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Countdown to Christmas - Artisan Gift Favorites - Week 3, 2026

Posted October 6, 2026

It's amazing just how quickly Week 3 of the Countdown to Christmas 2026 flew by with October already here! According to the ever ticking Your Christmas Countdown Clock, there are only 79 days until jolly Santa Claus and his merry band of reindeer are delivering packages (or lumps of coal) once again. With the rapidly approaching gift giving season in mind, Julie and her handsome four-footed sidekick, Harry, are hosting a twelve-week Countdown to Christmas 2026 filled with artisan handmade items on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog, part of their Blue Morning Expressions Shopify shop. This week, there were 30 shares by 10 artists featuring a wide range of truly unique gift ideas: jewelry of all types, holiday gift tags, notebooks, ornaments, lampwork beads and many other beauties. If you need a perfect start to your Christmas shopping experience, the Countdown is the place to do just that! An excellent motto to follow is: SHOP EARLY, SHOP OFTEN. And, most of all, SHOP SMALL to support 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. Here are my favorites for Week 3:

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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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