Runway Photos from the Goodwill Good Style Fashion Show

Goodwill (of Cleveland/East Central Ohio) recently shared some great pictures with me from the Good Style Fashoin Show (see my other posts on the fashion show here!). Some of those included some great backstage and runway shots of our models.

Here are some of my favorite shots they shared:

2 of my sweet models (Julie & Amanda) with one of Christina's <1960s French Riviera> models:

Julie on the runway:

The lovely Sarah rocking one of her fun floral crowns!

My lovely models Mackenzie, Mikaela, Sarah, Chelsey and Chrissy:

I'm still loving all those stripes & florals!

Big thanks to Goodwill for sharing your photos and for this amazing opportunity! I loved every minute.

Giveaway Winners!

Last week I had a Giveaway going on to celebrate the opening of FTB Vintage and it's time to announce the winners! I used a random number generator to pick the winners based on comments on the Giveaway post:

Congrats to Audrey (FTB Store Credit!), Faith ($25 Visa Giftcard!) and Kylie (Hand painted Vintage Necklace!). You'll be hearing from me shortly :)

Have a great Thursday,

New FTB Items - Giveaway Closing Tomorrow!

The 3 Giveaways going on close tomorrow night! Be sure to enter :) You could win $35 FTB Vintage Store Credit, a $25 Visa Gift Card or a beautiful, hand painted necklace! 

I added a few new items to the shop and have even more to add - too many good things to share!

Vintage tops under $10!

Love these springy dresses! I call the polka dot one the Peggy Dress because Peggy wears one just like it on the first season of Mad Men.

White Floral Dress & Polka Dot Dress : $13.75

Hope you have a great Tuesday!

PS - I started a Facebook page for FTB Blog & Vintage - Like it here! 

Goodwill Good Style Fashion Show Wrap-Up

 I can't believe the Goodwill Good Style Fashion Show has come and gone! After months of shopping and planning, last Thursday was the big night. <You may have seen my instagram from that night here> We had so much fun and the event was so well attended - 450 people! The runway was positioned right down the middle of the seats which was great. There were <real> photographers shooting runway photos so I'll definitely share some of those too.

My collection was Stripes & Florals and I loved how most of these looks turned out. You may recognize the lovely Sarah below - she was one of my models and she made the gorgeous flower crowns you see on some of the models! I wanted to add an element of whimsy and fun (and florals of course!) to a few of the outfits and I think it was the perfect touch.

Backstage before the show was such a fun whirlwind of activity! The models got their hair and makeup done by Brown Aveda students which felt very professional.

Goodwill had a pop-up boutique set up where event attendees could shop, I thought that was a really neat idea.

My models all looked gorgeous in their florals & stripes! Below are Chelsey, Chrissy and Sarah.

I am so glad I was able to participate in this event! It was such a unique and fun experience. Big thanks to all my models and of course, Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland & East Central Ohio!

You can see more of some of the other collections on Jessica's wrap-up post here and Dina's here. Both of theirs were beautiful and I'm glad they went in the first half so I could see them!

Don't forget to enter to win one of  3 Current Giveaways  going on to celebrate the opening of FTB Vintage!

♥R

FTB Vintage Now Open! {Giveaway Closed}

For the Birds Vintage is now open! Check out the first round of items listed here!

I have lots more goodies to list this week too :)

To celebrate the opening, I have three giveaways to offer you! That means 3 winners.. more happy people!

First, $35 FTB Store Credit and a $25 Visa Giftcard!

The next giveaway item is a beautiful, hand-painted, Vintage necklace!

Here's how you can win:
<remember to leave a separate comment for each entry!>

*Follow this blog via bloglovin' - here
*Follow this blog via Google Friend Connect (over on the right!)
*Like FTB's Facebook page - here
*Visit FTB Vintage here and tell me which item you love! 
*Follow FTB on Twitter - here and tweet about the giveaway! 
(If you want, you can use this: I want to win a Visa gift card, Vintage store credit or a Vintage Necklace from @4theBirdies! http://www.forthebirdsblog.net/2013/05/ftb-vintage-now-open.html)

Winners will be chosen one week from today at 9:00pm on May 15th. What you win is luck of the draw! 

Good luck!!
♥R

A Little Announcement..

There are exciting things in store for For the Birds..

After too much time thinking about it, I've decided to go ahead and launch my Vintage shop this week!

 I've been collecting beautiful, Vintage pieces for awhile now, and I'm finally <almost> ready to share them with you.

I hope you will check back on Wednesday for the official "opening" and of course, some great giveaways!

Happy Monday! 
♥R

A 45-cent Manicure

The other day, I was at the Village Discount Outlet, one of my favorite local thrift stores. I was about to checkout when a basket of beauty products by the register caught my eye. I've never bought any of these kind of items while thrifting before (that I can remember anyway). I saw this pretty, pink color I liked but thought there was no way it would still be in good shape (you know how they get all goopy and clumpy?). I tested it and was surprised to find it was still useable! It was labeled 90-cents but orange tags were half off.. so I got it for $.45. 

I'll take a 45-cent manicure any day. 

The color is called 'Plum Leaf'  and you may remember this ring from my post about Jessie's Frock Party (Clothing Swap) here. 

You know what they say..

It's the little things.

So don't forget to check the beauty bins during your next thrifting trip! 

You never know what you'll find. 

♥R