Orlando, FL July 21, 2004 -- Greetings from Birdieโ„ข, the nation's leading creator of hand-drawn illustrations designed for today's Southern woman, introduced its fall line of new greeting cards featuring its central personality, Miss Birdie, spreading her brand of Southern sass just in time for this year's football and holiday seasons. Miss Birdie's growing popularity among Southern women well positions the new card line to provide Georgia card stores, retailers and specialty boutiques new opportunities for selling to their most sought after customers.
"We've been carrying Greetings from Birdie for several months," commented Kim Holwell, owner of Twisted Sisters! in Quitman, Georgia. "The unique line of cards especially designed for Southern women has been a great addition to our shop - we sell out of the cards as fast as we can get them in. Our customers really connect with Miss Birdie's Southern humor and sassy attitude."The Greetings from Birdie fall card line includes several football "Condolence" cards created to celebrate the time honored tradition of intense football rivalries in the South, and four Holiday cards that "do up" season's greetings the Southern way.
"Miss Birdie gives women a persona through whom they can communicate with their friends and family, capturing their sentiments and feelings with colorful design, language and humor that is uniquely Southern," commented Desiree Gruber, illustrator, author and creator of Greetings, Greeting Cards Products, from Birdie. "We created Greetings from Birdie to meet a market need below the Mason Dixon Line that is not being served by other mass market card makers."In the current series of cards, the character Miss Birdie remains the same throughout the line while the hat design changes and lends to the sentiment of each card.
"Hats (as well as Mint Juleps!) are a staple for Southern Belles," said Gruber. "Therefore, our vision is that flamboyant hats will play a symbolic role in the future product line." To assist those who are not fluent in Southern dialect, each card features a lagniappe - pronunciations and translations of the Southern colloquialisms, which have proven to be quite popular with Miss Birdie's fans - Southerners and Yankees alike. For example, "Hush Yo Mouth!" is, Greeting Cards Products, translated on the inside as, "To be completely surprised!
" The addition of unexpected details such as the translations, pronunciations and colorful illustrations, contribute to the popular appeal of these cards.Indeed, the momentum of Miss Birdie's effort to spread Southern Hospitality far and wide is increasing. In response to the demand for more products featuring the Miss Birdie series of illustrations; car tags, luggage tags, t-shirts and many more items have been added to the Greetings from Birdie product line. With her base of 18 illustrations, and 3 additional Southern characters (Miss Birdie's girlfriends) who will be introduced in the future, Desiree Gruber will continue to provide Miss Birdie fans with plenty of Southern sass for years to come.
For stores and organizations interested in distributing Greetings from Birdieโ„ข products, please email Info@GreetingsFromBirdie.com or visit Miss Birdie's Southern Boutique at http://www.greetingsfrombirdie.com.About Greetings from Birdieโ„ขGreetings from Birdie is the nation's leading creator of original hand-drawn illustrations designed for today's Southern woman, celebrating the wit and charm of the Southern culture, and offering creative concepts and designs that bring a sense of warmth, comfort and humor to its audience.