Wish list: crafty offerings and Scandi-inspired accessories

Esther N McCarthy picks crafty offerings and Scandi-inspired accessories this week

The work of Dundalk-based textile artist Fiona Quigley will be on display the second Louth Craftmark Winter Fair at Bellurgan Park House on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 16, 17 and 18 next.

This gorgeous merino wool knitted hot water bottle and cover is €65 and created by Liadain Aiken knitwear, she’ll be exhibiting her crafts along with 140 different stalls at the annual Dublin Flea Christmas Market at The Point Village, Dublin 1. It takes places over two weekends in December 6-9 and 13-16.

Check out these sweet hand-rolled candles, €7 from Beeswax Candles, another company you can see at the Dublin Flea Christmas Market. www.localenterprise/ie

Get a bit of Scandi chic on the breakfast table with this love heart egg cup from Nordic House. €12 each and made from acacia wood, they come with a porcelain spoon in the base. www.nordichouse.co.uk

With the Harry Potter prequel: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald ready for release on November 16, get ready to see Hogsworth merchandise hitting the shelves for Christmas. I love this purple ceramic Knight bus moneybox from Penneys, might make a nice stocking filler for a muggle or two this Christmas.

This Tom Larkin hobby horse is the kind of thing you can expect at the Ballymaloe Craft Fair. It’s on in the Grainstore Friday November 16 to Sunday 18. www.ballymaloefestivals.ie.

Get ready for the season of relatives landing on top of you to visit. Put them up in style with this Lola Sofabed from DFS. Taking inspiration from Scandinavian design, the Lola’s got a neat linear design, wooden legs, and a button back style for a cool look. €719, www.dfs.ie

This is the fascinating Foxwood, the work of acrylic painter Orla Barry, who’s based in Dundalk, it’ll be part of the Louth Craftmark Winter Fair November 16-18, see www.bellurganpark.ie/events/louth-craftmark-winter-fair and www.orlabarry.com