What’s going on in the Irish Craft World
August 9th, 2010 — Art, Artist Profile, Events, From Karen, Knitting, Markets/Fairs, Paper Crafts, Suppliers, Tech Tips, The Craft Rooms, Weaving, millinary
If you have a christmas pattern for sale / lend / donation please let me know. It seems that there are many people out there looking for them, and the more tacky the better seems to be the way.
Please let me know so I can pass it on
Thanks
Karen
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July 26th, 2010 — Art, Artist Profile, Associations, Courses, Events, From Karen, Gallery, Glass, Jewellery, Knitting, Paper Crafts, Weaving, millinary
This coming October, we are holding the first ever Pink Auction in Cork City.
The auction will bring together many people with two goals —- to promote creative textiles in Ireland and to raise money for Action Breast Cancer, a programme of the Irish Cancer Society.
People within the community as well as around the country are participating by making and donating handcrafted creative textile items to be auctioned off.
The event will take place at The Imperial Hotel on Sunday, 10th October 2010.
We are on Ravelry, Facebook, Twitter, and have our own blog. The more support we can get the more we can do and the better it is for breast cancer awareness. Our flyer is at the top of this page of our blog: http://pinkcork.blogspot.com/p/media.html
The Pink Auction seeks donations of high quality textile art.
Creative textile art includes: crochet, knitting, lace, quilting, weaving, felting, batik, textile jewellery.
Donations may be in any colour and we actively seek handcrafted blankets, shawls, bags, fashion, baby clothing, mittens, etc…
We anticipate community involvement as we promote creative textiles while encouraging donations. Groups and wool shops can help by hosting small workshops between now and early September, distributing flyers to other knitters/shops in your region, or collecting donations and shipping them to us from your neighborhood textile artists.
We also appreciate donations of wool or textile supplies for pre-auction workshops or to be used in the creation of auction items to fill category gaps (like if we end up with ten scarves and no hats or mittens/gloves).
Thank you so much for taking the time to learn about Cork’s Pink Auction in support of Action Breast Cancer. If you need anymore info, please do not hesitate to contact us at PinkCork@gmail.com and if you do choose to host an event please let us know how it goes or send photos so we can write a blog post about it.
Yours sincerely,
Julie Anne & Evin
Event Organizers
E-mail PinkCork@gmail.com
Our Blog http://pinkcork.blogspot.com
Twitter http://twitter.com/pinkcork
Facebook http://bit.ly/pinkauction
Ravelry http://bit.ly/pinkauctionravelry
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July 24th, 2010 — Art, Artist Profile, Events, From Karen, Gallery, Markets/Fairs, Paper Crafts, Studio/Work Space, Suppliers, Tech Tips, Weaving, millinary
For all your website or photography needs, contact Anne Louise on 086 354 7499
Check out her website above to view previous product photography or view websites below for examples of websites built.
http://klanniversary.wordpress.com website done for my wedding vows renewal! (Karen)
http://www.dereklyonsart.com/ Derek Lyons Artist and Framer website
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June 10th, 2010 — Events, From Karen, Markets/Fairs
This year will see the start of the ‘One Day for Rehab’ charity day. To celebrate the launch the Rehab Headquarters is having a summer Fete on their large grounds for all staff, clients, families and general public. This event will be advertised throught their website, leaflets, and through the media.
With this event they want to have a good selection of food as well as interactive stand, we are hoping for people to do demonstrations if their craft allows it to add interest and also so that people appriciate the work that goes into their product.
There will be a limited numbers of stands to ensure good sales for each trader. Suitability and first come basis in order.
Please email your interest and any link to website or attach and image of your product with application.
Tables are not provided.
Please contact me with any enquiries or applications to rehabsummerfete@gmail.com
Contact: Karen Harper
Venue: Rehab Group, Beach Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
Date: Friday 18th June 2010
Time: 2 - 7pm
Cost: 50 Euro
Email: rehabsummerfete@gmail.com
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March 9th, 2010 — From Karen
Parchment Craft Workshop
Saturday 22 May 2010 – (10h00- 16h00) with Karen Shaw (PCA Worldwide Diploma Tutor)
Newtownabbey, Co Antrim
Email karen.shaw@orange.fr for full details
Tel: 0033 297 65 14 06
www.parchment-worldwide.com/
Monday 24 May 2010 – (10h00- 16h00) with Karen Shaw (PCA Worldwide Diploma Tutor)
North Dublin area – few places remaining
Email karen.shaw@orange.fr for full details
Tel: 0033 297 65 14 06
www.parchment-worldwide.com/
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March 9th, 2010 — From Karen
www.startyourowncraftbusiness.com
When starting out, if you are feeling overwhelmed, remember that you need to crawl before you walk, and walk before you run.
Experience is everything, you will learn your business as you go and because it is unique to you, it will grow at your pace – - it is all your choice.
Information regarding simple book-keeping, TAX, sole trader/company, packaging, market research, clien list, business plan, more to come……
This site is a work in progress….your contributions are very welcome, each person can learn from other peoples experiences. Life goes to quickly to make all your own mistakes so avoid them if possible!
If you would like to contribute to the site email me on karen.noticeboard@gmail.com
Also if you would like a link and images of your work on the site to pretty it up please send them through to me.
www.startyourowncraftbusiness.com
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February 24th, 2010 — From Karen, Knitting
My Mum thought us to knit, crochet and sew from the age of 4 and today I have been send a lovely present,…..with a twist.
I had received an email asking for my postal address and this is what I got…
It is all to do with the Vodafone ad that came about when Eilish Tuite, a student from Limerick IT, wanted to cheer up Ireland!
Hurray for someone standing out!
Need to have something to knit…….get more information by clicking on this link:
http://www.facebook.com/UrbanKnitLimerick?v=wall#!/UrbanKnitLimerick?v=app_4949752878
..then knit an A4 piece and send it to:
Sculpture and Combined Media Department,
Limerick School of Art and Design,
LIT,
Clare st,
Limerick,
Ireland
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Their Aim:
What we want to do is cover an empty building in Limerick City with approximately 3,000 knitted patches, patches that have been knitted all over the country and sent to us by the community. The patches will be A4 in size and once 3,000 have been collected, they will be stitched together to create a blanket over the entire building. Limerick and Ireland is in some serious need of cheering up and this will do just the trick. The project is being supported by Vodafone Irelands Cheer up Ireland campaign. When the project has been completed, the blanket will be separated into smaller knitted blankets which will then be donated to the St. Vincents Community. The charity is very deserving and has helped a lot of people in Ireland, and that’s why this project will give something back to them.
http://www.facebook.com/UrbanKnitLimerick?v=wall#!/UrbanKnitLimerick?v=app_4949752878
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February 11th, 2010 — Art, From Karen, Gallery
Information about submitting work to Galleries, Auctions, pricing your work etc
It is a work in progress, also starting a Start your own Craft Business site….Your feedback is very welcome.
CLICK HERE TO VISIT www.paintingprofessionally.info
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February 7th, 2010 — Artist Profile, From Karen
Thank you very much to Roisin O Farrell for nominating me for the Sunshine Award…
.“The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspires others in the blog world.”
I will forward the privilage and send the Award to another 12 bloggers as requested:
There is a big question mark over whether I am getting anyone inspired at all but I have 2 blogs on the way….the first is advice on painting professionally, applying to galleries etc and
the other is Starting your own Craft Business (the name may be changed before I finish this email but all the sections are whirling around my brain and on scraps of paper at the moment).
Check out the other bloggers that catch my attention…..what they all have in common is a passion for what they do!
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The rules for accepting the award are:
Put the logo on your blog or within your post,
Pass the award onto 12 bloggers,
Link the nominees within your post,
Let the nominees know they have received this award.
Link to the person from whom you received this award.
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December 15th, 2009 — Art, Events, From Karen, Gallery
Click on the link below to see The Art Fair in action. Thanks to Ed Parkinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyt1ZDlgnqE
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