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Furnival's Workshop Crafts from FurnivalsWorkshop on Etsy by Claire O'Byrne I use only salvaged, recycled and second-hand materials for my crafts.

I live on a boat on a canal in the Pennine hills and I make things from wood, horn and bone in my tiny workshop. I source my wood from the woods and hedgerows in the places I travel through, collecting only the dead and seasoned branches. I also collect it from skips, dumping sites and (with permission) from people's winter log piles. I'm lucky to have a couple of tree surgeons in my family who of

ten save me any interesting pieces they come across. I sometimes buy ornaments made from unusual wood or bone from charity shops to make into hair toys. The antler I use is naturally shed and foraged by myself or donated by friends. Mainly I work with native British hardwoods and in them I find a beauty and character to rival the most costly and endangered imported exotic woods. I have always been fascinated by the trees of my native islands and the history and folklore that surrounds each species. Part of the magic of wooden crafts is knowing their story: the characteristics of the living tree, the superstitions and legends associated with it, the place where it grows, the story of how part of it came to be turned into something else. Whenever possible I try to pinpoint exactly where my wood comes from and hopefully share a bit of the magic I find in the woods and hedgerows.

The snow has arrived! We are snowed in; there are six miles of hilly single-track road to the nearest village. ❄️
05/01/2025

The snow has arrived! We are snowed in; there are six miles of hilly single-track road to the nearest village. ❄️

A new variation on my helix design up in the shop later this evening- a four-prong Squid helix! I think it looks like it...
20/11/2024

A new variation on my helix design up in the shop later this evening- a four-prong Squid helix! I think it looks like it’s swimming peacefully through the deeps. Carved from Rhododendron wood collected from Calverley Woods in Bradford, with a topper of dyed greed Maple burl and an inlay of mystery wood from a little wooden box that I bought in a charity shop in Barnard Castle.

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An incredible sunrise this morning, and a frost!
12/11/2024

An incredible sunrise this morning, and a frost!

Lovely misty Autumn morning at my tiny house under the Sycamore tree 🍁
25/10/2024

Lovely misty Autumn morning at my tiny house under the Sycamore tree 🍁

The Northern Lights just now, all around the valley ❤️
10/10/2024

The Northern Lights just now, all around the valley ❤️

16/01/2024

It’s a wee bit cold today. This is the waterfall in the ravine behind our house ❄️

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