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Make it an Artisan Handmade Mothers Day - Week 1
Posted March 12, 2019
Julie and Hurricane Harry of Blue Morning Expressions is once again hosting the wildly popular Mother's Day Countdown on their The Blu Print blog. Last year's Mother's Day Countdown 2018 was a resounding success . . . so the 2019 version is up and running. Since Mother's Day will be here before you know it - about 10 weeks from now - this is the perfect time to start thinking about and buying a gift(s) for your Mom. Browse all the wonderful handmade shares for this week, visit the shops of the artists featured in this week's Countdown and buy your Mom a beauty that was handmade from the heart.
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Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 5
Posted October 23, 2018
Week 5 of the Countdown to Christmas whizzed right on by and a wide variety of unique artisan handmade items were left behind. According to the ever ticking Christmas clock, Christmas will be here in only 62 days!!! Looking to 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!
Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 4
Posted October 16, 2018
Wow! Where did week 4 of the Countdown to Christmas go? Fortunately, a wide variety of amazing artisan handmade items were left behind. According to the ever ticking Christmas clock, Christmas will be here in only 69 days!!! The Countdown is the perfect place to start your holiday shopping. A good motto to live by this Christmas gift buying season: Shop Early, Shop Often! And, above all, Shop Handmade!!!
Gift Ideas for a Handmade Mothers Day - Week 3
Posted March 27, 2018
The third week of the Mother’s Day Countdown 2018, hosted by Julie of Blue Morning Expressions on her The Blu Print blog, came and went far too quickly. But a LOT of wonderful artisan handmade items were left in its wake. Since Mother's Day will be here before you know it, on Sunday, May 13, this is the perfect time to start thinking about (and buying a gift) for your Mom. Browse all the wonderful handmade shares for this week, many of them one of a kind designs, visit the shops of the artists featured and buy your Mom something that was handmade from the heart.
Make It a Handmade Christmas - Countdown - Week 3
Posted October 3, 2017
Week 3 of the Countdown to Christmas sharing of artisan items has ended. Where did the week go? As we are all probably aware, Christmas will be here before we know it. According to the Christmas Clock shows that there are only 82 days left until the jolly man dressed in red shows up to leave gifts . . . or a lump of coal depending on if you were good or not.
With the approaching gift giving season in mind, Julie and Blu of Blue Morning Expressions are hosting a twelve-week Countdown to Christmas 2017 of artisan handmade items on their The Blu Print blog. The twelve week time period was chosen to correspond with the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas.” As was mentioned above, week 3 has come and gone on Julie and Blu's "Countdown to Christmas 2017." In its wake, a wonderful assortment of handmade items were shared: from all styles of jewelry to crocheted and knitted items; from photography to wooden clocks; from original art to lampwork glass beads; from dog bandanas to ACEOs; and many, many more creative beauties!
Make It a Handmade Christmas - Countdown - Week 1
Posted September 19, 2017
WOW, wasn't last Christmas like . . . last month? Yikes! According to the Christmas clock, there is only 96 days, 20 hours, 54 minutes and those rapidly descending seconds until Christmas is here . . . once again! And it's even closer by the time your read this!
