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Spring Flowers - Artisan Handmade
Posted February 14, 2023
Spring will be here before we know it. Hurray!!! Since I have majorly itchy fingers to start planting flowers other than violas and pansies, I thought a blog featuring floral items would be cheerful. If you would like to participate, please share two items that have a flower theme. The link up closes this Saturday, February 18, at 12:00 noon MST. I plan to have the blog ready to be promoted on Monday’s Twitter Tree. If you do participate, you know the drill . . . please promote each item and the blog on at least 2 social media sites. It would be wonderful if you promote from both the link up AND the blog (that’s what I’ll be doing). But if you are only going to promote once, please wait for the actual blog to come out. I look forward to seeing what you share!
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Christmas Open House: Nina Eaton Photography and Shadow Dog Designs
Posted November 28, 2022
Once again this December, Nina Eaton of Nina Eaton Photography, is hosting a Christmas Open House on December 3 and 4, 2022. And she invited me to participate in it again. THANK YOU so much, Nina! If you are finishing up your holiday shopping (or haven't even started yet!), stop by for a wide assortment of unique gifts. Many of the items will make perfect stocking stuffers. Nina will have a wonderful selection of her El Paso photography: matted and gallery wrap prints, note cards, stone coasters, trivets, calendars, mouse pads, and other photographic beauties. I'll have a whole host of my one of a kind handmade jewelry: necklaces, earrings and a few bracelets. You'll find many more designs at the Open House than are listed in my Shadow Dog Designs shop. Additionally, the wide selection of Christmas earrings will be 10% off and there will be some deep discounts on other pieces of jewelry.
Information about the Christmas Open House is found below:
Halloween - Spooky Artisan Handmade Goodies - 2022
Posted September 11, 2022
Halloween will soon be here, a little more than six weeks away! It’s a favorite day / evening for many with a steady stream of trick or treaters in creepy or cute costumes, grinning skulls, Jack O’ Lantern pumpkins, spooky ghosts and other notorious beasts. During the weeks before October 31, it’s fun to wear spooky accessories or decorate the home for Halloween. With that in mind, handmade artist friends were invited to share two Halloween-type items - whether symbolic or filled with the traditional colors or both. You’ll see a wide variety of spine-tingling jewelry, eye-catching photography, fun party items, a cute baby gift set, an orange cat print, unique lampwork glass beads and your choice of sugar skull pincushions. Each one of these handmade beauties, many of which are one of a kind pieces, are perfect to help celebrate that supernatural day of the year. I hope you enjoy these choices and will visit the shops of the talented artists featured for more amazing handmade beauties, some shuddersome and some not!
Halloween and Day of the Dead
Posted September 6, 2022
Halloween and Day of the Dead will be here before we know it! To get the word out about all of the spooky goodies in our shops, please share two Halloween inspired items. They don't have to be actuall Halloween items but can be the colors of orange, black and brown usually associated with Halloween, Dia de los Muertos and autumn. The InLinkz is open now and will close this Saturday, September 10, at 12:00 p.m. MDT. I hope to have the blog out by Monday morning.
If you participate, please share each item and the blog on at least two social media sites (I'll be tweeting and sharing on several Pinterest boards both from the linkup and from the actual blog). Please use the hashtag #Halloween2022 for tweeting so the items are easily found.
Unique Handmade Jewelry by Shadow Dog Designs
Posted February 23, 2022
It has been almost two months since I last shared the newest handmade jewelry pieces found in my SHADOW DOG DESIGNS shop. Definitely not sure where the time goes! Guess I was so busy creating, photographing and listing new jewelry pieces - which is a good thing! Ten of the newest pieces are being shared: seven pairs of handmade earrings, two necklaces and one bracelet. As always, many have a wonderful boho look but some have a more classic design. Even better, they are all one of a kind designs! If something catches your eye, be sure to click the photo or the live link below the picture to be taken to the item listing. I hope you enjoy the new jewelry.
Nina Eaton Photography and Shadow Dog Designs - Christmas Open House
Posted November 28, 2021
This coming Saturday and Sunday (December 4 and 5), SHOP LOCAL by joining Nina Eaton of Nina Eaton Photography and me, Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs, at the annual Christmas Open House at Nina's house, 506 Shadow Willow Drive, El Paso (in the Upper Valley) If you are finishing your holiday shopping (or haven't even started yet!), need a stocking stuffer or want to pick up something for yourself, stop by for a wide assortment of unique gifts. Nina will have a wonderful selection of her El Paso photography: matted and gallery wrap prints, note cards, stone coasters, trivets, calendars, mouse pads, and other photographic beauties. I'll have a whole host of my mostly one of a kind handmade jewelry: necklaces, earrings and bracelets - many more designs than are listed in my online shop. Additionally, the wide selection of Christmas earrings will be 20% off.
Christmas Open House: Nina Eaton Photography and Shadow Dog Designs
Posted November 21, 2021
Nina Eaton of Nina Eaton Photography, is hosting a Christmas Open House, and she invited me to participate in it. THANK YOU so much, Nina! If you are finishing up your holiday shopping (or haven't even started yet!), stop by for a wide assortment of unique gifts. Nina will have a wonderful selection of her El Paso photography: matted and gallery wrap prints, note cards, stone coasters, trivets, calendars, mouse pads, and other photographic beauties. I'll have a whole host of my mostly one of a kind handmade jewelry: necklaces, earrings and bracelets. You'll find many more designs than are listed in my Shadow Dog Designs shop. Additionally, the wide selection of Christmas earrings will be 20% off.
Make It a Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 9
Posted November 16, 2021
Christmas is barreling down on us - it will soon be here! Week 9 of the Countdown to Christmas 2021 has come and gone and the ever ticking Christmas clock doesn’t let up. According to what it says today, Santa and his traveling buddies will start their journey in only 38 days, just five weeks from now! The Countdown is a place for handmade artists to share three of their beautiful (often one of a kind) creations and then promote each other. Need a perfect start / end to your Christmas shopping? Shop the Countdown to Christmas to browse and purchase that special piece! An excellent motto to follow this holiday seasonis : SHOP EARLY, SHOP OFTEN! And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE to support small, indie shop owners!
Make It a Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 8
Posted November 9, 2021
Already, week 8 of the Countdown to Christmas 2021 has come on gone! It’s hard to believe that there are only four more weeks left! The Countdown is a chance for mostly handmade artists to share three of their beautiful gift ideas and for all to browse and, hopefully, purchase. The ever ticking Christmas clock doesn’t let up - according to it, Santa will start his journey in only 45 days! Need a perfect start to your Christmas shopping? The Countdown is the place to do just that! A good motto to follow: SHOP EARLY, SHOP OFTEN! And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE to support hard working indie artists!
Make It a Handmade Christmas 2021 - Week 7
Posted November 2, 2021
It is so hard to believe (at least to me) that November has already shown up and that we have only 5 more weeks of the Countdown to Christmas 2021! It’s also hard to imagine that Christmas will soon be here. According to the ever ticking Christmas clock, there are only 52 days, less than 2 months until jolly Santa Claus drops down that chimney and either leaves gifts or lumps of coal for deserving or not-so-deserving boys and girls. Since Christmas is looming, now is the perfect time to start your holiday shopping and the Countdown is the perfect place! Remember this motto: SHOP EARLY, SHOP OFTEN! And, most of all, please BUY HANDMADE from small indie business owners!
