Make It a Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 9

 

 

Christmas is barreling down on us - it will soon be here!  Week 9 of the Countdown to Christmas 2021 has come and gone and the ever ticking Christmas clock doesn’t let up.  According to what it says today, Santa and his traveling buddies will start their journey in only 38 days, just five weeks from now!  The Countdown is a place for handmade artists to share three of their beautiful (often one of a kind) creations and then promote each other.  Need a perfect start / end to your Christmas shopping?  Shop the Countdown to Christmas to browse and purchase that special piece!  An excellent motto to follow this holiday seasonis : SHOP EARLY, SHOP OFTEN!  And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE to support small, indie shop owners! 

 

 

 

Set of 8 Vintage-inspired Red Truck Christmas Gift Tags Handmade by Natalie of adorebynat

 

 

Since the holiday gift giving season will be here before you know it, Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions are once again hosting a twelve-week Countdown to Christmas 2021 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."  The selection for this week is by John Denver and the Muppets:  "The Twelve Days of Chistmas" - a classic version.  This week 11 artists shared 33 items, a wide range of beautiful handmade gift ideas:  jewelry of all styles incuding necklaces, bracelets and earrings, hand crocheted baby gifts, Christmas gift tags, inspirational keychans, holiday thimbles, art for your walls, digital art and other beauties that will make excellent gifts even for the hardest to please auntie.

 

 

 

Inspirational "She Believed She Could So She Did" Keychain Handmade by Linda of Victorian Style Treasures

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Columbia Restaurant, Tampa, Florida, Art Print Handmade by Roxanne of watercolorsNmore

 

 

If you share your 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!

 

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).  I hope you like each and every handmade beauty.

 

 

 

Long Length Multicolored Pastel Sea Glass Coin Necklace And Earrings Handmade by Connie of Thesingingbeader

 

 

 

Crocheted Infant 0- 6 Month Winter Hat and MaryJanes with Lace Snowflakes Handmade by Pamela of MagdaleneKnits

 

 

Kumihimo Bracelet in Burgundy Gold Magatama and Miyuki Pink Blush Handmade by Kathy of KatsAllThat

 

 

 

Cream Colored Poinsettias Digital Art Designed by Colleen of Colleen Cornelius

 

 

 

Cameo Pendant Necklace with Garnet and Moonstone Gemstones Handmade by Suzanne of RivendellRocksSedona

 

 

 

Decorative Christmas Winter Bird Collectible Thimble Handmade by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions

 

 

 

Menorah and Dreidel Hanukkah / Chanukkah Earrings Handmade by Linda of lindab142

 

 

 

Vintage Cookie Tin Christmas Snowmen Earrings with 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 2021 - Week 9. 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!

 

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Please check out the other weeks of the Make It a Handmade Christmas 2021 posts found here on my shop's blog:

 

Make It A Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 8

Make It A Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 7

Make It A Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 6

Make It A Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 5

Make It A Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 4

Make It A Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 3

Make It A Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 2

Make It A Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 1

 

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