Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 5 Favorites - 2025

 

 

Where does the time go - It seems to go by more and more quickly each week!  Case in point is that week 5 of the Countdown to Christmas has already come and gone!  According to the ever ticking Your Christmas Countdown Clock, there are only 71 days before the the reindeer driving man clothed in red and white arrives once again. With the rapidly approaching holiday season, Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions comtinue to host a twelve-week Countdown to Christmas 2025 of artisan handmade items on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog. Now is the perfect time to start your holiday shopping and the Countdown is the perfect place to begin that!  This week, 9 artiss left a total of 27 handmade / designed items.  The collection is wide-ranging gift collection: different styles of jewelry, stickers of various types, phtotography, Christmas ornaments, home decor, watercolor prints, lampwork beads and much.  Remember this motto: SHOP EARLY and SHOP OFTEN!  And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE to support a small indie business.

 

Each week during the 12 week Countdown, I will pick a favorite item from each artist (hard to do!) and feature them here on my blog.  My favorites for Week 5 are:  

 

 

 

"Sunrise Beautiful 2" Wooden Christmas Tree Ornament Photography by Joanne of JoanneCarey

 

 

 

Large Hole Red, Green and White Christmas Holiday Lampwork Glass Bead Set Handmade by Charlotte of Covergirlbeads 

 

 

 

Christmas in the Tropics Stickers for Laptops, Journals, Notebooks and Scrapbooks Handmade by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions

 

 

 

Antiqued Silver Sideways Treble Clef Bracelet with Black Leather Handmade by Connine of Thesingingbeader

 

 

 

Six Choices: Magnolia, Bougainvilleas, Orchids or Hibiscus Watercolor Prints Handmade by Roxanne of watercolorsNmore

 

 

 

Vintage-style Christmas Sticker Labels for Hershey's Kisses Chocolates Designed by Natalie of Adore by Nat

 

 

 

Hanukkah Cloth Table Menorah Dreidel Napkins Designed by Linda of LinorStore

 

 

 

Christmas Necklace and Earrings, Jade with Siam Crystals, Handmade by Pamela of MagdaleneJewels

 

 

 

Christmas Penguin Wearing Reindeer Antlers Earrings with Red Recycled Glass Beads and Swarovski Crystals Handmade by Catherine and Seamus of Shadow Dog Designs 

 

 

 

 

I hope you 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 2025 - Week 5. I hope that at least one item captured your interest and made its way to your shopping list / cart.  Who knows what next week will bring?  Truth be told, 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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In case you missed them, here are the other "Favorites" posts:

 

Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 5 Favorites - 2025

Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 4 Favorites - 2025
Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 3 Favorites - 2025
Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 2 Favorites - 2025
Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 1 Favorites - 2025

 

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