Today's Favorites

I was browsing through etsy today....during class...and I came across a lot of wonderful items (like always). Here are my top five picks today!

Sterling Silver Peace and Love Leather Bracelet from MaribelleCampa.etsy.com

Vinyl Wall Art decal New Design Birdcage from WowWall.etsy.com

My silver heart ring- sterling silver little heart from lilyja.etsy.com

Sweet Wedding Invitation Suite - Chandeliers and Fleurs Yellow and Aqua from lvandy27.etsy.com

Peacock Pillow-Minty Sage Green and Buttery Ivory Yellow from sewluckygirl.etsy.com

What a Pleasant Suprise

Hello Everyone!

I woke up today to a very pleasant convo. I received a convo from earringsnation on etsy saying that my Grow Card was featured in a blog post with three other wonderful items. Check it out!

Thank you so much earringsnation! You have such a beautiful blog, I will be stopping by often.

x0x0SarahKate

Welcome Back GIVEAWAY!!!!

Hello again everyone! It has been a while. I have been so busy with school over the past few months. It has been hard to juggle everything in my life. But I have taken some time to prioritize, and I have come to the conclusion that I truly would like to put more time and effort into keeping up my blog and etsy shop.

So in honor of this new direction in my life I am hosting a GIVEAWAY!!! Because who does not love a good giveaway??? Below are some photos of the Pass-A-Long Plaque that will be raffled off on April 10th...

This Life Pass-A-Long Plaque has a beautiful color pallet of blues, greens and browns. The cute and clever chirping, printed on forest green card stock, states: Live your life to be a story worth telling.

Over the next two weeks here's how to enter:

1. For two entries: buy something from The Boho Birdie!

2. For two entries: post my giveaway on your blog or website. Please make sure to send me a link or post the link in a comment on my blog

3. For one entry: Follow my blog

4. For one entry: post a comment on my blog. Add your favorite item from The Boho Birdie and get another entry

5. For one entry: heart my shop

See there are so many ways to enter. So please enter as many times as you would like and good luck! I will be holding the drawing on April 10th at 9:00 p.m. eastern standard time. The winner will be announced shortly after right here on The Boho Birdie Blog.

Good Luck!!!

Little Sounds of Spring

I was walking to my car this morning and to my surprise it was actually pleasant out. I felt pretty comfortable in a sweatshirt and sweat pants on my way to the gym. As I was unlocking my car I stopped for a second and looked around. I saw the snow dripping off the roof, the melted puddles on the ground but two small birds caught my eye. I followed them from tree to tree for a while--just listening. I was listening to them sign and fly around. It was so peaceful. This little tiny moment made me feel like spring is coming. It is these little sounds that remind me of all the wonderful gifts God as given us and how sometimes you need to just slow down and enjoy the little sounds of Spring.

Yummy Cookie Cutting Technique

I saw these cookies on the cover of Better Homes and Gardens Magazine this month. I knew I had to try this technique and guess what...it works like a charm! These cookies were super easy to create and tons of fun. Everyone LOVED them! They are prefect for Valentines Day, anniversaries, birthdays or showers!

Things you will need:
1 inch heart cookie cutter
3 inch circle cookie cutter
Sugar cookie mix
Fudge frosting

(Now the recipe in the magizen is for homemade cookie dough and fudge that you can find on the website but I was in a pinch for time so I just used the Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix and fudge frosting)

1. Make cookie dough according
   to the instructions, refrigerate
   dough for 45 minutes.
2. Use 3 in. circle cutter, cut
   circles using up all the dough.
3. Use 1 in. heart cutter and cut
   hearts from the middle of half
   of the 3 in. circles. Bake
   cookies.
4. Cool cookies. Spread fudge
   frosting on all the whole circle
   cookies and place these fudge
   covered circle cookies
   on top of the heart cut out
   cookies.
5. Enjoy!

Of course you could make these types of cookies using a peanut butter mix and chocolate frosting--kinda like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Enjoy!

Holiday Photos

I just thought I would share some of the Holiday Photos with you. I had a very busy Holiday season filled with friends, family, great food and good times. I feel very blessed to have had such a wonderful Holiday with my family.

My boyfriend A.J. and I together this Christmas. I am so glad he was home for a long time! I can not believe this was our 6th Christmas we have shared together all ready. Time truly does fly by when you are having fun!

My little brothers and I (who are both not so little any more!!!)

Here are my little nephews. They were so excited this Holiday Season. These years are the best when it comes to celebrating Christmas. Everything is just so exciting to them.

What a great Christmas gift! A.J. got both of us tickets to a hockey game! We both love sports, especially hockey and especially the Detroit Red Wings! Go Wings!!!!

All I can say here is I can not believe my baby baby brother is almost as tall as my dad!

All in all this Holiday Season was so much fun! I am also looking forward to another brand new year filled with love, laughter and joy for my whole family!

A Look Back at All the Hustle and Bustle

Here is a look at some of my Holiday items I worked on this past month. I had some custom orders as well as some family gifts. These all kept me very busy and truly got me in the Holiday Spirit.

This Holiday Season I was looking for something special to give the party hostess. I went back and forth on a few options but finally landed with this. Each hostess was given this Angel Ornament as a hostess gift this year. I also found a really easy way to wrap these little guys up. I just took a Zip lock baggie, cut the zipper part off and fill it with some decorative paper left over from last year and tied it with some raffia. Very easy and so fast!

These five custom items were created for a good friend from my elementary school. She was looking for two frames for her children, a custom name plaque and two bottle buddies. These were all given as Christmas gifts to her family. I truly had a lot of fun making these special pieces for her and I hope her and her family enjoyed them.

Here were some cookies I brought over to my neighbors house. I babysit the two younger children and thought they would enjoy these yummy treats. I also found a cute way to dress up an kind of treat. Cover the plate with plastic wrap but start under the plate and pull the warp up over the cookies or treats and then decorate with ribbons and tags.

For one of my family parties I put together all of these ornaments for all the ladies. I wrapped them the same way I did the hostess gifts and everyone seemed to like them :)

I hope you enjoyed a look back at some of the items I worked on over the Holiday Season.

Right now I am working on so new items. So please stick around for some sneak peak pictures! :)