Happy Halloween…..Have a Spooky Good Time!!!

Give them pleasure – the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare. ~Alfred Hitchcock

Moon Trance-Lindsey Sterling

Palazzo Orlandi via The Caledonian Mining Expedition Company

What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out. ~Alfred Hitchcock

DSquared Fall 2012

photo by Feather & Nest

via-Livable Machine Interiors

photographed by Feather & Nest

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it. ~Alfred Hitchcock

Pinterest, JILL @ the blue house-Panelling in Farrow & Ball’s Railings Estate, Eggshell Originally pinned by Farrow & Ball onto Bedroom Inspiration

via-NM Daily, Cusp merchandise coordinator Alison Gross wears an Alexander McQueen skull brooch in her hair.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. ~Alfred Hitchcock

via-From the Right Bank

photographed by Feather & Nest

photographed by Lexie Jacobe
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”
~Henry David Thoreau

“Fear isn’t so difficult to understand. After all, weren’t we all frightened as children? Nothing has changed since Little Red Riding Hood faced the big bad wolf. What frightens us today is exactly the same sort of thing that frightened us yesterday. It’s just a different wolf. This fright complex is rooted in every individual.” ~Alfred Hitchcock

photographed by Jamie of Feather & Nest

Dancing with the Creature, Artist-Emily Hart-wood, via Etsy

“I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.” ~Alfred Hitchcock

Palazzo Orlandi via-The Caledonian Mining Expedition Company

Speckled Petunia Vase, Anthropologie

Nashelle-This raw Amethyst agate is a great little piece. Adorned with a tiny rectangle charm stamped with an owl, this is truly an organic, special necklace! Available in 14k gold fill, sterling silver, or brass. Necklace measures approximately 18″ in length.

“Revenge is sweet and not fattening.” ~Alfred Hitchcock

photographed by Jamie of Feather & Nest

photographed by Feather & Nest

DSquared Fall 2012

“A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality.” ~Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock’s making of The Birds

Halloween Party Decorating Ideas-via Country Living

“There is nothing so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.” ~Alfred Hitchcock

photo by Feather & Nest

Chocolate Salted Caramel Tart
-photo by Feather & Nest

photo by Feather & Nest

House and Home: the re-design of Gemma Ahern’s apartment, by her fabulously talented sister, Abigail Ahern.Farrow and Ball ‘Downpipe’ was used on the walls.

shop: MerlePaceArts/Etsy this fabulously talented self-portrait artist will knock your socks off with her hauntingly magical images.

Alfred Hitchcock: 1899-1980 English Fiim Producer and Director

“I’m a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.” ~Alfred Hitchcock

What Do You Stand For?

Are you ready for four minutes of FUN? To fully enjoy this post, click here on the arrow to listen to Some Nights.

What do a cardiologist, a highway patrolman and a pregnant momma all have in common? They are all taking a stand, right here on Feather & Nest. And how do a baseball pitcher, a jewelry artist and a pilot all relate to one another? They are all taking a stand, too. Beer brewers, bloggers and a bunch of great children? You guessed it: They all stand for something.

Prepare to smile.

And let us know what you stand for!

Vodka Experiences

Family, Naps and Chocolate

More Strong Female Roles in Science Fiction Films
and
Higher Education

Happy Dogs

Paying It Forward

Getting Muddy!

Supporting My Favorite Team!

A Bigger Piece of Sky

Ladies 🙂

Family Friends on the Lanai

For Handstands!

Happiness

…because there are no chairs. Ha!

Candles and Kindness

The Big Red

Best Friends Forever

Oscar Stands for Pigs

Opening the Door to New Possibilities

Belgian Beer
(Todd and Kirk just won 1st Place at the Oregon State Fair
for their Belgian Tripel!)

Living Life to Its Fullest!

Fish with Hooks in Their Mouths!

Flashlight Tag

Spreading Joy

Not Giving Up

Playing Outside

On High Heels for High Standards

Leather and Thread
by Wolfie

The Road Less Travelled
(and Ye Olde English spelling of “Travelled”)

Good Friends

Peace

Powder!

The Vulnerable

Aprons

Fresh Breath
(If you ever need a mint or gum, see Janet.)

Baby Edj was born four days after this photo was taken.
Welcome, fella.

We here at Feather & Nest stand for our  friends who are… Game. Lovely. Funny. Sweet. Endearing. Supportive. Dear Ones. Thank you all for taking a stand!

Also, a big thank you to our fellow photographers on this post:
Tracy Anderman, Kasey Buick, Christina, Beau, Tom Crabtree (bird banding), Eric Plantenberg, Abigail, Wolfie and Brent Jones.

 

Pablo Picasso, I miss you.

Coconut Records-West Coast: Listen as you take this time for yourself. xox

Music can stir the soul and create a passion for invention. ~JDP

 

Pablo Picasso, “The Bathers”. 1918 Oil on canvas Paris, Picasso Museum

“Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.” ~Pablo Picasso

Home in Malmo, Sweden via-Dust Jacket (love this blog!)

“Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.” ~Pablo Picasso

via-Bloom

“I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.” ~Pablo Picasso

Picasso’s Blue Period (1901-1904) began with a journey through Spain and the suicide of a friend. He became depressed and painted in blue hues and austere colors and his subject matter was often of the downtrodden of society.

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”~Pablo Picasso

photographed by Feather & Nest

Home in Malmo, Sweden via-Dust Jacket

La Roca, photographed by Molly Dickson, model-Scarlett Davis, styled by Lindsey Dickson via-Fashion Gone Rogue

“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”~Pablo Picasso

We introduce to you our favorite piece of 20th Century Design…Feather & Nest adores the Lady Chair created by Marco Zanuso (top right photo is in the lovely home of Kristen Meckem of F&N). We might also mention our great love for the Jackie-O shades, houndstooth and the ever-adorable pooch!Girl with Dog via Timony Siobhan. This is our entry into Little Greene’s 20th Century Design competition. Find out more at: http://www.littlegreene.com/retro

“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. ” ~Pablo Picasso

The second most expensive Picasso painting, Garcon a la Pipe, is a portrait of a Parisian working boy. The boy holds a pipe in his hand and wears a string of roses on his head like a crown. Picasso painted this masterpiece when he was only 24. As the colors suggest, this artwork belongs to Picasso’s Rose Period.(1904-1906) It fetched $104 million at the Sotheby’s auction in 2004

“When I was a child my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk, you’ll be the pope.’ Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.” ~Pablo Picasso

sydney | the worlds most perfect puppy

Photographed by Heaven of Green Chair Studio photography for life. Check out her beautiful blog and website.

 

Pupus anyone? Humboldt Fog goat cheese, Pecorino Romano cheese with Volcano Island white honey and quince paste, assorted Italian meats. Chef (and friend): Lyn Utsugi

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”~Pablo Picasso

She’s Happy Design Co.-Stephanie O’Brien-designer

Picasso’s ‘Girl Before Mirror’

“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun” ~Pablo Picasso

(napkins by She’s Happy Design Co.) A morning at home. Photographed by Feather & Nest

Annika Huett (na zamówienie) via-burza mózgów czyli o urządzaniu domu

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” ~Pablo Picasso

jane doe + cookie doe | goat girls in the pacific northwest by the talented, Heaven of Green Chair Studio and blog

“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.”  “Everything you can imagine is real.” 

~Pablo Picasso

Mary Poppins bag and black coat via- The Cherry Blossom Girl

Nashelle wants to know how YOU ‘Pay It Forward’? xoxo beautiful designs that support community and promotes a giving spirit

“I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” ~Pablo Picasso

Dezeen in Israel: elaborate origami sculptures diffuse the light from these lamps by Tel Aviv studio Aqua Creations and origami artist Ilan Garibi. via-De Zeen Magazine

POSTED BY MISSPENNY  ETICHETTE: DONNA LOOS, EDITORIALS, ROMEE STRIJD, STEFANIA PAPARELLI via-Life in Pics

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” ~Pablo Picasso

via-burza mózgów czyli o urządzaniu domu for Colette Bream, shop Etsy

Pablo Picasso ‘Dove’ 1949 BBC Modern Masters

Swedish Apartment via-Dust Jacket

Kelsey Genna bridal collection via-Miss Moss

Wakacyjny dom w Anglii via-burza mózgów czyli o urządzaniu domu (this is a LOVELY blog!)

“It takes a very long time to become young.” ~Pablo Picasso

One of our top 10 blogs to follow: Sweet Home

Scandinavian Deko via-By Fryd

“To draw, you must close your eyes and sing” ~Pablo Picasso

The home of swedish designer, Lisa Bengtsson via-design and form

właśnie tak via-burza mózgów czyli o urządzaniu domu

“Give me a museum and I’ll fill it.”~ Pablo Picasso 

“If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.”~Pablo Picasso

via-Peace-that was the other name for home

HIPPIE CHIC via-Bohemian Daydream

“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web. ” ~Pablo Picasso

Sweet Home bei Werner Müller, der wie im Märchen wohnt
via-Sweet Home

via-Bloom

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” ~Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso ‘The Studio’, 1955 via-Still Life Quick Art

Sweetie Pies and Sailboats, created by our talented friend and fellow blogger, Kasey Buick of Kasey Buick one girl talks

“If I paint a wild horse, you might not see the horse… but surely you will see the wildness!” ~Pablo Picasso

via-Think Decor

via-Think Decor

szaro- różowa sesja via-burza mózgów czyli o urządzaniu domu

“The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.” ~Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso on Design via-Skuba

1881-1973

“Everything you can imagine is real.”~Pablo Picasso

Farm to Table: Terrebonne, Oregon

You’ve seen the spreads in Bon Appétit: beautiful farm food, fresh from the vine, perfectly plated, with the visual freshness of nature’s bounty awakening your senses. They make you wish you were there. And they usually are in Italy. But local farm to fork events are popping up everywhere, and we were lucky enough to enjoy one right in Terrebonne, Oregon, The Longtable Dinner.

Have a listen here while you look.

The Longtable Dinner is a monthly event that Sarahlee Lawrence of Rainshadow Organics, Wendy DiPaolo of Willow Camp Catering and Rebecca Sokol started this past July.

Photo by Feather & Nest

Their purpose is to share this bounty of foods raised on Rainshadow Organic’s Farm.

Photo by Feather & Nest

With very few exceptions, all the food is grown on the farm. Occasionally they “import” some items, like Olive Oil from California. They also try to take advantage of local dairies and other locally grown products.

Photo by Feather & Nest

They serve their dinners at their Long Table, made from local Juniper, in the very fields the food is grown.

Happiness.

Photo by Feather & Nest

Photo by Feather & Nest

Rows of deliciousness.
Photo by Feather & Nest

Tomatillo Baskets with Heirloom Salsa
Willow Camp Catering
Photo by Feather & Nest

The cutest fella, eh-ver.
Photo by Feather & Nest

Heirloom Tomato Salad with Toasted Bread, Rainshadow Greens, Garlic and Terrebonne Vinaigrette
Photo by Feather & Nest

Photo by Feather & Nest

Photo by Feather & Nest

Photo by Feather & Nest

Chilled Roasted Beet Soup with Fennel and Dill
Photo by Feather & Nest

Sharing a farm dinner with dear friends; what could be better?
Photo by Feather & Nest

Roasted Home Raised Chicken with Rosemary, Garlic and Lemongrass
Summer Bean Medley
Baby Carrots and Fingerling Potatoes
Photo by Feather & Nest

They choose their menu at the last minute, seeing what is at its best in the gardens at that time.

Photo by Feather & Nest

Photo by Darcy Diamond

The response has been phenomenal, and they are booked well in advance. Call to make your reservations. Make this place your own.

Andy Warhol, When will you come back home?

Ryan Adams-When will you come back home.

“Every song has a memory; every song has the ability to make or break your heart, shut down the heart, and open the eyes. But I’m afraid if you look at a thing long enough; it loses all of its meaning”  ~Andy Warhol

via-Pink Flower Love

via-Pink Flower Love

Polihale State Park, Kauai-Photographed by Feather & Nest

I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.
~Andy Warhol 

via-This Is Glamorous

Driftwood Sailboat, a Kasey Buick original (Sweetie pies and sailboats). Photographed by Feather & Nest

via-burza mózgów czyli o urządzaniu domu

Andy Warhol x Alien Workshop Skate Decks via-Highsnob

Anna Speckhart by Jason Lee Parry for Trendy Magazine.
Pictures from Fashion Gone Rogue. via-Bohemian Daydream

I’m the type who’d be happy not going anywhere as long as I was sure I knew exactly what was happening at the places I wasn’t going to. I’m the type who’d like to sit home and watch every party that I’m invited to on a monitor in my bedroom.
~Andy Warhol

a vignette by the lovely, Nicole Hill of Confetti Garden

Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick Muse painting, shop Jack Rivington-Etsy

Powdered Blooming Meringues via-Connie Cupcake

“The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting” ~Andy Warhol

via-This Is Glamorous

People need to be made more aware of the need to work at learning how to live because life is so quick and sometimes it goes away too quickly.

~Andy Warhol 

via-Modern Declaration

via-Amorelou

Our sweet little friend, Lola. Photographed by Feather & Nest

Target is now carrying limited edition Andy Warhol-themed cans of tomato soup! “The cans are designed in celebration of the famous pop artist’s original works featuring Campbell’s soup cans.” via-Such Pretty Things

(We wish these labels were around when we staged the house on Delaware! How cool that would have been. We might be highlighting that 1910 remodel some day in the near future, with ‘Before and After’ shots chronicling our work.)

“When people are ready to, they change. They never do it before then, and sometimes they die before they get around to it. You can’t make them change if they don’t want to, just like when they do want to, you can’t stop them.” 
~ Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol In His Own Words.

Ray of Sunshine, Photographed by Feather & Nest

Andy Warhol-Four Pandas, shop Art.com

The Loft of Eric Shiner – Director of the Andy Warhol Museum
by Anzhelika German via-Miss Design

“Sometimes the little times you don’t think are anything while they’re happening turn out to be what marks a whole period of your life.” ~Andy Warhol

Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom by Andy Warhol,1984 via-A Thoughtful Eye

Lake Billy Chinook- Photographed by Feather & Nest

One of our very favorite blogs! via-Sweet Home

photography by the lovely, Jeanette Lunde of BY FRYD

16×20 Custom Pop Art Portrait of Your Pet, Pop Dog Designs, Etsy

“People should fall in love with their eyes closed.” ~Andy Warhol

via-Kindred Spirits from Think Decor

“I think everybody should be nice to everybody.” ~Andy Warhol

via-Modern Man

Recipe: Roasted Potato, Rosemary, and Goat Cheese Pizza via-Naturally Ella

via-The A & B Stories

Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Chuck Wein, 1965. via-60’s Fashion

“I wonder if it’s possible to have a love affair that lasts forever.” ~Andy Warhol

Fall 2012 is showing a trend for bulkier, oversized clothing….still looks sexy and fresh. ❤ via-Ladybirds Nest

via-Dust Jacket

“A picture means I know where I was every minute. That’s why I take pictures. It’s a visual diary.”  ~Andy Warhol

Polihale at Sunset with friends. Photographed by Feather & Nest

via-A Gemini Rising

“As soon as you stop wanting something, you get it.” ~Andy Warhol

I Feel It In My Toes

Love is all around us.

Look around… around your neighborhood, your workplace, your own home. Sometimes something delightful happens, and there’s more love than you were expecting. In this case, it was ours for the taking, and we could take what we needed. Listen to The Troggs here: they will remind you that LOVE is everywhere. And then take what you need.

FREE: TAKE WHAT U NEED

Hope, grace, forgiveness, gratitude or wisdom.
What do you need?

Persistence, strength or inspiration?

Willpower, ingenuity or confidence?

Joy, peace or healing?

The photos are by Feather & Nest.

But the love is from our friend, Robin. If you tear off strength and hold it in your hand, you have strength. If you tear off courage, you have it. Thanks to Robin’s inspiration, anything anybody needed this week was right there waiting. Thank you for Trogg-ing the ‘hood, Robin! So whatever you need today, get it here. Take it.

Print, cut and tear. Take what you need.

Little Talks with Hemingway

Of Monsters and Men-Little Talks

*Thank you, Kasey Buick for introducing us to them ❤

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

via-A & R Photographic A & R offer a full production service for photographic clients including model casting, styling, digital capture, art direction, location finding and budget management.

KIDMAN AND CLIVE OWEN IN AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, play modern history’s greatest husband and wife war correspondents in HBO’s Hemingway & Gellhorn
By Lynn Hirschberg-Photograph by Emma Summerton-Styled by Arianne Phillips via-W Magazine

There is no friend as loyal as a book. ~Ernest Hemingway

via-The Paper Mulberry. LOCATION AGENCY 1st-Option

There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. ~ Ernest Hemingway

The Earnest Hemingway Home and Museum

“Write drunk; edit sober.” ~Ernest Hemingway

via-Get Media

photo by Kristen of Feather & Nest

Splendidly beautiful, Nashelle earrings. Heather Straw, the owner of Nashelle is a creative soul with a philanthropic spirit, always looking for ways to give back to her community and the people of Bend, Oregon. She provides jobs and opportunity and is passionate about her company and keeping the work local. “Every piece is truly made to order with love and intention” and shipped to over 400 high-end boutiques world-wide. She’s a little package that packs a BIG punch when it comes to Beautiful!!!

via-Kindred Spirit “recycled, fairtrade, handmade”

via-A Well Traveled Woman

I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it. ~ Ernest Hemingway

via-Style Me Pretty, Photography by KT Merry

via-Get Media

via-Style Me Pretty, photography by KT Merry

Large Handmade Black Flower Clip with Beaded Button Centre – Made to Order. Shop Etsy at Teeki by Amy Oram

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. ~ Ernest Hemingway

via-Emmas Designblogg-Design and Style from a Scandinavian Perspective

via-A & R Photographic

Faux Bison – The Kersey – Antique White Resin Bison Head w/Gold Glitter Horns- Buffalo Resin Antique White Faux Taxidermy- Chic & Trendy. Shop Etsy at White Faux Taxidermy

Courage is grace under pressure. ~Ernest Hemingway

via-Twirling Clare

“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” ~Ernest Hemingway

Tie-Dye Teardrop Base via-Anthropologie

via-Brown Dress With White Dots

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. ~Ernest Hemingway

Make your own canvas portrait! via-A Beautiful Mess

a favorite of ours…via-Shelter

via-This Is Glamorous

BMW Isetta, photograph by Jamie of Feather & Nest

Vancouver-based jewellery designer Shereen de Rousseau has taken the luxury of the home office up a level, doubling it up as a guest room too. Photographed by the talented, Janis Nicolay of Pinecone Camp.

Rhinestone cuff bracelet in pink blue and green – velvet and ribbons with a sparkling vintage rhinestone bracelet upon a leather cuff. Shop Etsy at One Of A Kind jewelry design

“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” ~Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast

Whimsical, inspiring and always lovely photography by Pinecone Camp. Shop Etsy

via-Mrs. Boho

via-Amorelou

via-Amorelou

A jewelry designer to keep an eye on….”Shereen’s design philosophy is modern with an eclectic nod to the past that continually feels fresh and unexpected. Mixing iconic images and symbols, she reinterprets them with her own refined sensibilities and techniques to create pieces with a distinctly timeless feel.” Shop, Shereen De Rousseau

“Never confuse movement with action.”  ~Ernest Hemingway

Polihale State Beach, Kauai. photograph by Jamie of Feather & Nest

via-The Paper Mulberry

via-Bippity Boppity Boo

signature red soles with some favorite Christian Louboutin looks for Pre-Fall 2012. via-The Cityist

via-Twirling Clare

Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age. ~Ernest Hemingway

via-The Paper Mulberry

“When you love you wish to do things for. You wish to sacrifice for. You wish to serve.” ~Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

via- A & R Photographic

Roasted Corn and Ricotta Enchiladas with Chipotle Tomato Sauce (check out recipe here) via-Naturally Ella

via-Brown Dress With White Dots

set of seven pewter plates. Shop Etsy at Hazel Roberts

LINEN NAPKINS .SET of 4. Natural Grey . 13″x 13″ Shop Etsy at Magdalinen Home

Tartan Fashion Trends 2012 via-Wonders…Made with Love in Spain

and the inspiration for this post….Art Café Hemingway
An institution for the fine life. In an ancient building in Kapaa we are offering real Italian espresso, small snacks, pretty things, comfortable surroundings, a classic gallery in the second floor, book signing, discussions with artists, ocean view and the ambience of the The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

Ernest Hemingway, July 21, 1899-July 2, 1961 American Author and Journalist

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, How do I Love Thee…

The Honey Trees:To Be With You

Sonnets from the Portuguese 43: How Do I Love Thee? How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with a passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints, — I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life! — and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)

Austin Trenholm of Trenholm Photo: Elizabeth and Gregory’s outdoor wedding at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida.

A & R Photographic/stylist-Marianne Cotterill

Tamara Kaya-Honey/House of Honey. Nursery designed  for the Hamptons Designer show-house

Elizabeth Barrett Browning by Michele Naquaiya-Naquaiya’s Gallery, Etsy

“Earth is crammed with heaven…” ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

via-25.media.tumblr.com

Pink Leica: Paul Cuthbert, owns this Leica with paradise pink snake skin detail from 1956 – the only camera of its kind in the world. via-Miss Moss

”Whoso loves

Believes the impossible.”

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), British poet. 

Nashelle, Bristol ‘Signature’ Necklace

Better Homes and Gardens, Bedroom Storage Solutions.

French designer Delphine Manivet,via-  79 Ideas

“Helen Amy Murray is a designer based in the UK who produces bespoke upholstery textiles for the luxury market. Her designs are individually carved into a variety of surfaces, such as wool felt, silk and high-tech non-woven materials, but especially leather.” feature via-Tractorgirl

The amazing…Connie Cupcake!!!

A & R Photographic/stylist-Marianne Cotterill

”A woman’s always younger than a man
At equal years.”

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), British poet. Aurora Leigh, bk. 2 (1857). An explanation follows: … because she is disallowed Maturing by the outdoor sun and air, And kept in long-clothes past the age to walk.

Headpiece, Teeki by Amy Oram-Etsy

The Vow via-Welcome to Wonderland

Photography: Tammy Horton Photography via-Style Me Pretty 

Colourful & Contemporary Library via Canadian House and Home

Sonnets From the Portuguese. Publisher: The Riccardi Press, 1915 via Peter Harrington

Our friend, Tess Michelsen, masterfully paints and creates and saves beautiful furniture from it’s less-beautiful days. Beach House- “casual furnishings for the simple life”. She is a lovely, creative soul and we adore her. If you are ever in Bend, Oregon send us a shout and we will hook you up!

A Secret Garden Inspiration Shoot. via-The Sweetest Occasion

via-Her Roaring Twenties

”First time he kissed me, he but only kiss’d
The fingers of this hand wherewith I write;”

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Gorgeous styling from Lo Bjurulf via-100 Layer Cake

by Paolo Roversi via-Dust Jacket

photo via-Kristen of Feather & Nest

Vogue UK, 1997 vivianne westwood Paolo Roversi via-Dust Jacket

””Yes,” I answered you last night,
“No,” this morning, Sir, I say.
Colours seen by candle-light,
Will not look the same by day.”

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), British poet. The Lady’s “Yes,” st. 1, Poems (1844).

via-Pinterest, Anthropologie/Alfresco Entertaining

via-Total Immortal

A&R Photographic/ stylist Sasha Barrie

A&R Photographic/stylist Marianne Cotterill

A vignette by Jesse and Nicole of Confetti Garden, blog and Etsy shop

Vera Wang

There’s a little fair brown nightingale, who, sitting in the gateways
Makes fitter music to our ears than any song of thine!”

Poem lyrics of The Poet and the Bird by~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

photo via-Jamie of Feather & Nest

via-Design My Heart Out

via-The Glitter Guide

Abigail Ahern’s outdoor room via-Designer Living

via-100 Layer Cake

via-Pink Flower Love

via-Picship

I Like Birds

Tap your foot to this song while you enjoy a little bird love from Feather & Nest. We named our business metaphorically… today we’re taking it literally. We’re putting a little bird love into your day, starting with a song from The Big Year; a fun film starring Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Steve Martin.

Just a little sip

Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.

-Lady Bird Johnson

The wonderful Tom Scheerer
Paris Townhouse

Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Photo by Mike Wile

Bird Chic
Miles Redd, LLC

Magic Forest Ring
Lladro

Thrush, Solitaire and Jay – Vintage Bird Plate – 1967
shavingkitsuppplies, etsy

Faux Feather Skirt
via High School Rules

Porcelain Bird Vignette
Photo by Jamie, Feather & Nest

Birds in Design
Tom Scheerer
Southwest Harbor, Maine

Unbleached Natural Linen Tea Towel
knife in the water, Etsy

Lonny

Hand sewn soft sculpture – Od the Owl. Eco friendly.
sofiasobeide, Etsy

A little Pinterest from Nicole Hill
Click to see her delightful blog, Confetti Garden
(guaranteed smiles)

Silver Bird Necklace with Silver Leaf Branch Necklace
Devin Michaels, Etsy

Pinterest
via Sheryl Bryant, Tuuli Designs

Free People feather skirt
via Aquarelle

Flowers Art Print Birds 1 – Print by Karen Fields 13 x 19
Karen Fields Gallery, Etsy

The robins were guarding their nests, chirping and making a bunch of noise the other morning. Kristen was surprised to see this visitor when she looked out the window, and she grabbed a shot with her Iphone.
Western Screech Owl
Feather & Nest

via LOL Daily Fun

Photo by Jamie
Feather & Nest

GAP Interiors

We Are the World (8×10 baby birds on wire print)
enrouge, Etsy

via a love of the past

via Belle Joie

a collaboration of Jimmie Martin with jeweler Hannah Martin
via Elle Decor

Vitra Eames House Bird by Charles and Ray Eames
via All Modern

NEST Chair
by Nina Bruun

Von der Decken’s Hornbill
Photo by Mike Wile

Saarinen Table… and owl.
via Apartment Therapy

Wedding cake topper…Love birds
SkyeArt , Etsy

Who Who – owl RECTANGLE MAGNET
MincingMockingbird, Etsy

Stand by Me

Head over hills for this band! We think you will be hooked with just one listen….

music by, The Ultimate Bearhug: Stand by Me (as written by Ben E. King)

When life moves one of us to an island, what do we do? After crying in our soup we make lemonade and perhaps there’s a few additives included…of the “fermented sort”. We also blog….yep, we’ve become blog-hers. We miss styling interiors together and working on remodels, (we just plain miss each other) so this felt like a natural way to stay connected and be creative…and here we are several months later…still finding our place in the ‘Lifestyle’ blog-world. We want to thank you for standing by us. We love bringing you music, ideas, poetry, quotes, photos….some unique and some reblogged, all to tell a story and hopefully weave a bit of whimsy and creative respite into your beautifully, busy worlds.

Friends stand by you. photographed by Jamie (Feather & Nest) E and the awesome Buick kids.

Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you stand by me?

Marni collection at H&M via-Your Engagement 101-The Daily 101 Blog

ELLE DECORATION UK, Petra Bindel photographer

A&R Photographic, Marian Cotterill, interiors

Agent Bauer, Stylist-Lo Bjurulf

Urban Outfitters, Agent Bauer-photographer, Petra Bindel

“No slippahs, Mahalo.” photograph by Jamie (Feather & Nest)

via-Interior Design Directory

When we lose one blessing, another is often, most unexpectedly, given in its place. ~C.S. Lewis

via-Mexican Fireworks

via-Interior Design Directory

jewelry by Nashelle

Our friendship flourished here…in this very room. photograph by Kristen (Feather & Nest)

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often – just to save it from drying out completely.~Pam Brown

jewelry in teacups…marvelous idea via-Genuine Joy

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we’ll see
No I won’t be afraid, no I won’t be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

~Lyrics by Ben E. King

Aloha…Good Friends, talking story:)

Tangerine Felt mouse in matchbox via-Atelier Pompadour, shop Etsy

A&R Photographic, Marian Cotterill, interiors

Living Etc., A&R Photographic, Marian Cotterill, Interiors

Lazy Days, via-Blua

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won’t cry, I won’t cry, no I won’t shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

~lyrics by Ben E. King

Pinterest (*we did our best to trace this back to it’s origin and were unable. If you know the photographer or it’s origin please let us know so we can give credit. Thank you.)

Agent Bauer, Stylist- Lo Bjurulf

via-The Daily Dream

Agent Bauer, photographer-TOBIAS LUNDKVIST

Adorable Little Pink Vintage Cup White Blue Flowers Rhinestone Crystals Gold Menda Co. Vintage Plastic Peach Shabby Cottage Chic Boudoir–Mothra Sue & Co., shop Etsy

This beautiful space belongs to fashion stylist, Katharine Horsman. Photographed by the amazing Janis Nicolay of Pinecone Camp.

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival.” 
– C. S. Lewis

via-French Blue

To Have and To Hold, shop Stacey Winters, Etsy

via-Nuevo Estilo

beautiful…most of which is Nashelle jewelry…<3 Photographed by Kristen (Feather & Nest)

Vintage 50s GREEN Gold Ring Set of Six Glasses and Pitcher with Stir Stick, Shop Blue Butterfly Vintage, Etsy

via-Nuevo-Estilo

*Thank you, our dear and abundantly creative friend, Sheryl….for bringing to our attention the fabulous music of The Ultimate Bearhug! xo