Pigeon Post.

I've been dying to post this, but I wanted to see if it actually worked first. It did! I sent one of these off to my friend Tina last week, and it got there today.

This is quite possibly the greatest way to send snail mail ever. Well done, 16 Sparrows. Well done.

Place your message in the supplied pouch, put the stamps on it, and pop it in the blue mail box on your corner! The bird will arrive at its destination to the delight and awe the recipient. Included in the kit:

• 1 Pigeon (plastic, not real folks!)

• 3 Pigeon Post message forms 3 mailing label pouches

• Instructions on how to mail

• Postage for one mailing
  

16 Sparrows | Pigeon Post

(Thanks to Olga Nunes for posting Pigeon Post on her twitter feed! Lovely girl.)

Our Garden Birds by Matt Sewell.

Matt Sewell's bird illustrations are completely adorable. I may have to pick up this book when it's back in stock.

Analogue Books — Our Garden Birds by Matt Sewell

DIY paper robots and birdhouses.

studio ditte now has DIY constructable versions of their completely adorable robot and birdhouse wallpapers. Coo.



Paper products | Category | 7 | Webshop | Studio ditte

Sparrow Keyring.

SO cute (and handy!). I'm completely enchanted by these and want to get one for each of my spare house keys.




Qualy Sparrow Keyring : Featured Products

'Oh, Hello' Tattly.

Love this new one.



Tattly™ Designy Temporary Tattoos — Oh, Hello

BirdProject Soap.

Such a perfect concept. Environmentally-friendly, detoxifying, charcoal-activated black soap that degrades as you use it to reveal a lovely white ceramic bird. Half the profits go to cleanup and care of animals affected by the BP oil spill.



Through the daily act of washing, you will eventually free the clean, white, ceramic birds inside - potent symbols of restoration and recovery. The soap is shaped to be cradled in your hand and is a powerful representation of all creatures affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster.

The soaps are made with natural, locally sourced ingredients: biodiesel glycerin, fair trade olive oil, aloe, activated black charcoal, and a light cypress scent - reminiscent of Louisianan bayous. They are made by Emily Manger Davis of Sweet Olive Soaps, a third generation soapmaker from New Orleans.

50% of profits go to environmental cleanup and care for affected animals of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster. [Gulf Restoration Network & IBRRC]

BirdProject Shop — BirdProject Soap

(via Springwise)

Cuckoo clock.

Retro tick-tock chirps modern in asymmetrical white wood composite under hi-gloss burnt orange roof. Aluminum hands countdown every 15 to little white birdie tweeting on the hour from circular cutout. Fully finished in back to float on consoles and open shelves.

CB2 - cuckoo clock

Modern chicken coop

For your mod chicken.


I can't help thinking it'd be a bear to clean, though.


HomeEdit:: Modern chicken coop

Luke Stephenson on 20x200.

I'm SUCH a fan of his bird photos. If you like these, get over to 20x200 ASAP before they sell out. (I bought his Yellow Canary photo, which sold out in about 10 minutes.)



20x200 : Luke Stephenson

Starry Peacock by Hadley Hutton.

A gorgeous print for a good cause (Doctors Without Borders).


This is a digital archival print on 192 gsm archival paper. Each print was signed and numbered by the artist.

I have been a long-time supporter of Doctors Without Borders, and I am happy to continue supporting their efforts to bring quality medical care to people in crisis - regardless of class, race, religion, or political affiliation. The peacock is considered a bird of protection and safeguarding, so I paired the peacock print with Doctors Without Borders, an organization which protects and nurtures people.

The Working Proof: Starry Peacock, by Hadley Hutton

(via the always-lovely sub-studio)

Iannone Design Tall Dresser.

If someone wants to buy this really, really expensive dresser for me, I'm okay with that.

Just sayin'.


Iannone Design Tall Dresser - Trees

Seedy birdhouses.

An expensive novelty at $700 a pop, but they made me smile.





For the Birds photos : Jeff Canham

(via mental_floss' fab Watercooler Ammo newsletter)

David Schwen's animals.

Dschwen ::: David Schwen - Society6

(via flavorpill)

'Duck Man' catches five ducklings before they crash to earth.

Two or three times every year, Joel Armstrong will look out his bank office window nervously, waiting for the sign. When he hears a mother duck quacking from the ground, he'll rush outside and start catching newborn chicks from the air, as they tumble one after another from their nest above.– Mental Floss





'Duck Man' catches five ducklings before they crash to earth - Telegraph

Cuckoo Clocks by Diamantini & Domeniconi.

I'm a sucker for a fun cuckoo clock.



Clocks : Diamantini & Domeniconi

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Birdie necklace by Ingrid Montoya.

WANT.



Supermarket - Birdie - Holiday Sale from MOA by Ingrid Montoya

Snowy Birds in Flight.

I am completely, COMPLETELY in love with this bird photo series.





Original Bird Photography Prints by Allison Trentelman: From the Snowy Birds in Flight Series, these bird prints are inspired by the sweet little winter songbirds who grace us with their company during the long Maine winters.

• 7x7" image on 8x8" paper (with a white border for framing).
• Archival pigment print onto velvet fine art paper (a heavyweight matte fine art paper).
• Signed and dated by the artist on the back.
• Presented in a clear archival bag with a stiff archival backing board.
• All materials are 100% archival and acid-free.


Nature & Bird Prints Photography Wall Art by NatureMandalas – $24 + Free shipping!

Music by birds.

Yes, I'm late to the game on this one. But, in case anyone else is, too, I'm posting it.

Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn't the most original idea in the universe. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating.

I sent the music to the photographer, Paulo Pinto, who I Googled on the internet. He told his editor, who told a reporter and the story ended up as an interview in the very same newspaper.

Here I've posted a short video made with the photo, the music and the score (composed by the birds).

Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.

(via Utne Reader)

Decor-A-Boards.

A little cutesy, but sweet.




Ready-to-hang Pop Ink Decor-a-Boards are made out of birch veneer over MDF board, manufactured with recycled wood scraps and unused portions of lumbered trees. Small variations in the woodgrain finish are an invetible and charming part of this product, naturally.

French Paper

(via apartment therapy)

Nathalia Ponomareva's origami tea bags.

Normally, I try to track back to the original source, but this thing is flying around the interwebs too fast. Based on how viral the reaction is, someone really needs to produce this prototype for retail pronto.


sub-studio design blog: Nathalia Ponomareva