tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957753389420202842024-03-25T05:30:58.381-04:00~ The Feathered Nest ~The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.comBlogger2528125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-90955399367191829682023-08-17T00:50:00.051-04:002023-08-17T01:09:55.751-04:00Just sharing a little goodness ~ How precious is this sweet little girl?I found her online and had to share her with you!My son gave me this wonderful framed poppy printbut it wasn't quite my style.He didn't care if I altered it,so I decided to change it up just a little bit.I had a few more very old herbarium sheets that I hadn't framed soI covered a piece of cardboard with some lovely fabricthat would coordinate with The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-52726114279148082362023-04-26T20:56:00.000-04:002023-04-26T20:56:28.543-04:00Making our house a home!Hi sweet friends!Yes, I've been absent for a while now!I've been having some health and pain issues with my back and left hipso it's made me pretty doggone boring.I have managed to get a few things accomplished so I thoughtI'd share some photos with you all.Firstly, our son Brad gave me a new antique set of china for Christmas!It's been unpacked, cleaned and displayed in my mama's china cabinet.IThe Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-1247920844394116922023-01-17T22:34:00.002-05:002023-01-17T22:34:29.993-05:00Finally sharing in this brand new year! Happy New Year!My goodness y'all, the years are flying by like lightning!I will tell you one thing we can ALL count on in this lifeisCHANGE!Yes, over the years my family and I have experienced all kinds of change.It just seems that the older I get, the less I want to experience.Losing my mama was the biggest change I've ever had to go through.And truthfully...I'm not "through" it and never The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-62051045148317687432022-09-13T21:52:00.009-04:002022-09-13T21:55:37.748-04:00Saying goodbye to sweet summertime ~ Here it is the middle of September and I'm just getting back here!To say the least, the pool turned out wonderful andwe all enjoyed it so much!I thought I'd share a few photos with you.We're about to close it for the winter and it seems a little sadbut the cooler air is exciting too!At some point this summer I took down the curtains on the front porch.They were SERIOUSLY covered in mildew The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-14096802556111893042022-05-12T16:07:00.022-04:002022-05-12T16:32:54.107-04:00Watercolor painting and sprucing up a bit!Where do I begin?It's been WAAAAY too long since my last post for sure!Things have been pretty good around here.I sold my very first watercolor paintings!I've been painting more and getting some packagedto sell in our local antique store.Hopefully I will get a few listed in my Etsy store too!Here's a sampling of what I've been working on:The peonies below are what I recently sold!They were huge!!The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-68198638783737761342022-02-03T15:25:00.005-05:002022-02-03T15:30:06.535-05:00Welcoming the new year! This ol' blog of mine has been a wonderful way to sharemy journey through life.Artistically as well as personally. And I still love it!This year begins the fifteenth year of sharing my loveof making and trying new things.I may not post as often as I did in the very beginningbut still love sharing!!After Christmas I had a little bit of birthday money.So I had a day out filled with The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-51813268725580323262021-12-25T00:00:00.004-05:002021-12-25T00:00:30.024-05:00Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! I've been absent and I know it.Just simply dealing with grief as I've never have had to.I still have to pause and thank you all for visiting me here!Wishing each and every one of you,my dear friends and precious family,a most wonderful and blessed Christmasfilled with love and the knowledgethat our Saviour Jesus Christwas born on Christmas day to liveand then sacrificed His lifeso that we The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-11370070216205906312021-10-17T22:39:00.003-04:002021-10-17T22:46:32.613-04:00Happy fall dear friends! I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted!Time flies no matter what you're doing!It's been busy around here since I last posted.I pulled out some antique lace and was playingwith a paperweight in these pics.Well, the pickets on the front porch of the studiowere really janky and not spaced well.My dad took them all off and replaced them a few weeks ago!They now match the The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-75164687294850950102021-08-27T20:38:00.003-04:002021-08-27T22:37:20.809-04:00My new studio is finally coming together! Well, we've lived in our new home now for 6 months!I think it was really about time I finished unpacking andputting together my new art studio!I had unpacked a little and decided I needed newlighting fixtures on the sweet front porch.I just LOVE how they look!!Thanks to my dear daddy who installed them for me!Dad noticed there was an old wasp's nest inside the rusty fanthat had been on the The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-24231672774540093482021-07-07T16:07:00.001-04:002021-07-07T16:09:04.951-04:00My new favorite place to visit!!!It's so much fun discovering sweet shopswhen you move to a new town.I've finally been getting out a little bit anddiscovered this JEWEL!!!Lazy J Mercantilein Thomaston, GA.Oh my goodness, Y'ALL!!!There are so many wonderful treasures to be found!Of course I had to take a ton of photosto share with you...take a peek: And then there is this little cutie!!!This wee one is Boss Baby,the The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-9265263020153087092021-07-02T19:17:00.000-04:002021-07-02T19:17:23.007-04:00I'm getting there! Our den is slowly but surely coming along.I envisioned in my mind how I wanted it to lookand I really think it's getting there!If you are a minimalist, this look is NOT for you.I love the collected look.Shelves filled with sweet treasures to enjoy.Not tucked away in a drawer or box.I special ordered two shades for the huge French doorsthat are in our den.I wanted something natural looking The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-56402557685642811032021-06-29T23:06:00.003-04:002021-06-29T23:10:24.915-04:00Venturing out with my sweet Dad ~ Our goal with our new home is to make it beautiful!Dad wants to do it for my precious mama and also for my husband and I.It makes us happy knowing she's looking down from Heaven smiling!We have a very ugly concrete retaining wall behind our pool(which is still non-operational) that needs to be covered.We were looking for something evergreen and beautiful.We ended up buying a couple of pots The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-41059030040085227552021-06-26T22:34:00.001-04:002021-06-26T22:34:24.097-04:00My Sweet Mama's Memory Garden ~ This past Mother's Day, my dad took mama shopping.She wanted a limelight hydrangea.They had one in the mountains where they moved fromand wanted one for our new home.Well, when she saw the price she said NO...they are too expensive!Mama passed away on May 17th and so many friends and familywanted to give gifts or flowers.I happened to mention this story on Facebook and guess what?We The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-62219693697509003382021-06-25T23:24:00.003-04:002021-06-25T23:54:49.102-04:00My precious mother ~ It has been two months since my last post.Seems as though we have had one trouble after the next!But all the septic issues were solved.We purchased a brand new air conditioner so now we are cool.My precious mama asked my husband and I after all of this,do you love it here in our new home?We both agreed that we LOVE our new house and are so very happy!It was a short two weeks later that my The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-40077898932433410342021-04-25T20:47:00.001-04:002021-04-25T20:47:27.554-04:00A new chapter for us! We have finally moved into our new home!!Yes, that was almost two months ago but at this age, I'm slow.Moving is ROUGH STUFF!!!It is one hour south of where we used to live but we all just LOVE IT!I've been wanting to post but have gotten distracted.There's been SO much to do.With a bad back, legs and knees now I'm having to take my time.It's okay though, it will all eventually get done!I The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-36747102477251960932021-02-24T01:32:00.007-05:002021-02-24T02:11:32.861-05:00BIG Changes are going on around here!!! My precious 80 year old parents who have lived in Hiawassee, Georgiafor years now have finally decided that it is time to move back down southto be near our family.SO....we've have been searching for the perfect homethat my husband and I can share with them!Well, we finally found it!It's an hour south of where all of our boys live butwith the market being so hot and activewe had to look a The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-5538023958785874482021-01-06T14:20:00.001-05:002021-01-06T14:23:57.323-05:00What a GREAT way to start the New Year!!! I've got to share something SO special with you!I was contacted by a company a few weeks back to see ifI would write a sponsored post about their products.Well, I checked out their website and LOVED IT!!Next, I checked out their reviews and they were WONDERFUL!SOOO...of course I agreed!The website is Photowall.com.Their products include wallpaper, murals,canvas prints, framed prints The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-6929549245677309852020-12-03T00:23:00.006-05:002020-12-03T00:30:49.460-05:00A chubby little snowman to make you smile! So what even happened to November???I'm really not sure but it certainly flew by!We had a very small Thanksgiving this year.We weren't all able to be together butI'm still so very thankful for my precious familyand dear friends!I did get a little something accomplished last month though!A sweet friend of my son Brad's has always lovedmy chubby paper clay snowmen.Brad asked me if I would The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-86730422352569161872020-10-24T23:55:00.007-04:002020-10-26T22:26:21.388-04:00Autumn is finally here and my heart is happy! Fall has always, always is my very favorite time of the year.I have so many precious memories from this sweet season.Starting college, meeting precious life-long friends, dating my husband....I always have loved the cooler weather too, Georgia summers can be brutal and so humid!Right now it's raining cats and dogs outside and will probably make manyleaves fall that I still want to see The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-15080290429931981602020-08-22T18:14:00.001-04:002020-08-22T18:14:17.633-04:00A few artful goodies have been added to my shop! Well, here it is, almost the end of August!How did THAT happen?I'm thankful though. This has been a rough year for all of us.I've had a hard time, as I'm sure many of you have as welldealing with all the stuff that's going on.I'm just praying for each day to get better and better.On a positive note,I've actually been making a few things!I know I shared my needle felted bunny in my last postThe Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-48297878917491481082020-06-12T00:46:00.001-04:002020-06-12T01:03:43.279-04:00Getting by in this crazy world ~
It's been forever ago that I posted.
I'm so very sorry but this year so far hasn't been my fav.
Well, I just haven't had much to say.
I've been frozen.
I was able to create a LOT of masks for friends and loved ones
and mailed them to them.
My son and MIL helped me pay all of the postage.
ANYWAY....
I don't really want to go into that but praying
one little mask helped.
My The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-82102599461881340412020-03-27T22:36:00.000-04:002020-03-27T22:36:44.074-04:00A few glimpses of the studio to make you smile!
I don't even know what to say about all that is going on right now.
I can only say, stay home...stay safe and pray for this to please pass precious friends.
I was up in the studio yesterday cleaning up, putting things away and
thought that I'd take a few close-ups of vignettes to make you smile.
And yes, I do need to get busy making something pretty...
it always makes me happy and The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-88292244311868970632020-03-13T00:12:00.000-04:002020-03-13T00:12:23.123-04:00A thankful heart ~
Last week my sweet cousin tagged me in a link.
It was an estate sale for an eclectic artist.
I went to the link and there were 200 photographs!!!
I may have foamed at the mouth a little bit because
she loved all that I love!
My cousin lived VERY close to the estate sale and said she may go.
I asked her if you find anything at all that you think I'll love, get it...
I'll send you the The Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-11528763818171387342020-02-13T23:27:00.000-05:002020-02-13T23:33:25.195-05:00Happy Valentine's Day sweeties!
This isn't a very long post but I had to share!
I'm having a wee bit of a Valentine's Day Sale in my Etsy store ~
25% EVERYTHING through Sunday, Feb. 16th.
FREE SHIPPING too!!!
CLICK HERE TO VISIT!
I so hope to add a few new things to the shop this weekend as well.
We shall see!!!
Wishing you and yours a wonderful Valentine's Day and weekend!
ThankThe Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-795775338942020284.post-54577397992955786622020-01-19T22:52:00.000-05:002020-01-19T22:52:14.781-05:00A little art, a little organizing and a precious gift!
I can't even believe it's already getting close to the end of January!
Seems the time flies by faster and faster as I get older.
I DID actually create something in the last few days!!!
This is an old clock case we've had for years and my husband
had the idea of me turning it into a nest assemblage.
Of course, he was right!
And it turned out so precious!!!
It being only 4" wide I hadThe Feathered Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834706040445842112noreply@blogger.com11