Category: gifts

Myers Plant & Pottery

Family owned & operated local business. Myers Plant & Pottery is a feast for the eyes. A wonderful place to bring your children because they have Koi of all sizes & colors. They have three different size tadpoles too.  Mother’s day is coming. I think anyone could find anything for her here. Support your local…

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a little business venture

i am a photographer, gardener & a graphic designer. i combine all three. instead of thinking these as vases of flowers, they are more a card with flowers. My business partner (& fellow flower gardener & graphic designer), Stephanie Sklar & i are working on making this work as a business. We are working with…

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i am so EXCITED about my flowers…

i went to Myers Garden shop in Pelham Alabama yesterday. i have so many amazing photos to share, but first…i found these little blue glass bottles at Myers. They are perfect for place settings, or just a wee bitty gift for someone. Myers didn’t have Osteopermum either… i found THE flowers!!! (I’ve been looking for…

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i found TREASURE at Interiors…

Interiors by Kathy Harris. I’ve lived within five minutes of this wonderful family owned & operated shop for five years. I found it by accident one Sunday afternoon, when they were closed, I took a few photographs of the outside & peeked through the windows, knowing i had to come again to see the inside….

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mother’s day cards via the gardens

The first image is an example of my daily picks. I bring the flowers inside & collect the older vases of flowers from around the house. I remove the spent flowers & put them into a bowl for either the compost or to bury in the dirt near the flowering plant.  The older flowers get…

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blue glass shines @ Yukon Trading Co.

One of my favorite go to shops in Birmingham, Alabama. Home & garden art (& soaps, candles, signs, pillows, fountains…) AND it is privately owned & operated. Yukon Trading Company, Cahaba Heights, Alabama.  

Origami box holds love

My mom makes origami boxes for a few locally (#buylocal!) owned businesses in Birmingham. Our family has a few boxes each because she always included a small gift, like jewelry, inside a box for birthday gifts. I have my boxes displayed on my shelves. Yesterday my son needed an envelope, I wished him luck getting…

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