Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone! Looking forward to another exciting year at Nest and wishing you all a wonderfully happy, safe and prosperous 2012! :) xx

Merry Christmas!!!

xxx

Counting down!....

Two more sleeps! How the year has flown! I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank every single person who has visited Nest in person and via "blog land" for your on going support and for making yet another year at Nest so amazingly wonderful!....I would like to wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas and may the coming new year for you be filled with great joy...xxx

Also, just to let you know opening hours of this holiday period....

23rd Dec -Friday....10 am - 5pm

24th Dec - Saturday.....10am - 4 pm

Nest will be closed from 25th Dec re-opening on Tuesday 3rd Jan

Merry Christmas!!! :) x

Last minute...

A gorgeous selection of 'Have you Met Miss Jones' ceramics, {including the new glazed range in its pastel blend of gelato colours} make excellent gifts for those whom we find a little "hard to buy for"....dishes for trinkets, vases for Summer posies and tea-lights to create that perfect ambiance...

7 more sleeps....

xox

Busy, Busy!

How is your Christmas shopping coming along? Plenty of goodies to be found at Nest for even the most difficult of those to buy for! I'm more than happy to offer my assistance and it would be my pleasure to gift wrap that special gift also...Come to Penguin and shop and avoid the "City Christmas Madness!!" ....x

It's a wrap...

We are busy buying gifts and now it's time to wrap! At Nest we have a selection of stamps, linen and candy striped bakers twine, doily's, tags and cotton gift bags to wrap your givings in beautiful ways...Hope these images inspire you!

Snowflakes and Sparkles...

Today was an example of where I get frustrated that my photography skills are unable to capture what my eyes were perceiving! Glistening is the sun as I arrived this morning, my window was a magical sight. Hand crocheted snowflakes slowly twirled in the draughts and rays of sunlight bounced of faceted mercury glass like twinkling fairy lights. Antique hymn books generously lent to me by one of my beautiful customers complete the story for a peaceful and simple Christmas vignette....

And just a note to say that opening hours have extended to 5.30pm again Mon - Fri to make it convenient for those who work to get in a little Christmas shopping...

Monday - Friday... 10am -5.30pm

Saturday & Sunday... 10am- 4pm

New Glasshouse!!...

Glasshouse Candles have been a long time favourite of mine and today I am very excited to announce that there are now 4 new fragrances to the range of diffusers! ...Amalfi Coast, Marseille, Bordeaux and Montego Bay. They actually coordinate with 4 of my favourite candles which is a first for Glasshouse! You can now create a complete story with a candle, soap, hand and body lotion and diffuser...The perfect gift for the person that has everything!

O Christmas Tree.....

My day at home today and I'm just about to embark on a bit of tree decorating!!! If you would like some inspiration that will most certainly get you in the mood for the festive season, pop on over to my pinterest site and take a peek...Be warned however, all those pwetty pictures are so consuming you may find yourself lost for hours!..hehe

A dream come true...

On Wednesday my "forever" dream came to fruition! Nest was featured in a magazine!!!! And not just any magazine but THE magazine that I have perused over for years on end! I think my feature in the mag was made even more special as I got to share the excitement with other fellow Tasmanians. The cover picture was actually taken at "Killiecrankie Farm", the lovely home of Lee Adamson Ringk and her family. At Killiecrankie they actually grow Christmas trees!...How magical for her children to live year round amongst Christmas trees!! Lee was practically one of the first followers of my blog, so I feel like she has been there since the start! You can also find Lee's blog here...

On the cover also, adorning that beautiful tree, {alongside Lees amazing crocheted decorations} are the lovely tags/decs of gorgeous Ness of Marley & Lockyer. Marley & Lockyer treasures can now be found at Nest! {If you scroll back through my blog you will see a recent post about Ness } ...so now you see why I was so excited to be sharing this moment with them!

I would very much like to thank Hilary Burden for finding my little Nest and capturing it's true essence in her beautiful words. Thank you to the gorgeous Sharyn Cairns for beautiful pics and making me feel so comfortable {I hate having my photo taken!}. Thank you to Country Style for giving me this opportunity and special big hugs to all of you that read this...Your support is what has made my time at Nest one of the most incredible experiences of my life... it really has been my biggest dream come true xxx

It's a GIVEAWAY!!!!

Here's a wonderful way to win an early Christmas pressie! The lovely Mel from Murphy's Photography is hosting a fantastic competition on her blog...If you head over to Mel's website, click on the blog button, scroll down and follow the prompts, you could be in the running for a wonderful prize. One of the the prizes included in this weeks package is a gorgeous Glasshouse Candle and a handmade Sanshe crocheted necklace from Nest! Photographed below by clever Miss Melanie herself....

Good luck everyone! You got to be in it to win it!!!

So Silver....

My obsession with handmade sterling silver jewellery continues as I show you a glimpse of the latest designer to grace the floors of Nest...Kirra Ferrer lives on Maui in Hawaii...and this is a peek of her beautiful creations.

Aquamarine and Blue Topaz...Set of 5 Stacker rings

My photos do not do these stunning sea blue gemstones justice {sorry}

Sea Anemone trio ring set and earrings

Stunning Amethyst and trio of stacker rings...

Every little bit helps....

Recently I posted about these gorgeous bibs I have here at Nest...Behind the label RED {relish every day}, is a lovely generous lady named Caroline. I just wanted to reveal that ALL of the profits that Caroline makes from her wares she sends to the Philippines to a place called "The Centre of Change". The founder and director of this centre is a Christian lady named Margaret Pashley. Margaret rescues street kids and gives them hope for a brighter future. Caroline informs me that money she received last time from my purchase was used to buy sporting and play equipment...How cool is that!

I have just received some more lovely RED bibs {the fabrics are just BEAUTIFUL!} and they would make the perfect gift for a new little person in your life {helping another not so fortunate child in the process} ...

That she does.....

more to show you soon x

Marley & Lockyer

Christmas goodies are rolling in the door in a steady stream and none are more lovely than these gorgeous creations by Ness, the talented lady behind the label "Marley & Lockyer". Made of white earthenware clay, the little tags could be used to embellish your Chrissie gifts this year or strung to adorn your tree....Other treasures include brooches and pendants in the shapes of birds, owls and my all time favourite symbol "&"....

..."&" just for a little bit of fun, you have to love the eye chart tags! { note cards underneath handmade by Misiu}...Maybe you have an optometrist in the family? Perfect!!...

Oktoberdee...

As seen in the "Frankie" Magazine... How about adding one of these gorgeous bags to your Christmas wish list....