Gift Ornaments, Fairies and Charms

Handmade by Amo'r is not just about jewellery and accessories. I also make wire wrapped ornaments, fairies, suncatchers and other pretty things to decorate your home, your festive tree or hang on your rear view mirror.

Irish Sea Glass Suncatcher, ornament or pendant

 Sea glass makes great suncatchers and Christmas ornaments as it looks spectacular with the light shining through it. I keep mine simple and versatile. You can choose where to hang it and if you prefer, you can even put it on your favourite chain and wear this one as a pendant.

sea glass and crystal fairy

  I teamed this drilled sea glass with silver componants and pink crystal to make a cute fairy. It will catch the light beautifully. The crystal adds extra sparkle and would be perfect for hanging in a little girl's bedroom. It would make a realy cool thank you gift for a young bridesmaid or flower girl.

 

So too will this pink heart and crystal ornament. But again, a grown up could wear either of these ornaments as pendants. Alternatively you could hang them on your Christmas tree or on the car rear view mirror.

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Foot Injury Forces Me to Get Craftier

During September I was very frustrated to have developed plantar fasciitis from all the walking and hiking I did (or overdid) since January; hence the sudden drop off from blogging about inspiring Irish scenery.  No pun intended with the cliff pic...well OK then, maybe a wee bit intended.

 

Lower cliff path, Howth

I was out nearly every weekend, walking for miles and feeling healthy, happy and full of creative ideas. Unfortunately, I ended up with this painful soul infliction. Yes, yes, I meant 'sole'  infliction but I'm leaving my Freudian spelling mistake as is. After all, it is soul destroying.

I am pretty hobbled and wonder if I have a heel spur too. I've managed a few short walks, though I've paid for it dearly afterwards. I can only look on the bright side though. Losing the motivation to spend entire days out in the wilds has meant I finally made time to work on my Christmas stock. (Um... is it too soon to use the 'C' word?)

Connemara marble Star ornament

I'm a little embarrassed to be posting about Christmas a few weeks before Halloween has had a chance to say Boo! 

 Connemara marble Christmas ornament

The reality is though, if my Irish ornaments are to find happy homes this side of the holidays they need to be in my store like yesterday. Looking at other shops on Etsy, I am indeed a  bit behind.

Pink crystal angel

I do tend to have one or two tree ornaments and beaded angels lurking at the back of my shop at any given time. It's surprising that I sold one or two in recent months and 4 of them in July. Seems Christmas is never entirely out of style.

Irish sea glass ornament (or pendant)

I spent a good portion of the weekend wiring up ornaments and new jewellery. They are photographed but waiting patiently to be edited and listed. But I have a huge list of goodies yet to make and I wonder will it happen? Where are Santa's elves when you need them? Time to put my best foot forward then. I guess that would be the one without the plantar fasciitis.