tweet. tweet.

Maybe it's Twitter's influence over me – I find myself thinking birds are cuter than ever. I did a quick Etsy search for "birds" and found 1,000's of items. Here are six that really caught my eye:

1. 8 Notecards - Flavored Birds from SpawnStudio – I love the graphic simplicity of these guys.
2. Joel the Felted Chick from kitchentable46 – I mean seriously, how cute is he?
3. Atticus Finch is My Co-Pilot T-Shirt from inexplicableconfetti – I know this artist. He's a local New Orleanian. More to come on him and his t-shirt business.
4. three bird planters from catherinereece – Love the personalities of these and the other hand-drawn birds in #6.
5. Orange on Off White Blooming Blossom Rectangle Pillow from joom – Nice silhouettes.
6. Bird Stack II (Limited Edition Print) from barkingbirdart

chic scents made totally affordable.

I am really excited to try the new fragrance collection from Glade. I tore an ad for the Sheer White Cotton fragrance out of a magazine, and it has been sitting on the ottoman near the chair I've been sitting in for the last hour. It smells fantastic – very fresh and clean. I always go for these types of fragrances, but after visiting the Glade website, I'm having trouble deciding which fragrance to try first. McIntosh Apple is definitely a top contender. I used to stockpile the Yankee Candle plug-ins in Macintosh Apple whenever I saw them at Linens-n-Things. At the better-than-reasonable prices I've found online, I can justify trying both. I don't have a printer set up here, so I haven't tried this yet, but here's a link to a $2.00 coupon. If I can get it to print tomorrow, I might try the Earthly Awakening too!

(scented reed diffusers and two sizes of soy based candles available in six different scents)

waaay better than bounce.

When I bought the sheets for our new king size bed, the shop owner threw in a pack of these Le Blanc Linen Wash Dryer Sachets as lagniappe. A laundry luxury? I would never buy something like this for myself. But I love them. I used the first one until it literally fell apart in the dryer. I've moved on to the second one, and when it gives out, I will buy more. They are only available through select retailers, so check the website for where to buy in your area.



I have the Summer Verbena fragrance (the yellow ones in the middle), but mine look more like little pillows.

have you ever been to sur la table?

We don't have one here in New Orleans, but when I visited my friend Jenny in Austin, she brought me to one for the first time. Amazing! So many great kitchen gadgets! I started checking their online sales every once in a while, and just recently, I found two things I could definitely use in my kitchen. I've always liked the idea of these color-coded cutting boards. These are flexible, which makes it easy to transfer your chopped foods into a bowl or pot. And speaking of pots, these utensil pot clips are ingenious. I have one spoon rest that matches my everyday dishware, but once I've used that, I move on to folded up paper towels. These would come in very handy.

everything old is new again.

We went to the auction at St. Charles Gallery on Saturday, and I bid on and "won" this elegant side table. I think it's going in the front room with the piano.



Louis XVI-Style Parcel-Gilt Fruitwood and Marble-Top Side Table, the oval verdigris marble set into a foliate-carved frame, raised on turned and fluted legs