Culture

As well as a regularly-updated events calendar and a weekly 'What's On' guide, we bring you coverage of festivals, exhibitions, shows and fairs, plus views, previews and reviews of magazines, books and blogs.

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Jul 14, 2015 Visiting Hours, CULTURE Heather McGarrigle Comment

Visiting Hours: Buskfest 2015

Jul 14, 2015 Visiting Hours, CULTURE Heather McGarrigle Comment

Mar 18, 2015 CULTURE alexander's bar, angelo's lisburn, ar class northern ireland, art lisburn, art workshop northern ireland, bead shop lisburn, city for everyone, craft, crafting, deadlights, elsa, extravaga, frozen, iron man, island arts centre, Lisburn, lisburn live sessions, lisburn restaurants, mask making, music masquerade, public realm works lisburn, r-space gallery, square bistro, style gallery lisburn, superhero costume, the bonnevilles, the favourite, the secret door lisburn, the yellowest diamonds Heather McGarrigle 5 Comments

Unmasking Lisburn's potential...

Mar 18, 2015 CULTURE alexander's bar, angelo's lisburn, ar class northern ireland, art lisburn, art workshop northern ireland, bead shop lisburn, city for everyone, craft, crafting, deadlights, elsa, extravaga, frozen, iron man, island arts centre, Lisburn, lisburn live sessions, lisburn restaurants, mask making, music masquerade, public realm works lisburn, r-space gallery, square bistro, style gallery lisburn, superhero costume, the bonnevilles, the favourite, the secret door lisburn, the yellowest diamonds Heather McGarrigle 5 Comments

Oct 3, 2014 CULTURE andy arbuckle, culture night, culture night lisburn, guitarbuckle, hibernia landscapes, lisburn nightlife, menopausal mamas, r space gallery lisburn, stephen wallace, the favourite bar lisburn Heather McGarrigle Comment

#CNL14

Oct 3, 2014 CULTURE andy arbuckle, culture night, culture night lisburn, guitarbuckle, hibernia landscapes, lisburn nightlife, menopausal mamas, r space gallery lisburn, stephen wallace, the favourite bar lisburn Heather McGarrigle Comment

May 18, 2015 CULTURE andy arbuckle, blog advice, blogging, blogging tips, blogging workshop, cnb14, CNL14, craft, crafting, culture night, culture night belfast, culture night lisburn, guitarbuckle, how to start a blog, learn origami, learn to crochet, learn to knit Heather McGarrigle Comment

Popping up at #CNL14!

May 18, 2015 CULTURE andy arbuckle, blog advice, blogging, blogging tips, blogging workshop, cnb14, CNL14, craft, crafting, culture night, culture night belfast, culture night lisburn, guitarbuckle, how to start a blog, learn origami, learn to crochet, learn to knit Heather McGarrigle Comment

The real live lounge: Lisburn Live Sessions

Aug 5, 2014 CULTURE andy arbuckle, ian baxter, lisburn sessions, lisburn sessions live, live band belfast, live band lisburn, live music lisburn, live music northern ireland, oliver crangle, ryan bob hanna, ryan hanna Heather McGarrigle Comment

The real live lounge: Lisburn Live Sessions

Aug 5, 2014 CULTURE andy arbuckle, ian baxter, lisburn sessions, lisburn sessions live, live band belfast, live band lisburn, live music lisburn, live music northern ireland, oliver crangle, ryan bob hanna, ryan hanna Heather McGarrigle Comment

On your bike, there's a new gang in town...

May 14, 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE age & opportunity, age and opportunity, bealtaine, bike gang, celebrating creativity as we age, cycling, cycling group for over 50s, cycling groups for older people, dublin city council, Dublin City Council Giro d'Italia Cultural Programme, Ireland, James Ó hAodha, social cycling group, the crank set Heather McGarrigle 1 Comment

On your bike, there's a new gang in town...

May 14, 2014 CREATIVITY, CULTURE age & opportunity, age and opportunity, bealtaine, bike gang, celebrating creativity as we age, cycling, cycling group for over 50s, cycling groups for older people, dublin city council, Dublin City Council Giro d'Italia Cultural Programme, Ireland, James Ó hAodha, social cycling group, the crank set Heather McGarrigle 1 Comment

Crafting

As well as my own adventures in making and mending, expect guest posts from amateur and professional craftspeople, and any tips, tricks and resources I find along the way.

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Feb 27, 2017 CRAFTING Heather McGarrigle Comment

Introducing Sunday #sewingscope

Feb 27, 2017 CRAFTING Heather McGarrigle Comment

Feb 8, 2016 Monday Makes, CRAFTING Heather McGarrigle Comment

Monday Makes: Sock it to 'em!

Feb 8, 2016 Monday Makes, CRAFTING Heather McGarrigle Comment

Feb 28, 2015 CRAFTING ardglass development association, art workshops, belfast city hall, belfast met theatrical make up, CAP, CAP northern ireland, carren conservation volunteer group, causeway crew, chidambaram, chidambaram samba, clothes upcycling, community arts partnership, freecycle, haute trash, junction club, junk kouture, lorag, lorag interculural parenting group, lord mayor nichola mallon, lower oldpark community association, preloved clothing, reimagined clothes, reworking garments, trash fashion, upcycled clothes Heather McGarrigle 6 Comments

'Trash' Fashion is for keeps!

Feb 28, 2015 CRAFTING ardglass development association, art workshops, belfast city hall, belfast met theatrical make up, CAP, CAP northern ireland, carren conservation volunteer group, causeway crew, chidambaram, chidambaram samba, clothes upcycling, community arts partnership, freecycle, haute trash, junction club, junk kouture, lorag, lorag interculural parenting group, lord mayor nichola mallon, lower oldpark community association, preloved clothing, reimagined clothes, reworking garments, trash fashion, upcycled clothes Heather McGarrigle 6 Comments

Oct 21, 2014 CRAFTING atlas centre lisburn, craft group lisburn, crafting group northern ireland, extravaga, knitting class, knitting group, learn to crochet, learn to knit, learn to sew, lisburn creative collective, sew darn crafty, sewing bee, sewing class, the atlas women's centre Heather McGarrigle 1 Comment

I'm feeling Sew Darn Crafty...

Oct 21, 2014 CRAFTING atlas centre lisburn, craft group lisburn, crafting group northern ireland, extravaga, knitting class, knitting group, learn to crochet, learn to knit, learn to sew, lisburn creative collective, sew darn crafty, sewing bee, sewing class, the atlas women's centre Heather McGarrigle 1 Comment

Sep 10, 2014 CRAFTING August Craft Month, Craft NI, craft shop ni, craft st george's market, crochet, crocheting, embroidery, ffrog creations, handmade, knit, knitting, learn to crochet, learn to knit, lighthouse yarns, making, map butterflies, sewing, st george's market, tepee, top floor art, wool shop northern ireland Heather McGarrigle 4 Comments

Knit addicted, I could quit any time...

Sep 10, 2014 CRAFTING August Craft Month, Craft NI, craft shop ni, craft st george's market, crochet, crocheting, embroidery, ffrog creations, handmade, knit, knitting, learn to crochet, learn to knit, lighthouse yarns, making, map butterflies, sewing, st george's market, tepee, top floor art, wool shop northern ireland Heather McGarrigle 4 Comments

Visiting Hours: CraftBomb @ Ulster Hall / Craft Month

Aug 15, 2014 CRAFTING, Visiting Hours craft bomb yarnbomb, Craft NI, craftbomb, craftbombing, emma robinson, keep her knit, let's knit together, ulster hall, voluntary arts ireland, voluntary arts week, yarnbombing Heather McGarrigle Comment

Visiting Hours: CraftBomb @ Ulster Hall / Craft Month

Aug 15, 2014 CRAFTING, Visiting Hours craft bomb yarnbomb, Craft NI, craftbomb, craftbombing, emma robinson, keep her knit, let's knit together, ulster hall, voluntary arts ireland, voluntary arts week, yarnbombing Heather McGarrigle Comment

Creativity

Profiles of artists, writers, creative businesses, projects and organisations and glimpses into their lives, work, motivations and creative processes. We love green living and finding new uses for old things, so sustainability and thriftiness provide a running theme.

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PQ Q&A: Author, illustrator and designer Helena Duggan

Nov 15, 2013 PQ Q&A a load of rubbish, a place called perfect, branding, branding ireland, celine mescall, celine mescall graces and blessings from ireland, e-book, graces and blessings from ireland, graphic design ireland, graphic designer ireland, held design, helena duggan, Ireland, irish authors, irish books, irish designers, nui maynooth, primary planet, self publishing, self publishing in paperback, web design ireland, writing course Heather McGarrigle Comment

PQ Q&A: Author, illustrator and designer Helena Duggan

Nov 15, 2013 PQ Q&A a load of rubbish, a place called perfect, branding, branding ireland, celine mescall, celine mescall graces and blessings from ireland, e-book, graces and blessings from ireland, graphic design ireland, graphic designer ireland, held design, helena duggan, Ireland, irish authors, irish books, irish designers, nui maynooth, primary planet, self publishing, self publishing in paperback, web design ireland, writing course Heather McGarrigle Comment

Sep 13, 2013 PQ Q&A A Boy Named Hogg, A Gurumapa in the Wood, AGR Moore, Alice in Wonderland, Amanda Hocking, Amelia Black, Batman, belfast author, belfast book festival, books, e-publishing, EL James, free e-book, how to self-publish, Indiana Jones, Labyrinth, literary belfast, literary event belfast, literary festival, Northern Ireland, reading festival, Roald Dahl, Sebastian Hogg, self publishing, self-published authors, The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, The Unseen Chronicles of Amelia Black, The Unseen Universe, Wizard of Oz Heather McGarrigle 1 Comment

The PQ Q&A: AGR Moore

Sep 13, 2013 PQ Q&A A Boy Named Hogg, A Gurumapa in the Wood, AGR Moore, Alice in Wonderland, Amanda Hocking, Amelia Black, Batman, belfast author, belfast book festival, books, e-publishing, EL James, free e-book, how to self-publish, Indiana Jones, Labyrinth, literary belfast, literary event belfast, literary festival, Northern Ireland, reading festival, Roald Dahl, Sebastian Hogg, self publishing, self-published authors, The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, The Unseen Chronicles of Amelia Black, The Unseen Universe, Wizard of Oz Heather McGarrigle 1 Comment

Aug 9, 2013 PQ Q&A a la mode linen green, arts, August Craft Month, basil mccrea, bbc sports personality of the year, Belfast, belfast fashion week, belfast fashion week 2013, belfast fashionweek, belfast fashionweek 2013, bespoke jewellery northern ireland, big flowers, button jewellery, colour, commission jewellery, competition, craft, Craft NI, creative, dame mary peters, design, diamond dolls, diamond dolls banbridge, fashion ni, fashion northern ireland, festival, grainne maher, handmade, handmade jewellery, how to make jewellery, inspired, Ireland, jewellery making, making, marie claire millinery, mary peters, melanie bond, Melanie Bond jewellery, millinery, Northern Ireland, northern ireland craftsperson, northern ireland jewellery maker, PQ Q&A, stormont, The Patchwork Quill, the willow hillsborough, unify, unify fashion, unify fashion showcase stormont, unify showcase, unique jewellery, urban outfitters, urban outfitters design competition, west coast cooler, west coast cooler fashion week, west coast cooler fashionweek, zoe boomer Heather McGarrigle Comment

The PQ Q&A: Melanie Bond Jewellery

Aug 9, 2013 PQ Q&A a la mode linen green, arts, August Craft Month, basil mccrea, bbc sports personality of the year, Belfast, belfast fashion week, belfast fashion week 2013, belfast fashionweek, belfast fashionweek 2013, bespoke jewellery northern ireland, big flowers, button jewellery, colour, commission jewellery, competition, craft, Craft NI, creative, dame mary peters, design, diamond dolls, diamond dolls banbridge, fashion ni, fashion northern ireland, festival, grainne maher, handmade, handmade jewellery, how to make jewellery, inspired, Ireland, jewellery making, making, marie claire millinery, mary peters, melanie bond, Melanie Bond jewellery, millinery, Northern Ireland, northern ireland craftsperson, northern ireland jewellery maker, PQ Q&A, stormont, The Patchwork Quill, the willow hillsborough, unify, unify fashion, unify fashion showcase stormont, unify showcase, unique jewellery, urban outfitters, urban outfitters design competition, west coast cooler, west coast cooler fashion week, west coast cooler fashionweek, zoe boomer Heather McGarrigle Comment

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Jan 16, 2016 CREATIVITY Heather McGarrigle 2 Comments

How to declutter for good

Jan 16, 2016 CREATIVITY Heather McGarrigle 2 Comments

Nov 10, 2015 CREATIVITY Heather McGarrigle Comment

Bringing home silver from the brand new #bloggies!

Nov 10, 2015 CREATIVITY Heather McGarrigle Comment

Feb 11, 2015 CREATIVITY do i use social media too much, facebook, facebook addiction, Instagram, pinterest, social media, social media addiction, social media for blogging, twitter, twitter addiction, use of social media, vine Heather McGarrigle 2 Comments

Socially disconnected?

Feb 11, 2015 CREATIVITY do i use social media too much, facebook, facebook addiction, Instagram, pinterest, social media, social media addiction, social media for blogging, twitter, twitter addiction, use of social media, vine Heather McGarrigle 2 Comments

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Culture

As well as a regularly-updated events calendar and a weekly 'What's On' guide, we bring you coverage of festivals, exhibitions, shows and fairs, plus views, previews and reviews of magazines, books and blogs.

Crafting

As well as my own adventures in making and mending, expect guest posts from amateur and professional craftspeople, and any tips, tricks and resources I find along the way.

Creativity

Profiles of artists, writers, creative businesses, projects and organisations and glimpses into their lives, work, motivations and creative processes. We love green living and finding new uses for old things, so sustainability and thriftiness provide a running theme.