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Make It a Handmade Christmas 2020 - Week 7

Posted November 3, 2020

 

 

Wow!  We are already more than half-way through the Countdown to Christmas 2020 - only 5 more weeks to go!  It’s hard to imagine that Christmas will soon be here.  According to the ever ticking Christmas clock, there are only 51 days (when this bog was posted) until Santa Claus drops down that chimney and either leaves gifts or lumps of coal for deserving or not-so-deserving boys and girls.  Since Christmas is looming, now is the perfect time to start your holiday shopping and the Countdown is the perfect place! Remember this motto: SHOP EARLY, SHOP OFTEN! And, most of all, please PURCHASE HANDMADE from small business owner!

 

 

 

Large Christmas Santa Thumbtacks and Corkboard Pushpins for Bulletin Boards Handmade by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions

 

 

 

To help with the rapidly approaching holiday gift giving season, Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions are hosting a twelve-week Countdown to Christmas 2020 of artisan handmade items on their The Blu Print blog.  The twelve week time period was chosen to correspond with the ubiquitous Christmas carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (this week by the United States Navy Band Sideboys). This week, there were 36 shares by 12 artists of a wide range of handmade gift ideas: stylish jewelry of all kinds; Christmas thumbtack;  crocheted and felted pieces; lampwork glass beads; digital art; woodwork; and, other beautiful handmade creations.

 

 

 

Autumn Jasper, Rudraksha, Peach Aventurine and Green Jasper Mala Bracelet Handmade by Kathy of KatsAllThat

 

 

 

Shop owners on Indiemade, Shopify, ArtFire, Fine Art America, Etsy, a stand alone website and the like are welcome to share up to three gift items between Friday at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Monday morning at 12:01 a.m.  A new Countdown collection of gift items will begin again the next Friday. This will continue until the second week in December. The items shared need to be G-rated.

 

 

 

Red and Cream Felted Wool Hat Handmade by Andrea of Andrea Designs 

 

 

 

If you share items on the Countdown to Christmas, you ***MUST*** promote the collection and ***EACH*** item on at least one social network site, preferably Pinterest and/or Twitter where the items can be easily seen and then promoted again.  It's only fair to promote each of the participants who have promoted you!

 

 

 

Cranberry Red Czech Crystal Beaded Bracelet Handmade by Linda of Victorian Style Treasures

 

 

 

In addition to saving each handmade item from the Countdown collection to my Pinterest board and Twitter feed, I decided to share one item from each of the artists who participated this week.  Here are my picks of the items, in an order determined by drawing numbers from my trusty numbers bowl (except those who were late sharing): 

 

 

 

Red and Silver Crochet Scarf with Hood Handmade by Cathy of CraftingMemories1

 

 

 

Buckeye Burl Exotic Wood Earrings with Resin Handmade by Roxanne of ExoticWoodJewelryAnd

 

 

 

Glossy Light Red Lampwork Glass Beads Handmade by Charlotte of Covergirlbeads

 

 

 

Crocheted Antique White Maryjanes & Matching Headband for a Newborn Baby Girl, 3-6 Months, Handmade by Pamela of MagdaleneKits 

 

 

 

Royal Blue Wood and Resin Disc Earrings Handmade by Connie of Thesigningbeader

 

 

 

The Living Desert Zoo Big Letter Pullover Hoodie Digital Art by Colleen of Colleen Cornelius

 

 

 

Woodworker and Dog Christmas Ornament from Birch Wood Handmade by KevsKrafts

 

 

 

Vintage Brass Flower Pendant Necklace with Pressed Amber and Turquoise Handmade by Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs 

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed this sampling of some of the handmade gift items that can be found in the Countdown to Christmas collection hosted by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions.  To see all the items shared, click here: Countdown to Christmas 2020 - Week 7. I hope that at least one item captured your interest and made its way to your shopping list. Who knows what next week will bring?  Personally, I'm looking forward to it!

 

If you are so inclined, please make my day and the day of the artists featured and leave a comment. Also, any promotion will be greatly appreciated - it benefits us all!  Thank you!

 

 

Please check out the other weeks of the Make It a Handmade Christmas 2020 posts found here on my blog:


 
Make It A Handmade Christmas 2020 - Week 1 


Make It A Handmade Christmas 2020 - Week 2


Make It A Handmade Christmas 2020 - Week 3


Make It A Handmade Christmas 2020 - Week 4

 

Make It A Handmade Christmas 2020 - Week 5

 

Make It A Handmade Christmas 2020 - Week 6

 

 

 

My contact information:

 

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Indiemade blog:  Shadow Dog Designs’ Blog

Blogger Blog:  Shadow Dog Design’s Blogger

On Fire for Handmade shop:  Shadow Dog Designs 

Facebook:  Catherine’s Personal Page

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Twitter:  ShadowDogDesign

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Flickr:  Shadow Dog Designs' Photostream


 

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BME Countdown Week7

Comment by Pamela Baker posted Nov 03, 2020

Thank you Catherine for choosing my Newborn Maryjanes/Headband in your lovely Collection of BME Christmas Gifts!
Promoted all!!

Thanks

Comment by WatercolorsNmore posted Nov 03, 2020

Thanks for including my Earrings in this great collection.

Tweeted blog.

Great big thanks!

Comment by Julie Cleveland posted Nov 03, 2020

Thank you so much for including my Santa Christmas pushpins along with all of these wonderful handmade gift ideas. I have shared far and wide! Many treats to you and that Ever Watchful Desert Dog.

Beautiful Gift Selections

Comment by KatsAllThat posted Nov 03, 2020

Thank you so much Catherine for the extra promotion post. I appreciate you including my Mala stretch bracelet. Will be sharing on social sites.

Thank you, Catherine!

Comment by Connie Morilak posted Nov 03, 2020

Thank you for your extra promotion and including my wood disc earrings. So true, it's hard to believe we are approaching Week 8 of the Christmas countdown already! Shared!

Thank you

Comment by Cathy posted Nov 03, 2020

Thank you, Catherine, for the extra promotion and for including my scarf. Shared.
Treats to Seamus from the gang!

Thank you!

Comment by Catherine Waterhouse posted Nov 03, 2020

Thanks for the promo, everyone!

Have pinned here:

Scheduled tweets for tomorrow morning here: @ShadowDogDesign

Pinned all here: https://www.pinterest.com/shadowdog/handmade-christmas-gifts/

Thanks so much, Catherine!

Comment by Charlotte @Covergirlbeads posted Nov 03, 2020

Thanks so much for the extra promotion of these beautiful items. Pinned and tweeted them all.

SHARED AND THANK YOU!

Comment by Andrea Wagner posted Nov 03, 2020

Catherine,

Thank you for including my red and beige felted hat in your beautiful handmade collection. I shared all the items on Twitter and Pinterest board 2020-Countdown to Christmas, also I tweeted your blog post.

Thank you Catherine

Comment by VictorianStyleTreasures posted Nov 04, 2020

Thanks Catherine for sharing another great Handmade Christmas blog. A special thanks for sharing my bracelet.

I have shared all on 2 different boards on Pinterest.

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