Inspiring Ideas that's right!!!, Art, Children's craft, Paper Craft, Needlecraft, Rug kits, A nice…read moreselection of Jigsaws, Toys and more. Located in the Blanchardstown centre with a great parking facility this shop has a lot to offer, you can spend a lot of time thinking and dreaming on the different things you can manufacture yourself with all the items displayed and there is always something new. This is one of my favorite shops to keep everybody happy when your shopping with your family. you will find something for all ages.

Love the little cafe they have Paul's a great man.. Food coffee etc top of the range love this…read moreplace...

This shop is one of the reasons I love Stoneybatter. It does what it says on the tin - stocks bits…read moren pieces of all sorts of everything. We're talking old books, jewelry, hand painted canvases, teddy bears that have seen better days, and full delph sets. The best way I can think of to describe it is as a car boot sale, indoors. Put a bit of work in, and you could uncover a little gem. I've bought a few nice little trinkets here over the last few months - I always nip in for a quick browse if I've got a second - it's small, so it shouldn't take you long to ascertain whether or not that day will be the day.

I love a stylish shop with a sense of humour…read more As a home for street art and new artists, A New Space is pulse-point shopping for serious style makers with budgets of all sizes. There's a gold shopping trolley taking centre stage on the large display table right in the middle of the store. Underneath, a rainfall of small but candy-bright plastic rings, buttons ... oh yeah, and a swathe of Marc Jacobs handbags in tasty black or gold patent leather. Cheeky. On the back wall was a low shelf of spray paints, a signed Shepard Fairey HOPE poster and lots of great art. I was so busy chuckling, trying on rings and trying not to dance to the staff-built playlist I forgot to look at prices. Then again, when there's Banksys on the wall and Marc Jacobs on the table... I probably wouldn't want to.

This newly-opened concept shop on Chatham street is a fantastic addition to the downtown shopping…read morescene. A New Space, a unique boutique which opened its doors only a few weeks before Christmas, is run by artists and art lovers for artists and art lovers and stocks a range of artworks and teresting items, from designer books and artsy wallets to T-shirts with cool prints and Marc by Marc Jacobs bags. An old-school Kodak film-camera caught my eye, a great gift for camera collectors, or anyone who enjoys photography. I at least would love one. I'm getting so sick and tired of digital photography and these vintage cameras look sooo much cooler. When I first spotted this shop, I thought it was a pop-up store but the owner assured me they are in it for the long run. Thankfully, they survived the Christmas insanity and I can't wait to see what the January boxes will bring in store.

The shop Tambuli looks like a market in Marrakesh. There are things dangling from everywhere,…read moreclothes stuffed in the racks and tiny precious items piled into glass cases. Walking in here, your eyes don't know where to focus. Once you get over the initial sensory shock, it's easy to find things you want. The merchandise is mainly decorative and incorporate some idea of spirituality. There are healing precious stones, chakra bracelets, Buddha figurine and incense galore. There are also plenty of exotic masks; some look African, others Native American and others Asian. The ones of "The Big Chief" are quite tacky but original. It's easy to lose yourself here and overall a fun shopping experience.

Thankfully Tambuli's owner doesn't mind you poking around in the corners of his shop for a good…read morewhile as you literally can get lost here for hours. Can't see how they would fit one more item into the space. It's stuffed from floor to ceiling, but I'm sure they're gonna try. If you're looking for an unusual gift, this is a great place to go. Not a fan of the clothes, but a didgeridoo and bongo drums and perhaps an Afrikan mask or two. Yes please! Let's start a band and start busking on Grafton street! Going to Tambuli is always a joyous experience.

Great for books, stationary, cigarettes and bits and pieces.read more

Grand for getting last minute schoolbooks, stationery, copies and all the rest. I like the fact…read morethat there is a coffee shop upstairs so you can read your new book while sipping on a latte and they do cards and magazines and much much more

I love the shop in the National Gallery. Not only does it have gorgeous prints and imitation…read morepictures, but it has the best stationary and random book or make-and-do section that I've found. There's brilliant kids stuff and lots of unusual reference books. Nice and alternative.

The National Gallery of Ireland Shop is located in the Gallery's Millennium Wing, just inside the…read moreClare Street entrance. The Gallery shop offers an extraordinary range of artistic memorabilia and fine-art hardbacks. Excellent quality gallery guides and publications such as '1854-2004 The Story of the National Gallery of Ireland', 'Samuel Beckett, A Passion for Painting', and one I recently bought entitled 'Harry Clarke's Illustrations for Hans Christian Anderson's Fairy Tales' are stocked in abundance. The shop also does well to supply really superb art prints and posters ranging from custom prints, canvas prints and small replica prints of the popular paintings displayed within the gallery. The shelves are crammed with awesome art books including those on the topic of Art History together with art inspired fiction such as Sue Roe's 'The Private Lives of the Impressionists', or A.S Byatt's 'Still Life', which I recently purchased. It doesn't stop there either with hardbacks about architecture such as Phaidon publications (well, this wouldn't be a gallery nor museum shop without this name making an appearance in the realm of books concerning the 'visual arts') like 'The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture Travel Edition' amongst others included in the extensive range of stock. However, it's the 'Irish Art and Architecture' hardbacks that really enliven the senses, the cheapest costing a whopping €55. S.B Kennedy's 400 page, 15''x15'' hardback entitled 'Paul Henry - Paintings, Drawings and Illustrations' would illuminate any coffee table. As Ireland's greatest 20th century landscape painter he is featured heavily in the gallery and this carries through to the gifts on offer within the shop. Not only are there books dedicated to his masterpieces as explained but pencils, pens, postcards and more besides all featuring his works of art are available to buy. These gargantuan books really are as striking as their price would suggest. 'Ireland's Painters 1600-1940', for example priced at €60.00 offers one of the finest richly illustrated surveys of the history of 'the' Irish painting (that expertly encompasses the entire span from the middle ages to the mid-20th century) that I have ever seen. Stationery and gifts, calenders and diaries all featuring replicated images of the paintings displayed within the gallery align the shelves in abundance. A chock load of postcards and stationery featuring the gallery's most famous paintings such as Caravaggio's 'The Taking of Christ', Frederick William Burton, 'Meeting on the Turret Stairs' and Rembrandt's 'Landscape with the Rest on the Flight into Egypt' cram the shelves. Moving away from this seeming refined stockpile and things directly affiliated with art, the shop also stocks more light-hearted products that are irrelevant in light of fine art but maintain a creative edge concurrent with everything the shop stocks. This includes a pair of Freudian slippers, magnets of Munch's 'Scream' amongst other humorous items. A wonderful shop chocked full with goods that are as cultured as they are entertaining. Anytime I have ever gone in there with friends no one has ever come out empty handed despite no initial intentions to buy anything, which only pays homage to the appealing goods on offer.

Really really adored this shop. Visited while in Dublin recently and picked up some unique and…read moreartist handmade jewelry. Definitely a superior souvenir to the normal made in China sweatshirt or mug I have been known to buy. I spent quite a bit of time in this little shop and they didn't seem to mind I had a small stroller and tiny human in it. Staff were kind and its attached/in the same building as other cool vintage shops. Definitely stop in for some cool ass shit!

Check out this awesome quirky shop in the heart of Temple Bar. Handmade by artists you'll find…read morejewellery, gifts, bags and much much more all under on name. MAGNE.

It's so lovely to know that Dublin will never run out of surprises…read more Already a magic place for those in the know, Cow's Lane has delivered yet another marvellous, relevant spot for art lovers and collectors of things fun, fashionable and quirky: Cows Lane Designer Studio. A core group of designers and artists, already familiar to those who've frequented the Saturday Designers Mart at Cow Lane, formed the co-operative behind the March '09 debut of this unique store. As a more permanent version of that weekend delight, the studio boasts a eclectic collage of work by sculptors, jewellers, painters and artists whose work stretches into multimedia. Here you'll be able to take home that life-sized robot you've always wanted, along with a few delicate gold-wire bracelets, a scarlet hat and a sturdy hand-tooled notebook. Step into this brightly lit and colourful shop for an instant and powerful sense of the creative minds behind this venture. What's more, it's easy to bring that feeling home as the artists have priced their works for every day shoppers as well as serious collectors. Note to shoppers: bring cash, currently the shop is unable to accept credit / debit cards. Come here FIRST for a taste of brilliant, creative and modern Dublin.

Associated with the designers market that takes place on Cows Lane, this shop sells all the art…read morethat is being displayed on the street. And it's a good thing that they have this space on rainy days like today. The shop was very crowded on this Thursday afternoon and I was pleased to find out that some items were within my price range. What attracted me the most was the glass fusion jewellery by Deirdre Griffin. Griffin makes some really pretty pieces that are simple and colourful. A chunky ring goes for 15 or 20 euro while a pendant is more dear (30 euro). Besides jewellery, you can get some great decorative furniture. There was a log seat that was sanded down and cut into a cub that was selling for a whopping 400 euro. It was beautiful but sadly I don't have the cash to buy it.