Mrs Charlie......

These beautiful and whimsical cages are the creative work of the lovely Melissa Ninham. I only recently have had the pleasure of friending this inspiring lady and thought I would share with you some of Melissa's talent....background curtain an upcycled painters cloth!
I adore the rosary beads on this stunning dreamcatcher...

Miss Melissa's work room! How GORGEOUS!!

If you wish to see more of Melissa's inspiring creations you can do so on her lovely website {www.mrandmrscharlie.com} that combines both her incredible talent for styling and the beautiful photography of her adoring partner Mr. Charlie.....As for the cages?...You can purchase one for yourself right here at Nest :)

In Advance...Australia Day!

Happy Australia Day {for tomorrow!}...Nest will be closed tomorrow so I apologise for any inconvenience this may entail...But on a cheery note, have a wonderful day and may the sun shine on you... I might head to the beach? What are you up to? x

Aspire to be...

I found this handwritten note on a "tatty" piece of paper this morning as I shuffled through some draws in search of something else...These are words that I aspire to be and feel they are worthy of sharing with you, your daughters {and your son's for that matter!}...

Be the girl who ends an argument rather than starts one.

Be the girl who stops gossip rather than the one who begins it.

Be the girl who smiles at her neighbours.

Be the girl who listens first and speaks later.

Be the girl who reaches for her partners hand when they least expect you to.

Be the girl who is balanced in all she does.

Be the girl who makes right choices.

Above all else....
Be the girl that takes the time to understand others and their behaviour and use that knowledge to help others be all they are called to be.....

I try very hard to be this girl.......xxx

Living under glass....

I currently loving glass domes at the moment and have them for sale in at Nest....Hope you find these images inspiring!......

Sharing the love...

If you pop over to my facebook page {Nest - Penguin} I'm currently having a little giveaway...Please help me spread the word about Nest by sharing my link and your name will go into the draw to win the one of the beautiful linen calenders above!....xx

Henk Berg Leather

Yes....., I know that I'm often telling you of how much I adore certain products :)...but these beautiful leather goods are just the "Bee Knees"! I feel PASSIONATELY about Henk Berg and have done so for many years... You can therefore understand my excitement to be able to tell you that Nest is now an official stockist!!!

Not only is this a longtime Tasmanian family business {created by Henk over 25 years ago}, the workmanship and quality that goes into making each and every piece will see you making a life time investment....Designs are simple, classic and timeless....everything required to personify style....

Welcome to 2012!....

Hello Everyone and thank you for popping over to see what is happening at Nest for 2012 ! I hope that you all had an amazing Christmas and New Year! I don't know about you, but I'm feeling very inspired and have already been busy sourcing BEAUTIFUL new treasures for the store. {More about that in the weeks to come}

So... have we all set ourselves up with new years resolutions? :) Some we will keep and some I guess will go by the wayside. One this year I'm going to try very hard to maintain is to be more CREATIVE {and try} and make some goodies for Nest.

As a lot of you already know I have an immense love for paper...I love things made out of paper...And as I have already said, I'm feeling INSPIRED!!...I've been playing with some ideas in my head and now it's just putting them into practice..Until then,this is a little gift I created recently for a new friend...

Have you made anything lately? If not give it a go! It doesn't really matter what it is or if its perfect or not? The thing is just to be creative! I'd kind of forgotten how wonderful it makes you feel!..