Birthday gifts

Here's a lovely little project from Kikkerland that can help bring you back to earth. Much like mindful colouring, focusing on a project like this can have a lovely calming effect, and allows you to put order on one small square of the universe. Also doubles as an adorable decoration. Learn the traditional handicraft of punch needle or rug hooking and create your very own miniature tapestry. Kit comes with everything needed including: 1 adjustable bamboo hoop, 1 punch needle, 1 needle threader, 1 cotton cloth with printed template, and plenty of yarn to complete the design. Keep busy with some of our other creative kits What's it made of? ABS, cotton, steel, yarn, bamboo. How does it come? In a card box approx 17 x 18.5 x 2 cm.

Here's a lovely little project from Kikkerland that can help bring you back to earth. Much like mindful colouring, focusing on a project like this can have a lovely calming effect, and allows you to put order on one small square of the universe. Also doubles as an adorable decoration. Learn the traditional handicraft of punch needle or rug hooking and create your very own miniature tapestry with a lovely bird design. Kit comes with everything needed, including: 1 adjustable bamboo hoop, 1 punch needle, 1 needle threader, 1 cotton cloth with printed template, and plenty of yarn to complete the design. Keep busy with some of our other creative kits What's it made of? ABS, cotton, steel, yarn, bamboo. How does it come? In a card box approx 17 x 18.5 x 2 cm.

Clover Rua designed this Dún Laoghaire Pier Bandstand Tea Towel, featuring the 1890 Victorian wrought iron bandstand and sun shelter, showcasing the impressive engineering of the largest man-made harbour in western Europe. Love Dublin gifts ? We have loads of those, and we also have loads of new home gifts What's it made of? Screen-printed on 100% natural cotton using environmentally friendly inks. How does it come? Tied with a red ribbon with a label Tea towel 48 x 76cm approx

This graphic Liffey Bridges Tea Towel was designed by Clover Rua, It features six iconic Dublin bridges. The Ha'penny Bridge was Dublin's first toll bridge, built in 1816 to replace barges that ferried people from one side to the other. Dubliners were charged to use it to cross for the first 100 years of its existence. Grattan Bridge, whose current incarnation was built by the amazingly named Bindon Blood Stoney, who is also responsible for O'Connell Bridge and the North Bull lighthouse, as well as inventing the diving bell. The James Joyce Bridge, named for the author, and built in 2003, scenes of it being driven down the quays ahead of installation made the nationwide news. One of Joyce's stories - The Dead - was set in nearby 15 Ushers Island. O'Connell Bridge, originally designed by James Gandon and called Carlisle Bridge, the current version was redesigned and renamed in 1882, and is unusual as it is wider than it is long, with a span of 45m and a width of 50m. Rory O'Moore Bridge, formerly the Victoria & Albert bridge it was renamed for Rory O'Moore, a central figure in the Irish rebellion of 1641. Samuel Beckett Bridge is the most recent addition to Dublin's bridges and was designed by Santiago Calatrava , who also designed the James Joyce Bridge. It's designed to echo a harp on its side and can be opened to allow large ships to pass upstream. The strings of the harp can be lit up using low-energy LED in various colours to display images or messages. The Loopline Bridge for the Dart, built in 1891, was very controversial at the time as it blocked the view of the Custom House; it was deemed necessary to allow transatlantic mail to be delivered from both Cobh and Dun Laoghaire ports. Love Dublin gifts ? We have loads of those, and we also have loads of new home gifts What's it made of? Screen-printed on 100% natural cotton using environmentally friendly inks. How does it come? Tied with a red ribbon with a label. Tea towel 48 x 76cm approx

This map of Irish-isms is the ideal leaving gift for anyone moving abroad. No matter what strange phrases they come out with, it gives context to our unique use of syntax here in Ireland and assures anyone meeting them for the first time that this is, in fact, normal. Made by dusty boy designs in Wexford, these handsome prints sprinkle a little bit of Irish sensibility to any interior. If you happen to be down that way, they also run a gorgeous cafe in Enniscorthy. What's it made of? A4 digital print on paper, printed in patriotic green. How does it come? Unframed, in a plastic sleeve

A deck of cards featuring 52 different Dublin drinking establishments. These lovingly illustrated playing cards celebrate the finest Dublin Pubs and can be used as a regular deck of cards, a memento, or a challenge. Have you been to them all? Along with the most famous haunts, there are some unusual choices, along with an illustration and an address (should you need it). They were selected by Cassie Stokes, who is famous on the internet for both collecting and giving the best pub recommendations. Love Dublin- themed things? We've got loads! what's it made from? Card how does it come? In a box 9 x 6.5 x 2cm approx.

Johnny Marr is the ultimate Musician's Musician. In this amazing comprehensive and beautifully illustrated catalogue of his guitars he tells the story of his life through the instrument that has defined it. He got his first guitar aged 5 and has never been without once since. From the cherry Red Gretsch Super Axe that was so synonymous with the sound of the Smyths to the Fender Jaguar and everything in between Marr discusses where, how and when these amazing objects came into his possession and how they help him redefine how guitars were used in Music. Who wrote it? Johnny Marr. Photos by Pat Graham How does it come? Hardback, 33 x 25 x 3.5 cm, 286 pages.

Rumpelstiltskin might have been spinning gold thread in the classic fairytale, but botanopia is using it to embroider these pretty brooches. The box contains three different Aroid leaves, each with its own personality - A Monstera Deliciosa leaf, a Philodendron Xanadu leaf, and a Philodendron Squamiferum leaf. Cluster them together for a big statement, or add one each to a collar, a hat, or a bag for a little extra style. They’re as much fun to make as they are to look at. They are embroidered on a special fabric that dissolves in water. After a good wash, poof, the background is all gone! Ideal to hide a small stain or hole in your favourite clothes as once they're pinned no one will be any the wiser. How Does it Come? As a set of 3 Leaves. A beautifully presented recyclable cardboard box. Leaves are approx. 4 x 3cm each with a pin back.

This lovely cuckoo clock chimes with a round of bird song every hour. Once the big hand gets to 12, the little bird pops out of his house and lets you know the hour has changed. Just like a real bird, your cuckoo doesn't sing all night. It only chimes between 6 am and 9 pm, meaning he won't disturb your beauty sleep. There's a volume button on the back and also a button to hear the birds anytime you like. Made by Amsterdam-based kikkerland , who have been delighting customers with affordable, unique, well-designed products since 1992. How does it come? Fully assembled in a box approx. 22 x 21 x 10 cm, with full setting instructions. Requires 3 x AA batteries.

Made in France, these very clever lunar brooches are fixed with a magnet, rather than a pin, so they won't leave a hole or a mark on your clothes. The magnet is strong enough to hold a scarf, but so light it won't weigh you down at all. Designed by Constance Guisset, who is known for the lightness and delicacy of her designs, the range includes a solar brooch in gold tone, inspired by the suns rays, a lunar brooch in silver tone that echos the surface of the moon, and a mist brooch in copper tone that billows like a cloud. These lovely brooches set off any outfit to a t. How Does it Come? In a blue card box 7 x 7 x 1 cm. Brooch is silver plated metal and has a diameter of 5cm.

It is no secret that the price of a cup of coffee has gone up over the last while, so why not start growing your coffee at home? This self-cultivation kit comes in a delightful coffee cup-shaped package and allows you to plant the coffee bush and enjoy the process from bean to cup. The kit i ncludes: 3 biodegradable pots, 3 substrate tablets, 1 packet of Arabica coffee seeds, and a guide with instructions. The ideal gift for the coffee lover in your life or for those who want to start living more sustainably . We have a great collection of garden gifts. Or need a little token to say congrats to someone? How does it come? In a card box takeaway coffee cup-shaped box with a printed sleeve. Approx. 9.5 x 11.5 cm.