Irish Christmas Angel Ornaments

Two very different Irish Christmas angels are fluttering round my shop.  The first, very individual lady is made of Connemara marble while her cousin is light and airy all swaggered out in Dublin sea glass:

Irish, Connemara marble Christmas angel ornament

Irish sea glass angel or Christmas fairy

Both are hand wrapped in silver plate and feature silver plate beading. They come to you from Dublin, Ireland. Either handmade ornament will look amazing on your Christmas tree or make the ideal gift for an Irish ex-pat or descendant. Only one of each available right now in my Etsy store, Handmade by Amo'r

Tuesday Treasuries get Festive

Treasuries are showcase lists of Etsy goodies put together by fellow members. They are an art form in themselves. This week, As ever, I am thankful to be included. 

It's always interesting to see how the tones and mood of Etsy treasuries change with the seasons and the weather. This week the Christmas season has come in with  a bang......

Carrie of Oh Cherry Blossom and fellow Etsy Ireland team member, has put together this traditional yet tasteful collection of festive goodies from Irish Etsy shops. Thanks Carrie for including my wire wrapped Connemara marble ornament.

  

You can see more of my holiday ornaments here in this previous post Stocking Up For Christmas

Stocking Up for Christmas

Nope, I don't have my Christmas stocking hanging up already. But I am stocking up my Etsy shop with festive Irish ornaments as fast as I can. Quite a few have gone already, some before they even reached my shop, so grab them while you can! 

My store will be closing for the holidays a little early this year as I commence a night course in a couple of weeks. So seriously, if you like what you see......you know what to do!

I have only a very limited stock of mini Connemara marble trees left already. Going, going ......

 

My Irish sea glass fairy / angels would make a very unique gift. They are not just for Christmas as they double up as sun catchers when the festivities are over.

This is the last of the flat, round disc ornaments. in Connemara marble...at least for 2014...

....and you will also find a few very unique, OOAK ornaments too. Please do let me know if purchasing as a gift.

I'm Dreaming of a Wire Christmas

Irish sea glass ornament

As like last year, the Christmas ornaments are flying out of my shop since the beginning of November..but it makes sense as most of them have to travel across the ocean to USA and Canada and maybe as far as Australia and Japan again. Last shipping dates for overseas is 6th December! That is only a couple of weeks away.

It's so cool to think something I wrapped up in wire with my own hands will be gracing Christmas trees in various parts of the world. I hope they bring a little Irish luck and a lot of joy, especially when given to or purchased by an ex-pat Paddy far away from home. (I'm allowed use the P word, I'm 100% Paddy Irish! Thems there the rules, so they are!)

          

I have only  2 mini Connemara marble trees left!!  OK I also have one, as yet unwrapped, stone waiting to be decorated. I always save one until last lest a customer wants the wire wrapping to be personalised. But I wont be holding back much longer. It has to get into my shop soon or it wont get out of it on time for last shipping (oh, did I mention it was 6th December for overseas?)

Oh Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree

Slowly getting my Christmas stock made up and listed. Here's a glimpse at Irish ornaments recently listed or coming soon:

Connemara marble mini tree 

Fresh in store is this cute, 3 inch mini tree made from Connemara marble and wrapped with silver plate. The wee star incorporated above is also made of this rare, Irish stone. This year I am only doing a very limited number of the mini trees and each one is different.

Aventurine gemstone & silver flower/snowflake luxury ornament

I thought I'd branch out (if you'll forgive the pun) and use a different gemstone for one or two Christmas tree ornaments. Aventurine is a stunning, semi translucent semi precious stone. This luxury ornament will come into its own with fairy lights twinkling around it.

COMING SOON:

Irish marble mini tree decoration

Celtic Connemara marble ornament

OOAK tree decoration from Ireland

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Click HERE for a little info on Connemara marble

Latest Treasuries

Treasuries are showcase lists of Etsy goodies from various shops. They are artfully put together by members of the Etsy community. As always, I am grateful to have been included in a few recent ones by my Etsy colleagues near and far and would like to say THANK YOU!

'Stonehenge' by lynncorr

Handmade beautiful stones to treasure!

Baltic Sea Stones, Baltic S... CodettiSupply $6	Zen Crochet Lace Stone Art, ... NutmegCottage $12	Frog Stone, Parent and Baby... MountainArtCas... $37.95	Unique Engagement Gift- Pers... SticksnStone $65
Deep Pink Druzy Necklace - M... LovGeo $265	Haematite Classic Necklace, ... evecollection $15	Carnelian Carved Flower Brac... BijouxEmmElle $31	Heart Pendant Necklace Red S... mufi $35
Beautiful handmade statement... RoxInABoxByDi $49.99	Connemara Marble Claddagh Pe... HandmadebyAmor $69	Pretty light green-blue ston... bannerandsail $8	Leather Bracelet Full Moon M... DreamsFactory $60
Agate and Pearl Stretch Brac... oldandnew8 $22	Natural Green jadeite jade h... jade2080 $17.99	Natural Amethyst Stone Whole... GoldYardGauges $11.99	Sterling silver ring with bl... artisanimpact $88

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Thanks Lynn for this precious collection, after all, stones are little pieces of the very planet we walk on. I'm so glad you included my Connemara marble and Claddagh pendant. This stone is practically Ireland's national gemstone.

'SEAGREEN' by patriciafeeney1

This Treasury features wonderful creations from the Craftyirelandteam and our friends from the Shiny Happy People Team. Enjoy!

Bead Embroidery Necklace Pen... lutita $125	Go to the Beach! Minimalist ... GeekChicPrints $16	Mermaid Inspired Shell Turqu... InVintageHeave... $84.99	Dala Horse fabric brooch Swe... WhenArtMetClot... $12
Statue of Liberty Greeting C... PforPoppy $2.75	Turquoise Aqua necklace, cro... FunAroundTheCl... $12.5	Blue Summer Sky Swirl Ring M... ValgStudio $18	Irish Sea Glass Shards (7)Ob... Nancenet70 $12.5
Long Snow White Cotton Scarf... dragonfly1760 $30	Aquamarine sea water, old st... cherryblossomt... $15	Anemone embellished turquois... rosiegceramics $34	Sea Green Slouchy Beanie Hazeldonnelly $63
Handmade Felted Soap - Sea B... FeltBySheena $4	I Heart Coffee Heart. Decoup... DarcyWoodCraft $10	SALE Long Turquoise Stone Pe... HandmadebyAmor $22	Print from original artwork ... RubilyArt $6

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Thank you Patricia for this stunning collection. I'm delighted to see my turquoise pendant in the mix.

'Rare encounters ...and gorgeous !' by linenartisan

When Art Met craft people ...Jane Vallender inspired me with the name of her shop..from the shiny happy people / etsy ireland duo team blitz

3D moth brooch machine embro... WhenArtMetClot... $18	Vintage Italian Florentine T... AloofNewfWhims... $14	Unique Anklet Bracelet - Vin... InVintageHeave... $25	Sterling Silver Musical Note... Kailajewellery $23
Tiny violin and clef charm g... WhimsyJig $13	Opulent Gold Silk and Velvet... FabricateDesig... $25	999 Fine Silver Shamrock Nec... OceanMoonDesig... $40	Black bird necklace large pe... PetrasCreation... $22
Flower, Dangle earrings teal... AmberSky $48.5	Not Forgotten, 8.5x11 Inch P... ThisYearsGirl $25	Connemara Marble Claddagh Pe... HandmadebyAmor $69	Awakening - 8 x 12 AlisonScarpull... $33
Image of Rusted Truck Engin... IMAGESBYMARQ $20	Limited Edition Print of the... MaryCrowleyArt $35	Pastel Marie Antoinette Door... gypsyfables $18	Chandelier lighting. Crystal... yehudalight $139

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And thanks Marga for indluding my Claddagh and Connemara marble pendant in this atmospheric treasury.

'Deck The Halls' by jillsansum

Created for Craft Britannia Treasurethon 14

Christmas bunting, Christmas... AislingDezines $18	Felt Christmas Stocking Deco... WillowsRoom $7	Set of 3 Christmas star deco... SewGifted $10	Christmas decor - Christmas ... skrynka $12
Robin Embroidery Hoop Oothatsnice $9.5	Ceramic Christmas tree decor... damsontreepott... $12	Stained glass candle holder ... RainbowStained... $85	Christmas tree ornament - Ch... PixiesForest $18
6 Christmas Tree Baulbs / Me... ProjectSarafan $15	Christmas Decor, Gemstone Or... HandmadebyAmor $19.5	Burlap Christmas Angels Set ... VasilinkaStore $18	Set of 3 Handmade Needle Fel... MiaPuPe $77
Christmas wreath - Advent wr... florasense $38	Christmas Robin, hanging dec... WoolworksToo $10	Advent Calendar Tree Wooden ... SlippinSouther... $79	A Child is Born Nativity Set... BlocksOfLove1 $10.99

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> And today I discovered my aventurine Christmas ornament in this wonderfully festive list curated by Jilly. Thanks so much!!