Bonne Bonnets Originals
As well used as the family car, your stroller often plays a key role in your family’s ability to get around. Yet, where it strives in efficiency and performance, the stroller often lacks in style. Bonne Bonnets have created a stroller canopy that lets you make your stroller as unique as you are yourself.
Created by two moms who think accessories-baby or otherwise-should reflect individuality, Bonne Bonnets come in a variety of colors and designs, and offer your stroller the perfect solution for instant rejuvenation. The canopies fit seamlessly on all Bugaboo stroller models, and are also machine washable.
For more information about bonne Bonnet products, as well as purchasing details, please visit bonnebonnets.com
Smart Glass Jewelry
Upcycling is now one of the hottest and fastest growing trends in the art industry. Designer Kathleen Plate, however, takes it to a whole new level of fashion and sophistication with her collection of Smart Glass Jewelry. The Atlanta based jeweler transforms glass bottles-otherwise wasted materials-into stunning, high quality jewelry. For each piece produced in this line of recycled jewelery, Plate selects and cuts colorful sections of glass from an empty bottle, ensuring each item is a one of a kind work of art.
In addition to the the recycled glass, Smart Glass Jewelery is made with sterling silver, or gold fill in order to maintain a high quality product. Choose from a wide variety of earrings, bracelets, and necklaces, all of which are available in an assortment of colors. Smart Glass Jewelry is a gift you can feel good about giving, and they’ll feel great about wearing. To learn more about Smart Glass recycled jewelery and for purchasing information, please visit SmartGlassJewelry.
Studio Red Salon
If you’re looking to pamper that special someone this holiday season, look no further than Studio Red, one of Birmingham’s only organic hair salons. Featuring hair care products that are 100 % vegan, and contain no parabens, Studio Red not only believes in the green movement, but supports it on a daily basis through a variety of Eco-conscious efforts.
Ann Abear, owner of Studio Red, understands all too well the dangerous effects of toxic chemicals found in many products used in the hair salon industry. After her own health became compromised due to the harmful ingredients in the hair products with which she worked, Abear made it a personal mission to provide her clients with healthier, organic alternatives to typical salon treatments. Now, after more than 17 years of time spent working with natural health experts, Abear is able to pass on the benefits of her knowledge and passion to Studio Red customers.
The salon and spa is proud to offer a variety of ‘green’ services and products, including Birmingham’s only “Organicures,” the safest manicures and pedicures in the area. Studio Red is also well known for it’s very own Organic Color Systems, which is used to color and treat hair 100 % naturally, without added chemicals.
Located at 1011 Edenton Street, in the village of Edenton, Studio Red is just minutes away from the Inverness/280 area of Birmingham. We all know how a good haircut or manicure can help a person feel that much better about themselves. Yet, Abear and her staff also know that getting those same results while using healthy, chemical free salon products, gives people an even better reason to feel great. The Studio Red salon is designed to help enhance this experience by providing guests with the additional benefit of a serene and stress free atmosphere. All products used within Studio Red are organic, and many are also available for retail purchase in the salon. Gift certificates are also available! For more information, please visit the Studio Red web site, or call 205-991-2099 to schedule an appointment.
Night, Night Birmingham
An ideal, and fun gift for any young child, Night Night Birmingham is a children’s book that pays homage to many unique sites throughout the city of Birmingham. The story takes young readers on a bedtime adventure to say good night to places such as Railroad Park, the Birmingham Zoo and Alabama Theater.
Created by local writer Laurel Fain Mills and illustrator Michelle Hazelwood Hyde, Night Night Birmingham also celebrates some of the city’s historical landmarks by featuring sites such as the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Vulcan. This colorful and vibrant book is not only a great bedtime read, but also inspires children and adults alike to appreciate all that helps makes Birmingham the truly magical city for which it’s known.
Night Night Birmingham retails for $15 and is available at several area stores including, ChurchStreetCoffeeandBooks, in Mountain Brook’s Crestline Village, TheLittleProfessor in Homewood, and TheBirminghamMuseumofArtMuseumStore. For more information about the book, and to find additional retail locations, please visit MyNightNight.
Little Savannah Spicy Peach Margarita Mix
Birmingham is the proud home to many of the South’s most acclaimed restaurants. Among these culinary retreats is Little Savannah, where meals are not only inspired by true Southern tastes, but are also prepared using a variety of locally grown ingredients-some from the many Alabama farmers they support, and others right from the restaurant’s own back of the house garden. Described as a neighborhood Southern Bistro, Little Savannah is known for its eclectic, yet warm and casual atmosphere.
Mouth watering dinner entrees range from Hickory Smoked Pork Tenderloin to Gulf Red Snapper, and include side dishes such as Butternut Squash, Golden Beets, and Mushroom Bread Pudding. Choose a specialty drink from a selection of more than 120 wines, martinis and micro beers, or enjoy Little Savannah’s own Spicy Peach margarita, made from a blend of peaches grown in Alabama’s own Chilton County, and the fresh flavors of ginger, lime, and jalapeno. Before leaving Little Savannah, be sure to pick up a few bottles of this hugely popular Southern style margarita mix (bottled in Leeds, AL) to help spread the joy this holiday season.
Aside from giving the gift of Little Savannah’s decadent cuisine, the restaurant also offers a variety of reasonably priced cooking classes, all meant to provide a truly unique culinary experience. Gift certificates for Little Savannah, as well as its cooking classes, are available for purchase, and serve as exceptional holiday gifts. For more information, please visit LittleSavannah.com
Fashionable Notes: Stylish Reusable Shopping Bags
These days everyone from grandma to your three-year-old can see the environmental benefits of carrying cloth or canvas shopping bags versus plastic. Yet, opting for a more Eco-friendly bag doesn’t also have to mean nixing style. Designer Aubrey Lenyard, creator of Fashionable Notes, a line of custom made reusable shopping bags, understands the value of combining style with functionality.
Lenyard, a Birmingham native, became inspired to design the line of fashionable, yet reusable, shopping bags through a deep rooted concern over the pollution factor caused by single-use plastic bags. Fashionable Notes offers bags made from 100 % heavyweight, unbleached canvas or Jute material, and are available in a several different sizes and shapes. They’re sturdy structure makes them a dependable choice to accommodate a variety of shopping needs. Choose from a wide selection of fun and clever quotes to print on the outside of your bag, and feel good that Fashionable Notes only uses a water based ink for their printing needs.
Fashionable Notes are a great gift idea for the fashionista in your life. Depending on size, material, and other special features, the reusable shopping bags range in price from $20-$38, and for a small fee, can be shipped anywhere in the country. For ordering information please visit the Fashionable Notes website.
Written by Kate Agliata
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