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Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 9 Favorites - 2025

Posted November 11, 2025

 

 

Warning!  Warning!!!  Christmas is quickly barreling down on us!  It's hard to believe it will be here soon.  And the ever ticking Your Christmas Counrdown Clock let up: according to the clock, there are only 42 day (as of today) before Santa and his traveling reindeer buddies start their journey.  And, also hard to believe is that week 9 of the Countdown to Christmas 2025 has come and gone.  The Countdown is where artists come together to share three of their unique (often one of a kind) creations and then promote each other.  This week, eleven artists shared a total of 33 unique items.  The twelve week Countdown to Christmas, hosted by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog, is the perfect place to start / end your holiday shopping.  Find those special gifts for loved ones on the Countdown!  An excellent motto to follow this holiday season is : SHOP EARLY, SHOP OFTEN!  And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE to support hardworking indie shop owners! 

 

In addition to promoting each handmade item from the Countdown collection to my "Countdown to a Handmade Christmas 2025" Pinterest board  (and others) and also on my Twitter feed, I share one item on my blog from each of the artists who participated this week.  Here are my "favorites" picks of the items.  I hope you enjoy these unique items! 

 

 

 

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

Posted November 4, 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.  

 

 

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

Posted October 28, 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: 

 

 

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