This Christmas will be different from those of previous years. The pandemic is forcing us to rethink our traditions and consider what matters most in this season. There will be no concerts and no balls, but there are still candles, warm welcomes, and joyful voices... ...And gifts! To help you on your way, we are… Continue reading Yuletide Sale! 15% OFF
Aval House is excited to announce the ongoing project of creating a small book of old Christian prayers! When it is finished, we intend to self-publish it and make it available for sale on our Etsy shop. Your help is greatly appreciated! Do you have a prayer you would love to contribute? Please share it… Continue reading Introducing The Prayer Book Project
It is our birthday! We are one year old! We are so happy to have come this far in our online business. Opening Aval House was a dream come true for us and we are grateful to look back over this past year and see what we have done, and excited to look ahead into… Continue reading Celebrating Our 1st Anniversary!
Be Thou my Vision Rop tú mo baile, a Choimdiu cride:ní ní nech aile acht Rí secht nime.Rop tú mo scrútain i l-ló 's i n-aidche;rop tú ad-chëar im chotlud caidche.6th century Irish hymn Be Thou my Vision is a Christian hymn written by an Irish monk in the 6th century. The poem was written… Continue reading Product Launch: Be Thou My Vision
Greetings! Aval House is officially and formally open! To celebrate, we are running a sale of 10% off for our next 10 customers, starting February 25th, 2020. Click here to view our shop and items. Update: Due to lack of response, this sale has been canceled. Photo credit to Scott Koehn
This precious stone set in the silver sea.William Shakespeare A third colour has been added to our selection of buttoned scarves! Making this scarf allowed us to use one of our favourite buttons. They remind us both of Achilles’ shield in the Iliad and the shield on the cover of Nicole’s copy of Beowulf. Either… Continue reading Product Launch: Blue Buttoned Scarf
A Garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the sky.Victor Hugo There is truly great wonder and beauty to be found in simplicity. This quote was written by the author and poet, Victor Hugo, and placed in a quiet and… Continue reading Product Launch: Illuminated Quote by Victor Hugo
Here comes another version of our buttoned scarf design! Who doesn’t love a dash of colour on a winter day? This scarf is woven in a deep, purpley-pinky yarn and set off by buttons entwined with a Celtic design. The buttons allow the scarf to be worn either as an infinity loop or left undone.… Continue reading Product Launch: Fuchsia Buttoned Scarf
True education is a kind of never ending story--a matter of continual beginnings, of habitual fresh starts, of persistent newness.J.R.R. Tolkien Ah...Bookish things... This quote is the first of its kind in our House, but there are more to come! Even the distinguished Oxford professor and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the… Continue reading Product Launch: Illuminated Quote by J.R.R. Tolkien
This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks,Bearded with moss and in garments green...Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Aval House is proud to introduce their first product: the Green Buttoned Scarf. This scarf is our pride and joy and the first item we ever made with our Etsy shop in mind. Winter days cry… Continue reading First Product Launch! Green Buttoned Scarf
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