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Christmas in July 2026 - Artisan Handmade Gifts - Week 1

Posted July 8, 2026

 

 

 

Every year, Christmas seems to arrive earlier and earlier.  Because of this, it’s never too early to start shopping for those perfect holiday gifts!   Believe it or not, the jolly man in red and his reindeer will show up in a little less than 6 months - actually 169 days (from when this blog was posted) according to the ever ticking CHRISTMAS CLOCK.  


Christmas in July has become a big thing in brick and mortar stores, with on line stores and all over social media.  So I decided to host a social media promotion:  Christmas In July 2026 - Artisan Handmade Gifts here in my Shadow Dog Designs - Jewelry shop.  Artist friends were asked to share four items - one that is “Christmasy” (in design or colors, etc.) and three others that don’t have to be / or can be, their decision.  Each week, one item will be showcased in a new blog.   This is the first blog post featuring a Christmasy item from each artist.  Since many of these beauties are one of a kind, be sure to shop early (and often) so you don’t miss out.  And please visit the shops of the featured artisans for even more wonderful creations that are handmade / designed from the heart.  Hopefully one or more items featured here, on the next three blogs or in the artisans’ shops will make it onto your shopping basket.  Buy for a loved one . . . and treat yourself!   Remember this year:  SHOP SMALL and SHOP HANDMADE!

 

Here is a great selection of Christmasy items created very talented artisans:

 

 

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Friday Twitter Tree - Artisan Handmade - July 3, 2026

Posted July 2, 2026

Celebrating 4th of July with Birdorable! | Celebrate Responsibly

 

 

WELCOME to the TWITTER TREE!

 

 

The Twitter Tree© is hosted by a different shop M-W-F:

 

Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com

Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com

Friday: https://www.shadowdogdesigns.com/blog

 

 

Instructions:

Only 2 Items per person

Each tweet must contain the hashtag #SDFTT

2 other Hashtags may be used.

Please include a brief description of your item in the tweet.

Keep your Tweet under 280 Characters (including spaces).

No Mature Items

Tweet Everyone’s Listings. (It's not fair to others if you do not fully participate.)

Limit of three (3) hashtags including #SDFTT.

 

Happy sales!

 

 

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Christmas in July 2026 - Artisan Handmade Gifts

Posted July 2, 2026

 

 

 

Welcome to Christmas in July!  This is a month long promotion and will help build those all important back links to your shop.  It's a bit different from the Countdowns we have all done since we will be concentrating on only 4 items from each participant for the month.  Choose 1 Christmasy item and 3 others of any kind (or make them all Christmasy if you want).  If you don't necessarily have a "Christmas" item, choose something with Christmas colors, etc.  Be sure to choose 4 favorite items that you really, really, really want to establish a lot of back links to so they can be found more easily on Google once the holiday rush is on. 

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Friday Twitter Tree - Artisan Handmade - June 26, 2026

Posted June 26, 2026

"The Sound of Sunshine" - art by Fiona Watson

 

 

WELCOME to the TWITTER TREE!

 

 

The Twitter Tree© is hosted by a different shop M-W-F:

 

Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com

Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com

Friday: https://www.shadowdogdesigns.com/blog

 

 

Instructions:

Only 2 Items per person

Each tweet must contain the hashtag #SDFTT

2 other Hashtags may be used.

Please include a brief description of your item in the tweet.

Keep your Tweet under 280 Characters (including spaces).

No Mature Items

Tweet Everyone’s Listings. (It's not fair to others if you do not fully participate.)

Limit of three (3) hashtags including #SDFTT.

 

Happy sales!

 

 

 

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