrives this week and we can barely contain our yuletide joy. come see for yourself this weekend!

baby love

after completing quite a few baby shower invites this week, we thought it time to share just a few of our favorite birth announcements. below, designs from smock, sugar paper, dauphine press and elum. come see for yourself and announce you new bundle of joy's arrival in style!

more sweet savings

although it feels wrong, just plain wrong, to make this post BEFORE labor day, alas, we love a good deal as much as the next couture correspondent. sugar paper is offering 10% off for all holiday orders placed during the month of september...it just doesn't get any finer than that! come stop by the store this weekend or anytime during the month and pick something out from their wealth of over 50+ designs. your friends and family won't know what hit them when they open a delightfully sweet envelope!

(just a few of the many sugar paper designs in store at byrd & bleecker)

special offer from dauphine press

don't miss out on this fantastic end-of-summer deal! right now, dauphine press is offering 20 free invitations when you order 120 or more letterpress wedding elements. because wedding suites also make fantastic deb party or mitzvah invites, they are perfect for all ages! this offer expires tuesday, september 7th. to view eligible designs, CLICK HERE.

dauphine press takes 14 days to print...so if you have an event planned on or after october 27th (and need six weeks or less to mail them), there is still plenty of time to place an order!

(images courtesy of dauphine press)

ellie the elephant

one of our favorite illustrations is smock's ellie the elephant. she's perfect in every way...and parents seem to agree with us too! on the left, is our first ellie birth annoucement, done last year for a darling couple from dallas. it appears meryl was a trendsetter and inspired gillian's parents from atlanta! one thing's for sure: these parents have impeccable taste in stationery and beautiful baby names. come meet ellie and have her dress up any of your child's social stationery. she'd be happy to!

and ps: smock is finally on facebook!

pps: and another thanks to smock for featuring this fine set of social stationery on their blog last week!

did we tell you ellie loves cake? she does, so don't forget that she loves birthday party

invites too. and baby showers (pass the petit fours!)