Competitions

This post lists all the current competitions and giveaways that our Etsy Ireland members are running. Feel free to enter all. Help to spread the word by sharing with friends. Remember, sharing is caring!


Etsy Shop - Shen Wong Jewellery

• Competition:
  Win €100 Gift Voucher
• Ends:
  30/0/2014
• Link to competition:
  https://www.facebook.com/ShenWongCo/app_158086484245654

Crafty News Desk

 

Greetings from the Crafty News Desk on a chilly but sunny day in Dublin coming to you a little later in the day.  (Lots of family distractions...)
Today's photo is full of the promise of more sunny and warm days ahead.


Loads of great articles and reports on the blog over the last week,   - go and take a look!!!!!!!!!!

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Stop Press. Blog / Facebook Giveaways/Sales

• Mary from her BLOG is giving away some very interesting supplies, so go check it out
• Jack on his FACEBOOK page is giving away one of his amazing wooden pieces
• Odette is having a sale in her SHOP 

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This week I am concentrating on Ulster for our whip around Ireland. 

Ulster is made up of 9 counties, 3 in the Republic of Ireland i.e. Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan and 6 in Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) i.e.  Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh,  and Tyrone.  Sorry I can't do a numbers check for the shops in each county- there seems to be a problem with the Shop Local page on ETSY.  If you would like to find out the numbers for yourself - go to the home page on ETSY, scroll down and click on Shop Local on the left of your screen, then put in the name of the area you are looking for and it should come back with a list of all of the local  ETSY shops .....Magic!!!!!

County Information
Cavan/Monaghan -  link for the Cavan Monaghan Crafts Facebook page CRAFTS
Cavan - some Cavan crafters      CRAFTERS
Donegal - link for Donegal Craft Village VILLAGE
Derry - link to the Craft Village village
Down - County Down crafts crafts
Fermanagh - Crafts consortium CRAFT
Tyrone - selection of crafts FLAVOUR

Belfast - St Georges Market info GEORGES

Northern Ireland general information
General - link to listing of markets and events LISTING
General - craft fair - event (sorry, too late for application) EVENT

The main website for the Year of Craft is   http://www.craftinireland.com/   Keep an eye on the listings and check back often as it is being updated regularly.


So that's it for the Ireland Round Trip.  I hope you have found some useful information here over the last few weeks. 


Next week it is back to the normal general listing of anything of interest that I find.  I would really love to hear from you with listings, giveaways, markets, sales, classes, etc etc etc.  Please get in touch and share the news.


Cheers for now
Mo
Huggleknits

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/

Crafty News Desk

Thanks to all of you who have got in touch with info on markets and events. I have set up a craftyirelandteam yahoo calendar and it will have entries for all events that are coming up with links to the relevant website giving full details on how to get involved. You will need a google account and I will need to link your account to the calendar so you can access it

In the meantime here are some of the entries that may be of interest:

3-4 July Carrigtowhill Medieval Festival in Barryscourt Castle near Cork City.

http://www.carrigfest.com/index.html

4 July Crafty Market, Sheeben Chic, Sth Great Georges St, Dublin 2.

http://www.thecraftymarket.com/

4 July Trim Swift Festival - street market

market.street.trim@gmail.com

4 July Kells Market Day at the Kells Heritage Festival

http://marketday.kellschamer.ie

10 July Toejam Carboot Sale, The Bernard Shaw, South Richmond St., Dublin 2

http://m.bodytonicmusic.com/thebernardshaw/

11 July The Ferocious Mingle Market, Dublin Food Co-Op Building,

Newmarket Sq., Dublin 8.

http://www.thejosiebaggleycompany.com/pages/FerociousMingleMarket-info.htm

If you are thinking of setting your wares out on a stall you should read Ruth's from Nice Day Designs blog post on Market Stalls. Loads of great advice.... //http://etsyireland.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-to-tuesday-market-stalls.html#comments

Are there any big promotions coming up in your etsy shop that we should know about????

Any news that you would like to pass on?????

From Monday morning next I will be bringing you a weekly update of whats happening - - all bits of info that come across my news desk....... so get in touch soon (Use the pink spotted/green button on the right).

Cheers

Mo

http://www.huggleknits.etsy.com/

"Crafty Update" Hat......

Greetings on a wonderful Sunny Sunday.

As I step up to the mike wearing the "Crafty Update" hat I pause on the first step..... What information do I have to pass on to the eagerly awaiting audience? Not really sure of my facts yet. I have done some trawling through various web sites and twittered like an inquisitive robin - but still not sure. So how do I proceed?

I need your help!

Calling all CraftyIrelandTeam crafters..... I am proposing to post a weekly update of whats coming up around the country, like a Calendar of Events. Also it will have a list of the latest giveaways etc. from your shops. I am especially interested in any classes/courses both short and long that our wider audience might be interested in. So get the thinking caps on and contact me please. For the moment just get in touch through my shop http://www.huggleknits.etsy.com/ I need to learn a bit more about using blog/web/email/twitter/facebook to sort out a more direct link.

Looking forward to hearing from you all.

Cheers

Mo

aka Huggleknits