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Make It an Artisans Mothers Day - Week 8 Gifts - 2026
Posted April 28, 2026
Just a warning: if you haven't started shopping for Mother's Day gifts, you're quickly running out of time!!! Just a little less than three weeks from now, the big day for Mom will be here. To help you in your search for the perfect gift item, check out the Countdown to Mother's Day 2026 - Week 8. It's a collection chock ful of unique artisan items, 30 beauties from 9 artists, all handmade or designed from the heart. As an added bonus, many of the designs are one of a kind designs. Hosted by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog, each of the unique items will make a memorable gift for Mom on her day. This is the perfect time to start buying a gift(s) for your Mom - and, perhaps, add something for yourself! Items on the Countdown go quick so don't miss out. Browse all the wonderful handmade shares for Week 8, visit the shops of the artists featured and buy your Mom a beautiful gift that was artisan created. Also you'll be supporting a grateful indie artist - and for that, we THANK YOU!
Here are my favorites:
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Make It an Artisans Mothers Day - Week 7 Gifts - 2026
Posted April 21, 2026
Week 7 of the Countdown to Mothers Day 2026 zoomed right on by . . . and in it's wake, 30 handmade / designed items were left on the link-up by nine very talented artists. The Countdown is hosted by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog. Each unique item will make a memorable gift for Mom on her day. Since Mother's Day will be here soon, on May 10, this is the perfect time to purchase a gift(s) for your Mom - and, perhaps, for other loved ones and yourself! These items often go very quickly, and, since many are one of a kind designs, don't miss out! Browse all the wonderful handmade shares for Week 7, visit the shops of the artists featured and buy your Mom a beautiful gift that was handmade from the heart. When you purchase from these shops, you're supporting small indie businesses!
Here are the favorites items from each artist on this week's Countdown to Mother's Day 2026:
Make It an Artisans Mothers Day - Week 6 Gifts - 2026
Posted April 14, 2026
Where did Week 6 of the Countdown to Mother's Day 2026 go? It was here . . . and then it just blew right on by. The Countdown is hosted once again this year by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog. This week, 30 handmade / designed items from 9 artists were shared. Each unique item will make a memorable gift for Mom on her day. Since Mother's Day is quickly approaching, on May 10 this year, this is the perfect time to start thinking about and buying a gift(s) for your Mom - and, perhaps, for other much loved women . . . and for yourself! These items go quickly, and, since many are one of a kind, don't miss out! Browse all the wonderful handmade shares for Week 6, visit the shops of the artists featured and buy your Mom a beautiful gift that was handmade from the heart. You'll be supporting an indie artist and the purchase will be GREATLY appreciated! This Mother's Day, please SHOP SMALL!
As always durung the Countdowns, here are my favorites for this week:
Make It an Artisans Mothers Day - Week 5 Gifts - 2026
Posted April 7, 2026
Another week of the Countdown to Mother's Day 2026 has come and gone. Hard to believe we're over 1/2 way through the nine week promotion! Week 5 of the Countdown was hosted again by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog. Twenty-seven unique handmade / designed items were shared from eight artists. Many are one of a kind and each will make a memorable gift for Mom on her big day. Since Mother's Day will be here before you know it, on May 10, this year this is the perfect time to think about and start buying a gift(s) for your Mom, grandmom, aunts . . . and, perhaps, for yourself. Browse all the wonderful handmade shares on the Countdown - Week 5, visit the shops of the artists featured and buy your Mom a beautiful gift that was handmade / designed from the heart. For this year's Mother's Day: PLEASE BUY HANDMADE and support a small, indie business!
Here are my "favorite" picks from all the wonderful items shared:
Make It an Artisans Mothers Day - Week 1 Gifts - 2026
Posted March 10, 2026
Julie and the Handsome Harry Dog of Blue Morning Expressions are once again hosting the ever popular “Mother's Day Countdown.” Last year's Countdown was a resounding success . . . so the 2026 version is up and running. Be sure to check out the Mother’s Day Countdown 2026 Week 1 on Julie and Harry's Buy Handmade from Makers blog. Since Mother's Day will be here before you know it - on May 10 - this is the perfect time to start thinking about buying a gift(s) for your mom, grandmom, aunts and/ or other beloved women. Ten artists shared thirty unique items; many are one of a kind designs. Browse all the wonderful shares, visit the shops of the artists participating in this week's Countdown and buy your mother a beauty that was handmade / designed from the heart! When you do that, you support a small, independent business (which makes us do a happy dance)! Be sure to #ShopSmall for Mother's Day this year! To show off some of the wonderful shares from this week's Countdown, I've shared a favorite item from each artist below:
Newest Artisan Handmade Necklaces and Earrings by Shadow Dog Designs
Posted December 14, 2025
It's been a long while since I shared a collection of new jewelry on my blog. Not sure where the time goes these days. But that has been taken care of with this new post. Below you'll find eleven of the newest pieces of jewelry, four necklaces and seven pairs of earrings, in my SHADOW DOG DESIGNS shop. If something catches your eye, please be sure to either click the photo or the description below to be taken to the listing for all the details. I hope you enjoy these new beauties!
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Friday Twitter Tree - Artisan Handmade - June 20, 2025
Posted June 19, 2025
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!
Make It an Artisans Mothers Day - Week 5 Gifts - 2025
Posted May 6, 2025
RED ALERT! Mother’s Day will be here very, very soon - in fact, it's next Sunday, May 11. It’s still not too late to order a handmade gift (do it now!) from the beauties shared this week on the Countdown to Mother's Day 2025 Week 5. The Countdown was hosted again this year by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog. Hard to believe this is the last week of the Countdown - time sure flies by! Despite that, 8 handmade artisans shared a total of 24 wonderfully unique items, some of them one of a kind designs. Browse the wide range of eye catching shares for this week, visit the shops of the artists featured and buy your Mom, Grandmother, aunties (or yourself!) something that was HANDMADE from the heart! By shopping small, you'll also support a small indie business (and for that, we are eternally grateful!).
Featured below are my favorites from this week's Countdown to Mother's Day:
Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 4 Favorites - 2024
Posted October 15, 2024
Who would have believed how quickly Week 4 of the Countdown to Christmas 2024 went by . . . but here we are! Left in its wake is a wide variety of wonderful artisan handmade / designed items. According to the ever ticking Your Christmas Countdown Clock, there are only 70 days until St. Nick pays a visit to let you know of you have been naughty or nice. With the rapidly approaching gift giving season, Julie and her faithful sidekick, Handsome Harry, are hosting a twelve-week Countdown to Christmas 2024 of artisan handmade items on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog, part of their Blue Morning Expressions Shopify shop. This week, there were 36 shares from 12 artists featuring a wide range of gifts: unique jewelry designs, custom dog portraits, photographic and digital art, home decor, gift tags and stickers, tote bags, t-shirts and a host of other beauties. If you need a perfect start (or ending) to your Christmas shopping, the Countdown is the place to do just that! An excellent motto to follow is: SHOP EARLY, SHOP OFTEN. And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE to support small indie businesses!
Each week during the 12 week Countdown, I pick a favorite item from each artist (hard to do!) and feature them here on my blog. These are my favorites for Week 4:
Make It a Handmade Mothers Day 2024 - Artisan Gifts - Week 8
Posted April 23, 2024
Just a warning: if you haven't started shopping for Mother's Day gifts, you're quickly running out of time!!! Just a little less than three weeks from now, the big day for Mom will be here. To help you in your search for the perfect gift item, check out the Countdown to Mother's Day 2024 - Week 8. It's a collection filled with unique artisan items, 33 beauties from 11 artists, all handmade / designed from the heart. As an added bonus, many of them are one of a kind designs. Hosted by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog, each of the unique items will make a memorable gift for Mom on her day. This is the perfect time to start buying a gift(s) for your Mom - and, perhaps, add something for yourself! Items on the Countdown go quick so don't miss out. Browse all the wonderful handmade shares for Week 8, visit the shops of the artists featured and buy your Mom a beautiful gift that was HANDMADE. Also you'll be supporting a grateful indie artist.
