Inspired by Nature — Irish life

Coming Home to Nature video

• Anne Harrington Rees • Anne Harrington Rees • Designs from Nature • Dog walk • Flowers • Fuchsia • Garden • Irish designer • Irish gifts • Irish life • Made in Ireland • Nature • Nature-inspired designs • Plants • Pollinators • Rescue dogs • Rural life • Walk • Wildlife gardening

Coming Home to Nature video

You may have spotted my short YouTube video on my 'About Me' page.  In late 2020, I decided to apply for the Local Enterprise Office Trading Online Voucher for funding to help improve my website rankings on search engines.  I'm not one for appearing in front of a camera, but I'd been thinking about how I might best tell the story behind my design work, and advice was that a short video was the way to go.  I spoke with a few friends and they suggested that I speak with Seán Phair of Ambiguous Fiddle.  We came up with a plan...

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Inspiration in Nature

• Anne Harrington Rees • Anne Harrington Rees • Bracken • Designs from Nature • Flowers • Frost • Fuchsia • Garden • Irish designer • Irish gifts • Irish life • Irish tea towel • Made in Ireland • Nature • Nature-inspired designs • Plants • Rural life • Stay safe • Tea Towel

Inspiration in Nature

So many people comment on how my Nature-inspired designs cheer them up, as they try to deal with the challenges that currently face us all.  People who haven't been able to make it here during 2020 have been gifted Fuchsia tea towels, which are a reminder of the laneways in this part of Ireland.  It's lovely to think that this design, inspired by the Fuchsia growing in our garden, has found its way into homes around the world and is helping to lift the spirits of all who receive it. It'll be a few months until the Fuchsia is flowering again and vibrating...

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Online Shop Remains Open

• Anne Harrington Rees • Anne Harrington Rees • Bird song • Covid-19 • Covid-19 experiences • Designs from Nature • Flowers • International Dawn Chorus Day • Irish designer • Irish gifts • Irish life • Nature • Online shop • Pollinators • Rural life • Skibbereen Farmers' Market • Stay safe

Online Shop Remains Open

I hope you are all keeping well amidst these uncertain times.  Due to bad weather and the Coronavirus/Covid-19 restrictions, I've only set up at one Skibbereen Farmers' Market so far this year.  So, as well as missing visits to family and friends, I'm also missing seeing my fellow stallholders and regular visitors to my stall, both human and canine!  But my online shop is still open, if you need to order anything.  My designs are printed and made in Ireland, with health advice adhered to at all times.  I work from home and fold, label and package every item myself.  Delivery might...

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