On St. Brigid’s Day in Ireland it is customary to make reed crosses named after the saint. But, if like me, you live in the city, it is not easy to find an abundant supply of reeds. In America, reeds and rushes don’t grow as prolifically as in the wet soil of my homeland. Image […]
Winner Of The Custom-Made Alphabet Art By Letters From Ireland
A big thank you to everyone who participated in this week’s giveaway for a custom made piece of alphabet photo art by Letters From Ireland. It was lovely to hear the inspirational words readers would use to create their own unique piece of artwork. A big thank you to Letters From LLC for graciously sponsoring […]
Holiday Giveaway From MyIrelandBox
This Thanksgiving weekend MyIrelandBox, a subscription service providing monthly Irish craft surprises from Ireland, has graciously sponsored another giveaway for Irish American Mom readers. Based in a pretty little town on the western coast of the Emerald Isle, MyIrelandBox curates the best of Irish made crafts, delivering monthly surprises directly to your door. Our previous […]
Giveaway Time: Custom-Made Alphabet Art By Letters From Ireland
Letters From Ireland offers custom-made alphabet photo art using unique images captured throughout Ireland. Today I am delighted to introduce you to this creative and imaginative art work, and to offer you a chance to win your very own piece of fabulous art, inspired by my homeland. Alphabet photo art, or alphabet photography, is the […]
The Ring Of Kerry – Distinctive Irish Jewelry by Paul F. Kelly
The ancient Irish were accomplished goldsmiths. The earliest golden ornaments discovered in Ireland date back as far as 2000 B.C. Lunulae were thinly beaten sheets of metal worn around the neck by our noble predecessors. Celtic craftsmen from the first millenium created astonishingly beautiful artifacts like the Ardagh Chalice and the Tara Brooch, with an […]
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