Make it an Artisan Handmade Mothers Day - Week 8

 

 

Mother’s Day will be here in just a few short weeks on Sunday, May 12, 2019.  If you haven’t already bought your Mom a gift, I have the best solution for you for your shopping needs!  Check out the Countdown to Mother’s Day 2019 collection hosted by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions on their The Blu Print blog.  Each week, handmade artists share up to three of their unique items, each one a perfect gift for even the hardest to please Mom. This week, 12 artisans shared a total of 36 unique items.  Browse all the wonderful handmade shares for Week 8, visit the shops of the artists featured and buy your Mom a meaningful beauty that was handmade from the heart.

 

 

 

Turquoise and Silver Dog Lovers Beaded Charm Bracelet Handmade by Linda of VictorianStyleTreasures

 

 

If you have a studio or shop on Indiemade, ArtFire, Zibbet, StoreEnvy, Shopify, Etsy, stand alone websites and the like, you are invited to share up to three Mother's Day gift items on the on the Countdown to Mother's Day 2019 collection between Friday at 12:00 noon EST until midnight the following Sunday night.  Then a brand new collection of gift ideas will start the next Friday, and so on, until the weeks are finished and Mother's Day is here! By the way, the items shared need to be G-rated.

 

 

 

Large Baseball Thumbtacks / Pushpins for Corkboards Handmade by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions

 

 

When you participate in the Countdown to Mother’s Day, important backlinks are provided to your items.  This will help make you more easily found by the Google gods. If you share items, you MUST promote each item in the countdown collection.  That is only fair! Pinterest is preferred since everyone can see the items and it is easy to save off of them. Twitter and Facebook are also great but do not provide the ability to find items as easily to share again.  Please provide your Pinterest / Twitter and/or blog links in the comment section on Julie's blog. And it would also be much appreciated to "blog hop" the Countdown on your blog since that provides even more backlinks. And make comments on the blogs - that helps everyone, as well!

 

 

 

Pearl and Gemstones Flower Statement Necklace with Twisted Wire Handmade by Sharon of BlondePeachJewelry 

 

 

In addition to saving all the items shared in the Countdown onto my new Mother’s Day Countdown 2019 Pinterest board and on Twitter @ShadowDogDesign, as in Countdown's past, I decided to share one item from each of the various artists who participated on my Indiemade blog.  This will be a perfect time to pull out a sheet of paper and a pen or pencil (or get your computer bookmarks ready) and begin your shopping list. Above all, however, have fun!

 

Here are the rest of the wonderful handmade items from this week's Countdown to Mother's Day 2019:

 

 

 

Crocheted Pink Baby Afghan with Ruffled Edges and Matching Maryjanes Handmade by Pamela of MagdaleneKnits

 

 

 

Leaf Fairy and Blue Leather Boho Bracelet with Turquoise Picasso Druk Magatama Handmade by Kathy of KatsAllThat

 

 

 

Treble G Clef Slider Bracelet Handmade by Connie of Thesingingbeader

 

 

 

Red Cashmere Knit Lace Scarf Handmade by Cathy of CraftingMemories1

 

 

 

Cannes, France, Tin Map Charms with Sun Dangles Earrings Handmade by Mary and Le Gonze of PrettyGonzo 

 

 

 

Shiny Teal and Green Large Hole Lampwork Beads with Dots Handmade by Charlotte of Covergirlbeads

 

 

 

Red Rose Cluny Lace Irish Crochet Doily with Roses Handmade by Ruth of RSSDesignsInFiber

 

 

 

Husky Dog Desk or Shelf Clock from Ash Wood Handmade by Kevin of KevsKrafts

 

 

Vintage Afghan Kuchi Coin Pendant Necklace with Red Coral Handmade by Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs

 

 

 

This is but a small sampling of all the creations shared in the collection.  To see all the items shared, be sure to click here: Countdown to Mother's Day 2019.  Hopefully one (or more!) of the handmade items will make its way to your Mom on this Mother's Day.

 

If you would like to make my day and the day of the artist's featured, please leave a comment.  Any and all promotion you can do for this blog post will be benefit us all and will be greatly appreciated.

Check out all the handmade beauties in the Countdowns you might have missed:

 

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1