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Countdown to Christmas - Artisan Gift Favorites - Week 8, 2026

Posted November 10, 2026

The weeks are speeding by so, so quickly! Week 8 of the Countdown to Christmas 2026 has already come and gone, with only four more weeks remaining of the promo! 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 44 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, art prints, notepads, home decor, Christmas ornaments 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 Christmas - Artisan Made - 2026 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 10, 2026

Posted November 10, 2026

Please share your tagged items on the host blog: CHRISTIE COTTAGE

Monday Twitter Tree - Artisan Handmade - November 9, 2026

Posted November 8, 2026

Please share your tweets and links on the host blog: CHRISTIE COTTAGE

Countdown to Christmas 2026 - Artisan Gifts - Week 8

Posted November 7, 2026

Please share your lnks on the host blog: BLUE MORNING EXPRESSIONS

Friday Twitter Tree - Artisan Handmade - November 6, 2026

Posted November 5, 2026

Original Watercolour by MARJANSART

WELCOME to the TWITTER TREE!

The Twitter Tree© is hosted by a different shop M-W-F:

Monday: http://christiecottage.blogspot.com

Wednesday: http://elunajewelry-nc.blogspot.com

Friday: https://www.shadowdogdesigns.com/blog

Instructions:

Only 2 Items per person

Each tweet must contain the hashtag #SDFTT

2 other Hashtags may be used.

Please include a brief description of your item in the tweet.

Keep your Tweet under 280 Characters (including spaces).

No Mature Items

Tweet Everyone’s Listings. (It's not fair to others if you do not fully participate.)

Limit of three (3) hashtags including #SDFTT.

Happy sales!

Countdown to Christmas - Artisan Gift Favorites - Week 7, 2026

Posted November 3, 2026

It is so very hard to believe (at least to me - how about you?) that we are already at the beginning of November . . . and that there are only 5 more weeks left of the Countdown to Christmas 2026! 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 51 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 / designed 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, 35 items from 12 artisans were shared in the wide-ranging gift collection: jewelry of many different styles, Christmas ornaments, puzzle books, lampwork glass beads, note cards, key chains, home decor 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 2026 Week 7 collection to my Christmas Countdown Pinterest board (andto others) and my 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:

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Artisan Tuesday Tag - Handmade Gifts - November 3, 2026

Posted November 3, 2026

Please share your tagged items on the host blog: CHRISTIE COTTAGE

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Monday Twitter Tree - Artisan Handmade - November 2, 2026

Posted November 1, 2026

Please share your tweets and links on the host blog: CHRISTIE COTTAGE

Countdown to Christmas 2026 - Artisan Gifts - Week 7

Posted October 30, 2026

Please share your links on the host blog: BLUE MORNING EXPRESSIONS