I'M HEADING TO FINE ART AND SOUL!

Art Galleries are not the place  for alilbirdie like me, they are far too stuffy and snooty; at least that’s what I thought, until I flew by Fine Art and Soul.

Fine Art and Soul is located at 28271 Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia. Fine Art and Soul has been doing business in Santa Clarita for over 5 years and it’s owned by Kathy and Chris Maloney, a brother and sister team.  They have built the Gallery from the ground up. It is their smiling faces and warm personality that truly give this Gallery it’s SOUL!

On my first visit, warm laughter filled the gallery and before I knew it I was included in the conversation, dispelling any traces or lingering thought that an Art Gallery is too High Brow for alilbirdie like me! Now it’s one my favorite places to shop. After just a few moments you will feel at ease and you will be encouraged to stay as long as you like. I really enjoyed exploring the Gallery.

Fine Art and Soul has hosted countless numbers of art shows over the years. These events are free and open to the public. These gallery shows give you time to get to know an artist or enjoy the Gallery’s collection with Friends.

The most enjoyable part of Fine Art and Soul for alilbirdie right now is the amazing collection of Wood Work and Jewelry Artists that Chris and Kathy have incorporated into the Gallery.  They are found along side wonderful well known painters such as Fabian Perez and Tim Rogerson. These are collections to coo over, making it easier and easier to fly by and splurge on myself! Fine Art and Soul also carries an extensive line of Joseph Quillan bronze sculptures and treasure boxes in the gallery and on line at www.fineartandsoul.com

So for bringing Art to the People and for making alilbirdie always feel welcome , I will “singing the praise’s” of Fine Art and Soul, and encourage you to stop by and enjoy the gallery for yourself!

Make sure you tell them, www.alilbirdie.com told you to fly by!

Hello Birdies,

This was taken right from the LA Kids Consignment Page.  If you have little ones don’t miss this sale!  It is amazing! I haven’t miss one yet.  You can find the most amazing deals, and if you want to empty the nest, this is a great program!  Check it out for yourself.

KIDS ARE EXPENSIVE!

THEIR STUFF DOESN’T HAVE TO BE!

300 Consignors!!!

Spring 2010 Sale

Thursday, April 22 – private presale for consignors & volunteers

Friday, April 23 – 9am-5pm

Saturday, April 24 – 9am-5pm

Sunday, April 25 – 9am-2pm

Location

24901 Avenue Stanford

Valencia, CA 91355

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The Santa Clarita Valley sale, like it’s sister sale LA Kids Consignment, is a semi-annual children’s consignment sale featuring amazing bargains on all types of products for infants through pre-teens:

Clothes & Shoes

Toys – Indoor and Outdoor

Strollers

High Chairs, Bouncies, and Swings

Maternity & Nursing Items

Furniture & Cribs

Puzzles, Books & DVD’s

So much more!

WHAT IS A KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE?

Once in the Spring and once in the Fall, we hold a one-weekend only consignment sale where you can find thousands of new and gently-used kids items at a fraction of retail. The products at the sale come from hundreds of families who sign up to consign and actually earn money for the products that sell. Anyone is welcome to become a consignor and anyone is welcome to shop at the sale.

This sale is NOT a garage sale. All items are inspected upon check in to be sure that they are clean, without stains and in working order. All items are organized into a store-format so that it is easy to shop and find the sizes and types of products you are looking for.

WHO ARE WE?

Kristin Nelson, a stay-at-home mom of 2 boys, has been running the LA Kids Consignment sale for 6 years. Stacy Kupfer, a stay-at-home mom of 2 girls, is a Santa Clarita Valley resident and has been participating in the LA Kids Consignment sale since it was in Kristin’s driveway! Stacy and Kristin started SCV Kids in 2008.

Experience more Energy Balance and Wellness.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

9 am to 6 pm

27225 Camp Plenty Road Suite #4

Seasonal Acupuncture Treatment for $35 That boosts your immune system and relieves Stress.

Additional Services

Chair Massage

Intuitive Readings

Iridiology

To find out more about this event Call 661-252-4100

World’s Best Toffee? YES!

This lilbirdie pecked open her first box of The World’s Best Toffee a few days ago!  Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, and White Chocolate!

Not being much of a toffee fan, I wasn’t really sure if I was going to like it. Toffee tends to be too sticky for me. But, much to my delight, I found the World’s Best Toffee isn’t sticky at all. In fact, it was the most delicious toffee I have ever had, almost creamy! It came in a very simple brown box with a cream colored bow. It was elegant. The card inside told me that, because there was no artificial coloring or preservatives it was best to enjoy my toffee as soon as possible, witch in birdie talk means, “Eat every last bite until it is gone!” That is exactly what I did too.

I found myself rustling the plastic wrap a few times a day, and a few times, even right before going to bed – BAD BIRDIE. It was so good that I refused to share even the smallest of crumbs with my little peeps!

I was so fixed on my scrumptious handmade treat that I didn’t notice the second little card was in the box until I was down to my last little square. This card was different. It had no direction on how or why I had to eat all my toffee in one shot, it was a card that read “The Keaton Raphael Memorial” “A Beacon of HOPE for Children with Cancer”

It seems, that just because I decided to buy a box of World’s Best Toffee a $5 donation was made to the Memorial Fund. Right there, I decided that “World’s Best Toffee” had made it onto my Valentine’s Day, Mother’s day and Birthday wish lists.  Not only that, but I will be sending some to my friends back east for their Birthdays. It is just plain yummy, it makes a great gift and who wouldn’t want to be a “Beacon of HOPE for Children with Cancer!”

World’s Best Toffee, alilbirdie.com will be chipping about you for a long time!

Place an order for yourself today, or think about a box the next time you need a Hostess gift. When you do order just make sure you tell them “alilbirdie.com” told you about them!

Dog Tags for Kids

alilbirdie.com found an amazing project that helps support our troops in a very heart warming way.

Dog Tags for Kids, is a grassroots effort to help support our troops and their families. Often when a mom or dad is deployed the kids at home ask their parents to send them something. This is a problem for many of our solders as there are no souvenir shops on the front lines.

Dog Tags for Kids, came up with the answer to help those Moms and Dads out – engraved dog tags (just like Dad and Mom).

Specially engraved dog tags are easy to ship. They are small enough to send overseas to service men and women serving in Iraq, Kuwait, or Afghanistan. The Dog Tags are then distributed among the troops at no cost to them. The special tags are easily sent back to their children tucked into a letter or card.

These Dog Tags give the children of our solders something to hold on to until Dad or Mom gets back home! It also helps with the overall morale of our troops. How wonderful is that?

alilbirdie.com loved this so much you just couldn’t keep me from chirping about it!

For a donation of just $5.00, Dog Tags for Kids, will be able to give 10 soldiers the ability to send this special gift back home to their children, giving them something to hold on to until they return home. Dog Tags for Kids is all about helping both soldiers and children cope with the distance between them.

Check it out for yourself, and help our service men and women be able to give a gift from the heart even when they are far away!

To find out more about this great project or make and donation check out.
www.dogtagsforkids.com