Wishlist: Pendant lamp

Each week, Esther N McCarthy scouts around for interesting bits for your home. This week, she suggests some gifts for Mother’s Day.

* Flowers are always in flavour, but they don’t have to be the fresh kind. Why not treat Mum to a pendant lamp, with nine flowers that will never die. €265, available from Meadows & Byrne, Clonakilty. www.meadowsandbyrne.com

* A nice little gift is Brooke & Shoals’ natural soy wax candle. This one is grapefruit and lemongrass, €17.95. Their sophisticated harmonious fragrances create divine aromas that last. Using natural soy wax from a sustainable source makes them environmentally friendly and also ensures a clean toxin-free burn. Presented in ribbon-tied boxes, they make extremely desirable gifts. Stockists include Bags & Bling, Clonakilty; Bluebells, Midleton; Health & Home, Douglas and Rohu’s Country Market, Innishannon. For more stockists information visit www.brookeandshoals.ie.