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Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 8 Favorites - 2025

The weeks are going by so, so fast!  Week 8 of the Countdown to Christmas 2025 has already come and gone, with only four more weeks remaining!  The ever ticking Your Christmas Countdown Clock doesn’t let up - according to it, Santa and his flying reindeer will start their journey in only 50 days!  Yikes!!!!  Need a perfect place to start / finish your Christmas shopping? The Countdown - a place for artists to come together and share three of their unique gifts - is the just the place to do that holiday shopping!  Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions are hosting the twelve-week Countdown to Christmas of artisan handmade items on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog (where you can also see the first seven Countdowns).  This week, 30 items, many which are one of a kind designs, from 10 artists are featured.  The artists shared a wide range of handmade gift ideas: jewelry, lampwork beads, art prints, throw pillows, home decor, keychains, baby gifts, and much, much more.  A wonderful motto to follow: SHOP EARLY, SHOP OFTEN!  And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE to support hard working indie artists! 

In addition to promoting each handmade item from the Countdown collection to my "Countdown to a Handmade Christmas 2025" Pinterest board and on my Twitter feed, I decided to share one item from each of the artists who participated this week.  

Artisan Tuesday Tag - Handmade Gifts - November 4, 2025

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Monday Twitter Tree - Artisan Handmade - Nov. 3, 2025

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Countdown to Christmas 2025 - Artisan Gifts - Week 8

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Friday Twitter Tree - Artisan Handmade - October 31, 2025

Queen of Peace Holiday Bazaar - November 8 and 9

Coming up soon, November 8 and 9, is the Queen of Peace Holiday Bazaar held at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church's Parish Hall.  Always well attended, the Holiday Bazaar is the perfect place to start and / or finish your Christmas shopping.  So much to do and see:  arts, crafts, food, raffles, Grandma's Attic, food, beverages, St. Nicholas and much more.  There is even a "Show and Shine" car show on Saturday only, 10-3!  If you are in the area, please stop by and say "Hi!"  Who knows, you just might find that perfect Christmas gift for a loved one (or yourself!) at one of the vendors!

Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 7 Favorites - 2025

It is so very hard to believe (at least to me - how about you?) that we are already at the tail end of Ocober . . .  and that there are only 5 more weeks left of the Countdown to Christmas 2025!  It’s also hard to believe that Christmas will be here before we know it, in less than 2 months.  According to the ever ticking Your Christmas Countdown Clock, there are only 57 days (as of today) until Santa drops down the chimney once again with his bag of goodies . . . or coal.  With Christmas rapidly approaching, Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions continue hosting the twelve-week Countdown to Christmas of artisan handmade items on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog.  Start or finish your holiday shopping now on the Countdown - Week 7:  a perfect place to buy unique handmade / designed gifts!  This week, 27 items from 9 artisans were shared in the wide-ranging gift collection: jewelry of many different styles, Christmas ornaments, note cards, home decor, lampwork glass beads, stickers and more.  A wonderful motto to follow: SHOP EARLY and SHOP OFTEN!  And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE to support small indie businesses.

In addition to saving each handmade item from the Countdown to Christmas 2025 Week 7 collection to my handmade Christmas Countdown Pinterest board and Twitter feed,  I pick a favorite item from each artist (hard to do!) and feature them here on my blog.  Here are my favorites for Week 7: 

Artisan Tuesday Tag - Handmade Gifts - October 28, 2025

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Monday Twitter Tree - Artisan Handmade - October 27, 2025

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Countdown to Christmas 2025 - Artisan Gifts - Week 7

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