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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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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...
View ArticleCHRISTMAS!!
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...
View ArticleAnother 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleWEDDING 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...
View ArticleWhat 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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