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Countdown to Christmas - Artisan Gift Favorites - Week 8, 2026

The weeks are speeding by so, so quickly!  Week 8 of the Countdown to Christmas 2026 has already come and gone, with only four more weeks remaining of the promo!  The ever ticking Your Christmas Countdown Clock doesn’t let up - according to it, Santa and his flying reindeer will start their journey in only 44 days!  Yikes!!!!  Need a perfect place to start / finish your Christmas shopping? The Countdown - a place for artists to come together and share three of their unique gifts - is the just the place to do that holiday shopping!  Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions are hosting the twelve-week Countdown to Christmas of artisan handmade items on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog (where you can also see the first seven Countdowns).  This week, 30 items, many which are one of a kind designs, from 10 artists are featured.  The artists shared a wide range of handmade gift ideas: jewelry, art prints, notepads, home decor, Christmas ornaments and much, much more.  A wonderful motto to follow: SHOP EARLY, SHOP OFTEN!  And, most of all, SHOP HANDMADE to support hard working indie artists! 

In addition to promoting each handmade item from the Countdown collection to my Countdown to Christmas - Artisan Made - 2026 Pinterest board and on my Twitter feed, I decided to share one item from each of the artists who participated this week.