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Another huge personal Thank you , to Des Doyle Butchers who provided very tasty burgers and jumbo sausages at a discounted price for 1st Wicklow Greystones recent Troop Community BBQ.

Des, like other businesses, is great at supporting local charities and community events.

Please shop local if you can.

For those of you who don't know me, one of the things I do in my spare time is being a cub leader with 1st Wicklow Greystones Scout Troop.

We have our Troop Community BBQ this evening and we're so grateful to Paddy and the team at for donating the burger buns and hot dog rolls.

So many local businesses support local events so if you can please shop local.

If you've ever considered volunteering please have a go. There are so many local and national charities, clubs and organisations who always are grateful for help.

If you're interested in becoming a scouter and want to find out more let me know

The following was by writer Billy O'Hanluain back in 2021 and I wish every Leaving Cert student read this ❤️

"Today, I am thinking about all the students who'll get their leaving cert results on Friday; not the ones who'll be feted on the covers of newspapers with their freakish bouquets of seven A1s".

"No, this morning, I salute the dreamers, the ones who ploughed through their own furrow against the grain, the dancers and chancers, the schemers, the unsung heroes of the magical space between the classes, the bike shed kissers and smokers, the ones whose crooked branches could never be bent straight.

"The raconteurs of the school bus stop, the shy ones who'll be beautiful late bloomers, the bullied ones, the ones who thought their leaking buckets were deficient but it is only along a well-watered path that the most beautiful flowers grow.

"The boys and girls who held tight to their own songs, whistling their own melodies against the wind that blew hard for the last six years. The oddballs who rolled collecting only the moss they wanted.

"The gay boys who've waited for years to walk out of those school gates for the last time and walk tall. The ones who were taunted and not taught, the ones whose songs were frozen and stultified by facts; there is no failure today."

"The thaw begins today. This is your Spring, your release, your recovery, your time. Take flight. Learn to forget and dazzle yourself by being who you truly are. Let nobody measure or assess you. Look up into the cosmos of your beautiful self and follow that star that winks at you showing you the way towards the place that school never revealed

Happy Fathers day!

If you've left it til now to buy a gift for a special someone on Fathers Day pop down to The Plaza Market in Greystones.
There are so many amazing artists and crafters you're bound to find something.
Choices include watercolour paintings by , soaps from , leather goods from , glorious wooden gifts from , glass mugs from and much much more

Delighted to be part of this summers Plaza market again.

I'll be there twice a month from tomorrow with favourites such as hair accessories, tote bags and earrings and new products like my wristlet keyrings and playing card holders.

Fun Bank Holiday Monday

1st Wicklow Scout Group are fundraising on St . Patrick's Day by selling teas, coffee, hot chocolate (with mini marshmallows if you'd like) and lots of edible goodies.

Any monies raised will be used to improve the outside area of the Den.

Please share this as we'd love to raise as much as possible (and be able to maximise usage of the dens outside area)

I'll be at the Christmas Market on the Plaza this weekend with lots of gift ideas.

Here's a few of the stocking filler items that I'll have with me.

Find me at the following Christmas Markets this December:

Sat 2nd Dec - The Plaza Market Greystones
Sun 3rd Dec - The Plaza Market Greystones

Sat 9th Dec - Loreto School, Bray

Sat 16th Dec - The Plaza Market Greystones
Sun 17th Dec - The Plaza Market Greystones

Great range of vendors at them all so pop in

I was asked by a few people last weekend if, next year, I could make some Christmas themed clip on earrings.

I've managed to buy a few of three different styles of clip on fittings to try and will have a limited number of clip on earrings ready for this weekends market 🎅⛄️🎄

Great stocking filler idea

I had a wonderful time yesterday at the Plaza Christmas Market.

I love chatting to customers and always learn something new.

I'll be there again today with loads of talented stall holders so you're sure to find the ideal Christmas gift.

Santa is amazing too 😍

I'll have a limited number of elf kits at the Plaza Christmas Market this weekend.

To keep the magic alive they won't be obviously on display . Just ask if you want to know more.

The kits include an elf, their welcome and departure letters, and lots of activities, props and ideas to take the hard work of planning what to do every day.

There's even a few excuses in case the elf forgot to move 😉

Here's a peek at some of the items.

I'll be at the Plaza Christmas Market this Saturday and Sunday with lots of these mini stockings.

They can be used many ways:
🎄 as a Christmas decoration
🎁 as gift wrap for a gift card
⛄️ instead of an advent calendar fill one daily with a little treat
🎅 on Christmas day use it to decorate a placemat by inserting cutlery in it

Keith Grant Master Butchers Specialist butcher shop selling unique & extraordinary meats to the public, in store & online.

I'll be here all day, great atmosphere and loads of stalls.

Pop down and say Hi

I'll be adding an Elf countdown box to my products in time for my first Christmas Market on 18th November.

It's currently in production but will include: an Elf, welcome and departure letters, props for 12 days activities, ideas for another 15 activities, and 3 notices from the elf explaining why it didn't move during the night 😉



Here's a sneak preview of some of the items.

Now that Halloween is over I can officially mention the C word ⛄️🎄🎁

I've started making these cute little Christmas stockings that can be used (and reused every year) as a Christmas decoration, a Christmas gift bag and/or for Santa to fill.

I'll have them in various Christmas patterns at the Plaza Christmas Market later this month.

A huge thank you to everyone who has made this Market so amazing - Greystones tidy towns gang, Síobhan and Brendan, all the vendors, customers and browsers.

I've had a fantastic time and delighted I'll be there for this Summers final Market tomorrow.

Pop down and enjoy the atmosphere 😎

Barrington Stokes books were a godsend for my dyslexic child who went from reading being too hard work to loving being able to read by herself.

Trish from Halfway up the Stairs can recommend which of the stories might grab your child's attention.

My sister loves anything nautical so when she asked me to make a water bottle holder for her birthday it had to be this fabric.

I knew I also wanted to give her gifts that would be a surprise so in the same fabric she got a lip balm holder (with milk chocolate flavour lip balm!), a mini coin purse and a travel makeup and jewellery pouch (forgot to take photo of that before I gave it to her 🤦‍♀️)

I'll be at the wonderful Plaza Market two dates in July - this Sunday 2nd and then Sunday 9th.

I already know that I'll be treating myself to a cinnamon roll from .kitchen , greeting cards from , checking out the lovely jewellery from for potential gift ideas, admiring all the artwork and much much more.

Finishing off a few more bandanas.

Is there any cuter way of your dog saying "I'm a proud Irish lgbtqia+ supporter" than these?

More designs next week