Countdown to Christmas 2013

The Countdown to Christmas Week 5 2013 has come and gone - now all that needs to be done is the link building promotion by ALL participants (: Hosted by Julie and Blu of BlueMorningExpressions, this week's collection fell just two items short of last week's tally, with 106 handmade and vintage items shared. What wonderful items they all are!!! From hand crocheted boot toppers to jewelry, to a wooden monster truck to cards and glass and supplies and . . . Well, you get the drift! Needless to say, there are a wide variety of gift ideas for anyone on your list!

Shop owners of ArtFire, Zibbet, Etsy, SupaDupa, a stand alone website and the like are welcome to share up to three gift items between Friday night at 12:01 a.m. and Monday morning at 12:01 a.m. Then a new collection of gift items will begin again the next Friday. This will continue until the second week in December. The items shared need to be G-rated.

If you share items, you MUST promote the collection and EACH item on at least one social network site, preferably Wanelo or Pinterest where the items can be easily seen and then saved again. It's only fair to promote each of the participants who have promoted you!

In addition to saving each item from the countdown collection on Pinterest and Wanelo, I decided to share one item from each of the ArtFire artists who participated. Since we had so many participate again this week, I ran up against the length limit so have to divide the Countdown blog into two parts. Part 1 can be found here: Countdown, Part 1. Here are the picks for Part 2, starting from the point I left off in Part 1:

Vintage-look rose cameo pendant necklace by Julie, Nicole and Linda of jnldesigns

"Blueberry Chex" handmade quilted table runner in red and blue by Sue of QuiltTops

Liberty V nickel coin earrings set in 14kt gold filled bezel by Diane of dianesdangles

Square-shaped turquoise color mother-of-pearl beads by Diane of BeadSouk

Lacy lavender blue hand knit long scarf by Nancy of jazzitupwithdesignsbynancy

Teal blue and green botanical leaf glass keychain or necklace pendant by Elaine of LittleApples

Hand forged bronze pendant on bronze torque necklace with jade and rose quartz by Anna of CraftsofthePast

"Bunches of Berries" wool 10" boot toppers / leg warmers knitted by Nancy of Wyverndesigns

Earthy carnelian and copper crystal bracelet with Czech glass and star charm by Mary of PrettyGonzo

Bead embroidered lapis lazuli pendant with woven necklace by Rose of ThaddeusRose

"Caribbean Blue" large dichroic glass pendant with pewter bail by Jo of Umeboshi

Handmade quilted dragonfly wall hanging with the legend of the dragonfly by Ann of PutmanLakeDesigns

Black onyx and clear Swarovski crystal dressy linked necklace by Connie of Thesigningbeader

Carnelian cabochon bear totem charm on Native hairpipe choker by William of Dreamcatcherman

Leopardskin jasper and pearl chunky gemstone necklace by Catherine of ShadowDogDesigns

I hope you have enjoyed this sampling of some of the handmade and vintage gift items that can be found in the Countdown collection hosted by Julie and Blu of BlueMorningExpressions. To see all the items in the collection, please click here: Countdown to Christmas Week 5 2013. I hope that at least one, maybe more, items piqued your interest and made its way to your shopping list.

What will next week bring? MORE handmade and vintage beauties! I, for one, am looking forward to it!

If you are so inclined, please make my day and leave a comment (: Also any promotion will be greatly appreciated by all featured in this post! Thank you!

My contact information:

Artfire studio: ShadowDogDesigns

Blog: ShadowDogDesigns' Blog

Facebook: ShadowDogDesigns - Jewelry

Twitter: ShadowDogDesign

Pinterest: Shadow Dog Designs

Wanelo: ShadowDog

SocialBliss: Catherine Waterhouse

Rebelmouse: ShadowDogDesigns

Google+: Catherine W

Zibbet: ShadowDogDesigns

SupaDupa: Shadow Dog Designs