Monday 29 November 2010

CRAFTY NEWS DESK.....

Greetings from a Frosty News Desk......
Where did this snow and ice come from????
Hope you are all wrapped up warm where ever you are.

Well, I had my first real Christmas Market experience over the weekend in Marlay House, Rathfarnham and it was a great fun. Thanks to all the organisers.   I met some amazing people, including some of our etsy gang   designbirdie   spiralgodess   shop/dragonfly1760  and  helidesigns.      It had a marvelous choir on Saturday and a fairly steady trickle of customers but all markets across the country were hit by the bad weather.  Hope the cold snap improves soon.

News in this week:
  • Christ Church Christmas Market, Dublin are offering a discount on stalls to Crafty Ireland Team members. Contact Lesley-Anne at lesley-anne@cccdub.ie and remember to include a link to your shop.  Refer to my earlier article for more details > link
  • This week sees the National Crafts and Design Fair back in the RDS, 1-5 December  www.nationalcraftsfair.ie
  • Christmas Fair taking place in the Silver Eel Bar & Restaurant, Grange, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon on Sunday 12th December from 1-6pm.  -spaces available @ €20 per table.  Contact Ursula on 0868534009
  • Craft Market in Hollywood Town Centre from 11am to 4pm on 4 December
  • Black Market in the Black Box, Belfast from 12 - 5 on 5 December
And back again we go to the running market list.  Who's up this weekend?

December
1-5 RDS National Crafts and Design Fair

4 ChristChurch Dublin
4 Christian Brothers School, Carlow

4 Holywood
4-5 Bray
4-5 Drogheda
4-5 Dublin Zoo
5 Inchicore, Dublin 8
5 Dunboyne
5 Slane
5 Adare
5 Punchestown

5 Black Market, Belfast
10-11? Westport
11 ChristChurch, Dublin
11 Letterkenny
11-12 Russborough House, Wicklow
11-12 Dublin Zoo
11 Glasnevin
12 Athboy
12 Leopardstown, Dublin
12 Loughrea
12 Souk, Belfast

12 Strokestown
15-19 Clonmee, Co Longford
18 ChristChurch Dublin
18-19 Dublin Zoo
19 Castleblayney
19/20 University Concert Hall Limerick


That's it for this week.  Hope you manage to stay warm and have a good crafty week ahead.
Cheers
Mo

4 comments:

  1. Thanks Mo!

    I had my first outdoors market in Holywood - it's a nice small craft market, but of course, it was one of the coldest days here so far - at one point I couldn't feel my toes anymore. Maura from lilgreenshop was there, too - and I hope she has thawed by now ;)

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  2. Emmm do you mean Spiral Gypsy Mo?? Because I was in work in Carlow?? Unless it's an imposter lol... :)

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  3. We'll be at:

    Mullingar on the 5th (Greville Arms)
    Carrick-on-Shannon on the 18th (The Dock)

    Anyone else going to these? (I'll be the one in the purple cast)

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  4. Cant believe this weather..... hope you all manage to get to your markets and have loads of customers, although I am not hearing good news for this weekend (4-5)
    OOOOOps Spiral Goddess - of course I meant Spiral Gypsy... got my spirals mixed up, I blame the cold. Thanks for letting me know.
    cheers

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