New stockist: with love from Rosses Point

I have some exciting news to share!

Kittiwake Design is now being stocked in the fabulous new art gallery 'with love from Rosses Point' in Rosses Point, Co. Sligo!

Among other Kittiwake Design items, you can find the new 'cats with bow ties', the 'robber duckies', mobiles, bunting, lavender bags and lots of christmas hearts in the gallery.

Located right next to the Waterfront Restaurant, 'with love from Rosses Point' is run by the lovely Medbh Gillard and stocks work from local artists. It is a beautiful space filled with arts and crafts and definitely worth a visit if you are in the area!

Head over to their facebook page for more information and updates!

The 'Robber Duckies'

Theyre definitely up to no good... Im bringing them to the Village Food Fare Market in Collooney tomorrow! Do come by and visit!

paddy's parade in sligo

CeltoiCroi

not too long ago it was my birthday, and my lovely friend oonagh of CeltoiCroi surprised me with this beautiful candle holder. i love it, and the girl even looks abit like me! thank you so much oonagh!

CeltoiCroi is a sligo based craft business, in which oonagh designs and produces functional art with celtic mythology and the gaelic language being the main inspiration. you can find her work for sale in the Tobergal Lane Craft Shop and check out CeltoiCroi's blog too!

farmers market in the snow

here are a few pictures from the farmers market last sunday. it was absolutely freezing but had a nice time anyway! thank you to all my customers, it was lovely meeting you all!

arts and craft fair in aid of the haven project

it has been a very busy and really great weekend for kittiwake design! today i spent the day in st. joseph's hall, sligo at the arts and craft fair in aid of the haven project. there was a great number of crafters there, i met some really nice people and picked up some seriously yummy soda bread too! a good day all in all so! a big shout out to my friend mary who organised the whole event! she is such a great woman and i am so happy she made a good bit of money for the haven project in haiti!

at the farmers market

today i spent the morning at the farmers market here in sligo. it was such a gorgeous day and it was lovely to see so many people out and about! had a great time, thank you to all my customers and looking forward to next saturday when im there again!

tomorrow i will be in st joseph's hall for the charity arts and craft fair in aid of the haven project (building homes and hope in haiti)! the event is on between 12 and 6, do come and show your support for a great cause! more information can be found right here!

lavender hearts - now in the shop!

these cute little lavender filled hearts are now available to buy in the shop!
hang them in your wardrobe or hot press for lovely smelling clothes or tuck them under your pillow for a good night's sleep! the hearts were handmade with love and the lavender was grown in our garden here in sligo! buy one now before they are gone!

stencilled art by the sea

i got a nice little surprise when i found these hidden away down by the seafront in rosses point, sligo.

lovely, arent they?

the ox mountains - full of sheep

went for a drive to the ox mountains last weekend. despite the fact that they are only a 30 minute drive from sligo town, this was the first time i had been and i really loved it. it is so beautiful up there, so quiet and remote, all you meet on the road is sheep!

im thinking 'nice place for a country house.. with land.. a few barns.. grazing rare breed sheep and a couple of horses.. and a warm and cozy workshop where i could make some pure wool felt...' hm.... maybe one day..!

wishing you all a lovely weekend!

my craft room - post make over

it has been on the to-do-list for ages, but now my craft room has finally got a well deserved make over! loads of wall storage was created with some leftover mdf and a few coats of white paint. im delighted with the result, all my fabrics are now easily accessible and they look pretty good colour coordinated too..!

below are the before pictures. not a pretty sight...



and here are more pictures of what it looks like now!



when we moved into the house, that lovely white tongue and groove wall was hidden behind layers upon layers of outdated wallpaper. a good clean and a lick of paint changed all that though!

above right is my mood board which for some reason has taken on a red/blue theme. not quite sure how that happened, but i like it! as you can see, im also quite partial to a skull or two... or three.. or four...

below is my project basket with the pink/red baby blanket waiting impatiently to get finished...



now, time for some crafting!

it is sad when good friends move away. but it is also a good time to reflect on all the fun you had together and how a chance meeting can turn into a long lasting friendship.

a really good friend of mine moved back to sweden this summer and i drew this inside a card for her so that she would remember her swedish friends in sligo.

im the one on the left, next to the tower of cookies and with a giant sewing needle in my hand. and yes, those are viking helmets. no real swedish mafia party without viking helmets..!

killaspugbrone

this picture was taken on the way out to killaspugbrone church and cemetery, located close to sligo airport and one of my favourite places in sligo. not many people seem to go there, it is always lovely and quiet, and well worth a visit if you have never been!

mushroom season

it is mushroom season in sligo and while out hunting for some hydnum rufescens that the boyfriend had spotted earlier in the week, we stumbled upon these lovelies! (top right)

they are called cantharellus tubaeformis and are really delicious fried in butter with a bit of salt and pepper... mmm...



we found about a kilo and a half of them and have the freezer nicely stocked up for winter!

while on the subject of mushrooms, check out the mushroom mobile in the shop! just click on the picture and it will bring you there.



happy mushroom season everyone!