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Countdown to Christmas - Artisan Gift Favorites - Week 5, 2026

Where does the time go?  It seems to go by more and more quickly each week!  Case in point is that week 5 of the Countdown to Christmas has already come and gone!  According to the ever ticking Your Christmas Countdown Clock, there are only 65 days before the the jolly, reindeer driving man clothed in red and white arrives once again. With the quickly approaching holiday season, Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions are hosting once again a twelve-week Countdown to Christmas 2026 of artisan handmade items on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog. Now is the perfect time to start your holiday shopping and the Countdown is the perfect place to begin / end that!  This week, 10 artists left a total of 28 handmade / designed items.  The collection is wide-ranging gift collection: different styles of jewelry, journals, photography, Christmas ornaments, Christmas stickers, watercolor prints, lampwork beads and much more.  Remember this motto: SHOP EARLY and SHOP OFTEN!  And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE to support a small indie business.  We thank you when you do that!

Each week of the 12 week Countdown, I pick a favorite item from each artist (hard to do!) and feature them here on my blog.  My favorites for Week 5 are: