Team Member Update

Another week, another fabulous group of new members :)


Above from left to right:

Mosaic and Rose Wish Heart by A Wish for You;

Detached Daddy Long Legs, Trout Fly by no Fly's on you!;

Bronze and Lampwork Bead Earrings by Amorio


Above from left to right: Blue Shark Pendant by JF Illustrations;

Puppy Booties by Mrs. Mouse;

and finally I Love My Sis Pendant by nine design who has relocated to this sleek new shop.


Welcome All! and best of luck with your shops. I hope everyone has time for a good browse and to spread a few hearts.

Welcome New Members!

We have another group of beautiful shops to browse and drop a few hearts this week.


Above from left to right: Stained Glass Business Card Holder by Stained Glass Fayre;

Office Building with Blue, Red, Yellow and Green Floors Fine Art Photograph 8x10 Print by KimDot;

Handspun Silk Blend Pink Yarn by Red Branch Yarn

Above from left to right: Alphonso Sock Monster by Sockedelic;

Moss Tower 8x10 inches by Paintings By Colette;

and last but not least Rose Pink Mohair Snood by Nics Gifts

Welcome, welcome, welcome everyone & remember to drop into our team discussions page if you need any questions answered.

Welcome new team members!

Here's this week's sparkly additions to the team ... loads of colour and brightness in this swag bag of goodness.


1: That rainbow has nothing on us... by Amazingbeads
2: Pop Poppin Bow Tie turquoise/yellow by aFrameofmind
3: Children of Lir by ArtonSilkbyLouise
4: Purple Fairground Button and Safety Pin Brooch by LolaDee



5: Blue Howlite earrings by Say-o Jewellery
6: Mini Stripes Vintage 1960s White Yellow Green Stripe Jersey Dress Medium by Thelittlebluecottage
7: Two Fine Silver Flower Earwires Thai Karen Hill Tribe 30mm / 1.2inch by Craftemall

Welcome to the team, everyone. We're creeping towards 200 members ... yikes! Great to have you all here.

All aboard, all aboard ... welcome new members

Welcome one and all to the bright, sunny splashes of colour that come from this week's dreamy new members. Spring is definitely in the air with these gorgeous picks from our newbies:


1: Tutti Frutti by GeckoGlassDesign
2: Mixed Bag of Soft Merino Wool in 15 harmonious colours 8.8oz./250gr. by Woollygathering
3: Spellbound ring by LittleMissBling
4: Sweet sundress by miadesignie
5: Queen of hearts by Dandeliondaydreamer

The colours and even the names of these make me want to go and find ice-cream and sit in the sunshine. Drop over to their shops and say hi!

Welcome new members!

This week's newbies are a varied bunch, but as always, full of talent and vibrancy.


Top left: White Marble Horse - Four Rivers Fountain, Rome by CherryBlossomTattoo
Top right: Penny for your thoughts. Cufflinks And Free Giftbox by Podgy00
Bottom left: Watch Over Me - Vintage watch face pendant by LottieBlyth
Bottom right: Six Impossible Things For Alice in Wonderland SpiralGodess

Lovely to meet you all and welcome to the team. Now I'm off to browse these fine shops and leave some hearts ...!

New members join the team

Another batch of stunning talent to step on board this week. There is a bit of an art theme this week too.

I'm continually delighted that there is so much interest in the group and also impressed every week with the variety and expanse of talented artisans out there. Here are this week's delicious debutantes:

• Top left: Original Mixed Media Collage Painting by Jolie Dennison of Jolieart
• Top right: Painting of Dingle, Co.Kerry Ireland by CraftyV
• Bottom left: Champagne Victorian Inspired Silk Bolero by Bonzie
• Bottom right: Print, Dia De Los Muertos, (Dead End Job) by MariposaVintage

Click over to their shops and say hi, leave some hearts and love and of course, welcome to the team!

Welcome new members!

Grab a cuppa and click on over to our newest shining stars who've joined the team.

First on the podium is Sima from Handmadebysima who designs and screenprints fabulous homewares on gorgeous linen. Pictured is her screenprinted tote bag:


Next cab on the rank is Rainey from TheJosieBaggleyCo with a mix of original artwork and jewellery ... pictured is her 'When Pigs Fly in Pink Sky- Steampunk Fantasia Pendant '


And a big hello to our third newbie, Simona from Miskay with her range of gorgeous jewellery. Pictured are her Purple Morning earrings.


Great to have you all on the team! And I've just learned what 'steampunk' is, so my day feels enriched already ...!

Team meet up - Saturday 20 March in Dublin

Hey Etsy Irelanders, we'd love to see you at the next Dublin team meeting, on Saturday 20 March ... this was posted ahead of time to give people time to get themselves sorted. It will be a good catch-up after the madness of Paddy's Day. This shout out goes particularly any of the newbies who have recently joined - always good to put a face to the name!


As before, we will meet up at 2pm at the Snail Bar in Fade St, Dublin 2. This is upstairs above L' Gueleton restaurant, and directly opposite the Market Bar.

And let's make it a bit of a show and tell, bring your latest wares along to display! Leave a comment if you can make it as it would be good to know an idea of numbers. And be warned, the food at the Snail Bar is very tempting, some delicious gooey chocolatey cakes and the like. Yum. They go very well with coffee. Mmmmm, coffee.

Hope to see you there :o)

Stock pic courtesy of the fab FREE stock photo site www.sxc.hu

Get on board the Crafty Ireland Etsy train!

** UPDATE **
Sue at Amazing Beads is now the contact for new member enquiries ... send her a convo and she can fill you in on the inside info.
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January 2010
Thanks to the hard work of Tanya and Sarah our Crafty Ireland team has now over 100 members ... woo hoo! But there is always room for more, so if you are an Irish Etsy seller or know someone who is selling on Etsy, get in touch.

Convo Alex [propeller] to find out more and be part of the team. It's amazing to see the breadth and variety of wonderful talents in the team so I'm looking forward to seeing even more in 2010!

♥ Member Update! ♥

              image courtesy of CutebutGeeky

Hello everyone!

This weeks update really has to start off by thanking Alex, her lovely pr friends and all the contributing members who helped make our very first press release such a success. For those of you who missed the article yesterday, in the Irish Times no less - then check out the online version here! I've uploaded some scans to our flickr group! ;)

Sarah wrote a very helpful article this week, a shopping guide for both Irish customers and sellers alike. The main point being that, all members in the team should be tagging their items with 'craftyirelandteam' - all one word, no space! This means that your items have a better chance of being featured here on the blog, in etsy treasuries and will make it easier for Irish customers to find you for Christmas shopping. So if your most recent shop items are not showing in this search - its time to tag!

Now without further ado, let me introduce to you our latest crop of Irish talent. We have eight fab new members to welcome this week. So if you get a chance over the next couple of days please pay their shops a visit and drop off a heart or two while you're at it! Here are some of the gems I've unearthed this morning... ;)*

♥ Please Welcome ♥

Anka from Fabula

Kate from Feltfieltrofilc

Letizia from Ooakie

Mo from Huggleknits

Niamh from Byathreadhats

Sarah from GoldenAngelCrafts

Sarah from Sarilific

Sorcha from WonderWardrobe

If you are craftsperson living in Ireland and selling online at etsy and would like to become a member of the Crafty Ireland team then please contact either myself or Sarah - We'd love to hear from you!

Best Wishes
Tanya ♥