My name is Robyn Newman and I am the owner and creator of Robyn’s Nest 731. I am mom to 2 beautiful grown daughters and wife to an amazing husband for 24 years. I have been a registered nurse for almost 28 years !!!! My husband and I both have lived in the same town in West Tennessee (hence the 731) all of our lives. As for Robyn’s Nest, well that just kinda goes without saying, especially when yo
u’ve been called "Rockin’ Robyn" (tweet, tweet) for most of your life. I love Jesus the most, extra sweet tea and I will never pass up a chance to go thrifting or bargain hunting. For as long as I can remember I have loved crafting and creating. Growing up, my mom and grandmother both were excellent seamstresses, talented artists, detailed decorators and crafters galore. Honestly y’all, my Mamaw was DIYing before DIY was even a thing. There was literally nothing that they couldn’t do. So, it’s really no surprise that it just kinda came natural to me. Over the years I have developed a love for simple sewing and painting, wood signs, burlap designs, paper crafts, you name it, I love it all !!!! About 8 years ago through a series of events, the Lord completely wrecked my heart for missions. So much so that myself along with my 2 best friends created a thriving non-profit ministry that allowed us to combine our gifts of crafting and creating to raise money which in turn allowed us to travel and serve both locally and internationally in the countries of Nicaragua, Belize and Kenya. He grew that ministry and blessed it more than we could have ever imagined. It has been one amazing journey ( that I promise you’ll hear more about later ). During this time of ministry God slowly began to stir a desire in me to use my gifts for something more. I didn’t know what but I couldn’t shake it. How could I possibly do more? I was already serving faithfully and life was so busy and well the timing just never seemed to be right, until ............. you guessed it, 2020 arrived and brought with it Covid-19 !!!! All of our lives were put on hold and thrown into what seemed like a constant state of pause. This was all good and fine for a few months, but eventually I found myself just simply idle and anxious for the next thing. If it makes any sense at all it was more like a restless idle. I’ve felt that before when we started our ministry so I knew that meant the Lord again was stirring and prompting me to do more. SO........... here we are, “Robyn’s Nest ~ 731” !!!!! Welcome to a fun place where you will find unique handmade gifts , home decor ideas, budget friendly diy & crafts, thrifty bargain finds, a whole lot of Jesus and so much more. I would absolutely love for you to join me on this journey cause you know that we are so much better together !!!!! I honestly have no expectations as to where it will lead or what it will become, but for now I’m just being obedient. I'm stepping out in faith and believing that this will be a place that will inspire and encourage others to step out of their comfort zone and do that thing they have been longing to do !!!!!! Oh yeah, one last thing !! My very, very favorite part of making and creating things is in the attention to details. I love adding those small little tiny extras that make a piece special and unique and stand out from all the rest. It’s all in the details because they matter, they really, really do. Not only do they matter to me but they matter to Jesus. I love that scripture assures us that if God cares about the birds of the air, then how much more he cares about you !!! Even down to the tiniest details, He cares !!!!!! "Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap not gather into barns; yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value that they ?"
~ Matthew 6:26
