Looks like we are officially 2/3 of the way through the Countdown to Christmas 2013! It seems the weeks are flying by (my Mom in her wisdom said they would, going faster the older we get). Week 8 has come and gone . . . and in its wake, a record breaking 122 handmade and vintage items were shared - the most ever!!! This week's Countdown included a wide variety of items: jewelry of all sorts, vintage postcards, polymer clay, quilted and knitted beauties, decals, jewelry supplies, gift tags, handmade Christmas cards, antiques, wooden ornaments, lampwork, digital downloads, fun beads table accessories, dreamcatchers and more in the 122 items shared. There is something here in the Countdown for anyone, even your hardest-to-buy-for aunt! Mil grazie 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 ArtFire blog length limit so have divided the Countdown blog into two parts. Part 1 can be found here: Countdown, Part 1. Here are the items for Part 2:
Sterling silver full Persian handmade chainmaille bracelet by Cathy of craftingmemories
"Once Upon a Time" story book inspired necklace with spinning wheel and heart by Crystal and Cristina of BrulezRulez
"Twilight New Moon" handmade dreamcatcher with abalone, amber, lavender and charms by William of Dreamcatcherman
"Mystical Crystal" compass charm earrings with Swarovski crystals by Grady of WireCrafters
Red, white and green handmade fused glass platter, 9" square, handmade by Kellie of ResetarGlassArt
Handmade amazonite necklace in sterling silver by April of ElunaJewelry
Feminine rose powder pearl and bronze triple strand bracelet handmade by Julie, Nicole and Linda of jnldesigns
Vintage style Mother Goose fairy tales / children's storybook handmade tags by Natalie of adorebynat
"Starry Night" cubic zirconia dichroic fused glass dangle earrings by Jo of Umeboshi
Merry Christmas tree with green and red patterned paper handmade card by Lisa of CardsbyLibe
Amethyst, fuchsia and teal Czech fire-polished beads wrap bracelet by Diane of DianesDangles
Sparkly red and green Swarovski crystal Christmas earrings handmade by Mary of PrettyGonzo
Gold, purple, teal and ivory stained glass motif PollyCeramica polymer clay pendant handmade by Anna of CraftsofthePast
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 8. 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 everyone featured in this post. Thank you!
My contact information:
Artfire studio: ShadowDogDesigns
Blog: ShadowDogDesigns' Blog
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Twitter: ShadowDogDesign
Pinterest: Shadow Dog Designs
Wanelo: ShadowDog
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SupaDupa: Shadow Dog Designs
Flickr: Shadow Dog Designs' Photostream
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