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Handmade dolls – Welsh Working Women
These beautiful dolls are made by Nicola Owen in Newport. You might also find them on sale in the Seaways Bookshop, Fishguard.
Posted in Crafts
Tagged crafts, Dinas, Dinas Cross, dolls, Fishguard, Newport Pembs, Nicola Owen, Pembrokeshire, Seaways Bookshop, Tegfan
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Last minute presents anyone?
Natalie’s beautiful beads were on sale at Dinas’s Christmas market in the old school (Yr Hen Ysgol). Natalie usually just makes the beads for family and friends – it’s a hobby that she enjoys. However, I noticed that her stall … Continue reading
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Tagged crafts, Dinas, Dinas Cross, hand-made jewellery, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan, Yr Hen Ysgol
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Driven to reading
Bridget and Barbara have been commuting through Dinas for the past four years, from their homes in Newport and Newcastle Emlyn to their beautiful ‘Seaways’ bookshop in Fishguard’s West Street. The shop has been there a long time, but was rescued … Continue reading
Posted in Art, books, Crafts, Welsh language
Tagged advent calendar, bookshop, crafts, Dinas, Dinas Cross, independent, Pembrokeshire, Seaways, Tegfan
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What to do with all that seaweed
Personally, I don’t do much with seaweed, but I’ve been given a couple of good ideas in Dinas. The first suggestion came from a man who was pushing a wheel barrow full of seaweed up from Aberfforest beach. He told … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Food, Nature
Tagged Anny Carson-Clash, crafts, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Fishguard Market, lampshade, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan, Yr Hen Ysgol
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