It's tiiiiiime! Handmade Holidays has officially begun! Today I have a roundup of favorites from my friends with Etsy shops--all of whom are crazy talented, so be sure you go check out their work. You could seriously get most of your shopping done right now, and I even tossed in a gift wrap idea at the end to make it even easier for you.
I've really been feeling the turquoise/red combination for my Christmas decor this year, so I'm carrying that over to the blog today. It's just so happy! Here are some gift ideas for the ladies in your life:
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| Deer Brooch. || You Are Loved. || High-Five! || Glitter Earrings. || Button Bracelet. || Heart Hoop. || Chunky Knit Scarf. || Drop Earrings. || Santa Gift Bag. |
There are a lot of reasons to buy handmade items. I touched on some of them in this post, but I want to emphasize again that buying these items means you're supporting real people. Not that buying things at a "regular" store makes you terrible or lame (heck, I did some Christmas shopping at a mall over the weekend, so I understand) but it's always much more exciting to get something from an indie business. A lot of people on Etsy have dreams of quitting their day jobs and working for themselves full-time, and every purchase helps them get there.
As for the rest of the Handmade Holidays series, we have some recipes coming up, a couple of fun DIY projects, and some additional gift guides to make the shopping part of your holiday prep easy. Be sure you check back to see it all!
What handmade gifts are you eyeballing this year? Have you started shopping? Do you plan to make anything yourself?
Nice surprise to see my cowl scarf there!! Thank you and everyone else looks pretty good today too.
ReplyDeleteGaaaaa! Thanks for including my earrings! I'm with such wonderful company, I'm honored! :)
ReplyDeleteI love handmade! Cute finds!
ReplyDeleteYay! Thanks for including my deer brooch! I love the color combo. I especially love the color of Ayla's scarf. :)
ReplyDeleteThey're all so lovely! <3
ReplyDeletePretty picks, I am not yet in shopping mode, but I'm keeping my eyes open :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat choices. My favorite shops.
ReplyDeleteWonderful picks! I love giving and receiving handmade things :) I usually start on my gifts as early as October.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for including me in this post! And now I am drooling over Ayla's scarf once more. Sending ESP Christmas gift vibes to Andrew on that one! :-P
ReplyDeleteGreat finds! Love the cowl scarf and the button bracelet -- and the cute Santa sacks.
ReplyDeleteGreat list from some great artists! Thanks for including my earrings :)
ReplyDeleteI've been adding all kinds of items to my favorites for Christmas gifts this year!
Woo hoo! I'm glad everybody liked the feature! (High-five.)
ReplyDeleteI love to shop handmade as much as I love to sell my own handmade items. Thanks for including my button bracelet! I can't wait to check out some of these other items.
ReplyDeleteI do buy handmade when I can.
ReplyDeleteI love the turquoise and red combination. I may try to dye a scrunchie those colors.