Other Lovely Things @ Crafts Alive
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Aled Jenkins
Slate
As well as his range of jewellery, Aled also makes a variety of slate vases and clocks from recycled Welsh roofing slates and window cill offcuts.
"I work with reclaimed Welsh roofing slate contrasting the natural roughness of the slate with a highly polished smooth and tactile surface. The slate is cut roughly to size and shape then hand carved and polished to create pieces to wear, also vessels and clocks to enhance the home."
Angled Walled Garden
Dried Flower Bouquets
All our flowers are grown, dried and arranged using traditional, organic & ethical methods in our beautiful coastal walled garden here in South Wales, Pembrokeshire.
Art Love
Candles
Handmade scented candles.
Botanical Booksmith
Delightful handmade journals from Jules.
"I have a lifelong love of books and I am inspired by the worn textile, aged fabrics and the stories that lay within them. I choose to use many of these reclaimed materials for my books. I squirrel away ednless supplies of found objects, old fabrics, odd buttons and papers ready to use in future book projects.
Each book takes up to a week or more to create and is lovingly hand bound using traditional bookbinding techniques. I frequently leave the bindings exposed as I feel they are too beautiful to be hidden."
GrayJean
Woodturning
Handcrafted pens in a variety of local hard woods, using wood turning technique.
Penlanlas Soaps
Soapmaking
Penlas soaps are made the old way, entirely by hand using only natural ingredients. Each soap is infused with a blend of oils and dried ingredients giving them a uniquely refreshing smell and feel.
Abercenfi Leather Works
Leatherwork
Abercenfi Leather Works is a renowned manufacturer and retailer of leather goods.
With a deep passion for quality and craftsmanship, we create exquisite leather products that stand the test of time.
Our commitment to using only premium Italian leather and hand-stitching techniques reflects our dedication to excellence.
Joyful Silvester
Origami
My name is Joy and I live just outside of Lampeter in West Wales and work from my garden studio overlooking the beautiful river Aeron.
I am self taught in the art and techniques of folding flat sheets of paper into 3D shapes. This is a traditional art origionating in Japan.
Ori - meaning to fold
Kami - meaning paper
Known now as the art of Origami.
I use bright and vibrant papers to design and create mobiles, bunting, cards and party crackers. I also enjoy sourcing paper from pre-loved books and maps. All bead adornments that I use are also pre-loved and make each piece unique.
I specialise in making dragons, cranes and butterflies.
I also make to order a range of origami decorations for weddings and special events.
