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CyberMonday Twitter Tree - Handmade - November 27, 2017

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Christmas Earrings - Gift Ideas - at Shadow Dog Designs

Christmas will be here before we know - only one more month when this blog is posted!  To help women get in the holiday spirit, my Shadow Dog Designs jewelry shop offers a wide range of Christmas earrings.  All of the earrings are carefully handmade by me and some, but not all, are one of a kind designs.  The earrings range from Santa inspired, snowmen, ornaments and various others made with artisan lampwork beads.  Many include Swarovski crystals for that holiday sparkle!  Each and every design is perfect for gift giving . . . or to keep for yourself.  And, even better, shipping is FREE through January 2, 2018 (U.S. only).

Earthy Black Friday Finds! - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade

Black Friday will soon be upon us, the official start of the holiday shopping season.  To help you make that Christmas shopping gift list, I have pulled together artisan handmade items in beautiful earthy colors, most flaunting warm shades of brown as the main color.  To give a gift that was truly made from the heart, shop HANDMADE this year and support small artisan businesses.  I hope you enjoy the earthy lovelies featured below:

Make It a Handmade Christmas - Countdown - Week 10

Can you believe that there are only two (!!!) more weeks left of the Countdown to Christmas 2017?  Week 10 quickly came and went.  It seems the closer we get to Christmas, the quicker the week seem to speed on by.  According to the ever ticking Christmas clock, there are only 33 days left until the jolly man in red and white shows up with gifts or lumps of coal.  Let’s hope the gifts are all artisan handmade!  Help Santa make it a HANDMADE Christmas this year!

Make It a Handmade Christmas - Countdown - Week 9

Already Week 9 of the Countdown to Christmas has come and gone . . . leaving only 3 more weeks left!  YIKES!  This means, of course, that Christmas is looming even closer.  According to the ever ticking Christmas clock, there are only 40 days left until the ever jolly Santa Claus shows up.  Let’s help Santa make it a HANDMADE Christmas this year by shopping the artisan beauties shared in the Countdown!

Bohemian Rhapsody - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade

It’s amazing how often my blogs are inspired by music.  As you have probably noticed, music is, and always has been, a huge part of my life.  For some reason, I have been listening quite a bit to the complete soundtrack to the Lord of the Rings movies.  Heroic music for an awesome trilogy!  It ended (for the umpteenth time) and I switched to my Pandora station.  And . . . Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen started the mix of music.  The song, which was released in 1975, instantly took me back to a time at university when several friends and I developed a Bohemian Rhapsody skit . . . and performed it at a university talent show!  Am sure the skit was absolutely, undeniably horrible.  But whenever I hear the song, it takes me back to all the hard work and laughter as we pulled the antics of the skit together.  Am sure there is a photo or two around, but I have no idea where they are.  

Make It a Handmade Christmas - Countdown - Week 8

It seems the weeks for the Countdown to Christmas seem to speed by quicker and quicker.  Only 4 more weeks of sharing handmade beauties and promoting our friends are left!  This means, of course, that Christmas is getting even closer.  According to the ever ticking Christmas clock, there are only 47 days left until jolly Santa Claus shows up behind his team of reindeer.  Let’s help Santa make it a HANDMADE Christmas this year!

Early Christmas Shopping - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade

Now that November is officially here, Christmas can’t lag far behind.  The ever ticking Christmas Clock says there are only 53 more days until Christmas . . . and those days will fly by.  It’s time to start making those Christmas gift lists and start shopping early!  Every handmade item featured here was created by a very talented artist - a bit of their heart and soul are in each.  Don’t buy mass produced this year - BUY HANDMADE!

Happy Halloween!

Make It a Handmade Christmas - Countdown - Week 7

Week 7 of the Countdown to Christmas 2017 has sped on by.  Can you believe we only have 5 more weeks left of sharing beautiful handmade gift ideas?!?  Which means Christmas is getting ever closer.  According to the relentless Christmas clock now says there is only 54 days left until jolly Santa Claus shows up.  Let’s help Santa make it a HANDMADE Christmas this year!