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A Tribal Wedding
I was recently commissioned to carve a wedding spoon for a mate of mine who I met on a little road-trip across China, Tibet and Nepal. It's ALWAYS a pleasure to carve lovespoons for weddings and...
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A Perfect Christmas!!
Christmas is approaching rapidly and that means postal service will be slowing down any day now! If you're in the market for an 'immaculately conceived' gift this year, you can do no better than one...
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Wax on, wax off!
I've been pretty enthralled with some lovely Breton wedding spoons pictures that my friend Gérard Dumont sent me a few weeks back. Gérard is an outstanding authority on Breton style spoons and has...
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Last Chance!!!!
Well, it's too late for Europe and the UK, but there is still a tiny bit of time left for those living in Canada or the USA to have a beautiful, hand-crafted David Western Lovespoon under the tree...
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A new year of new adventures
One of my lovespoon carving buddies dropped me a note on Facebook yesterday asking to see a picture of anything interesting I might have on the work-bench at the moment.So, I grabbed the trusty Fuji...
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Valentine's Day Approaches
Valentine's Day draws ever nearer and it's time to think about a lovely gift for your sweetie!! Don't settle for the same old flowers and chocolates that you fall back on every year!! Do something...
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Breton Wedding Spoons
I'm finally starting to get the hang of the wax inlay process that is a necessary part of carving an authentic looking Breton wedding spoon. After a couple of false starts...notably the poorly hinged...
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Are You Romantic Enough?
With Valentine's Day just over a week away, here's a quick question for you:Are you romantic enough to give a lovespoon like this one to your sweetie, or are going to be content with the...
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A Special Anniversary
I've just finished carving a very special 'bouquet of roses' for a wonderful couple celebrating their 10th anniversary. They are repeat customers whom I feel exceptionally proud to be able to carve...
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A Political Comment
This is the first time I've ever done 'political commentary' with a lovespoon! But I couldn't resist and call it, "Left, Right and Centre"I just couldn't help but notice that just like politics, the...
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Well, it's been a long while since I did any blogging. LOTS has been going on, but because all the work I was doing was 'surprise' work, I couldn't post any pictures until I was sure that the spoons...
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My Tiny Shop
A few years back I decided to make myself a little shop down at the back corner of the garden. At the time, the only thing going on there was an overgrown compost pile and an out of control bush that...
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CHRISTMAS!!
With Christmas just around the corner, what better time to think about a beautiful lovespoon for your sweetie...or even for your spouse! If you want something really unique and handmade, then I'm your...
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Another year!
Another year has shot by before I even realized it. I haven't done any blog posting, but have kept myself busy researching and writing a number of articles on European 'lovespoon' carving for the...
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A New Year and New Ideas
A new year has arrived and it has only taken a couple of weeks for all my resolutions and plans to go out the window!! I had intended unveiling a new webpage....which I haven't even begun designing...
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Norwegian Wedding SpoonsA while back, I was fortunate to receive a lovely set of antique Norwegian wedding spoons from my friend the renowned spoon collector Norman Stevens. I was immediately...
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Happy St. Dwynwen's Day! The big day for Welsh lovers everywhere! Here's a great poster my lovely friends Gaabi and Ceri at Americymru made for me! THIS is what happens when you forget to give your...
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WEDDING SEASON
WEDDING SEASON!!Wedding season has begun and if you are hoping to have a lovely set of Norwegian style wedding spoons to help you enjoy your first morsel of cake as a couple, then I am your man! I...
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Celtic knot work humble beginnings!Many years back, when I first got into serious love spoon carving, I was inspired by the wonderful Welsh love spoon carver Mike Davies to incorporate some Celtic...
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Since the 1960's, 'traditional' Welsh lovespoons have evolved a certain commercial style. Easy to mass produce but lacking in imagination and soul, they are the the double-edged sword of the spoon...
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What a difference a week makes!
Last Saturday I was pretty shocked when the following notice appeared on my Facebook feed. Apparently, a TV cook named Brian Turner had thrown a Welsh lovespoon into the fire on James Martin's...
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Wedding Season is Almost Here!!With wedding season almost upon us, now is the time to consider this super romantic double end lovespoon for the happy couple. What better way to...
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WEDDING SEASON!!It's wedding season and lots of couple's with Norwegian/Scandinavian ancestry are contacting me to provide them with the beautiful traditional wedding spoons once used by newlywed...
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Over the years, I have been enormously fortunate to enjoy the enthusiastic support of a wonderful woodcarving magazine. Funnily enough, it is called Wood Carving Magazine, which is both easy to...
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NORWEGIAN WEDDING SPOONS FOR SALE!!With wedding season once again rapidly approaching, its time to get your orders in if you are hoping to have a set of these beauties for your big day! I'm one of the...
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