THEY’RE a unique gift horse lovers everywhere will love.
When Sally Shiels lost her prize-winning horse two years ago she went into mourning.
Like the loss of any family pet, she took it very badly.
But now she has turned the loss of Blaze (pictured below) into something special.
“The friendship between a horse and its owner is a very special one and losing a horse can be a heart-breaking time for any horse owner,” said Sally (BELOW) from Deenystown, Letterkenny.
“My current horse Ellie battled cancer earlier this year as well but thankfully she has survived
“I was thinking of ways in which I could capture my memories in ways other than through faded photographs and so I created Seirendipity Equine to produce bespoke Horsehair jewellery, a contemporary twist on Victorian mourning jewellery,” she said.
Hand-crafted from the tail hair of horses, the bracelets are a timeless reminder of a special friendship.
“Every piece is unique and is tailored from the hair of an owner’s own horse or pony, finished in solid silver and hand-crafted in here in Donegal,” said Sally.
And since she started making them, she has had orders from all over Europe.
“We get heartwarming stories from the owners and that makes each piece more special,” said Sally.
“But we also get customers who don’t have horses themselves but just love the jewellery.”
She added: “If you don’t have a horse, I have plenty in items in stock for people to choose from.”
- Donegal Daily readers can get 15% off all orders placed by quoting “DD47”.
- Orders on 087 2249998, email seirendipity@gmail.com or via www.facebook.com/seirendipityequine
The bracelets are on sale at the Letterkenny Craft & Design Studio, Port Road, Letterkenny.
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