Welcome new team members!

It's that time again, when the newbies sparkle and shine in the spotlight. A chocolate box mixture of talent this week, as always.


1: Fireflower Scarf by KerriMcEvoy
2: Finally spring by ClickdecourcyNI
3: 12x8 Shipwreck #2 by Felixmcginley


4: Woodland Stream - Original Fiber Art Picture, Framed and Mounted Ready to hang 8 x 6 by Enchantrix
5: Retro blue geometric vintage fabric by LittleLemonTree
6: Daisy lilac/pink mix by LittleSnippets

Click on over to their shops and say hi. Great to see even more wonderful new faces joining the team. And if you are an Irish Etsy seller and would like to be part of the Crafty Ireland team, convo Alex at PropellerPrints for more info. Cheers!

Introduction Monday....Amg-Arts

Hi, my name is Ann Gorman; I am a Collage/Mixed Media and Paper Crafts Artist and I run Amg-Arts.

I live surrounded by beautiful scenery in the Boyne Valley Region overlooking Newgrange burial site in Co. Meath, unfortunately I am usually too busy in my Art Studio to enjoy the views or its busy raining outside.

At the moment I am working on converting old sheds/stables and a loft into working art studios, gallery and a workshop, where classes will be taught. But in the meantime I am content in working in my art studio inside my home. I also went back to college and studying a degree in Textiles at N.C.A.D but had to take 'time out' this year because I got sick, but on the mend now and putting all my time and effort into my art work and my Etsy Shop.

My first love is my collages, I love telling stories with them and adding details that I feel symbolize the story, or bring the collage 'alive', I also write and you will find some of my poems entwined into my collages. I make cut and paste collages on card, canvas and board and I also make them with Beeswax.

In my Etsy shop you will find some of my collages, also my paper crafts; my cards and guestbook’s etc. I will soon be doing prints of my collages too.

When I’m not doing my art and crafts, I am busy working on doing up our old cottage, working in my garden, walking our three Springer Spaniels, I have my nose stuck into a book or I'm writing my blog  'Where People Create' .

My Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/torann
Website: http://amg-arts.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/amgarts
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/torann

Thanks a million for reading this, and have a great week! :)

Ann x