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Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 8

Can you believe that week 8 of the Countdown to Christmas has already come nad gone.  Week 8!!!  Only four more to go. What was left behind this week was a unique sampling of artisan handmade items for all to browse and, hopefully buy.  According to the ever ticking Christmas clock, Santa will make his yearly visit in only 41 days!  Need an excellent start your Christmas shopping? The Countdown is the perfect place to do just that!  A good motto to follow: shop early, shop often! And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE!

Autumn Artisan Handmade Gift Ideas - Three for Thursday

According to the calendar, we're about ½ way through autumn, the favorite time of year for many people.  I live in the Desert Southwest and most people don’t associate the desert with fall color. But we have it!  Granted not as eye catching as the forests in along the East Coast or the aspens in many places in the Rockies.  Color is here, nonetheless: glowing yellows and reds and purples of the deciduous trees.  And my amazing cosmos are looming up a storm with carmine reds, pale pinks and glowing white.  The hummingbirds left about a month ago (always sad to see them go) but new migrant birds are showing up, especially the cheerful little juncos.  Am waiting for the beautiful blue scrub jays with their raucous calls and jaunty attitudes to show up under the bird feeders.

A Countdown to a Handmade Christmas - Week 7

Handmade Jewelry Gift Ideas by Shadow Dog Designs

The Christmas shopping season will soon be here (if you haven’t already begun your list making and your shopping!).  I’ve been working hard to list new pairs of earrings and necklaces in my Shadow Dog Designs handmade jewelry shop and wanted to share the new creations with you.  Each piece is a perfect gift for the discerning woman who enjoys wearing truly unique artisan handmade jewelry. With the exception of two of the Christmas earrings at the end of the post, all of the jewelry designs are one of a kind pieces.  Just think - you or a loved one will be the only person in the universe wearing that particular piece when purchased!