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In Craft/ House Love

Home is the Nicest Word.

Home is the Nicest Word.

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According to the dictionary it means, ‘House or other dwelling’. To me it means love, family, comfort, safety, coziness.

I am a home bird. My favourite place to be is home. Going on holiday is fabulous, but the day we’re returning i’m frantic to get back . It’s where my kids are (sometimes) & my dogs are. The word ‘home’ makes me happy.

It comes out a lot in things I make. There seem to be wonky roofed houses popping up everywhere- cards, paintings, notebooks, even necklaces. They make me smile, so I keep making them in the hope that they make someone else smile aswell! The obsession extends to real houses too, but until I get to build my dream home (a four bedroom bungalow , sounds fairly ordinary right? wrong- It’s going to freakin amazing!!!) I’m just making imaginary ones.

Home is the nicest word

So, after making notebooks and painting pictures I moved on to wood. These houses are beyond quirky, they have been personalised with house numbers, family names, initials, but each one is made to bring a little magic into your home.

Home is the nicest word

This one stands on the hearth in my sitting room, its 22″ tall and is nothing if not a conversation starter!

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Home is the nicest word

This one is available at The Beach House gallery in Dungarvan.

Home is the nicest word

And you can find this one in Craft Makers, Tralee.

Home is the nicest word

(Here is Miss Boo photobombing my house picture!)

I hope to have them on my Etsy shop soon, so if you want the perfect ‘new home’ gift for a friend or something made just for you and yours, you know where to come!

Felicia xx

In Craft

The Perfect Gift.

The perfect gift.

 

Last week I went to the Craft Makers gallery to drop off some artwork. I am wrong to call it a gallery, it’s more than that. As their website says, it’s a craft store, gallery, workshop and studio. Their ethos is wonderful, make, learn , buy.

At Craft Makers we follow a Make Learn Buy philosophy… we encourage you to make craft as we believe it is good for the soul; we offer you an opportunity to learn about craft making in our workshops and courses; we offer our customers a wonderful store and gallery in which you can browse, buy or commission work by craft makers from all over Kerry and beyond.”

If you’re looking for the perfect gift you will find it in the beautiful corner building on Ashe Street, Tralee, Kerry.

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Deirdre Enright is the very welcoming manager. It was extremely busy the day I visited so whilst Deirdre dealt with the customers it gave me a chance to have a good look around. These were only a few of the photos I took…

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Jewellery by Amelie Gagne.

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Hand sewn gifts by SwinkyDoo

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Scented candles by Fleur Daly – The top one actually smells like a turf fire!

I love wood, so when I saw this I may have swooned a little! Made by Gary Marcham of Goose Island Workshop, it is a work of art.

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More wood… This time by John Murphy. Isn’t it beautiful?

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Skellig Pottery – such happy pieces.

Then of course there was the paintings….. I think they will have to be a post of their own!

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This is the lovely Deirdre – Call in and see her, I’m sure you will find the perfect gift to give to someone and maybe a gift or two for yourself!

Felicia xx