WOW! Can you believe that the Countdown to Christmas 2013 is already half way finished! Week 6 has come and gone . . . and in its wake, 112 handmade and vintage items were shared. And such a wide variety of items there are: handmade soaps; jewelry supplies; wooden puzzles; quilted, crocheted, needlework and knitted items; lampwork and fused glass; handmade cards and tags; vintage postcards; and jewelry of many styles, just to name a few of 112. There has to be something on this list for even the most picky person on your gift list! Many thanks to Julie and Blu of BlueMorningExpressions for hosting the Countdown collection!
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 know I'll run up against the length limit so have divided the Countdown blog into two parts. Part 2 can be found here: Countdown, Part 2. Here are the picks for Part 1:
Copper spiral chandelier earrings with mookaite jasper handmade by Mary of PrettyGonzo
"Desert Beach" brown and teal heart charm bracelet with jasper and shells by Julie of BlueMorningExpressions
Alice in Wonderland tea bag holder / party favors (tea included) by Nat of adorebynat
"Off the Cuff" raven and star polymer clay cuff bracelet by Nancy of Wyverndesigns
Antique brass and crystal charm necklace by Julie, Nicole and Linda of jnldesigns
Glass bead embroidered druzy agate pendant necklace, 23 ", by Rose of ThaddeusRose
Index card laminated planner with a Christmas subway art design by Carla of artbysunfire
Holly berry Christmas handmade cold process artisan soap by Irena of Gingers-Garden
Mother-of-pearl carved bird necklace with rose quartz nuggets by Diane of DianesDangles
Cranberry and baby pink pearls bead weave bracelet with amethyst luster gemstones by Nancy of jazzitupwithdesignsbynancy
Wire wrapped green Christmas tree with red crystal dangles by the Morgan family of WireCrafters
Jolly snowman handmade winter / Christmas greeting card by Lisa of cardsbylibe
One of a kind textured dichroic glass pendant on a black base by Jo of Umeboshi
Indian style orange carnelian and teal crystal handmade earrings by Laura of BronzeAgeJewelry
Penguins playing in the snow pet collar slipcover or scrunchie bandana by Donna of SewAmazin
Victorian inspired hand beaded wreath earrings with gold filigree connectors by Kathy of Specialtivity
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 6. 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!
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