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Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 6 Favorites - 2025

 

 

It’s hard to believe that we’re already half-way finished with the twelve week Countdown to Christmas 2025!  That means Christmas is bearing down on us and will soon be here.  Yikes!!!!  According to the ever ticking Your Christmas Countdown Clock, there are only 64 days (as of today) until Santa and his merry herd of flying reindeer arrive once again.  With the rapidly approaching holiday season in mind, Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions have for years now hosted a twelve-week Countdown to Christmas 2025 promotion of artisan handmade / designed items on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog.  Start your holiday shopping now on the Countdown - a perfect place to buy unique gifts!  This week, 24 items from 8 artisans were shared in the wide-ranging gift collection: jewelry of different styles, note cards, Christmas stickers, Hannukah napkins, printable art, giclee prints 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 sharing each handmade item from the 12 week Countdown collection to this Pinterest board and to 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 6

 

 

Dogs and Birds - Artisan Handmade Jewelry by Shadow Dog Designs

 

 

Lately it seems quite a bit of my jewelry has been dog and bird themed.  Not a surprise, however, since people who know me know how much I am a lover of dogs and am a big time birder. Ever since I was a little kid, I have been attracted to both (and horses, but that's another blog post in the works).  So I wanted to share some of my newest dog and bird related jewelry, all are one of a kind designs and handmade by me.  If something catches your eye, be sure to click either the photo or the description underneath the picture to be taken to the item in my SHADOW DOG DESIGNS - JEWELRY shop.  I hope you enjoy the new beauties.

Christmas in July 2024 - Artisan Handmade Gifts - Week 5

 

 

 

Here we are at the last full week og July!  How does the time go by so quickly???  This is the last full week, Week 5 of the Christmas in July 2024.  Since Santa and his merry bunch of reindeer will visit before we know it, it’s never too early to start shopping for unique holiday gifts for a loved one.  There are now only 152 days to Christmas (from when this blog was posted) according to the ever ticking CHRISTMAS CLOCK.  

 

Artist friends were asked to participate in a “Christmas in July” promotion, sharing three of their favorite items - one that was “Christmasy” (in design or colors, etc.) and two others that didn’t have to be.  The first week was only Christmas items - the weeks since have been a mixture.  Since I miscalculated the number of weeks, a Week 5 was added where friends shared one more item of their choice.  Many of these beauties are one of a kind, so be sure to shop early (and often) so you don’t miss out.  And please visit the shops of the artists for even more wonderful items that are handmade / designed from the heart.  Hopefully items featured here or in the shops will make it into your shopping basket.  Buy for a loved one . . . and be sure to treat yourself!   Remember:  SHOP SMALL and SHOP HANDMADE!

 

 

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