Ranging from a wedding dress of handmade lace so finely worked it is called "stitches in the air", to a man in pony skin with broken shoes, the National Crafts Fair is nothing if not varied.
Sponsored for the second year by Scottish Provident, the fair, which runs from December 15th-19th in the RDS, covers an immense range angled at the Christmas market but, like the wedding dress, the scope is greater than that.
The dress, costing £2,500 (though this includes a sterling silver headdress and embroidered slippers with antique buckles), is the work of Eileen France and Sara O'Hara, who use the name Kiltha Originals for their couture clothes.
Not only have they revived traditional lace-making, they have invented their own design, a robust working of flowers on net.
This particular dress, mounted on pewter grey silk, uses mainly Limerick lace. It is best described as fine embroidery on net which can be embellished with beading. Christening robes (about £3,000, including bootees and bonnet) are another of the specialities here.
Heirloom hunters need look no further.
In contrast, wild contrast at that, Iain Barber's Isu Pots, produced not in a remote bog but in Terenure, enfold the distant past. A dragon cauldron is supported on a massive bog-oak stand underneath which is a lump of granite.
Place of display would be a major factor here. The creator of this is part of the "Living History" movement.
A timely reminder of who we were, and where we've come from.
But the fair is full of the less extreme: smooth wooden bowls, marvellous jewellery and luxurious knits. The list runs on and on.