Countdown to Mother's Day 2015

It's hard to believe that Mother's Day is only two weeks away, on Sunday, May 10. And it's hard to believe that this is week 7 of the Mother's Day Countdown 2015 hosted by Julie and Blu of Blue Morning Expressions on their Blu Print blog. If you haven't already begun shopping, check out the loads of handmade and vintage items in the Countdown collection . . . I'm sure something will catch your eye for even the pickiest Mom. This week, 67 items were shared on the Mother's Day Countdown. It's not too late to order and have your items arrive in time to delight your Mom!

Knit red cowl handmade by Cathy of Cathy Creates

You can participate in the Countdown if you have a studio/shop on ArtFire, Indiemade, StoreEnvy, Zibbet, SupaDupa, Etsy, stand alone websites and the like. You are invited to share up to three Mother's Day gift items between Friday around noon MST until sometime the following Sunday night. Then a new collection of gift ideas will start the next Friday, and so on, until the nine weeks are up and Mother's Day is here! The items shared need to be G-rated.

Transparent black lampwork glass crystal beads with aurae bands handmade by Charlotte of Covergirlbeads

When you participate in the Mother’s Day Countdown 2015, important back links that we know and want are provided to your items. This will help make you more easily found by the Google gods. If you share items, you MUST promote each item in the Countdown collection. That is only fair. Pinterest and/or Wanelo are preferred since everyone can see the items and it is easy to save off of them. Twitter, Facebook and G+ just do not provide the ability to find items easily to share again. It would be great if you would provide your links in the comment section on Julie's Blu Print blog or on the ArtFire thread.

Beautiful woman in a gown admiring herself in a mirror antique postcard by Colleen of postcardsintheattic

In addition to saving all the items shared in the Coundown onto my Mother's Day Pinterest board and Wanelo collection, as in Countdown's past, I decided to share one item from each of the varied artists who participated. This will be a perfect time to pull out a sheet of paper and a pen or pencil (or get your computer bookmarks ready) and begin your shopping list. Above all, however, have fun!

In addition to the items above, here are the rest of the items chosen for this week's Countdown to Mother's Day in alphabetical order by the artist’s name:

Chunky orange fire agate necklace with gold accents handmade by Connie of TheSingingBeader

Blue turquoise and amber topaz glass earrings handmade by Diane of dianesdangles

Hearts and stars dog bandana in pink or blue handmade by Donna of SewAmazin

Vintage cloisonne enamel panda earrings by Eve of evezbeadz

Horse key chain pencil drawing print by Gunilla of Kanweienea Kreations

"Gaia's Amulet" blue and burgundy dichroic fused glass pendant handmade by Jo of Umeboshi

Tiger stripe beaded necklace with tigers eye gemstones and Swarovski crystals handmade by Julie and Blu of Blue Morning Expressions

Cobalt blue multicolor superduo double wrap leather bracelet by Kathy of KatsAllThat

Pink and black spiral design dichroic fused glass cuff links handmade by Kelli of ResetarGlassArt

Blue / green gemstone necklace handmade by Linda of LinorStore Jewelry and Kippah

Celtic Tuim knot necklace and earrings with freshwater pearls and mother of pearl handmade by Mary of PrettyGonzo

Blessings embroidered kitchen dish towel by Mary of SimpleEmbroiderySew

Purple, black and white beaded wrist lanyard / key ring handmade by Mary Beth of The Twisted Redhead

large kitty print wristlet with matching change purse handmade by Nancy of Wyverndesigns

Hand knit ladies hat in blackberry with fuchsia flower handmade by Nancy of Jazz it Up with Designs by Nancy

Personalized owl thank you tags handmade by Nat of adorebynat

"Sea and Sand" agate and glass handmade necklace by Scotti of JewelrybyScotti

Purple Dutch field tulip hand knit wash cloth or dish cloth handmade by Sharon of HollyKnitterCreations

Rustic sterling silver peace sign and sodalite earrings handmade by Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs

This is but a small sampling of all the creations shared in the collection. be sure to click on this link: Mother’s Day Countdown 2015 - Week 7 to see all 67 handmade and vintage items that were shared. Hopefully one (or more!) of the items will make its way to your Mum on this Mother’s Day (:

THANK YOU to Julie and Blu of Blue Morning Expressions for all their hard work in putting the Countdown together and for providing a place on your blog where we can promote each other . . . and ourselves!

If you would like to make my day and the day of the artists featured, please leave a comment. In addition, any and all promotion you can do for this blog post will benefit us all and will be greatly appreciated.

The other Countdown to Mother's Day 2015 posts can be found here:

Countdown to Mother's Day 2015 - Week 6

Countdown to Mother's Day 2015 - Week 5

Countdown to Mother's Day 2015 - Week 4

Countdown to Mother's Day 2015 - Week 3

Countdown to Mother's Day 2015 - Week 2

Countdown to Mother's Day 2015 - Week 1

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