And the Christmas Clock just keeps a-ticking . . . 71 days, 8 hours and 37 minutes from when I posted to this blog. Don't wait until the masses start their holiday shopping, unless you are a glutton for punishment! Shop in the comfort of your favorite sofa, chair or even bed! Put on those jammies and browse the newest Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 4 hosted by Julie and Blu of BlueMorningExpressions. Many handmade and vintage items were shared: 71 to be exact. Since they encompass a wide range items, something can be found for even the pickiest person on your shopping list.
Snowman and Christmas tree holiday pin or brooch handmade by Nancy of Wyverndesigns
Shop owners of ArtFire, Zibbet, SupaDupa, Etsy, stand alone websites and the like are welcome to share up to three gift items between Friday at noon (12:00 p.m.) and Monday morning at 12:01 a.m. Then a new Countdown to Christmas collection will begin again the next Friday, same time, same place. This will continue until the second week of December. The items shared need to be G-rated.
Glowing green and red "Holiday Celebration" dichroic glass pendant handmade by Jo of Umeboshi
If you share items in the Countdown, you MUST promote the collection and EACH item on at least one social network site, preferably Pinterest and/or Wanelo where the items can be easily found and saved again. It's only fair to promote the artists who promote you!
In addition to saving each item for the countdown collection to my Pinterest board or Wanelo collection, I decided to share my favorite item from each of the ArtFire artists who participated. Fabulous for backlinks (and we all want and need those!). Here are the rest of my picks in reverse alphabetical order by studio name:
Hand beaded Christmas serving set in red, white and sliver with a tree charm handmade by Mary Beth of TheTwistedRedhead
Unique G Clef music note wire wrapped earrings handmade by Connie of TheSingingBeader
White lampwork, flower beads and jasper earrings handmade by Kathy of Specialtivity
Red, gold and black Japanese and Czech glass bead memory wire bracelet handmade by Barbara of SolanaKaiDesigns
Blue and lavender owl sewing kit / pincushion with scissors handmade by Donna of SewAmazin
Funky green art glass plate with red, yellow and orange accents handmade by Kellie of ResetarGlassArt
Purple lampwork, sterling flower beads, amethyst and "fuchsia" Swarovski crystal earrings handmade by Mary of PrettyGonzo
Fall mauve mist / purple flower glass dome pendant necklace handmade by Elaine of LittleApples
Black hematite and rhinestone skull button bracelet with red and black leather handmade by Kat of KatsAllThat
Crocheted stretchy fiber bracelet in purple, gray and white with sequins handmade by Nancy of jazzitupwithdesignsbynancy
Embroidered Yorkie hanging dish towel with hand knit button topper by Sharon of HollyKnitterCreations
Dark purple faceted agate and sterling silver crystal ball earrings handmade by Diane of dianesdangles
Crocheted orange and white lapghan / afghan handmade by Cathy of CraftingMemories
Shiny dark blue transparent lampwork glass beads with fine silver handmade by Charlotte of Covergirlbeads
Whimsical snowman with birds winter / holiday card handmade by Lisa of CardsbyLiBe
Blue flowers on a background of yellow polymer clay pillow beads handmade by Julie of BlueMorningExpressions
Vintage inspired owl favor gift tags or embellishments handmade by Nat of adorebynat
"Bark" dog rescue copper and blue lampwork bead earrings by Catherine of ShadowDogDesigns - 1/2 of purchase price donated to the local Humane Society
So there they are, my picks for this week. The fabulous items shared above are just a sampling of the gift ideas that can be found in the Countdown to Christmas 2014 collection hosted by Julie and Blue of BlueMorningExpressions. To see all of the shares, please click here: Countdown to Christmas, Week 4. I hope at least one . . . and possibly several . . . of these items caught your eye and found their way to your shopping list. Shop early - shop often!
MANY thanks to Julie and Blu for hosting the Countdown again for the third year!
If you would love to make my day and the day of the artist's featured, please leave a comment. And any promotion that can be done will be greatly appreciated by all. Thank you so much!
My contact information:
Artfire studio: ShadowDogDesigns
Blog: ShadowDogDesigns' Blog
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Pinterest: Shadow Dog Designs
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