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Crafting Your Memories: To Personalise or not to Personalise..

Amanda Coen

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Crafting Your Memories: To Personalise or not to Personalise..

Hello, I'm not sure how old I was but I remember my mother showing me some of her personal treasures when I was a young girl and explaining the significance of particular sentimental mementos to me. These times gave me wonderful glimpses and insights into my mother's world before I ever existed and even before she got married. I had a view, through chinks in time, to a life that was different in many ways. Key of the Door There was a silver plastic key with a '21' cut out on it representing 'the key of the door' which was a big...


'Whispers of Spring: My New Collections Quietly Unfold Behind the Curtains of Craft Workshops

Amanda Coen

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'Whispers of Spring: My New Collections Quietly Unfold Behind the Curtains of Craft Workshops

Hello, Just like that we're off to another good start. Like a spring coiled and ready for action I have started to plan, design, collect and collate the content for my 'Whispers of Spring gift guide' containing the new collections which I will reveal in the first quarter of the year.. a date to be decided.. These thoughtful collections of unique craft pieces are typically small, due to the handmade nature of them. The members of my newsletter will get exclusive early bird access for a limited viewing time before the collections become available to the public. Make sure you...


A Sneak Peek into Parade Handmade's Spring Gift Guide 2024

Amanda Coen

A Sneak Peek into Parade Handmade's Spring Gift Guide 2024

Hello! As we inch slowly toward the blossoming of spring, I'm thrilled to offer you an exclusive sneak peek into the work going on behind my upcoming Spring Gift Guide. This guide is not any old collection; it's kind of a collaboration of creative ideas and personal touches including the wonderful suggestions from many of my cherished newsletter members. Get the Newsletter! Thoughtful Gifts for Every Occasion: 'Gifting is an art, they say and I've got you covered', (sounds a bit like a Humphrey Bogart impression but it's true..) I aim to make my Spring Gift Guide a creative resource...


Embarking on a Creative Journey: Goals, Growth, and Good Times in the New Year

Amanda Coen

Embarking on a Creative Journey: Goals, Growth, and Good Times in the New Year

Another great year Here’s to another great year of striving and achieving all that we can for ourselves and those near and dear to us. Let us also extend a little goodwill, energy, and good intention to those outside our circle who need our care from time to time. Happy New Year to all of you who pass my door and those who don’t. I believe that when we are responsible and intentional in positive ways, and when we are kind in our day-to-day actions and interactions with all living beings and the earth, it causes a ripple that resonates...


Unwrapping the Art of Sustainable Gift Wrapping: From Passion to Purpose

Unwrapping the Art of Sustainable Gift Wrapping: From Passion to Purpose

Wrapping Christmas Gifts Could be Considered a Sustainable Passion Many people say they hate gift wrapping but if I were the betting kind I’d gamble that if they had the time and the materials along with a little knowledge they would hate it a little less and even begin to enjoy it. If you are the kind that would do anything else but gift wrapping then this blog post is for you and if you are the kind that loves nothing better than to gift wrap and could gift wrap for Ireland as a sport like I would or indeed...