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 1 can be found here: Countdown, Part 1. Here are the picks for Part 2:
Moroccan red leather and miyuki red seed bead mix cuff bracelet by Kat of KatsAllThat
Stackiloo wood block toy set handcrafted from poplar and maple by Kevin fof KevsKrafts
Delicate and soft knitted lace wheel scarf by Cathy of craftingmemories
Clear glass lampwork focal bead with raku and fine silver wrap by Charlotte of Covergirlbeads
Purple rose pendant necklace with amethyst and Swarovski crystals by Connie of Thesingingbeader
Polly Ceramica green, lilac, peach, white and silver beaded necklace by Anna of CraftsofthePast
Polished tan and white banded agate undrilled heart by Diane of BeadSouk
Spring tulips in a wagon quilted wall hanging handmade by Ann of PutmanLakeDesigns
Wire wrapped green and peach jasper pendant with chain by Jacki of ChristiesCottage
Chicken pincushions handmade with cotton and wool felt and stuffed with poly batting by Sue of QuiltTops
Reindeer fused glass Christmas pendant by Kellie of ResetarGlassArt
Hand knit dark taupe bucking bronco picture dishcloth or washcloth by Sharon of HollyKnitterCreations
Royal crowns "His and Hers" wedding gift keychains by Elaine of LittleApples
Holiday decor 6-pointed turquoise blue star with navy accents by Ruth of RSSDesignsinFiber
"Walk Like an Egyptian" polymer clay pendant necklace with carnelian and copper 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 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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My contact information:
Artfire studio: ShadowDogDesigns
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