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Valentines Day Gifts: Artisan Handmade or Designed - Week 1, 2026

Valentine's Day will be here before we know it, February 14, almost a month away.  With that in mind, a collection of wonderful Valentine's Day gifts were pulled together.  Each week for the next four weeks, a blog will be posted on the site of Shadow Dog Designs to share the artisan handmade / designed beauties that were posted to an Inlinkz.  There are plenty of Valentine's Day themed items, but also ones that are not so distinctly traditional Valentine's gifts.  Many can be worn / used all year long.  If something catches your eye, be sure to click either the photo or the description below to be taken to the artistan's shop.  To see all of the gift ideas in one place, be sure to click this link: Valentines Day Gifts: Artisan Handmade or Designed - 2026.  All of the gifts shared here were created by small business owners.  Be sure to SHOP SMALL this Valentine's Day and support an idie business.  We will certainly appreciate that!

Valentines Day Gifts: Artisan Handmade or Designed - 2026

Welcome to the Valentine's Day 2026 promo!  This Valentine's promo will help build those all important back links to your shop.  It's a bit different from most of the Countdowns we all have done.  We'll be concentrating on only 4 items from each participant.  Items don't necessarily have to be hearts and cupids and things like that.  They can also be items in pink, red . . . . or whatever you think will be a great Valentine's gift.  Be sure to choose 4 favorite items that you really, really, really want to establish a lot of back links to so they can be found more easily on Google once the Valentine's rush is on. 

Artisan Tuesday Tag - Handmade Gifts - December 9, 2025

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Please share your tagged items on the host blog:  CHRISTIE COTTAGE

Make It an Artisan Handmade Christmas - Week 12 Favorites - 2025

Tick . . . tick . . . tick . . . tick . . . tick.   According to the Your Christmas Countdown Clock  there is only 22 days until Christmas is here!  It’s hard to believe that 12 weeks have already gone by since the Countdown to Christmas 2025 started.  The Countdown has been graciously hosted all these weeks (and many years) by Julie and Harry of Blue Morning Expressions (shop on vacation now but will be open soon) on their Buy Handmade from Makers blog. Yes, Week 12 of the Coundown to Christmas has come and gone and 24 artisan handmade / designed items from eight artists were left in its wake.  Any of the beauties will be perfect for a Christmas gift, one that was carefully created from the heart.  Support independent artists by helping Santa make it a HANDMADE CHRISTMAS this year! 

In addition to promoting each handmade item from the Countdown collection to my "Countdown to a Handmade Christmas 2025" Pinterest board and to my Twitter feed, I share one item from each of the artists who participated this week.  Here are my "favorites" picks of the items - it's always hard to choose!  I hope you enjoy these unique items.