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Lens of the Day: Welsh Lovespoons

Bonnie Diczhazy by Bonnie Diczhazy on Tue, Jan 31st, 2012

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When I was young my Aunt had a spoon collection from England. They were tiny, silver and had a little picture of the countryside. Since then I have always thought that spoon collections were pretty neat. So when I came across Welsh Lovespoons by resabi I was enthralled.

These beautiful works of art are both intricate and powerful. Their designs even tell a story…

“By combining selected symbols and motifs it is possible to create a lovespoon whose message represents exactly what you wish to say. As with traditional fan or flower language, romantic and very personal sentiments can be expressed in these lovely, non-verbal ways.”

So do check out the history, the beauty and the artists who bring Welsh Lovespoons alive.

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About Bonnie Diczhazy

Bonnie Diczhazy (bdkz) is a community organizer here on Squidoo. She is Chief RocketSquid and manages the Giant Squid VIP Writers program.

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They are really pretty! Reminds me of my Grandma’s spoon collection :-)
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How beautiful, and unique!
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Quality spoons, they do not make them like that anymore.
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I found a site that has a nice collection of Welsh Love Spoons.

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I LOVE old spoons, too. Some of the intricate details are amazing!
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I love welsh love spoons, my husband bought me a pendant and matching ear-rings in welsh gold (before we were married) :)
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Wow, that is beautiful and unique! A great anniversary gift idea, thanks!
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my gran had a collection too. I have one of them with me.
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I used to see these a lot at craft fairs, but the skill and dedication to making these intricate designs seems to be on the wane nowadays..
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they are so cool. I used to collect spoons from each state my parents travelled to.
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I’ve never heard of these before, they really are lovely. What a nice idea!
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We were given a Welsh Lovespoon when we got married as my mother is Welsh. It’s hung in our house ever since, but I hardly ever look at it. Went and sought it out after reading this. :-)
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Never heard of this before…..pretty hobby!
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Never heard of love spoon or seen one before.however I have fallen in love with your love spoons,I love and admire anything with art specially when it shows dedication and talent.Thanks for sharing :)
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