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Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 4
Posted October 16, 2018
Wow! Where did week 4 of the Countdown to Christmas go? Fortunately, a wide variety of amazing artisan handmade items were left behind. According to the ever ticking Christmas clock, Christmas will be here in only 69 days!!! The Countdown is the perfect place to start your holiday shopping. A good motto to live by this Christmas gift buying season: Shop Early, Shop Often! And, above all, Shop Handmade!!!
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Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 3
Posted October 9, 2018
Week 3 of the Countdown to Christmas sped right on by . . . and a wide variety of lovely artisan handmade and vintage items have been left in its wake. According to the ever ticking Christmas clock, there is only 75 days until Christmas is here . . . once again. This is the perfect place to start your holiday shopping. Shop early, shop often!
Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 1
Posted September 25, 2018
WOW, wasn't last Christmas like . . . last month? Yikes! According to the Christmas clock, there is only 90 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes and those quickly descending seconds (as of 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning) until Christmas is here . . . once again! And it's even closer by the time your read this "Make it an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 1" blog post!
All Creatures Great and Small - Artisan Handmade
Posted May 19, 2018
I’ll be the first to admit that I am an avid reader - always have been and, I imagine, always will be. It seems I have at least 3-4 books going at the same time and have a stack of books by the bed. One of my all time favorite books, one I have read time and time again, is James Herriot’s (real name, James Alfred Wight) All Creatures Great and Small. I loved that book the most, but also loved the other three in the series: All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful and The Lord God Made Them All (and the other numerous books he wrote). The books made me laugh and also made me cry as Herriot related his life as a country vet in the fictional town of Darrowby, Yorkshire. The people he encountered were funny and sometimes maddening, but it was the description of the animals that touched my heart. You could tell Herriot really, truly cared for the animals. By the way, I also thoroughly enjoyed the BBC series on TV . . . but the books were so much better.
Have a Heart for Valentines Day - Wonderful Handmade Wednesday on Indiemade
Posted February 7, 2018
Valentine’s Day is only a week away. There is still time to order a perfect handmade gift for your loved one(s). The theme of today’s blog is Have a Heart for Valentine’s Day. All of the beauties featured today have hearts as part of their design component. All are artisan handmade and most are one of a kind items. Give your sweetie a Valentine’s Day gift that contains a bit of the heart and soul of of the artist who created it.
MAKE IT A HANDMADE VALENTINE’S DAY!
Handmade Earrings and Necklaces, New Designs from Shadow Dog Designs
Posted January 18, 2018
I have been really busy making and listing new earrings and necklaces these last two weeks, mostly earrings, it seems. Have been enthralled with two new artists I have found and buy jewelry components from. One creates pieces from recycled tea or cookie tins. The pieces are whimsical and very light in weight. Another creates amazing polymer clay pieces, some with a technique called embroidered polymer clay - very intricate and time consuming. I have one pair of earrings from each artist in the beauties shared below. There are seven new creations; the last three are wonderful oldies but goodies to round out the number to an even ten.
New Handmade Earrings and Necklaces by Shadow Dog Designs
Posted December 27, 2017
It has been several months since I last shared a blog of my newest handmade jewelry. Between participating in art shows, traveling, my birthday, our anniversary, other commitments and trying to stock my Indiemade shop for the Christmas buying season, the time just sped right on by. Seems time goes quicker and quicker each and every year! Whew! Anyway, I finally pulled together this post to share of my newest earrings and necklaces, six of each. They are all one of a kind pieces and handmade from the heart. If a piece catches your eye, please click on the photo or the live link below the photo to be taken to the item for more information and pictures. I hope you enjoy the beauties below:
New, One of a Kind Handmade Jewelry by Shadow Dog Designs
Posted November 3, 2016
It has been almost a month since I shared handmade jewelry from my Indiemade shop. Arts festivals, company and a bit of traveling has kept me very busy. But I have a short break now between shows, so decided to feature the new, one of a kind necklaces and earrings which can be found in my shop. A few have already sold, but I wanted to share them, just the same. I hope you enjoy these twelve unique beauties:
New Handmade Necklaces and Earrings from Shadow Dog Designs
Posted July 28, 2016
It’s hard to believe that’s it’s been almost a month since I shared my new handmade earrings and necklaces with you. I have been traveling quite a bit, to Dallas and to Kerrville, in the Texas Hill Country (a favorite place). Even with that, many new, one of a kind pieces of jewelry have been posted in my Indiemade shop. They feature a wide range of materials, from gemstones to Czech glass, and a wide range of styles, from classic to boho. But one thing they all have in commen . . . they are all fun! If something catches your eye, please click the live link below the photo to be taken to the listing for more information.
