Make your own Etsy Ireland shop sign

This picture tutorial was created by Margarita from www.etsy.com/shop/linenartisan

For her table at craft fairs, Margarita made herself a shop sign which would identify her as an Etsy Ireland team member. She wants to show that this is something every team member can make at home, it's cheap, easy to do, and uses materials most of us already have in the house.

 

 

Image A :  Print 2 images on  A4 paper

 

 

Image B:   or print directly on an A4 paper board

 

 

Image 1:  A4 Paper board plus, cut 2,5 inch same paper  for a basis

 

 

 

Fold carboard and glue 1/2 inch of the basis to each side

 

 

 

Image 3 and 4  : Ready to use  !!

 

 

 

 

Artesana de Lino / Linenartisan

web:  www.linen-workshop.com

Blog: http://tallerdelino.blogspot.com

Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/linenartisan

 

Crafty News

 

A big hello from the Crafty News Desk - cant believe how quickly the time has flown.  This weeks photograph was taken just 2 weeks ago in Florida..... sunshine and sand mmmmmmm!!!!!!!
Enough of that.  

A big THANK YOU to Purls for holding the fort while I was away.


What a busy time we are having here in Etsy Ireland.  The big success story has to be the ETSY pop-up shop in Limerick  EtsyIrelandPopUpShop  I am in awe of what Ruth and her team of intrepid crafters have and are achieving in Limerick.  All I can say is WELL DONE ONE AND ALL .......
If you are in Limerick do call by and say hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ireland's first online craft website FONDELIFAIR has been officially launched today.    fondelifair
I wish Alice and Michelle and all of the crafters (including mise) all the very best of luck with this endeavour.  God bless all who sail in her  (champagne bottle smashes against the side.....)

A new Irish supplies website has also been launched sunflowertouchsupply   Stop by and have a look

The Glucksman gallery in Cork is taking applications for their craft fair which takes place at the beginning of November. You can download applications from their website  glucksman

The Ulster Festival of Art and Design is happening from June 1st to 12th.  Information here ulsterfestival

Next weekend, 5-6 June, is when all things woolie happen at the Wool Festival in Kilkenny.  Details  =  Wool Festival

The Design Tower Summer School is coming up in June - located in Dublin's  Grand Canal Basin - a perfect location to learn some new skills including Leather work, Paper making, Jewellery, Sculpture etc. 
Details =  thedesigntower

And finally there is a Art and Craft Market taking place at Darcy McGee's at the Spawell in Dublin on 19th June.  There are a few of us taking part and there are still a few stalls available.  Details =  spawell  There will also be live music happening on the day.  If you know of any musicians who would like to take part there are also some slots available.  Get in touch with Lynn. 

So that's about it for this week.  Now I know there are a lot of events happening all over the country with many of our team taking part.  It would be great if we knew where ye are going to be so we could call by and say hello.  So send me on your details and I will let everyone know where you're at.  Are any of you involved with the Bloom Festival in the Phoenix Park next week????? tell me, tell me........ please.

Bye for now
Mo
huggleknits

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
(This weeks photo shows the surprise I found this morning when I delved into the tomato plants for some ripe ones for breakfast -a red pepper- life is good)

What a great Etsy meeting on Saturday with Liz from HQ.  27 crafters turned up.  Big thank you to Birgitte, also fondly known as PURLS, for organising it.  A report is due later here on the blog so stay tuned.

Some news in this week:

Craft and Christmas Fair in the Martello Hotel on Bray Seafront on Sunday 14th November
The Fair is in Aid of Suicide or Survive
Contact Deirdre at : deirdrejsullivan@gmail.com

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Christmas Fair -St Davids School, Bray, Co Wicklow - 4th and 5th December 2010
St.David’s School on the Seafront in Greystones is holding their fourth annual Christmas Fair on 4th & 5th December 2010 from 11am until 5pm
Contact Veronica Sheehy - email: stdavidsfair@gmail.com phone: 086 3504997

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What follows is a short summary of the Christmas Market information I already have in the Crafty News reports on this blog where you will find more information and contact details:

November
7          Rosscarberry
14        Bray
14        Navan
14        Ballinasloe
20        Gardiner St. Dublin
21        Bray
28        Ardee
28        Wicklow town
December
4-5       Bray
4-5       Drogheda
10-11? Westport
12        Athboy
19        Castleblayney

There are also the regular markets in Limerick, Belfast and Dublin.

I would be great to have a full list of markets so if I have left any out please let me know and I will have the list updated for next week.

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Hello to all the new crafters I met on Saturday and those I could'nt get to.  If you want to contact me with items of interest just get in touch through my shop www.huggleknits.etsy.com or use the big pink+green link button on the right hand side of this blog.  If any of you would like to contribute to the blog reports please contact Purls through her shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/purlsofcolour

That's it for this week. 
Cheers
Mo

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 was taken last week in Galway)

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THURSDAY 12TH - - - NEWS JUST IN - - -

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D-LITE STUDIOS, 10 MINS WALK FROM CONNOLLY STATION

SUMMER PARTY - DAY OF GAMES, MUSIC AND FUN.

INVITE IN TO ANY CRAFTERS WHO ARE FREE>>>>>>

• FREE SELLING OPPORTUNITES WITH TABLES, CHAIRS ETC. PROVIDED
• LIMITED NUMBERS AVAILABLE
• FROM 12 NOON TO 10PM
• DETAILS >>>>> http://d-lightstudios.com/contact
• RING 01-4304905 A.S.A.P.

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August is a busy month in many parts of the country.

• Craft Month in Northern Ireland organised by CraftNI - details at http://craftni.org/augustcraftmonth/
• Craft weeks in Cork - including Craft Fair in Clonakilty Arts Centre next Saturday, 14th
• Regular markets include the Crafty Market in Georges St. Dublin and the Milk Market in Cornmarket Row in Limerick.
• Annual shows in many parts of the country - many with craft market opportunities.

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Geraldine from Little Snippets has a great giveaway happening on her blog - a selection of her handmade embelishments is yours to win if you leave a comment - just follow instruction here..... http://littlesnippetsblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-candy-introducing-my-new-dt.html

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Great news about the Crafty Market, Dublin

• from September they will be holding the market EVERY WEEK and there are special offers for crafters booking a group of dates..... details here http://www.thecraftymarket.com/ Thank you Natalie for the news

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Thats it for the moment. Keep an eye on this post for updates during the week. Also dont forget the Dublin meet up next Saturday..... See you there

Cheers
Mo
aka http://www.huggleknits.etsy.com/

CRAFTY NEWS DESK.....

Greetings from the Crafty News Desk.....
This week's picture was taken on a recent visit to Belfast.

Only 1 piece of breaking news in this week so far>>>>>>(via Twitter) Bad news for Toejam Carboot Sale, Dublin fans - next sale on August 14th has been cancelled. http://www.facebook.com/fbVintageIreland/posts/106316652755363

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Tis happy holiday time for me - when you are reading this I will be in Galway having my cobwebs blown away. As I write this (Friday 30th at 2pm) there are no major news items to report but I am sure there are many crafty happenings taking place all over the country.

So I am inviting you to add your news on the comments below of

• where you are selling in the coming week,
• details of any selling opportunities the gang should know about and
• any general comments you would like to share.

If time allows I will update it during the week with any snippits of info I come across.

You should also click into the Etsy Ireland Facebook page for loads of info on what some of our team members are up to. http://www.facebook.com/etsyireland

So thats if for now....... I am off to pack the case and dig out my walking boots.

Loads of Crafty luck to all.

Cheers

Mo aka www.huggleknits.etsy.com

CRAFTY NEWS DESK.....

Greetings from the Crafty News Desk

(this weeks photo was taken last week in Dublin, the sky was spectacular)

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News in this week from Virginie at Vivibijoux http://www.etsy.com/shop/vivibijoux

• Wed 28 July next ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET at the Euro Festival, on Civic Square in Athlone; 10.30am -4.30pm ....... for info contact Sandy at the Euro Festival Fringe Committee by email to info@tonnta.com - Virginie looks forward to meeting up with other Crafty Ireland Team members there......

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There are a growning number of REGULAR MARKETS going on all over the country with many of our Crafty Ireland Team taking part.

Do you have a stall at any of these markets?

Do contact me so I can let all of our readers know where you are and we can make sure to stop by for a chat.

Crafty Market: Georges St. Dublin - 1st +3rd Sunday each month

• Meet Natalie from The Blue Sylph http://www.etsy.com/shop/thebluesylph and maybe catch some amazing belly dancing.....

Ferocious Mingle Market: Newmarket Sq., Dublin - 2nd Sunday monthly

Toejam Carbook Sale: Richmond St., Dublin - every 4-6 weeks

The Fashion Souk, Ulster Hall, Belfast - monthly

• Meet Brigitte from Purls of Colour http://www.etsy.com/shop/purlsofcolour

The Milk Market, Cornmarket Row, Limerick - Friday + Sunday weekly

• Meet Ruth from Nice Day Designs http://www.etsy.com/shop/nicedaydesigns

So, which is the best market???? What makes one better than another????

Are you a regular market goer - - - which one do you like best????

Do you have a market stall in more than one???

Contact me here and let me know - I know all our readers and the rest of the CraftyIrelandTeam would love to hear from you.

Next Week::::

Sunday 18th - Crafty Market, Sheeben Chic, Georges St, Dublin - 12noon to 5pm

Sunday 18th - The Milk Market, Cornmarket Row, Limerick - 11am to 4pm

Dont forget to send off the email if you are interested in the Athlone Market

Cheers until next week.

Mo

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

Crafty Digest

* Weekly Digest *

Here we go! This week is a little lite, but watch this space for upcoming appearances & specials from many of our Etsy Ireland sellers!

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Redpossum will be at the following fairs in November:

1st November Crafty Market in the Dublin Food Co-op
21-22 November Blackrock Craft Fair www.blackrockcraftfair.com
28-29(?) November Marley Park Christmas Fair

Thanks, Sarah!

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The Crafty Market, NOVEMBER 1, 12pm- 5pm

Well this is about the best monthly craft market around and it happens to be where a slew of EtsyIreland members will be appearing, selling their excellent wares this Sunday.

The Crafty Market is a little Dublin-oasis of creativity and atmosphere. They have about 45 stalls with everything from gorgeous clothes, bags, knitwear, children’s clothes and toys to unique jewellery, lovely cards & stationary, handmade dolls, and art… I could go on all day. After all that browsing and buying, take a load off and have a cuppa, maybe you’ll see a belly dancer, or hear some live-music.

Tanya hooked me up with this list of the EtsyIreland featured vendors on Nov 1:

Alex - http://www.propeller.etsy.com/
Andrew - http://www.akphotography.etsy.com/
Angela - http://www.artysmarty.etsy.com/
Anka - http://www.asik.etsy.com/
Edana - http://www.sailmakersdaughter.etsy.com/
Judith - http://www.aboxformytreasure.etsy.com/
Maeve - http://www.cutebutgeeky.etsy.com/
Natalie - http://www.thebluesylph.etsy.com/
Sarah - http://www.redpossum.etsy.com/
Tanya - http://www.tanyamac.etsy.com/
Tina - http://www.missybonkers.etsy.com/

The Crafty Market is located in the Dublin Food Co-op building, 12 Newmarket Sq. Dublin 8. Their website has a map and some key directions, it’s an adventure to find the joint for first-timers but SOOOOO worth it I promise!

I know it's not even Halloween yet, but I've started my holiday shopping and I'd much rather buy handmade, directly from the artist. I suspect if you're reading this you do too. See you there!

And don't forget to send me your info for all of your happenings, appearances and shop specials at Nancy [at] nancyfalkow dot com

Crafty Digest ~ We Have Liftoff!

Hello and welcome to the first edition of the Weekly Crafty Digest!

These are listed in the order in which they arrive in my inbox.

You are welcome to keep me informed of your appearances at craft fairs or art shows, shop specials and any other info you think the rest of us may find useful, even if it's a handy link you think the readers of this blog will dig!

Feel free to convo me via my Etsy page: http://www.nancenet70.etsy.com
or directly via email: Nancenet70 [at] hotmail dot com

I look forward to posting on behalf of CraftyIreland Members!

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Blue Serendipity, handcrafted jewelery designer based in Co. Down, is offering FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING for a limited time! Head over and check it out: http://www.blueserendipity.etsy.com

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Hi,
I am holding a craft fair in Newcastle, Co. Down on the 21st and 22nd of November and would love for you to join us. If you would like more info then please contact me at:
ciara-curran @hotmail.co.uk. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Ciara

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Keep 'em coming!

xoxo

Nancy