Hello

Hi everyone. My name is Caroline Kelly from Cari Design and I am the new Etsy Ireland Blog Co-ordinator!! (I am liking the sound of my new 'title'!!) And here I am so you all know who you are in touch with.

I am relatively new to the wonderful world of blogging so please bear with me if there are any (hopefully small) errors! I am keen and eager to get going so if any of you would like to contribute an article to the Etsy Ireland Blog please contact me through my Etsy shop Cari Design. Please let me know the topic of the piece, a good time for me to post it for you and an email address in your message. I promise to try and keep things interesting from my end and hopefully you all out there will have some really fascinating and crafty news items for me! That is it for my first post. Looking forward to hearing from lots of you soon. Thanks for reading! Caroline Cari Design

Crafty News Desk

Deepavali (Diwali) Market in Little India Arcade, Singapore

Greetings from lovely Singapore! I've had a great day of shopping here, exploring the special Deepavali market and the Little India Arcade, and getting lost in the textiles and trimmings heaven that is Arab Street! My suitcase is now rather full!! (There may be more about my shopping adventure in Singapore in another post...stay tuned!)

Meanwhile, here's the weekly update of upcoming crafty events back home in Ireland:

Marlay Craft Fair is on Friday 25th November (6-9pm), Saturday 26th November (10-5pm) and Sunday 27th November (10-5pm) in Rathfarnham, Dublin.
Details and application forms for stalls on the website HERE.

Stallholders wanted for a Craft Fair in Athy, Co Kildare on Saturday 10th December.
Mount St. Mary’s Resource Centre located behind Perry’s supermarket, Athy will be holding a craft fair on the Saturday 10th December and are currently looking for potential stallholders to sell their crafts and produce. The fair will be held inside and tables are provided.
A pitch costs €25 and this money will go directly to the centre which runs a number of activities that are available to the local community.
For more information or to book a stall contact Bernie on 087 203 2487 or Nicky on 086 807 6365

Two Christmas Fairs in Wicklow in December:
Christmas at Killruddery, Killruddery House (The Orangery)Bray, Co. Wicklow. 100% Artisan Crafts & Food stalls from County Wicklow. All crafts will be represented. Fri, Sat & Sun - 17th, 18th & 20th November. 26 stalls in total with 8 stalls left. Price between €140-165 per space for the whole weekend! (+table hire if needed - €10)]
Christmas at The Gaol (Santa will be returning again this year!)Wicklow Gaol, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow. Mostly Artisan Crafts & Food stalls (or unusual and not found on the high street items)and mostly from County Wicklow and surrounding counties.
Fri, Sat & Sun - 2nd, 3rd & 4th December
Fri, Sat & Sun - 9th, 10th & 11th December
Fri, Sat & Sun - 16th, 17th & 18th December.
30 stalls in the hall of the Gaol decorated in Christmas Theme in keeping with old style Christmas Santa Experience. Price between €140-165 per space for the whole weekend! (+table hire if needed - €10)
Contact: Sinead Quinn, CFL Events, 0872707496, cfleventsww@gmail.com

Swoop.ie - A Haven For All Things Handmade in Ireland
Calling all Crafters/Designer/Makers.... Fantastic new site coming online for selling Irish Handcrafted Products and Design. www.swoop.ie
A Haven for all things Handmade in Ireland! Contact Tanya@swoop.ie for further details!

I'm hoping over to Hong Kong tomorrow on a work trip for the next week, so next time I check in for the crafty news I'll be just back and I hope you will forgive me if I am a little jet-lagged!! If anyone has any crafty news that would be of interest to our team members, please convo me through my Etsy shop TheBlueSylph.etsy.com before next Monday.

Crafty News Desk

It's nearly time to get out your winter coat!! This lovely coat is made by Spiral Gypsy Creations.

Anne-Marie from byAMOR told me that a few team members are getting together for another 'Inspirational Day Out' to attend the Festival of Light in the RDS on 22nd October. If anyone is interested in joining in, there's more details HERE.

The Belfast Creative Crafts Show is on from 13 - 15 October 2011 in The Kings Hall, Belfast. This show covers all aspects of quality stitchcraft including cross stitch, sewing, card making, embroidery, knitting, patchwork, quilting, scrapbooking, ribboncraft, papercraft, stamping, beading, painting, dressmaking, tapestry, decoupage, crochet and many more popular stitch and creative crafts. More details HERE.

Here are some more upcoming craft markets (including Christmas fairs) which may be of interest to team members looking to sell their wares:


The Affordable Gift Fair - Sunday 20th November 2011 - 10am - 5pm - Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.

Weekly craft fair at old barn market Carlingford 12-6pm
special Christmas fair 26th and 27th November.
Contact in south Ireland Eileen 087 2030301
or in northern Ireland Frances 0799 9849607

St Davids School, Greystones, Co Wicklow - Christmas Fair - Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th December 2011

More local craft fairs around the country:

DERRY JOURNAL GIFT & CRAFT FAIR
13 November 2011: Everglades Hotel, Derry

AN TAISCE CRAFT FAIR
20 November 2011: Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

PEACOG CRAFT FAIR
27 November 2011: Gortahork, Co. Donegal

LETTERKENNY CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
27 November 2011: Radisson Blue Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
27 November 2011: Ballinrobe Community School, Co. Mayo

And don't forget the Buttons and Bows Halloween Fancy Dress Market - 23rd October 2011 - Crumlin Road, Dublin 12. Sounds like fun!!

If anyone has any crafty news that would be of interest to our team members, please convo me through my Etsy shop TheBlueSylph.etsy.com before next Monday.

Next week's Crafty News will be brought to you from... Singapore!!! I'll be hoping to pick up some gorgeous fabrics in Arab Street for making lovely things like tribal belly dance costumes. I'll let you know how I get on, so watch this space next Monday!!
Natalie

Crafty News Desk

Hi Everyone!

Just a few tidbits of crafty news this week. Let me know if I am missing something important!

Craft Markets of Ireland Meet Up
Wednesday, October 5 · 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Exchange Dublin, corner of Exchange St. Upper and Essex St. West.
Craft stall holders and Market organisers are all invited and welcome to this Meet up. We are going to meet, chat and discuss topics relevant to how Craft Markets happen and work in Ireland at the moment. Whether you've been doing this for years or are a newcomer your thoughts are all welcome.The agenda will be decided on the day by those taking part. Come and meet other crafters, network and make friends.
This is a Meet up of the members of the Facebook group "Craft Markets of Ireland: Becoming Selective", that is open to all involved in craft markets. Crafters and Market Organisers are welcome to join the group, just look us up and ask to join. The group's aims include discussion and shared learning about how to make craft markets better. This is an open event, please pass on the invite to interested friends. If you cannot make it for the very start don't worry - come along when you can.
To find Exchange Dublin Collective Arts Centre on Google Maps click this LINK.

For anyone who is on Facebook, team member LolaDee Handmade is running a competition! You could win a custom zipper hair clip / brooch and matching pair of earrings. Details on the Facebook page here:
www.facebook.com/loladeehandmade

Buttons and Bows Market are will be holding a special Fancy Dress Halloween market on 23rd October in the Iveagh Grounds on the Crumlin Road, Dublin 12. Stalls will include jewellery, cards, candles, Face painting and crafts for the children. Stalls will cost €25. For further information on taking a stall please email buttonsandbowscraftmarket@hotmail.com

That's all from me for this week. If you have some crafty news please email me at thebluesylph@gmail.com or send me a convo through my Etsy shop The Blue Sylph before next Monday!

Natalie

Crafty News Desk

Hmm, it's not easy to get your work done when your cats seem to think your box of crafty scraps is their new bed when they're feeling poorly...

Hi Everyone! I'm Natalie aka The Blue Sylph and I am your new Crafty News Reporter! Those are my cats, but since that photo I have managed to keep them out of my crafty supplies, except for the bag of feathers they got hold of...

Apologies for the lack of Crafty News during the last few weeks, but I am here to report now! Thanks to Mo's aka Huggleknits hard work as my predecessor I have big shoes to fill, so here goes...

Crafts people wanted for a new craft shop in Mallow Co. Cork called Truly Gifted. They only sell handmade Irish goods and will run workshops for adults and children alike.
They are also looking for people to give workshops in their craft as well.
For more information please contact Majella on 083 4123737 or e-mail info@trulygifted.ie or click HERE.

Wicklow Christmas Gift and Craft Fair Sunday, 27th November 2011 now taking bookings for stalls. Information HERE.

Crafters Ireland (craft & food fairs) have upcoming Halloween & Christmas fairs/events. Check out their website for details HERE.

If you are looking for an outlet to sell your work, there are a few spaces available in Design Shed Ireland. They showcase up to 14 artists and crafts people every week in Blackrock. They have a purpose built shop which has 5 wall spaces and 9 tables spaces.
So if you hand make jewelry, are a potter, weave baskets, make candles, are an artist or photographer, or even a wood turner this could be for you. And the beauty of it all is you don’t even have to be there and they advertise you all week on our website blog facebook and twitter!
With only 12 weekends left until Christmas and spaces filling up fast now is the time to get your space secured in time for the Christmas market.
The Market opens every Saturday and Sunday from 10.30 to 5.30, every Bank holiday Monday and the week building up to Christmas.
To get involved simply send a few sample images of your work to designshedireland@gmail.com for more information on how it all works.
Check out our website to view who is in the shop and see the shop layout. www.designshedireland.com

THE CREATIVE COLLECTION - Craft Fair at The Mall, 1st Floor GOREY SHOPPING CENTRES Sat 8th Oct 10am-6pm More than 24 stands of high standard crafts. This event is the first of three, the other two are 12th Nov. and 10th Dec. The venue is a wonderful bright airy space. It's very accessible from the main shopping area by lift and lift from free car park too, also on foot from Gorey Main Street-through the Civic Centre and its opposite the library. All enquiries to carolfcarr@yahoo.co.uk Phone 0876263463

Don't forget it's still the Year of Craft, so check out all the events on the website:
www.craftinireland.com

An interesting upcoming event is in Athlone this weekend, Great Big Craft Extravaganza
3 Days of Shopping, Classes and Demos - Crafts include cardmaking, jewellery, scrapbooking, felting, photography and more. Check out their blog HERE.
And there's more in this post HERE.

That's all from me for this week. If you have any other crafty news please add it in a comment here, or convo me through my Etsy shop The Blue Sylph.
Natalie

Committee Vacancies

Handmade greeting card by jmmcards

Our new Etsy Ireland Team Committee is nearly complete. However, we urgently need volunteers for the remaining jobs:

Blog Co-ordinator (rotated every 6 months)

• work with the 'blog hosts' to provide daily content on the blog
• create a blog timetable/ calendar through shared docs, for instance Google Calendar
• write articles, especially when there are gaps in the schedule
• edit submitted articles if necessary
• deal with minor technical glitches on the blog
• add blog hosts/ regular contributors as blog authors to the blog so that they can publish their articles themselves
• encourage members to submit content, this involves mentioning the blog in the team forums and to new members, as well as publishing calls for new content on the blog regularly
• co-operate with the Blog Designer to have regular design changes
• be the contact person for the blog and respond to queries

Weekly Crafty News Reporter: reports on interesting crafty events, markets and developments

Natalie from the Blue Sylph

Treasury Curator: publishes summary of the weekly Etsy Ireland Team Treasuries and runs Team Treasury Challenges

More Blog Hosts: responsible for assisting Blog Co-Ordinator in maintaining a complete blog schedule and help fill gaps where necessary.

Mo from Huggleknits

More people for the PR Team/Think Tank
 
Area representatives for Dublin, Belfast and Cork

Dublin: Natalie from the Blue Sylph

To keep the blog running smoothly and have regular content, it is important that we do have dedicated writers and a blog co-ordinator. I (Purls) will be hanging around and write the odd article, so whoever takes up my mantle will not be left hanging out to dry in this Irish weather.

Puzzled by fiorejewellery

It seems our potential crafty writers and editors are a bit shy. Step forward and shine!!!

Crafty News Desk

Greetings from a sick and sorry Crafty News Editor.
I have been laid low with a flu virus since Sunday night and have only just come out from under the duvet. 

Can I ask anyone who reads this, if you have any news items you would like to share with us all, please add the details underneath in the comments.  If there are any aspiring reporters out there who are considering taking the seat at the Crafty News Desk in July, now is a good time to try it out.

I will be back behind the desk again next Monday.

Till then
take care
Mo

Crafty News Desk

Greetings from the empty chair at the Crafty News Desk..... sorry I'm not there, forgot today was Monday so went off with some friends for a day in the country.  This week's news will be delayed until WEDNESDAY......
Tomorrow we will meet some more new members of our growing family.

If you have any late news please get in touch by tomorrow evening...

cheers for now
Mo
huggleknits

Crafty News

Our Etsy Ireland pop-up shop in Limerick is still going strong. Check out the shop's Facebook page for updates and opening times! And not only is Ruth from Nicedaydesigns doing a fabulous job with the Etsy Ireland pop-up shop, she was also recently featured in Prudence magazine! Congratulations!!!
Read all about it on Ruth's blog - and if my place ever looked as gorgeous, I'd die of shock!!!

Fi from Patchworkdelights is having a blog giveaway! If you want to be in to win some beautiful goodies, post a comment and follow her blog before 25 May midnight (GMT)!

Anne-Marie from byAmo'r recently drew our attention to the problem of the Etsy Shop Local defaulting to the UK for the Republic of Ireland. No, this has nothing to do with any Royal visits or visits of US Presidents who all have Irish ancestors, but according to Etsy it is a technical problem and they are working on it. My Shop Local regularly directs me to some interesting places in Scotland rather than Belfast, Northern Ireland.

If you are not showing up in local searches, try the following:

Check that you have set the location in your profile from the suggested list of locations that pops up. If you manually type in your location, it may not correctly be registered in the Shop Local section. To do this, sign in to your account and go to Your Account, Public Profile. Then in "city", begin typing your location. You should choose from the list that pops up the closest match to your location. This should correctly register your location in the Shop Local feature.

To be found in local searches is important so that Irish buyers as well as ex-pats and international customers with Irish heritage (like said US Presidents past and present) who look specifically for Irish or Celtic materials and items directly from Ireland will be able to find your shop.

Thanks to Anne-Marie for all the information and for getting in touch with the great and good from Etsy.

Congratulations to Alice and Michelle of Fondelifair. The new Irish online shop site and community has just welcomed its 101st member! The community is starting to thrive and hive, and I've already become addicted to the place...

I haven't received much information about markets, but this exhibition looks really interesting:

A Constant Thread
An exhibition celebrating older Irish craftspeople as part of the Bealtaine Festival, Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham Road, Dublin 14, running until 29 May 2011, open 10:00 to 4.30, free entrance.

The 'Art of Craft' Fair, organised by Armagh City & District Council and The Craft & Design Collective, will take place from 27-29 May across the two sites of Armagh's Market Place Theatre and Saint Patrick’s Trian Visitor Complex. It includes craft workshops, demonstrations and performances.

And it's National Drawing Day on 28 May 2011, so you might want to put pencil to paper to honour the occasion!

Mo has just arrived back from her holidays, and will be back at the Crafty News desk next week! So please send any snippets of crafty information you have to http://www.etsy.com/shop/HuggleKnits
Welcome Back, Mo!

And for me, it is goodbye to Simon, the travelling gecko, who has been staying with me for the last three weeks! He'll be on his merry way towards the end of this week, and he'll be sadly missed here.

 Purls

Crafty News

This week's Crafty News is late and short, but then again, we just had the big news about the extension of the Etsy Ireland pop-up shop in Limerick, so if you've been awol from the Etsy Ireland bloggersphere or facebooksphere, now is the time to catch up and celebrate!

So what else is new?

• Our very own Designbirdie is having a Blog Giveaway with lovely prices! So don't miss your chance to win some goodies - and yes, also say hello to her new blog!

• “Latitudes” the new exhibition by Filament Fibre Artists is opening this Thursday the 19th at 6:30 pm at Airfield in Dundrum.
  If you can’t make it to the opening night you might be interested in coming to a tour of the exhibition on Sunday the 22nd at 3:00 pm or to join the Filament Fibre Artists as they celebrate National Drawing Day at Airfield on Saturday the 28th of May. Tours and drawing activities are included in the cost of entry to the Airfield Estate.

If you have any news about art and craft events, markets or National Drawing Day, please share! While Mo is hopefully enjoying some sunshine on her holidays, send your info to me, Purls, or post it in the comments.

Crafty News

Flowers at Malone House, South Belfast

Since our Mo is away on a well-deserved holiday and nobody has come forward to step into her shoes for these three weeks, you'll get me, Purls, once more.

And this leads me into the next subject, which is our blog. I am a bit thin on the ground for contributions, so unless you want to read Purls' yarnspinning every day, or have Jacob's growls and scowls for a week, I need to see paws up for the blog.

To show you all how effective our blog is, here is a link to an article by Alice on Fondelifair, which shows clearly that people are reading this blog and that articles translate into visitors to featured shops and author's websites.

This is very good news. Do you need any more persuasion, or do I have to send the bear in???


More crafty news:

• this weekend, Etsy Ireland's pop-up-shop, organised by Ruth from nicedaydesigns will dazzle visitors during the Cat Dig in Limerick. If you had the good intentions of sending some of your products down, but it went out of your head, check with Ruth whether or not it's too late to send things now.

• Some of our team members have joined Fondelifair, the new Irish online craft community and marketplace, and we're making ourselves quite at home there while getting to grips with the joys of Word Press. For those who would like to learn and brush up their Word Press skills, this might be the right course for you.

• The Home Souk and the Fashion Souk are on in Belfast this weekend. Both are taking place in the Europa Hotel from 11am to 5pm (Home Souk is on 14 May, Fashion Souk on 15th)
  

• Various Craft Fairs are happening in Cavan, Dundalk, Meath, Portarlington, and Athy during May and June
  

• Don't forget to put in for the Craft Guerrilla Designer Makers Competition to gain a stall space at one of the Knitting & Stitching shows in London, Harrogate and Dublin. The Deadline is 30 June 2011!
  

As always keep an eye on the Year of Craft website for updates countrywide, and tell me of any interesting crafty news happening in your area!

Crafty News Desk

Greetings from the Crafty News Desk on a cold but sunny day in Dublin. 
Today's photo was taken at the Avoca Mill in Co. Wicklow.

This week I will be featuring news from Leinster (excluding Dublin which will have a week of its own)


Leinster has 12 counties Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.    For today's posting I will only be looking at 11 (leaving Dublin for later in the series)
Leinster counties have a total number of 33 active ETSY shops broken down as follows:  Carlow = 5 Kildare = 5 Kilkenny = 6 Laois = 2 Longford = 0 Louth = 1 Meath = 4 Offaly = 3 Westmeath = 1 Wexford = 3 Wicklow = 3.  I am sure there are many more......


Items of Interest in Leinster
Carlow:  Facebook page for what's on FACEBOOK
Kildare:  Online craft links for Kildare LINKS
Kildare:  Athy Craft Market MARKET
Kilkenny: Thomastown Country Market MARKET
Kilkenny:  Kilkenny Craft Trail CRAFT TRAIL
Laoise:  Laoise Craft Group GROUP
Laoise:  Laoise Craft Centre  CENTRE
Longford: Ballinasloe Market MARKET
Louth: Carlingford Market MARKET
Meath:  Meath crafts CRAFTS
Offaly:  Arts and Crafts Association ASSOC
Westmeath:  Craft and Design DESIGNERS
Wexford:  Craft and Farmers Markets MARKET
Wicklow: Markets near Wicklow MARKETS

General:  Ireland Craft Trail for all counties TRAIL


OTHER NEWS

• Amity UK has a listing of markets in the UK and Ireland and you can access the list here : LIST
• Next Sunday 13th the Fashion Souk is on from 11-5pm in the Europa Hotel, Belfast
• Woolcraft Weekend coming up in Markree Castle, Sligo     DETAILS

 BIG REMINDER >>>>>> THE ST. PATRICKS DAY TREASURE HUNT STARTS TOMORROW SO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR CLUES.  DETAILS ARE HERE  =  TREASURE

That's about all for this week.  If there are any other events happening in Leinster that are not listed please add them in the comments at the end of this article.  Next week is the turn of MUNSTER  so get your info in by next Sunday evening.
Cheers
Mo
aka HUGGLEKNITS  

Crafty News Desk

Greetings from the Crafty News Desk.  Happy Valentines Day to you all.

Check out some great collections of hearted loveliness from our members and vote for your favourite here >  voting-for-love

Now for the newsie bits from hither and yon......

• Check out the new series of articles, started last Saturday, by Fintan O'Toole in the Irish Times.   "Unearthing the long history of our island, one object at a time"   irishtimes 
• Dublin City Enterprise Board new craft initiative for the Year of Craft  Dublin Enterprise Board
• Exhibition - Crafted Creatures at the Ark - starts tomorrow 15 February and runs until 27 March  crafted-creatures-at-the-ark
• Exhibition - Ballinahown Spring Craft - See the work of artists from Counties Offaly and Westmeath spring-craft
• Course - Illustration Course in Dublin - starts on 22 February  illustration-course 

Markets News
Crafters Ireland is delighted to announce their new dates for the start of 2011….

Feb 20th – Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk, Co Louth - 11am -5pm
Feb 27th – Dunboyne Castle Hotel Dunboyne, Co Meath 11am -5pm
March 6th – Hilamar Hotel Kinnegad, Co Westmeath - 11am -5pm
March 13th – The Riverside Hotel Eniscorthy, Co Wexford - 11am -5pm
March 20th – Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey - 11am -5pm
March 27th – Carlton Abbey Hotel, Athy Co Kildare - 11am -5pm
These professionally run events give your business the perfect opportunity to showcase your services or wares, make sales and contacts, network with other businesses and promote your business to the wider community.
To apply for a stand or get a booking from please email: craftersireland@gmail.com

That's it for this week
Loads of St Val hugs to you all
Cheers
Mo
huggleknits 
mosbitsnpieces

Crafty News

Greetings from the Crafty News Desk + Updates
Another windy day here in Dublin.

For this weeks article I am bringing you links to websites which I have found interesting and some upcoming events that have come into the crafty news desk.  If you have other links that you would like to share add them to the comments below or contact me directly and I will add them to the article.

WEBSITES

Craft Council - Ireland
Craft Council - Northern Ireland
I Support Irish  New Website promoting Irish Crafts -closing date for entries on the site is 10 February
cultureireland  State Agency for the promotion of Irish Arts worldwide
creativecareers   jobs and opportunities website for the Arts/Creative Sector
textileblog   blog on textile history
create-ireland The National Development Agency for Collaborative Arts. News, events and InRes, a funding and employment listing for the arts.
ravelry  an amazing resource for anyone involved in knitting, crochet, spinning - anything to do with wool...
Vaireland  The Voluntary Arts Ireland site is  great for arts information, projects and jobs
craftinireland  Updates & news on the "year of craft 2011"   

EVENTS - EXHIBITIONS - FESTIVALS

Butler Gallery Talk   In Conversation on 'intertwining of the worlds of fine art and craft' in Butler Gallery
ards-arts-centre   exhibition of textiles in February
Sligo Festival  Food and Craft Festival coming up in March
jewellery-and-goldsmithing-skills-and-design-course  intersting course on  23 February

Short and sweet this week.
As always keep your news items coming in.

See you next week
Cheers
Mo

Crafty News - delayed

Our Crafty News writer Mo from Huggleknits is down with the flu, so there will be no news today! However, she's hoping to get the news up and running in the next few days.

The Etsy Ireland blog wishes Mo a speedy recovery from the nasty bug. Take plenty of hot drinks, stay under the duvet and have a good rest. Get well soon!

CRAFTY NEWS DESK.....

Greetings from the Crafty News Desk.
Sorry I am a bit late this week - came back late from my hols last night and I have spent the day catching up on sleep, emails and phonecalls.....

Thanks again for keeping in touch with what's happening out there.  Here is this week's update:

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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR –

Sunday, 28th November

Grand Hotel,Wicklow Town                                                                        

6 ft Stands are priced at €70.

All sold on a first come first served basis and we aim to minimise direct competition by having a variety of different crafts on offer.

All profits in aid of the Glebe National School.

Contact Sandra Dunne 

sandra_dunne@hotmail.com

or 087 930 6912.

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Elizabeth Longwill is looking for craftspeople for a NEW MARKET in Naas, Co Kildare.
Facebook > http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/The-Warehouse/148256251872019

It will be held in Unit D3 in the M7 business park on the 25th September. The business park is located just off the M7 beside Naas, Co.Kildare. It will be a family day out with facepainting, music and cupcakes.  It is hoped that it will become a monthly event and breathe some life into a large empty industrial unit.
Cost for the day is €30
Application forms from Elizabeth - use the following contact details.Email: elizabeth@chuffeymedia.ie
Mobile:+353 86 3846506
www.chuffeymedia.ie


Halloween craft and food fair
Lisdoo House, Dundalk - Sunday 31 October 11am - 5pm.

60 euro for a table and advertising for the event will include leafleting, newspaper adverts, radio coverage, PR in other local press and posters across the town and local villages.

The Lisdoo is a popular place for meals and we have a strong customer base in the area to draw on.
For more information please email Alexandra at faireire@gmail.com.

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Thats about it for markets for the moment - thanks to all who got in touch.  I hope to have a more comprehensive listing for next week.

In the meantime if anyone living in Dublin is interested in learning to knit or crochet, at both beginner and improver level, I will be teaching in the Firhouse Community College over the autumn/winter months.  Details from https://vecweb.vecnet.ie/web_aeccodublin/WEBBOOK/webbookcourse.html?loccode=AL 

Cheers till next week
Mo
aka http://www.huggleknits.etsy.com/

CRAFTY NEWS DESK.....

Welcome to the Crafty News Update

(This weeks picture is a painting called The Knitting Museum from the Museum in City of New York)


As you read this I am having a few days of R+R in Portugal - it replaces the break we lost last April when the volcano decided we needed to stay home.

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NEWS in from Ruth at NiceDayDesigns::::

• "I designed and illustrated the album cover from Limerick based band The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra,  http://www.bplo.org/ , it was released nationwide last week and can be purchased for 11.99 in any HMV. To celebrate this I'm having a giveaway of the album on my blog, along with some bplo merchandise. All people have to do is leave a comment on this blog post to be in with a chance to win. Closing date is the 7th of Sept, so people should get in there quick!http: ://nicedaydesigns-ruth.blogspot.com/2010/08/album-release-for-brad-pitt-light.html  "  Congratualtions Ruth

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NEWS from Andrea  from Lush Stuff

•  "Just to tell you about an Christmas Craft Fair I am in the throes of organising in Ballinasloe, Co.Galway. It is booked for Sunday 14th Nov in Gullanes Hotel, Main Street. Starts at 11.30 (to get the mass goers !!) and finishes up at 6.00. Stands are €50.  http://www.etsy.com/shop/lushkids

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Thats it so far.  If you have any news please add it below in the Comments to share with the Team.   I will be back next weekend and sitting at the News Desk on Monday.

Till then, take care
Cheers
Mo
aka http://www.huggleknits.etsy.com/

Retail opportunities for Irish crafters

Hello all! Lovely to be back on familiar ground here, hope you've all had a good summer.

I've had some retail opportunities pop up which may interest everyone - grab your chance to get your stuff into a Real! Live! Shop!


Fleur from BluebellEco Candles has let me know about a new shop in Kenmare, Co Kerry called 'One of a Kind' . Charles, the owner, intends to fill it will ONLY Irish handmade crafts. Should anyone be interested in supplying on a sale or return basis, with commission to shop of approx 30% of sale to the shop (each person can work on their own deal) you can get in touch with Charles on 087 9953864 or email gerretsen@hotmail.com

Kenmare has a very busy tourist trade so business is fairly strong all year round. The shop has a nice appeal with a old style pretty blue front window.

Fleur will be supplying the shop with her candles and can give better feedback in a few weeks.

Ella from Ellarta is opening up a shop & gallery 'The Mood Gallery' in October in the Main Street, Mill Lane, Castlebar, Co Mayo and is also looking for Irish crafters to rent some shelf space in her shop / gallery space! So you can try out the retail environment at a very low initial price.

Ella says the gallery will offers a unique and totally different concept from existing galleries or art & craft shops and will specialize in selling only hand made items such as jewellery, pottery, glass craft, wood craft, leather craft, paper craft, clothes, bags and toys and many others.

The Mood Gallery will rent many individual retail shelf spaces in our retail shop (from 15 euro / month plus 10% commision sale), for hand made art and craft creators wishing to set up a retail presence for their art and crafts.

Thus means you don’t need to outlay large amounts of money and take the risk of setting up your own retail shop premises. You can email Ella on info.themoodgallery@gmail.com for more info or check out the blog.

So get cracking for the run up to Christmas. It's not that far away! And fulfil those dreams that you've always had in the back of your head of Retail Glory!

And of course you can convo Fleur or Ella for more info about these.

CRAFTY NEWS DESK.....

Greetings from the Crafty News Desk
(this week's picture was taken this morning in my garden - my beef tomatoes don't seem to like the colour RED......)

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So here are the events for the coming weeks:

Belfast  

•  5 September - Black Market, Black Box, Belfast - 12 -5pm http://www.blackboxbelfast.com/
• 11 September - Craft event showing traditional crafts -  http://www.flaxmill-textiles.com/index_textiles.htm
• 12 September - Fashion Souk, Ulster Hall, Belfast - http://www.thefashionsouk.com/4

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Limerick

• Every weekend in the Milk Market, Cornmarket Row and the last Thursday of the month they have special Artisan Craft Fair http://www.milkmarketlimerick.ie/default/index.cfm/calendar-of-events/monthly-artisans-craft-fair1/

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Dublin

• Every Sunday, Crafty Market, Sheeben Chic, Georges St - http://www.thecraftymarket.com/
• 12 September, Ferocious Mingle Market, Newmarket Sq, Dublin 8 -http://www.thejosiebaggleycompany.com/pages/TheFerociousMingleMarket.htm
• 25 September, Vintage Market, Airfield House, Dundrum - http://www.airfield.ie/escape.html

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If you have any info for our readers please add to the comments at the end of the article or get in touch and I will add it to the main item.  Keep the news coming.

Next week I will be away in Portugal for a few days of R&R so there will be a skeleton article up on Monday morning.  Please add your news to the comments at the end of that article too.

Cheers for now
Mo
aka www.huggleknits.etsy.com

CRAFTY NEWS DESK.....

Greetings from the Crafty News Desk....

This weeks photo is another of my snaps from my trip to Galway a few weeks ago.


Great meet up in Dublin last Saturday - report coming later in the week.....


Time is just flying in the land of crafts. Hard to believe but I saw my first Christmas ad on tv last week. It was for a new toy. I wont tell you how many shopping days are left but if you haven't started thinking about your Christmas sales yet now would be a good time to start. I know, its hard to think about reindeer, snow and wolly jumpers when the sun is shining outside and you are still wearing shorts and flip flops, but time is moving on.

The Craft Council of Ireland's website is a good one to check out for upcoming markets, supplies etc. http://www.ccoi.ie/

Did anyone see Ruth's video on Nationwide? She has a shop called NiceDayDesigns and has a link to the video up on her Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1465110480987 Well done Ruth


Has anyone else made it to the airways or newspapers??? Let us know so we can give you a virtual pat on the back!!!! Share the love.....


Just a reminder to those who might not have heard..... the Crafty Market in Dublin goes weekly from September next and there are offers for sellers for multiple bookings. Check it out here http://www.thecraftymarket.com/


Thats if for now . . . . I will update during the week if anything new comes in.

Take care
Mo
aka http://www.huggleknits.etsy.com/