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Sunday, 10 June 2012

A box for.... well what ever you want





Ever just wish you had the perfect box for your treasure? Well meet Hawthorn Crafts. They specially design and hand craft these beautiful wooden boxes to suit what ever your bespoke' treasure' is - a ring,  memento keys, a wine opener or just a tailor made compartmentalized perfect little box for whatever is is you want to store.  (I'm thinking of my growing tea-collection right now!)-  good little present idea too no?....

See here for a guide to commissioning one of their creations.






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Tuesday, 5 June 2012

Rex - the stool that rocks





If only he came with that cute sad dog and cosy fire, (eh hello summer where are you?) but none the less Rex stool is one rocking piece of furniture. The ideal desk companion to rock away rainey days like today and is even good for posture apparently.  

It's been designed by Jens Kosak exclusively for Red Dog The Store, who is also the creative mastermind behind this guy Rocking chairs are so last season really.




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Monday, 4 June 2012

In the Ould Ago





Its almost father's day. And I've recently discovered this gem of a book that I reckon would make a great gift for those top Pops out there. It comprises of  200 intricately hand-drawn illustrated pages of Irish traditions, crafts, history, countryside, farming ways, wildlife, myths and customs - all the work of one man - Johnny McKeagney, a grocery store owner who for 40 years documented his unique view of the world and characters he encountered in his native Fermanagh and its surroundings before he passed away. It really is a fascinating visual feast, and you could easily spend hours pouring over his incredibly detailed study drawings and notes of Irish Life and folklore. A priceless insightful reminder of life how it was in a by- gone era. Dads will love it.


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Friday, 1 June 2012

Nice work.




I just stumbled upon this shop on etsy. It's
like opening a virtual treasure trove. There's pages and pages of  beautiful handcrafted bead work and jewellery by Dublin based Balanced. Nice





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Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Thursday's Top 6 - Festival Tee's




Festival Fit

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Blooming lovely



Made from recycled rubber tyres and tar, wall mounted growers by Mint Design that love the
environment just as much as you do!

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Monday, 28 May 2012

BBQ time!



Because I am been blasted by the smell of bbq's everywhere I go lately I thought these seem rather apt - matching father and son aprons by A Room in the Cottage , from €22.  So cute.
Mmmm sausages !!!!

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Sunday, 27 May 2012

For the weekend that was in it.


Lovely quality custom surfboards coming out of Leitrim based Power Source Surfboards, all totally handcrafted by Mark McGuire. They go just nicely with the balmy weather we are having...

[IMAGE CREDIT - POWER SOURCE SURFBOARDS)



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