Fresh 5 on Friday - Gorgeous Greys

Beautiful handmade offerings from the Etsy Ireland Team.


1. Hand Printed linen napkins from handmadebysima

2. Cushion cover knitted with cables - grey 14x14 inches from Gigi82Knits

3. Crocheted hoops with beads in Silver from AlejandraJacoby

4. Wooden bangle arctic pencil drawing wearable art from PaintBoxWearables

5. Grey Pyrite Gemstone Necklace from lilabelledesign


Chosen by Rach of balanced
If you would like to suggest or curate a Fresh Five on Friday collection of your own, just send me an Etsy convo :)

Welcome New Members

Part 2

Hey ho Peeps!

 Ellen from The Spiral Goddess

 back again for the second part of our

 New Member Welcome

Our Team is growing daily

We have 372 members and at this moment there are

 6,231 items listed under craftyirelandteam WOW!!

Not bad for our little island.

As always we have a Fabulous array of talent for your viewing pleasure.

So lets begin with

Foal Horse Photograph 8x6 by Szalonaisa in Kilkenny

 GAA Baby Gift Set Dublin Vs Cork by TeamBaby in Dublin

Handmade Soap Natural Lavender by drksoapcompany from Cork

1 Metre Bronze Curb Chain 4x5mm by VisualBasics in Dublin

Pink Blossom Hat & Bloomer Set by OurLittleBoutique1 in Dublin

Polly Bracelet by TiniandSparrow from Dublin

Once again new members don't forget to tag your item craftyirelandteam so we can find you for

Fab Fridays,Fresh Picks

 and of course Team Treasuries

Stop by the Team Forum for advice, chat and a bit of fun

A very warm Team Welcome to you all,

We wish you Lots of Luck and Many Sales

So off you go peeps visit our newest shops leave some hearts and drop some cash :O)

Until Next Time

♥

Craft Markets

Just to let you all know two good Craft markets on this weekend Sunday 21st  are,
Castletown House Celbridge Co.Kildare ,10am till 5pm
Buttons and Bows, Crumlin,GAA Crumlin Rd. 12am till 6pm
Regards,will keep you posted .

Fresh 5 on Friday - Autumn Hues

1. Gold Dangle Earrings, Cherry Blossom, Green Olivine from lilabelledesign
2. Wool Felt Brooch from LoftFullOfGoodies
3. Autumn Merino roving from woollygathering
4. Crochet Applique Flowers in Fall Colours from AnnieDesign
5. Tea Light Candle Holder from ArtGlamourSligo

Chosen by Rach of balanced
If you would like to suggest or curate a Fresh Five on Friday collection of your own, just send me an Etsy convo :)

Welcome New Members

Hey ho! Ellen from The Spiral Goddess here again folks!

Time to Welcome our Newbie members.

The great news is we have quite a few new members since last month

so this will be a 2 part post 

 Let the games begin with......

 

Sleepy Bears Cross Stitch Framed with Baby's Details By Clionascrossstitch in Dublin

  

Bird by CreativeFluxCraft from Belfast

Vintage Glass Buttons And Crystal Chips by Lexrey from Dublin

Connemara Marble Cake Server By HennessyandByrne in Dunboyne

Felt Plush Sausage Dog By littlehappystitches in Belfast

Light Blue Lampwork Bracelet by Aoirghe in Dublin

Wheel Thrown Smoke Fired Porcelain Vessel by nicoleportlock in Abbeyfeale

I think you will all agree that we have a wonderful array of items here from some very talented crafters! So stop by our newest shops and leave some hearts and tell your friends.

New Members don't forget to tag your items craftyirelandteam so we can find you for

 Treasuries, Fab Fridays and Fresh Picks

We wish you all Many sales and lots of luck.

See you all very soon for part 2

♥

Crafty Ireland News + UPDATES.....

Greetings from the Crafty News Desk
I have just popped back to say hello.

Natalie from thebluesylph is taking on the job but wont be here until September, so in the meantime she has asked me to do one more report, a sort of round up on whats on in August and any relevant news for the coming months.

August is a very busy month on the craft front with loads of events and market opportunities happening all around the country.

• All the main events are listed on the Year of Craft website - craftinireland
• For a full roundup of events in Northern Ireland see - augustcraftmonth
• The main Craft Council of Ireland have listings on market opportunities, events for sellers, resources etc. and it is a great resource to use - ccoi
• Crafters Ireland organise craft fairs and events around the country - craftersireland
• August is craft month in Cork - cork
• Exhibition of the RDS National Craft Competition winners is on in the Westmeath Civic Offices 23rd August - 23rd September
• Outdoor painting workshop in in Avoca next Saturday - avocapaintingschool
• Glass Fusing course in Westport on 10-11 September - blueglasshouse

NEWS EXTRA::::

A very special Craft Day in aid of the Famine in Africa will be held in Dublin on 3rd September next in the Damer Hall, St. Stephens Green.  Loads of Craft Classes (I will be taking a beginners knitting and demonstrating wool spinning on my trusty spinning wheel) and lots of crafts to buy as well as coffee and cakes......  It would be great to see you there.  Information here ---- handmaidcraftday

If you have any events that you would like to highlight and add to the list either add them to the end of this report as a comment or contact me through my shop and I will add them to the main list.

That's about it for now.  I am looking forward to what Natalie brings to the News Reports and know that she will do a great job.  Best of luck Natalie.

Cheers
Mo
HUGGLEKNITS

Fresh 5 on Friday - Teals

1.Lush: Wool Felt Cuff/Wristband from LoftFullOfGoodies

2.One of a kind arm warmers, fingerless gloves from spiralgypsy

3.Do You Love Me card - Handmade in Ireland from jmmcards

4.From the knitting bag of... Personalized Note Cards from designbirdie

5.Aqua - Lampwork Pendant Necklace from fiorejewellery

Chosen by Rach of balanced
If you would like to suggest or curate a Fresh Five on Friday collection of your own, just send me an Etsy convo :)

The New Etsy Ireland Committee

 Organic green cotton strip dress by pureharte

Team Admin: Sue from amazingbeads
Blog Co-Ordinator: Amy from pervertedcoffee

New Member Admin for 'Welcome' updates: Ellen from Spiralgoddess

Web Designer: Maggie from TheBowMakers
Techie Backup: Apple from AuntyApplesReFinery

Blog Hosts: Ruth from nicedaydesigns, Mo from Huggleknits, Mante from MedusaJewellery, Tara from mariposavintage, Frances from ShineSpinner, Carys from bottleheads
Crafty News: Natalie from the Blue Sylph
Treasury Currator: (vacancy)
Fab Five on Fridays: Rachel from balanced
Eyes Open Ireland (monthly): Ellen from Spiralgodess
Tea and a Chat: Rebecca from LuckyRainbowDesigns

Twitter: Letizia from ooakie
Facebook: Nadine from thethistlepatch

PR/Think Tank: Angela from graceandfavourshop, Sue from amazingbeads

Area Representatives:
Belfast: Brigitte from PurlsofColour
Dublin: Natalie from the Blue Sylph
Galway: Tara from mariposavintage
Limerick:Ruth from nicedaydesigns
Cork: Amy from pervertedcoffee

Fresh 5 on Friday - Touch of Nature

1.Silk Scarf. Vintage Silk and Organic Cotton from kaftansarafan

2.Bird on a branch in silk lining Clutch Bag from BagNoir

3.Acorn illustrated Earrings from designbirdie

4.Long Gold Feather dangly earrings ABoxForMyTreasure

5.48 Autumn Leaves, sculptural ceramic 3d tile from karoart




Chosen by Rach of balanced
If you would like to suggest or curate a Fresh Five on Friday collection of your own, just send me an Etsy convo :)