Week of 01/25 to 01/31 Features Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

Daily links go live as soon as the corresponding features are published:
Sunday ~ Back to our regularly scheduled program :)
Saturday ~ Second Honorable Mention Favorite
Friday ~ First Honorable Mention Favorite
Thursday ~ First Honorable Mention Favorite
Wednesday ~ Bronze Favorite
Tuesday ~ Silver Favorite
Monday ~ Gold Favorite

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01/31 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

Today's shop is kvossdesigns, specializing in creating custom, hand-stamped pieces that are especially meaningful and truly one-of-a-kind. There, you will find that perfect customized gift for anyone.

I encourage you to contact the artisan above if you see an item you love, even if just to let them know how much you enjoy their work. Share your favorites in the comments section, and twitter, plurk, blog, etc. if you find something you like!

kvossdesigns's Lowest priced item is $14. The highest priced item is $75.

Here is one of my favorites:

What is YOUR favorite? :)

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01/30 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

Today's shop is WhisperingWoods, specializing in turning devastation into creation, through his mystical and beautiful wood items. There, you will find perfect gifts for people appreciating crystals, staves, amulets, and other mystical gifts.

I encourage you to contact the artisan above if you see an item you love, even if just to let them know how much you enjoy their work. Share your favorites in the comments section, and twitter, plurk, blog, etc. if you find something you like!

WhisperingWoods's studio sections are:

Amulets
Candles
Gemstones and Crystals
Handcrafted Boxes
Hiking Staffs and Canes
Handcrafted Wands
Jewelry
Ritual Staffs
Strange and Different
Stone Figurines

WhisperingWoods's Lowest priced item is $5. The highest priced item is $65.

Here is one of my favorites:

What is YOUR favorite? :)

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01/29 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

Today's shop is MADART, specializing in capturing the beautiful world God has blessed us with. There, you will find perfect gifts for people appreciating art that speaks to one's soul.

While there are only three prints in this artist's studio today, I am hoping there will be more soon. Please encourage this artist :)

I encourage you to contact the artisan above if you see an item you love, even if just to let them know how much you enjoy their work. Share your favorites in the comments section, and twitter, plurk, blog, etc. if you find something you like!

Here is one of my favorites:

What is YOUR favorite? :)

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01/28 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

We continue featuring our top winners with toys2treasures, a shop specializing in quality woodwork toys, puzzles, and other treasures. There, you will find perfect gifts for people who love products made "like they used to."... High quality, handmade in the USA!

I encourage you to contact the artisan above if you see an item you love, even if just to let them know how much you enjoy their work. Share your favorites in the comments section, and twitter, plurk, blog, etc. if you find something you like!

toys2treasures's Lowest priced item is $5. The highest priced item is $150. For all ages and incomes.

This business card holder is one of my favorite gifts from this shop:

What is YOUR favorite? :)

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01/27 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

Today's shop is judemcconkey, specializing in dreamy, intense, and sometimes creepy images full of emotion. There, you will find perfect gifts for people from all walks of life.

I encourage you to contact the artisan above if you see an item you love, even if just to let them know how much you enjoy their work. Share your favorites in the comments section, and twitter, plurk, blog, etc. if you find something you like!

judemcconkey's Lowest priced item is $10. The highest priced item is $45.

Here is one of my favorites, accompanied by the author's words. (You should check out her "Inspiration / Story behind this Product" when you look at her photos ~ she has some interesting insights).

" Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come. "
-Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man, Epistle I, 1733

" I took the photo of this daisy and thought of this quote by Pope because the flower reminded me of the tenacity of the human spirit. All alone and grown up through the crack in a burned out and deserted gas station, this daisy was a singular form of beauty where noone would expect to find any. "

What is YOUR favorite? :)

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01/26 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

Today's shop is CarriedAwayBeadweaving, specializing in incredibly detailed beaded boxes. There, you will find perfect gifts for everybody. Make any other gift EXTRA special by putting it in one of these intricately amazing boxes (perfect for wedding gifts and engagement rings!)

Read her Bio, very touching...

I encourage you to contact the artisan above if you see an item you love, even if just to let them know how much you enjoy their work. Share your favorites in the comments section, and twitter, plurk, blog, etc. if you find something you like!

CarriedAwayBeadweaving's Lowest priced item is $35. The highest priced item is $225. Perfect gifts for a special someone!

Here is one of my favorites:

I will add links to other favorites throughout the day, as I tweet them. Check back tomorrow to see all the cool ideas, or visit her studio to see them all now.

Valentines gift idea http://bit.ly/17S3A4 <~~ Does she enjoy puzzles? Put a puzzle in this math puzzle box and you'll win her heart :)

Valentines gift idea http://bit.ly/186MAr <~~ Forget flowers! Get her these beautiful Swarovski flowers. Guaranteed not to wilt! :)

Valentines gift idea http://bit.ly/spUWX <~~ Propose to her in a novel way, think outside the box. Outside the same-ole box, that is :)

What is YOUR favorite? :)

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01/25 Buy Handmade, Make Someone Happy

As part of the prize, in addition to other goodies, the TOP WINNER had their own feature page. Check it out! That studio, she's a beauty!