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Incense Backflow burners At Carousel Gifts we stock a wide range of incense stick and cones.  One type of cone is a backflow cone, that can be used in conjunction with many different types of backflow burners to produce interesting, even mesmerising effects.   What are Backflow Cones and How Do They Work? As the name suggests, they are cone-shaped incense that emits incense smoke in the opposite direction as that of a standard cone, i.e. in the downward direction. This is mainly due to its small and hollow tunnel that runs through the middle of the cone and ends...

Carousel Gifts, as well as sourcing products from Naas and locally in Kildare, also try to bring our customers’ some of the beautiful crafts from other parts of the country.

Ethel Kelly, who paints ogham scripts onto parchment paper she makes herself in her studio in County Roscommon and mounts them in modern black frames. 

Traces of Ogham can still be found all across Ireland, although most are found in Munster, they are found even here in county Kildare.

Mother Fragrance Incense What is so special about Mother Fragrance?As well as being entirely made from natural ingredients, they only use renewable resources and have a minimal carbon footprint during the manufacturing process, as all the incense is rolled by hand, without any machinery.  Mother's Fragrance Company  is a Fair Trade company, providing good paid employment  for their people.So as well as smelling great, with the reassurance that that there are no harmful chemicals given off during the burning process, you are also doing your bit to support this Fair Trade company and being kind to the environment too - its win-win.As...

Essential Oils at Carousel Gifts Diffusers & Essential oils   Essential oils provide fragrant remedies and delights for all aspects of our lives.  The oil is extracted from plants through a variety of different methods, depending on the species. Each oil has its own medicinal or other properties, these are used for a wide range of therapeutic purposes including external application, inhalation, oral ingestion etc.   Inhalation is achieved using a diffuser, room spray or vaporisers. The exciting range of diffusers stocked by Carousel Gifts offer the Customer a choice of designs and a range of prices.      This Diffuser...

Willow Tree Willow Tree®  These figurine sculptures are delicate and beautiful to look at and hold and even nicer to own.  They speak in quiet ways to heal, comfort, protect and inspire.  We have found these figurines to be extremely popular and are appropriate for many different occasions and sentiments, they express love, closeness, healing, courage, hope... all the emotions of a life well lived.    For this reason Carousel Gifts always have a large range of different figurines in stock. Susan Lordi the artist who creates these figurines describes herself as a “maker”.  Since introducing Willow Tree® in 1999, she...