Craftmark, a cross border economic development initiative, is a partnership between County Down Crafts and Louth Craftmark. The project offered a two year programme of events (2006–2008) that helped develop business opportunities for designer/makers in counties Armagh, Down, Louth and Monaghan.

The main aims of the project were

- strategic development of the craft, applied art and design sector

in the East Border Region,

- to improve the cross border network structures that strengthen

craft, applied art and design businesses that produce, promote

and present craft, applied art and design sector in a positive light,

- to broaden the range of audiences, participation in and access to the craft, applied art and design sector,

- to provide a programme of activities of direct relevance to the

craft, applied art and design sector, and

to provide craft, applied art and design businesses with a platform for co-operation and business growth.