holidays the handmade way
November 18, 2009

hello dearies! i’m really excited to kick off a new series today called ‘holidays the handmade way’! i’ll be featuring holiday themed handmade items over the next 6 weeks to gear up for the holidays. my mission is to help you beat the big box stores and go handmade with you holidays this year! feel free to sumbit your items or others- your suggestions and all the ways you been able to beat the big box stores!

all of today’s items come from papernstitch- a lovely site to promote your shop through!
1 :: wee ornament ($7)
2 :: deck the halls ($5)
3 :: wellesley and winslow ($19)
4 :: holiday mix gift tags (8 for $6)
5 :: snowflakes wall decal ($39)
6 :: reindeer silhouette (4 for $16)
7 :: holiday spirit animal ($28)
8 :: happy winter magnets (4 for $6)
9 :: pink peppermint ornament ($35)
i know we’re a little off this week- check back in tomorrow for this week’s etsy savoir faire – ‘gearing up for the holidays!’
xoxo, bonnie
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Great idea! I was actually thinking of going handmade for all my gifts this season.
hi deirdre! how wonderful! we could all use a little more handmade love. :) let us know how it goes!
I plan on going handmade this year by making all handmade holiday cards to send to my family and friends! I have posted some in my etsy shop if anyone is interested!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34312534
Likewise! I plan on making quite a few handmade gifts this year, which I’m really excited about!
I can’t wait to see all of your ‘handmade’ features! I’m so excited!
Beautiful decorations and such a wonderful idea!
Hooray – I adore this ideas :D
thanks mae! so great to hear from you!!
I love all these goodies! Thanks so much for including my reindeer cards:)
Thank you so much for featuring our Snowflake Decal!
Came from Vol. 25 for the give-a-way and stayed to check you out. Thanks for this sweet guide :)