Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - 2022 - Week 1

 

 

Wow!  It seems like Christmas was just a few months ago.  It’s very hard to believe that Christmas is only 95 days away according to the ever ticking Christmas clock.  With that in mind, it's definitely not too early to start thinking about all those people on your Christmas shopping list.  What should you get them???  A perfect place to start looking (and buying!) is the 12 week Countdown to Christmas 2022 collections.  Hosted by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions on their Shopify blog, the collections will be filled with a wide variety of artisan handmade / designed gifts.  A new collection will be added each week through the first full week of December.  This week, there were 27 shares from 9 handmade artists: unique jewelry of all types (earrings, bracelets and necklaces), baby gifts, party stickers / gift tags, fun thumbtacks / magnets, Halloween gifts and more.  A good motto to follow through these weeks leading up to Christmas:  SHOP EARLY, SHOP OFTEN!  And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE to support small indie businesses!

 

 

 

Enchanted Opal Lampwork Galaxy / Globe Pendant Necklace Handmade by Charlotte of Covergirlbeads

 

 

Shop owners across all selling platforms are welcome to share up to three gift items between Friday at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Monday morning at 12:00 a.m.  A new Countdown to Christmas collection will begin again the next Friday. This will continue through the first full week of December. The items shared need to be G-rated.

 

 

 

   

Crocheted Newborn Red Mary Janes with Ivory Satin Rose, 0 - 3 Months, Handmade by Pamela of MagdaleneKnits 

 

 

If you share items on the Countdown to Christmas, you ***MUST*** promote the collection and ***EACH*** item on at least one (or more) social network site(s), 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!  Please don't be a slacker!  Also, for more exposure to our items/shops, I share a blog of my favorite picks each Tuesday (this is the first of the 12 blogs!) and Julie shares a blog of Christmas gift ideas on Wednesday.  PLEASE promote the items on the blogs and each blog.  Let's help each other and get some sales!

 

 

 

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

 

 

In addition to saving each handmade item from the Countdown collection to my "Countdown to a Handmade Christmas 2022" Pinterest board and to my Twitter feed, I  share one item from each of the artists who participated this week.  Here are my picks of the items shares on the Week 1 collection.  I hope you love each and every handmade beauty featured here . . . and that one or more makes it into your shoppigng cart and then under the tree! 

 

 

 

Set of 50 Vintage-look Alice in Wonderland Sticker Labels / Envelope Seals / Party Favor Collection Handmade by Natalie of adorebynat

 

 

 

Silver and Gold Dimensional Tambourine Earrings with Shaking Jingle Zils Handmade by Connie of Thesingingbeader

 

 

 

Set of 6 Large Autumn Owls Thumbtacks / Corkboard Pushpins for Bulletin Boards Handmade by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions

 

 

 

Autumn Carmel Gold Lampwork Glass Earrings with Swarovski Crystals Handmade by Linda of Victorian Style Treasures

 

 

 

Trick or Treat All Over Pattern Halloween Throw Pillow Designed by Colleen of ButterflyInTheAttic

 

 

 

Fused Glass Bumblebee / Bee Pendant Necklace with AAA Quartz Cubes and Jet Swarovski Crystals Handmade by Catherine and Seamus 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 2022 - Week 1. 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 featured artists and leave a comment. Also, any promotion will be greatly appreciated - it benefits us all!  Thank you!

 

 

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