David Condon Finds

Craft supplies can be one of those things you do not think about until you suddenly need them. A bit of ribbon for a gift. A ready-made bow for a hamper. Wedding ribbon for invitations or favours. Stickers for Christmas crafts. Something small to finish a package properly without having to order from three different places or wait weeks for delivery. That is one of the reasons I started writing more about craft supplies on David Condon Finds. Image created for this post to represent the kind of ribbon, bows, stickers and craft supplies I write about. The actual products I sell are carefully selected, good-quality supplies that I would be happy to use myself. Why I Now Supply Craft Products I'm a woodturner by trade, which might seem like an odd starting point for posts about ribbon, bows and craft supplies. But through my main business, David Condon Woodcraft, I also stock a growing range of practical craft items. Over time, I found myself answering the same kinds of questions agai...

Most people think bows are just the final little decoration on a gift. In reality, they can change the whole look of the finished item. A plain box with a neat bow can suddenly look thoughtful, polished, and properly presented. A lovely handmade gift with a messy bow can look rushed, even if the gift itself is beautiful. That is the awkward truth of gift presentation. The small finishing touches often carry more weight than we realise. If you are wrapping one gift at home, tying your own bow might be perfectly fine. But if you are preparing several gifts, hampers, party favours, teacher presents, wedding favours, or handmade products for sale, ready-made bows start to make a lot more sense. So which is better? As usual, the answer depends on what you are doing. Who Am I to Talk About Bows and Gift Presentation? I’m not coming at this as someone who just looked up a few gift wrapping tips online. I’m a crafter, I run my own small craft business, and I started selling craft suppl...

If you search for satin ribbon in Ireland and see David Condon Woodcraft in the results next to all the haberdashery & other ribbon suppliers, I can understand why you might pause for a second. A woodcraft website selling ribbon, bows, gift bags and craft supplies probably sounds a little unexpected. You might be confused as to why this has appeared in your search question. If you clicked on the link, you might reasonably wonder whether you have landed on the right kind of site at all. The simple answer is yes, you have. David Condon Woodcraft is best known for woodturning, handmade Irish wood gifts and woodturning tuition, but the business also has a large craft supplies section. I stock satin ribbon , organza ribbon, bows, gift bags, favour boxes, card and embellishments here in Ireland, with products stored separately from the workshop in a clean, dry environment.  If a craft item is marked as in stock on my website, it is physically in stock and ready to ship. That last pa...

Every so often, a customer conversation gives me a blog post idea almost by accident. I sell ribbon and craft supplies through my main website, and over time I’ve learned that many people are not just looking for “ribbon”. They are trying to solve a very specific problem, matching a colour, finishing a wedding invitation, decorating a favour box, or finding something suitable without having to order from abroad. That happened recently when a customer called in who owns a printing company and does a lot of wedding invitations. He mentioned that couples often ask him where they can get ribbon for invitations, wedding stationery, favours and finishing touches. The problem was, he never really knew where to send them. Another customer of mine mentioned to him about my craft supplies range and that I was local. He was genuinely delighted to discover that I stocked ribbon here in Ireland and not too far away for collection at short notice.  Not as a huge wedding wholesaler, not as a ...