Crafty Blog update 13th-19th February

I would like to welcome any new readers, and thank old ones for visiting, we’re not that old and we hope to continue to do this as time allows.

If you know of any blogs that should be included please contact us by email or a post on this or the Irish Knitting, Crochet and crafty blogging post. The same goes if you want to be removed. If you are included in our updates please mention if you want to be removed from
there too. Please note that neither I or SineadR do this as a full-time job, and allied to that our jobs actually restrict our webtime. We will do our best to get stuff done as soon as possible
but that may take a few days or hours. In order to optimise my trawling I have set up a Netvibes Page for the blogs this is not foolproof and I may miss updates but it's been better than some of the other options.  I have also decided that if a blog posts more than about 10 or so posts in a week I'm just going to link to the site, unless something in particular catches my eye that's very craft related.

You may notice that some posts from Sundays have been repeated, this is if there is time-sensitive information included in them, this does sometimes lead to repeated links from the previous week.

An Apology for an Idler makes a Squirrel on Wheels

Anulas Kitchen talks about Pizza Day; makes Japanese food; gets a Stylish Blogger Award; has a French Friday

Aranbrew spins some glacier ice yarn and talks about visiting and shopping in Paris

As the World Falls down has multiple posts, some duplicated

Basilexplosion makes Spelt Bread from Cornucopia's Recipe Book

Beckydazzler shows off some hair ornaments

Cattaphilla Designs has a list of nos

Chebe sets up a virtual box; deals with some electronic buttons and about sourcing supplies for underwear

Clasheen goes to the Avoca Handweavers sale; gets underway with the largest ArtL!nks bowl and shows off stash; finetunes the visit to the US and the Big Bowl is Heavy and Kentucky Workshop booking and some CRAFTed felting

Colour and Ink shares a Valentine's Day Card; shares a freebie (that has since expired); makes a romantic card; met a creating a shine challenge and makes her Sister-in-Law a birthday card

Dispatches from the Deise gets a Stylish Blogger Award and is nominated for a 2011 Irish Blogger Award

DragonDays photographs a typewriter

Etsy Ireland has their crafty news desk; proposes a meetup; announces a treasury challenge winner; talks about having a handmade 7th Anniversary; has a fab five on Friday and has an Eyes Open Ireland post

Feanor Craft has some supplies for St Patrick's Day

Fly along talks about new clubs; the February sock club ships; does a video of the labelling process and revisits the Winter Thaw Shawl

Gingerpixel shares a summer wedding

Greenwaves talks about the ghosts of painting past

Half a Dream Away posts about little things she likes and talks about photographing yarn

Handcrafted by LilySmuul has Valentines Legwarmer

Handmaiden of Adonai has a faith inspiration

Happy Heart=Happy Soul sees spring springing

Haz Wool Will Knit talks about tea-time treats and about not having enough crafting hours in the day

Herborium makes a Valentines Themed painting and paints curcubits

High Function has many updates

Irish Muses posts her Valentines Star of the Month; wishes everyone a happy Valentines; announces a winner; receives a prize and talks about Katherine Hepburn

Kersti posts her tweet week

Knit Inc is a fast knitter and gets a present or two from Basic Knit

Knitting Neels explains her fondness for eBooks and talks about what she does

KnitWasabi updates on some knitting

Limerick Live has a friendly visitor

Little Hare sees the promise of warmer days in a washing line full of clothes

Margie Crafts wishes everyone a happy Valentine's Day

Michelle Made This shows how to make a slip knot; how to cast on; how to do the knit stitch; talks about the Roscommon Festival and the world record knitting attempt; has a knitting college and Baking

Miss Aine gives Gretchen and Tom to a good cause; gets blood drawn; makes a sleepy bed bug and makes another mermaid

Mitt liv på Irland, My life in Ireland posts about Snowdrops and Daffodils

Morgtoday wonders about Internet Addiction; links to a song (that has been removed from youtube since); has football news; finds a horseshoe and then meets a friendly horse

Neen Crochet shares a free Valentine's Wreath Pattern; talks about Valentine's Day and talks about weight loss

The Nest selects a winner

NicKnits blows her own trumpet and the numbers rise

Rubysasha makes a Baby Surprise Jacket and booties and starts a shawl

Sheknitupthatball talks about Valentines Day; gets a sewing machine; gets shot and has stuff love

SiegelSix posts a number of pictures and films including one where I think things might be getting a little tangeled

Selkie's Crochet updates after a while of absence

SlickFixation talks about the Rag & Bone Fall Line

String Revolution talks about the joys of Fibre

Things that Strike me hasn't been canvassed yet; wanders about a kitchenware section and talks about promoting a newer fairer Ireland

This is Knit talks about their help classes and talks about Alpaca

This 'n' That has more French romance

Tim Dowling draws Moley Mole

Undermeoxter has an account of the Quilting Workshop; makes some material decisions and talks about wooing the Muse

Up to my lack of Tosils returns to blogging and does a questionnaire

Valentina's Room talks about the Tygrine Cat on the Run

Where there's a Wool talks about Love Stories; and more love stories; a final Valentines moment; has an open letter to Politicians and canvassers; has some election thoughts from an Irish voter; and has some stone inspiration

Wirewrapped has some beautiful beads; pink Cthulu; makes a rectangular pendant; an opalite and Garnet necklace; talks about a Woman Factor conference; makes an appearance at EpicCon

Woolly Way promotes Form & Function in Textiles in Cork; does some blog updates (and was spammed); and there's needlefelting in Dublin & Wicklow

Wyvernfriendknits reviews Itty Bitty Nursery

Yarn Classes makes tapestry crochet bags of romance; the Tinahely Postcard project deadline is extended and the Irish Reef is on the move.