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Design Craft Centre

While in Kilkenny we had to visit the Kilkenny Design Craft Centre which is full of jewellery, knitwear, celtic gifts, china & crystal, pottery & glass, home & fashion, accessories and stunning one off contemporary design pieces. Here are a few photographs to share with you...
Window with a selection of hand crafted goods
Another window with some textiles and knitwear
Nicholas Mosse Pottery, if you have never heard of it, you really have to check it out!
A view of one of the galleries, through to the courtyard area with lots of studios
Some studios and workshops in the courtyard
A factory shop with some fine Irish pottery
More display areas
A view from the inside..

Some Valentines Wishes & Lovely Surprises for Me!

I'm excited today, the weather is lovely and it's sunny here although very cold. I am getting anxious about starting my new job next week but also looking forward to it too. I received a lovely package in the post this morning. It was from Monika, I was her first follower on her new blog http://monikaathome.blogspot.com/ where you can follow her life moving to a country cottage, deocrating, crafting, sewing, and life in general. She is very creative and makes lovely crafty items. Check out her blog.

So here was my surprise this morning,

A pretty envelope, for valentines it had lots of pretty hearts. Isn't it sweet
Then I opened it, and there was this wonderful hand crafted Valentines Card inside :)
There were four packages inside, I opened them one by one and look what I found, some handmade magnets with All things nice... on them :)
Ain't they beautiful! and look at the wee hearts on the wrapping paper


And there was more...
Monika knew my favourite colour was blue.

It's a little pendant with Silver Swarovski Crystals
Have a closer look!

I love the blue colour, it's really elegant and the crystals catches the light so beautifully. Monika hand makes all these items, she is very talented and creative.

I am going to put it on my silver chain, I love it!!!
I'll take a photograph of it on the chain this evening.
Thank you so much Monika, you truly are a generous person : )
I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Weekend : )

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