Caroline Duffy Designs

Introduction

I had the pleasure of visiting the home and workplace of Caroline Duffy of Caroline Duffy Designs.  I asked Caroline what if any motto she lived her life by and her answer was immediate and simple. 
"Love what you do".

She feels that by spending time every day doing what she loves, she will live a long and happy life.  The fact that Caroline works from home allows her to combine the things she loves in life, her family and her work.  To that end Caroline has converted her attic space into a bright and airy office, allowing her to use her time more effectively.

Origins

The passion for art and design started at an early age, sitting at the kitchen table drawing with her Mother and looking at her whipping up beautiful creations on the sewing machine. 

After studying Printed Textiles in N.C.A.D in Dublin, Caroline worked in the fashion industry in New York, London and Australia. While there I designed fabric prints for high end designers like, Louis Vuitton, Raulph Lauren and David Lawrence, Also high streets labels like Monsoon, River Island and Top Shop.

If you have shopped in and are wearing clothes from any of these labels, you could very well be wearing clothes adorned with Caroline's patterns.

Going It Alone

The love of an Irish man brought Caroline back to Irish shores in 2006 and Caroline decided to establish her own customer base.  Caroline Duffy Designs was born.

Caroline says, "I have specialised in textile design for the last 10 years, but ever since designing my own wedding invitations three years ago I have a huge passion for everything ‘Weddingy’. So now after the birth of my son and daughter I am excited to be launching ‘Caroline Duffy Stationery Boutique’. Here I offer chic, contemporary and classic, couture wedding stationery. My aim is to lovingly design stationery that is easy on the purse and envious to the eye. The stationery designs are very trend driven from whats happening in the fashion and interior design world".

Wedding Stationery

Planning the perfect day can be exciting, fun and hectic, so Caroline provides an elegant and contemporary, hassle free service for you. All the stationery comes in various colour-ways and co-ordinating designs, Save the dates, Invites, Mass booklets/Order of Service, Table Plans, Table numbers, Thank you's and more.

Customers can submit their own photographs, pictures of venues, maps or anything else they think of, to Caroline for inclusion on their stationery, making this service as unique and bespoke as is possible.

The Stationery Boutique is also filled with very cute personalised Baby Illustrations and beautiful invites for babies, parties and life.

Wedding stationery has had a tendency to be expensive, especially if sourced from traditional suppliers, but Caroline's range of uniquely designed stationery is very competitively priced and affordable.

Range of Designs

If you would like to view more of Caroline's designs and new range of stationery please click here to view the range on her FlickR gallery.

Contact

Caroline can be contacted 

by phone on 087 9603753

by email: info@carolineduffydesigns.com
on the web: www.carolineduffydesigns.com
or visit her Facebook page

www.facebook.com/carolineduffystationeryboutique

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Featherhead Designs

I recently visited the home of Elizabeth Tumilty, founder of Featherhead Designs, a company that specialises in unique feather hair accessories and unusual hats, where each creation is totally unique and handmade from beginning to end.  Featherhead Designs is a complete one-stop shop for all ladies' hair accessories.

Background

Elizabeth Tumilty set up her millinery business outside Ardee, County Louth in 2005. She studied millinery initially at the Janey Lashford school of Millinary in Evesham, England and then took private tuition in London from the most renowned milliner in the business Marie O Regan. Marie has been making hats for HRH the Queen of England for years and has designed for the largest fashion houses in London, Paris (including the House of Dior) and many celebrities. She has taught at the London College of Fashion and the Royal College of Art and Design, London where Irish designer Philip Tracey was one of her students.  

Bespoke Service

Elizabeth has also studied tiara making in England and can design beautiful custom made pieces for your special day. Elizabeth designs, hand makes and hand dyes a wide range of stylish feather hair accessories, fascinators and unusual hats. She will custom make your headdress to suit any colour of outfit for any occasion including weddings, race days, formals and debs balls.

She caters for brides, bridesmaids, flower girls, mother of the bride / bridegroom, guests and debutants. She can also create feather arrangements for bridal bouquets and wedding cakes.

Feather hair accessories and specialised hats are ideal for special events including 'Ladies Day' at the races and the annual Dublin Horse Show. Speak to Elizabeth regarding new and tailored designs to suit your outfit.

Winning Designs

Elizabeths pieces have been worn by many well known celebrities, on catwalks and at Ladies Day competitions at the races.  Her hats have won numerous prizes for her customers at many race meetings including, Bellewstown, Dundalk, Leopardstown, Galway, Dublin Horse Show and Dubai.

Birdcage Headwear

Elizabeth is now specialising in Bird Cage bridal head wear and vintage pieces as well as Swarsky crystal and pearl headpieces and these can be customised to compliment dresses.

Contact

Elizabeth can be contacted for an appointment by telephone on 086 - 841 2851 

or by email at elizabeth@featherheaddesigns.com

For more information you may visit www.featherheaddesigns.com 

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