Introducing...

We have a new addition here at chez abigail*ryan...

Everyone, meet Mister Angus Bell.

He is eight weeks old (and a day) and is a Lhasa Apso (The breed were originally the alarm dogs for Tibetan Monks, and as such, they love sitting on your feet when they love you to keep you warm and show their affection... :)).

We have had him since Saturday and he is doing very well so far... he was a little sad being away from his mummy and sisters on the first night, but he is getting used to us and we're making great friends!

His bed, which firmly resembles a cloud, is helping greatly - especially as he's been feeling a little poorly since getting his jags and tablets at the vet yesterday. A hot little tummy and him being off his food is making Ryan and I quite worried and jangly as new pup owners... but he is perky as anything today, playing and being cheeky and drinking lots of water - so we think he is on the mend.

Best gift ever. (Thank you Mister R. Bell, xox)

*small paw high 5 from Angus* ;)

Abigail@abigail*ryan

New Tea-towels...

At LAST, our brand new tea-towel designs, which we had been working on so hard, have finally arrived back from the printers and we are *delighted* with them!

I managed to find a few hours of sunshine yesterday, helped with the external natural reflector that snow is (!), to shoot them all and they are now full live and online, in the SHOP.

We have three new designs, in two colourways each... Dahlia in Raspberry and Mango, Agapanthus in Heather and Cornflower, and Hydrangea in Avocado and Duck Egg Blue!

We hope you will love them as much as we do, and will enjoy their new introductory price of £9.50, which, we think, makes them the perfect gift for Christmas... especially if you are going to parties, as they make idea host/hostess pressies!!

Happy Browsing!

much more to share, *very* soon!!

Abigail@abigail*ryan

Abigail's Sale is LIVE!!

My Sale is LIVE! To claim your 25% discount, and ensure Christmas delivery, enter the code 'HAPPYHOLIDAYS2010' at checkout...

Happy Shopping!

xo Abigail

Castle Ward Craft Fair Weekend...

Hi everyone - we're back from a brilliant weekend at Castle Ward where we were exhibiting at Crafted 2010...

It was a really successful weekend for us, and our brand new lavender bags and tweed roofed houses went down a storm for Christmas gifts! Here are a few shots from our wee corner...we were really happy with our stand, and now those fairy light are adorning our living room as they made us feel so cheerful! ;)

We have a little bit of re-stocking to do, however, we are hoping to get our new items photographed this week and online for sale asap!

It is *so* cold here, and being in the basement of a big stone castle only made it colder... this was me on day one, but by day three, I was three layers of knitwear deep, plus scarves and the hat. Ryan, and my folks were the same - I'm sure we looked like abominable snowmen!!

For all of you who visited our stand, or purchased some a*r goods, many thanks for stopping by... :)

Back soon,

Abigail@abigail*ryan

p.s. we've heard our teatowels are going to be with us at the end of the week, and we are over the top excited to see them, and share!!! eeeep!

Stacks and stacks (and stacks!)...

Two very long days, hard at work in the studio...we're making stacks and stacks of lovely a*r goodies for the Crafted Fair this weekend (and to debut online very soon!)...

Come and see us at Castle Ward from this Friday through to Sunday.

A*R

Round the houses...

A wee bit of fun from us this week, ahead of attending and exhibiting at the Crafted Craft Fair at Castle Ward next weekend...

Some small bits of softness, for little hands to hold and squish or to decorate a small persons bedrooms - all in the form of little houses. What wee one (or big one, for that matter) wouldn't want to choose their perfect house combo?!

Hand-woven Scottish tweed roofs, Irish linen facade's, Italian lambskin leather doors (oh-so buttery soft) and hand embroidered window panes...I love lining them all up to make terraces ;)

More from the sewing studio all this week as we work on more quilts, brand new cushions, fill yet more lavender bags and all sorts more besides!

See you soon!

Abigail@abigail*ryan

Opening night at Pop-Up TANK Gallery...

Hi everyone - stopping in quickly tonight to share some photos from the opening of the pop-up shop in Armagh which we are part of!

Here is the stand we put up in our little corner of the gallery space...we were really happy with our wee display (and our newly finished lavender bags - they smelt amazing!)...

Click HERE to see the full slideshow of everyone else's work from the show. Info on each maker is available beneath each photo, along with websites (where I can find them etc) - so you can all get a lovely feel for how much fab Art and Craft is in the gallery, even if you can't make it there in person...

If you are local, though, I would thoroughly recommend you make the trip... it's open from now until Christmas Eve, from 11am-9pm... further info can be found on the TANK facebook page HERE!

Congrats to Rachel and Stephen on all their hard work pulling the whole event together - it looks fantastic!!

Abigail & Ryan