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Thank you for stopping by!

A long journey, which started when I was 4 years old with some yarn and a couple of toothpicks, has brought me last year to be accepted as a Member of the "Design and Craft Council of Ireland". It is a very well-known and established organization that promotes and supports Irish based crafters and artists as well as their creations. In their own words: "As the national economic organisation for the design and craft industry in Ireland, our mission is to promote its creative and commercial potential."

Before that, in 2014, I was also included in the RDS (Royal Dublin Society) National Craft Awards Exhibition, with my Wall Fiber Art called "Guilt-Free Pleasures", a framed crochet composition of Classic Biscuits listed in my Etsy shop.

- More about me and my craft -
I particularly love crochet and knitting and in my shop you will mostly find creations made with different types of yarn, fabric and fibres. I started knitting and crocheting when I was 4 years of age, under the strong influence of two incredible teachers: my “nonna Luisia” and my “mamma Silvana”. I’m still happily doing both, as well as a bit of embroidery and sewing, when I need it, so I can safely say that they are my biggest passions! It still amazes me what can come out of a simple thread and few basic tools when put together with a bit of imagination!

I take my inspiration mainly from my family and personal life. Most of the products you find in my shop have been inspired by the likes and requests of my daughter (who’s 10 years old now), and often also by her friends, or friends’ mums. The challenge of trying to fulfil their requests has actually made me experiment with crochet in particular, so that I end up creating things for them in an original and unusual way. I also like to use other types of natural materials, like wooden and glass beads, findings and buttons, to enrich and embellish the items I create.

Although I’m proud of my finished products, I always like to try my hands at different medium and projects, so make sure you come back again as new products are continuously added in my Etsy shop.

Recently I felt the need to divide the crochet whimsical types of products I make from the crochet jewellery ones, and for that reason I opened another Etsy shop for my handmade/handcrafted jewellery, most of which hypoallergenic, called CraftAroundTheClock. Here’s the link if you feel like visiting: www.etsy.com/shop/craftaroundtheclock

I tried to keep track of what happens to my creations - including Etsy treasuries, gallery exhibits, window displays in specialised shops, local markets and so on – in a Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/funaroundtheclock
You can also find me in Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnaritaMD
And in Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/FunAroundTC/
Thanks again for visiting!
Hope to see you around soon!
Annarita