Bluebird Hill

Spring Orders

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Emily is due with her first baby girl on March 22, and I am due in July with my 2nd boy...so things have been a little busy around here. Emily is going to take a little break, but I will be taking some spring orders. I will be making some new shirts for my little boy in the next few weeks... a dinosaur, dump truck, golf green, bunny, and grasshopper. I will post pictures as soon as get his done! Please let us know if there is something in particular that you would like. We have sewn many things that we just haven't had time to put on here:) We will be placing an order for some shirts, etc. on Wednesday, so if you know that you want something, you can e-mail us now. If you would like to wait until we post more pictures, we will be placing another order soon.

Spring Prices:
Shirt with applique - $24
add monogram/name - $4
Boy's Shirt/shorts set - $44
Romper - $26
Sleeveless Dress - $30
Girl's Shirt/Capri Set - $40

Items Ready to Ship: Girls

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Castle Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Size 6 - $22

Ice Cream Sundae Long Sleeve T-shirt

Size 12-18 mo - $22

Turquoise Peace Sign Long Sleeve T-Shirt
Size 8 - $22

Pink Peace Sign Long Sleeve t-shirt

Size 6 - $22

Tea Pot Long Sleeve Shirt

Size 12-18 mo - $22

Pink Flower Dress

Size 4 - $28

Pink Snowflake T-shirt w/ Pink Pants

Size 12-18 mo - $36

MSU Megaphone w/ Maroon Skirt

Size 6 - $36

*****We can order pants for the shirts listed above for $14.

We have been so busy this fall filling orders! Thanks so much for your support!

We will not be going to the Canton Flea Market next week because we have been so busy with the home shows that we had earlier this fall.

Items Ready to Ship: Boys

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Rocket Long Sleeve Shirt

Size 6 - $22

Pirate Ship Long Sleeve Shirt

Size 4 - $22

Room to add name for $4

Drum Set Long Sleeve Shirt
Size 4 - $22

Cowboy Boot Long Sleeve Shirt

Size 6 - $22

Sheep Romper

Size 3-6 mo - $22

Please e-mail us if you would like any of these items.

Orders

2009-08-18T21:49:00.002-05:00

We are going to temporarily stop taking orders in an effort to catch up. If you have e-mailed this week we will fill your order.

Thank you for your orders! We will try and catch up as soon as possible.

Designs for Boys

2009-08-03T13:25:00.006-05:00

Fall Designs

Shirt/Gingham or Courduroy Pant Set - $50

Sizes: 18-24 mo, 2T, 4T, 6T

Shirt/Knit Pant Set - $40

Sizes: 3-6 mo, 6-12 mo, 12-18 mo, 2, 4

Shirt - $26
Sizes: 3-6 mo, 6-12 mo, 12-18 mo, 2, 4, 6, 8

Romper - $26

Sizes: 3-6 mo, 6-12 mo, 12-18 mo, 18-24 mo

Designs For Girls

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Fall Designs

Pant/Shirt Set - $40

Sizes: 3-6 mo, 6-12 mo, 12-18 mo, 2, 4, 6, 8

Dress - $30

Sizes: 3-6 mo, 6-12 mo, 12-18 mo, 2, 4, 6, 8

Shirt - $26

Sizes: 3-6 mo, 6-12 mo, 12-18 mo, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

Sneak Peek

2009-07-21T21:53:00.011-05:00

Here is a sneak peek at some of the designs we have for the fall!

We will have all of our fall samples in Jackson on Tuesday, July 28 at Emily Witcher's Christmas in July Sale at 541 Silverstone Dr. in Madison from 3:00-8:00 and on Thursday, July 30 in Tupelo, MS. Please let us know if you need any info for either one of those shows!

Please come and invite your friends!

Christmas in July

2009-06-23T19:46:00.003-05:00

If you are in the Jackson area July 28th visit Bluebird Hill

and many other fabulously creative women at Christmas in July

hosted by Emily Witcher.

We are currently working on fall designs! I promise they are cute cute cute!

Last chance...

2009-05-28T20:50:00.009-05:00

Below are a few items we have available for immediate shipment. The sizes and prices are listed below. Please e-mail if you have any questions or would like to place an order. You can view a close up picture of the applique on the right. Please add $3 per order (not item) for shipping.

Whale

2T Dress - $24

Surfboards

18 month romper - $22

Red Submarine
2T shirt and short set -$30
4T shirt and short set - $30

Spaceship
12 month romper - $22
2T shirt and short set - $30
3T shirt and short set - $30
4T shirt and short set - $30

Red Flowers
6-12 month romper - $20
2T Dress - $24
6T Dress - $24
4T Halter Dress - $26

Frog
3T shirt and short set - $30
4T shirt and short set - $30

Orange Fish (eyes are teal)
6 month romper - $22
12 month romper - $22
18 month romper - $22
24 month romper - $22
2T shirt and short set - $30
3T shirt and short set - $30

Crab
12 month romper - $22

Alligator
12 month romper - $22

Thank you!

2009-05-19T21:18:00.005-05:00

Thanks to all of you that visited us at Canton! We had a great time! We will be posting pictures of a few items we have that will be for sale and ready for immediate shipping so stay tuned...it is taking us a few days to recuperate:)

TWO MORE DAYS!!

2009-05-11T23:48:00.004-05:00

I am so excited that Thursday is almost here! I hope that everyone has told their boss that they will not be at work because they are headed to Canton to come visit the Bluebird Hill booth at the Canton Flea Market!! And because you are coming :) I wanted to show you on a map which booth will be ours!! As your anticipation rises while you are headed my way, you will be heading to the SOUTH WEST corner of the Court House SQUARE. Notice on the map where the Gazebo is located. Besides the Courthouse itself, this is a great way to navigate your direction amongst the frenzy of anxious buyers! I AM BOOTH 314!!!

SEE YOU SOON!!

Canton, Here We Come

2009-05-11T21:36:00.009-05:00

Here are some of the things we will be selling!

Girl Tank Tops

Ladies Tank Tops

Kitchen Towels

Burp Cloths
And much, much more!!

Emily has made a lot of precious outfits for boys and girls that you are going to love!

Bluebird Hill News...

2009-05-06T21:34:00.005-05:00

Great News from Bluebird Hill! My dear friend Rebecca Goldman is jumping on board with Bluebird Hill! Now there will be two of us to fill orders and come up with fun new ideas!

I can't express how excited I am! Rebecca brings great talent and a superb eye for detail because... it's all about the details. Her work is perfect and I know you will love her creativity!

So...with the new changes come some 'growing pains' on the blog.

First....I know some of you come here to check out friend's links in the right column. The links have been moved to the bottom of the column for now but MAY 15th the links will be gone. So...for your blog stalkers please save them in your favorites OR you can now visit my family blog here for the same links and even more!
*We will keep a few links of other women with creative blogs that support us! If you would like to be 'link partners' please e-mail us!

Second...you will notice our new e-mail address. Feel free to e-mail with orders or any other questions you come up with! We will be doing much more custom work in the coming weeks so please e-mail us for custom quotes, etc.

Again, we are so excited of the possibilities! Please stay tuned for more exciting news...like home shows...coming this fall!

Canton news and a sneak peak at sale items are coming!!!

Sale is only 8 days away! Thursday, May 14th!

We will post a map of our exact booth location for those planning to come!

P is for Patrick

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Kitchen Towels

2009-04-07T21:39:00.006-05:00

Rebecca is making the cutest dish towels and burp cloths. They are $12 each. You can visit her blog to see more. What cute teacher gifts! E-mail us if you would like to place an order!

All things girl!

2009-03-29T22:19:00.006-05:00

Sisters flower outfits - the bubble comes in one size 6-12 months. The dress comes in size 4 and 6. Below is a picture of the back of the dress. I am also putting this flower on the empire waist dress available in more sizes. It would be cute with a monogram in the flower (or first initial)!

A cute whale! I am working on brother's version to match.

Swan

Owl

New Blog

2009-03-26T21:32:00.003-05:00

Visit our new 'family blog' here!

Crabs and Alligators

2009-03-24T20:52:00.005-05:00

So sorry it has taken so long to post! The whole knee surgery took me out of commission longer than I anticipated but I'm back. Below are some new outfits.

Boy crab outfit (sister's dress is coming)

Brother and Sister Alligator Outfit (I am thinking of adding more to make the dress more frilly)

Boy's Submarine outfit

And if that wasn't enough....how many of you 'trim back' your crept myrtle's like this...with a chain saw! Ours are huge! I was really scared to cut this this much but Troy assured me they wouldn't go into shock and would be fine. Just today I noticed two or three buds. Spring is here!

ACL Surgery

2009-03-07T15:58:00.002-06:00

Thursday went well... I told Troy last night (around 1am) that this has definitely helped me sympathize with others that are ill. I am not a 'sickly' person and I always joke that mercy is not my spiritual gift but I can say I am going to try and do better....You just don't realize how much we need each other! I am so blessed!

I hope to be sewing early next week. I have a cute whale, crab and alligator to post. I promise to get them up in the next few days. I am trying to post pictures in brother/sister photo sets for those of you that like your little ones to match.

My dad and I made an AWESOME sewing table last weekend - I can't wait to post pics of it too!

Thanks for all of you that have been praying and checking on me! I really appreciate it!

A little tutorial...

2009-02-15T20:48:00.006-06:00

So let me start out by saying I am not a sewer! I make very easy things and ask my mom hundreds of questions. Slowly but surely I am getting a little more nerve to try things on my own. I get a lot of ideas from boutiques in town. This idea came for a diaper cloth I saw in a cute store in Ocean Springs Friday. I thought to myself...I can do that! They were charging $22 for theirs - mine cost $3.50 - yes - $3.50!

So, with that said, below is a brief tutorial (with probably too many pictures - but I always wish there were more pictures) for a diaper cloth. We have three friends having babies around the same time and my goal was to make something quick, custom and handmade for them!

If you make one, please leave me a comment!

Materials Needed:
- 1 bath towel (mine was from Wal-Mart for $3.50 and made 9 diaper cloths) OR any soft/durable fabric. You could use minky dot but I HATE sewing on it! You could even sew this to a normal diaper cloth.
- 9x14 remnant piece of fabric
- Sewing machine
- Scissors
- Size of your desired cloth - mine was 9x14 but it can be any size!

STEP 1:
Cut one 9x14 rectangle out of both fabric and towel (I cut off all edges of the towel until all I had was inside of towel with no binding or designs to cut pieces from). I typically machine wash and dry my fabric before using so it doesn't shrink or bleed. I also starch and iron it once I have cut the rectangle.

STEP 2:
Place right sides of fabric together. This is easy since the towel doesn't have a right and wrong side.

STEP 3:
Sew down 3 sides sewing fabric and towel together. I did this on a serger. If you have a sewing machine I recommend sewing the seams pretty tight (on a short length). I would then cut off the excess outside the seam so it doesn't bunch in your finished cloth.

STEP 4:

Sew half way down last end that hasn't been sewn yet and STOP! You will need this opening in the fabric to turn the cloth inside out.

STEP 5:

Pull fabric and towel through opening.

STEP 6:

Now we will complete the few inches you just pulled the fabric through. Fold the fabric and towel into the inside of the cloth to create a clean finished edge. You can sew this shut now or pin it to be sewn together when the finish sewing is done. The second option is what I prefer.

STEP 7:

I think it is a good idea to sew a straight stitch about .25 inch inside the edge of the finished cloth. This will make sure when the cloth is washed it will not lose its shape. This is also when you can sew the opening shut.

STEP 8:

Iron and you are done! Wasn't that FUN! I made about 9 in an hour and used some cute fabric I have been dying to sew on! Below you will see other samples. For those with embroidery machines you can add names, initials or appliques too! I even added ric-rac!

ENJOY!

Troy...a funny guy!

2009-02-11T20:31:00.003-06:00

Bec sent me these pictures of Troy from the trip. I think they are hilarious! The first is of him 'getting air' and the second is him feeding a bird while ridding up a lift. Funny guy!

Ski Trip

2009-02-10T21:22:00.006-06:00

Troy and I recently went skiing with dear friends Justin and Rebecca Goldman in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. We had a great time! They are great skiers and Troy had a lot of fun with them. Unfortunately I took a hard fall the second day and tore my ACL. My orthopedist has assured me I will be able to ski again after a fresh ACL from my hamstring is put in March 5th (say a prayer it goes well). They took such good care of me!

I am hard at work on spring clothes for Bluebird Hill. I really hope to post more pictures soon. I am on a roll with boys clothes. The girls are slower coming for some reason. For those of you that like unique fabric I just found this website off another blog - check it out - http://www.fabricworm.com/index.html

NEWT is in town!!!

2009-01-22T21:56:00.003-06:00

Troy and I were treated by some great friend to First Priorities 10th Year Anniversary dinner tonight. First Priority is a wonderful ministry that is based in over 70 schools in 7 counties around Hattiesburg spreading the gospel through kids. We were excited to celebrate First Priority but we were VERY excited for the opportunity to hear their guest of honor, Former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich speak and can I say...HE WAS FABULOUS!!!

He was eloquent, non-politician-like, personal and extremely well educated!!! Everyone at our table agreed we could have listed to him for hours! We also agreed he sounds like he never sleeps b/c of the thoughts running through his head! Literally, he is brilliant yet so down to earth! His thoughts are simple, yet would make such a world of difference! I wish I could relay everything on this blog but my mind is still wrapping around it!

All I can say is that while I sit on a plane and in an airport next week, I will be reading my PERSONALLY SIGNED COPY of this...

Visit www.newt.org and become a fan!

OH....we were also able to stay afterwards and watch Mr. Gingrich do a live interview with GRETA on 'On the Record with Greta' - it ROCKED!!! There were about 20 of us standing around all the lights, etc. and he was so nice! He travels with two girls that are precious! I was dying to talk to them so afterward I walked up and politely asked what they did. One, who is about my age, said "I am his financial/legal research assistant" - I clarified and she agreed that she researches like crazy and fills Mr. Gingrich in on what on the up and up...can you image! I am sure she is equally as brilliant! The other is a personal assistant/event coordinator. He needs one! This afternoon he was on the Sean Hannity radio show, tonight he spoke and later tonight he was on Greta...all in a days work! Whew! AND...let me say...he told Greta like it was! It was awesome!

PS - Of course I left my camera in the car...I didn't want to be tacky now I regret it:)

Spring is around the corner...

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A peak at things to come...

Ginghams are the color of the coordinating shorts....

New Shirts...

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These are some recent boys shirts...

CONGRATULATIONS....

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Jenny Holloway

I used http://www.random.org/ and you are the winner (tried to take a snapshot of the list but I'm not tech savy - below are the top 5).

Thank you all for posting! I'll try and do this more often!

Happy New Year!

Jenny - E-mail me at emily.gardner@bxs.com

List Randomizer
There were 48 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
1. Jenny Holloway
2. Stephanie Steed
3. Karen and Adam Blair
4. Amanda and Sterling
5. Elizabeth Pegg

Still Time...

2009-01-01T12:17:00.000-06:00

Just 12 hours left...you still have time to leave a post on the previous entry...winner will be drawn tonight!

Blog Giveaway! Happy New Year!

2008-12-29T21:40:00.000-06:00

This giveaway is for one shirt for a boy or girl with the winners option of applique! Simply post a comment on this entry today through Thursday - 1/1/09 Midnight! Winner will be drawn at random! Post a link on your blog and be entered to win TWICE!
Happy New Year!!!

G is for GRAHAM

2008-12-28T23:45:00.001-06:00

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Troy and I spent all of our time off with family and had a relaxing and wonderful time! We are so blessed with such wonderful families that love us and love the Lord!

These are a few happies for sweet Graham, Rebecca's little one:) I have been determined to learn how to sew pants, shorts, tops, etc. My mother is an excellent seamstress!!! We grew up with beautiful french hand sewn clothes and matching smocked clothes (still not sure when she had time to do it all). She is SO patient with me...so...tonight in about an hour she helped me sew these pants. We used the easiest pattern found here.

A Christmas Break

2008-12-03T22:49:00.001-06:00

Just an update to let you know I am no longer taking new orders for 2008. I will start back up after the new year so definitely check back in then! I plan to spend this time dreaming up wonderful ideas for a 'summer line' to be sold at a few home shows and on this blog.

I came across this cute Christmas wish for you. I pray God richly blesses your family this Christmas and draws you close to Him!

A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year.

Merry Christmas! The Gardners

Christmas Fun...

2008-11-30T21:49:00.000-06:00

I have had so much fun doing Christmas outfits! Here are some of the latest...

Boy Christmas Tree Romper

Matching Sisters Stocking Outfits

Retro Stocking Turtleneck (6x)

Matching red Christmas trees (I think these are being used for PJ's - pardon the coloring from my camera - the green looks neon but it's really a cute lime green)

Matching Sister Flower Outfits

Big Girl Appliques

2008-11-18T22:21:00.002-06:00

As Thanksgiving approaches I was thinking to myself yesterday of the people I am thankful for. One of those people is my dear sister-in-law Kim, Troy's sister. Kim was diagnosed with breast cancer a little over a year ago and pulled through like a star! I came across this breast cancer awareness angel and immediately thought of her. She will wear it well! We love you Kim!

This got me thinking of ways I could make myself a cute Christmas shirt (it's so hard to find anything 'holidayish' that isn't from granny's closet!). I think the Christmas tree turned out well:)

My New Favorite...

2008-11-17T21:26:00.001-06:00

Isn't this Indian the cutest thing ever! You can change his hair color to match your little ones and change the feather colors to match pants! Cute Frog romper...

Present on ruffle edge shirt

Lucy's Birthday Top! I know she will be precious!

I want to thank so many of you for your orders! You have been so kind! I enjoy hearing your feedback so keep it coming!

New Samples....

2008-11-09T15:35:00.001-06:00

Baseball with name

Minky dot present (I realize the bow may be a little big...:)

Hat and Gloves

A few ideas...

2008-10-20T20:43:00.002-05:00

Below are just a few things I have been working on. I have a few things that are almost done that I will post in the next few days.

Matching Sisters...this is just an idea of what you can do with one shirt and Target pants! One shirt and two or three outfits (I am working on another shirt to add that has a pink minky-dot present with lime green bow- pictures coming soon). The pants are all from Target and were $4.99! I have come across so many inexpensive pants with hot pink or red that would be so cute with a monogrammed shirt. If you were to order a shirt it would be the ruffle edge and would be $26 with a monogram.

This was done for a new friend on the coast. The top is hers - I just added the name. I can do this for a boy or girl (although font is more on the girly side). The letters are outlined with a fill stitch - not zig-zag. I am also working on a white shirt with a three letter monogram in the appliqued letters.

Girl's Applique Examples

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Santa

Red Courdory Flower

Thanksgiving Turkey

Teapot

Cat and Pumpkin

Cupcake - Great to wear to birthday parties!

Gingerbread Girl

Purse

Girl Pirate

All tops and pants are ruffle edge (some in photos are plain). I currently have pink and red pants in stock. Other colors available upon request.

I have many many designs for girls as well that I do not have photos of! If you have a special request please let me know and I can possibly e-mail you options.

Boy's Applique Examples

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Dark Baseball Glove

Light Baseball Glove

Pirate

Forrest Green and Lime Green Frog

Basketball

I also have the following sports items: Football,
Football Helmet (fabric can be maroon, black and gold or red and blue), Tennis Ball, Hockey and Soccer Ball.

For Christmas we have two reindeer options. I will try and post those soon.

I have boys brown cotton pants in stock for sets. Other pant colors available upon request. Please e-mail me if you would like something you do not see. I have a number of designs that I just don't have pictures of. We can also coordinate with a sister's outfit.

Troy's Triathlon

2008-10-13T11:14:00.000-05:00

I have to give a shout out to my precious husband. He completed his first Sprint Triathlon this weekend! He decided about 3 weeks ago to do it and trained for a few weeks with our good friend John Mayfield. The sprint was a 1/3 mile swim, 16 mile bike and 3 mile run. He finished in 1:49:59. I am so proud of him!!! The picture is of Troy and John before the race (Troy is in the white shirt).

Canton Flea Market

2008-10-11T15:55:00.001-05:00

Hey Y'all! I am so sorry for not updating the blog...I need one more day to recoup:) We had a fabulous time at the flea market and almost sold out! Everyone there was extremely nice and complementary. Thank you to all the sweet moms and grandmothers that stopped by!

A special thank you to Mom, Grace, Jessica and Anna who helped me! I could not have done it without you! Get ready for May!

I will post pictures of some options for custom outfits starting tomorrow. I will also be doing shirts with names or initials appliqued on them and will post an example for you to see.

On the blog you may purchase a shirt only. I know some ladies purchased an outfit and requested the option to order another shirt to coordinate with the pants they purchased to have two complete outfits. You will be able to do that through this blog.

Precious Models...

2008-09-29T18:41:00.000-05:00

Aren't these just the cutest models you have ever seen! Anna was gracious to let Sara Beth and Leigh model for me. Grace and I had a blast! They have the cutest personalities...Sara Beth especially!

These are some items you will see in Canton...

New to the blogging world...

2008-09-25T21:59:00.000-05:00

Well, I am joining you bloggers out there! The main purpose of this blog is to introduce you to a small side business I have started...Bluebird Hill Embroidery. I am currently doing mostly appliques but still do typical monogramming as well. I will be selling various things through this blog but will try and take custom orders as well.

I am testing the water October 9th at the famous Canton Flea Market! Check us out at booth #317 on the courthouse square next to the pavilion. I will be posting samples of what we will be selling!