Monday, November 28, 2011

Exploring Handmade ~ Holiday Shopping Event ~ Day 13




Hello and Welcome to Day 13 of the
Exploring Handmade Online Holiday Shopping Event!!

Well, today is the last day of Exploring Handmade. I scheduled it to end today so I could put together a nice re-cap of all the artisans you've met along our journey and have it ready just in time for you to do your 
Cyber Monday shopping :)

I'd like to thank everyone who is attending this event, supporting the artisans and shopping with these small businesses this holiday season...and every day... 
we're here year round for your gift-giving pleasure... 
even when the gift is a treat for yourself ;) 
I truly hope that I've been able to show you that the notion of handmade from the old days... construction paper, Elmer's glue, popsicle sticks, etc... is SO very far from what handcrafted means today.

I'd also like to thank the artisans who participated in the event. Thank you for supporting my idea, getting me the information I needed from you to put this together, and for sharing the event with your family, friends, and fans on facebook, your blogs, etc.

I've only been able to show you a small sampling of the full range of talent that these wonderful artisans possess so please visit thier websites, studios and social media sites to see all the wonderful treasures they have to offer you. Most artisans do custom work as well, so you have endless possiblities within this reference. Remember though... custom work takes time and an artisan's time fills much more quickly at this time of year, so don't wait until the last minute :)

Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 1

Nikki of Bastille Bleu Lampwork...



CYBER MONDAY SALE

25% off everything in my Etsy store ~ Use coupon code: CYBER25
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Get FREE SHIPPING on all holiday purchases totalling $50 or more (for domestic and international) until Jan 1st 2012 ~ Use coupon code: SHIP4FREE when checking out.

Here are some of the places you can find Nikki and her work...
Nikki also offers a Newsletter you can sign up for to keep up with her work!


Jere of Good Hope Creations...



Here are some of the places you can find Jere and her work...


Amber from That Bead Girl...



Here are some of the places you can find Amber and her work...
Amber also offers a Newsletter you can sign up for to keep up with her work!


Gillian from Brilliant Beads...



Here are some of the places you can find Gillian and her work...


Karen of Fire n Sand Glass Art...


Here are some of the places you can find Karen and her work...
Karen also offers a Newsletter you can sign up for to keep up with her work!


Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 2

Jan of Jan Tanis Designs...


Jan is running a promotion for you during this event:
**** Everything in Jan's Shop has FREE Shipping - USA & CANADA Only ****

Here are some of the places you can find Jan and her work...


Sarah of Windscry Designs...

Here are some of the places you can find Sarah and her work...



Aksinia of Happy Bee...


Here are some of the places you can find Aksinia and her work...
Felt (a New Zealand based online marketplace): http://felt.co.nz/shop/nord


Beata of Bayahta's Knit Creations...


Here are some of the places you can find Beata and her work...


Latasha of Knitknacks...


Here are some of the places you can find Latasha and her work...


Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 3

Debra of String Bead Studio...


Special Offer
All handmade lampwork glass beaded keychains are on sale for $5.99 until Tuesday!

Here are some of the places you can find Debra and her work...


Junie of Junie's Trinkets...


Here are some of the places you can find Junie and her work...


Tricia of Endless Possibilities...


Here are some of the places you can find Tricia and her work...


Tonya of BeDazzled Jewelry by Tonya...


Here's where you can find Tonya and her work...


Laura of Creative Jewelry Designs by Laura Staley...


Here are some of the places you can find Laura and her work...


Kim of Natural Design Jewelry...


Here are some of the places you can find Kim and her work...
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Natural-Design-Jewelry/159032737523132


Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 4

Aviva of Sieber Designs...


Here are some of the places you can find Aviva and her work...
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SieberDesigns
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/sieberdesigns



Yasuko of Kae Artworks & Crafts...


Here are some of the places you can find Yasuko and her work...


Brittany of Pintuck Provisions...


Brittany is just starting out online and has a shop on Etsy where you can see and buy her work...


Judy of Stitches in Time by Judy...


Here is the link to Judy's photo album on Tonya's page:


Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 5

Carolyn of Kooky Kardinal...


Here are some of the places you can find Carolyn and her work...
(Previously Stitching Stuff... http://www.facebook.com/StitchingStuff)


Christy of Taylor June Gifts...


Here are some of the places you can find Christy and her work...
Her "official" website is still under construction, but you can find her on...


Kae of Kae Artworks & Crafts...


Here are some of the places you can find Kae and her work...


Ami and Pam of Flutterby's Creations...


Here are some of the places you can find Ami and Pam and their work...


Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 6

Jan of Jan Tanis Designs...


Jan is running a promotion for you during this event:
**** Everything in Jan's Shop has FREE Shipping - USA & CANADA Only ****

Here are some of the places you can find Jan and her work...


Beth of Gemworks by Beth...


FREE SHIPPING on all orders shipped within the U.S.A.

Please remember to enter USAFREE when ordering. Thank You!

Here are some of the places you can find Beth and her work...


Vickie of Sunshine Jewels...


Here are some of the places you can find Vickie and her work...


Linda of Bead Bracelets by Linda Gill-Jones...


Here are some of the places you can find Linda and her work...


Felicia of Fish Princess Designs...


Here are some of the places you can find Felicia and her work...
Artfire: http://www.artfire.com/fishprincessdesigns
Blog: http://www.fishprincessdesigns.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fishprincess
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fishprincessdesigns


Me :) ~ Debi of Designs by Debi...

Designs by Debi September 2011 Jewelry for Charity Necklace Hawaiian Sunshine. A one of a kind necklace with a golden hibiscus handmade lampwork focal bead; golden yellow, dancing freshwater pearls, Bali vermeil squiggle pillows, filigree bicones and bead caps, daisy spacers, diamond-shaped toggle clasp and puffy heart dangle, and Swarovski crystal bicones in topaz and light topaz. One-of-a-kind OOAK

**** Designs by Debi is offering FREE SHIPPING through December 15th ****

Here are some of the places you can find me and my work...


Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 7
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Sherri and Susan of Lollipops and Daisies Children's Boutique...


Here are some of the places you can find Sherri and Susan and their work...


Robin of A-1 Bows...


Here are some of the places you can find Robin and her work...


Martha of Pretty ~n~ Pirouette...


Here are some of the places you can find Martha and her work...
Catherine of Catz Craftz and Creationz...


Here are some of the places you can find Catherine and her work...


Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 8

Sarah of Windscry Designs...


Here are some of the places you can find Sarah and her work...


Valerie of Antiquarian Boutique...


Here are some of the places you can find Valerie and her work...
Antiquarian Boutique on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AntiquarianBoutique
DiagonAlly92 on Storenvy: http://92diagonalley.storenvy.com/
DiagonAlly92 on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/diagonally92


Alexandra of AlexU Designs...


Here are some of the places you can find Alexandra and her work...


Lori of Dancing Wire and Beads...


Here are some of the places you can find Lori and her work...


Angie of Ang's Divine Designs...


Here are some of the places you can find Angie and her work...


Elizabeth of Caddo Cottage Creations...


You can find Elizabeth on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caddocottagecreations


Debra of DatzKatz Creations...


Here are some of the places you can find Datz and her work...


Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 9

Designs by Debi Jewelry for Charity Pieces

**** Designs by Debi is offering FREE SHIPPING through December 15th ****



Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 10

Tricia of Endless Possibilities...

New Product ~ Christmas Ornaments!

Here are some of the places you can find Tricia and her work...


Me :) ~ Debi of Designs by Debi...

Rainbow Bridge Pet Memorial Bracelet Style #2

**** Designs by Debi is offering FREE SHIPPING through December 15th ****

Here are some of the places you can find me and my work...



Lisa and Dave of OBX Puparazzi...



Here are some of the places you can find Lisa and Dave and their work...


Susan and Liz of Fairy Tail Collars...


Here are some of the places you can find Susan and Liz and their work...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fairy-Tail-Collars/124311167606607


Denise of Dogs in Harmony...


You can find her awesome cookies at http://www.DogsInHarmonyRI.com.


Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 11

Faye and Lesli of Ye Olde Chandler...


Here are some of the places you can find Faye and Lesli and their work...


Cory of Antiquarian Bath...


Here are some of the places you can find Cory and her work...


Wally of Corn Sootherz...


Here are some of the places you can find Wally and her work...


Kayla of Soyrendipity Candles...


You can find Kayla and order her candles on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/soyrendipity


Teresa of Key West by Palms Soaps...


Here are some of the places you can find Teresa and her work...


Crystal of Wolf Creek Creations...


You can find Crystal and her jellies on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wolfcreekcreations


Pia and Kathleen of Cake Pop Fusion...



Here are some of the places you can find Pia and Kathleen and their cake pops...

Debbie and Dawn of DeDa Studios...



Here are some of the places you can find Debbie and Dawn and their work...

Re-cap Exploring Handmade Day 12

Vicky of The Painted Lady's Place...


Here are some of the places you can find Vicky and her work...


Win of Aspen Rose Arts...


Here are some of the places you can find Win and her work...


Lisa of Wall Art Photos by Lisa Elliott...


Here are some of the places you can find Lisa and her work...


Lynne of Art of Lynne Hurd Bryant...


Here are some of the places you can find Lynne and her work...
                  (for gift items with my images ~ mugs, cards, posters, etc)


And, in case you missed it, don't forget to take a peek at the very first post...


I appreciate all of your support and I hope that this event will accomplish my agenda... teaching the world HOW to support small businesses because global economic recovery will be accomplished by us :)

This is the first year for my Exploring Handmade Event and I've been asked if I'll be doing it again next year.
Well, that's up to YOU. 
I'd really LOVE to hear feedback about the event from visitors AND my featured artisans....
Did you enjoy it?
Would you attend/participate again next year?
What did you like about it?
What didn't you like about it?
What could I do to make it better?
Do you think we could reach even more people around the globe next year?
(I would start recruiting much earlier)
And how were you, your business or your gift-giving affected by this event?

Let me hear what you think... by whatever method you want to use.... comment here on the blog, send me an email or share your thoughts on one of my facebook pages... Designs by Debi or the Exploring Handmade ~ Holiday Shopping Event page.

Thank you all for coming!
Merry Christmas! ~ Happy Hanukkah! ~ Happy Yule! ~ Happy Kwanzaa! ~ Joyous Eid!
( and if I missed your special holiday, let me know ~ I'm still learning)

 

24 comments:

Skyemberr said...

Love the recap! Some o the items were not on the original stroll! Again, thank you for all o the hard work you have put into this Debi!

Debi said...

Thanx Sky ♥ You're right...I visited everyone's shops and picked out new items for you to see as I was finally catching up on my liking, following and favoriting yesterday!

Aquarian Bath said...

awesome. Thanks for the bonus! 2011HOLIDAY coupon for 10% off in my shop today!

Gone said...

What a wonderful re-cap, Debi!!! ♥

***Free Shipping and Save 10% on nearly EVERYTHING in my Shop with Coupon Code: HOLIDAYSAVE10

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Ye Olde Chandler said...

Fantastic re-cap. You have done an awesome job of putting this all together. Thank you so much for including our candles.

Unknown said...

Debi!

You are simply Marvelous!

The entire event is simply Magic! I am proud and honored to be one of the many artisans who are featured!

I thank you so dearly for all the time and effort you have put into making this happen, knowing how tirelessly you worked to perfection!

This recap is tops!

Beth,
Gemworks by Beth

Unknown said...

http://www.zazzle.com/cybermonday

Junie said...

Thanks so much Debi!
I have a few specials running until midnight tonight- 25% off in my shop now tab :
https://www.facebook.com/JuniesTrinkets?sk=app_135607783795

loads of specials in my for sale album:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.168422549887093.44371.147442671985081&type=3

always FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!!!


& THANKS YOU so much for including my little shop :)

Ye Olde Chandler said...

Our Christmas Crock candles are on clearance $8.00 plus shipping. Only have 7 crocks remaining, 1 tree style, 3 peppermint style and 3 candy cane style. You choose the fragrance.
http://www.YeOldeChandler.com

Anonymous said...

Lollipops and Daisies Childrens Boutique is offering FREE shipping on all RTS items ordered today, Monday Nov.28th. By the way Debi from Designs by Debi, you're AWESOME!!

Sieberdesigns said...

Wow, seeing all these wonderful creations ALL TOGETHER! How wonderful! Thank you so much for including my work in your fantastic promotion over the last week.

For customers, I have FREE SHIPPING for US addresses on almost all of the items in my shop!

Anonymous said...

Antiquarian Boutique
Having a 30% Sale for Cyber Monday - won't take down till tomorrow since I won't be up till midnight. Code is BIGGESTSALE.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/penguinfamily

FREE Christmas Giveaway
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.294610810558339.80339.222499227769498&type=3

CaddoCottage said...

I think the whole thing was great...proud & honored to have been a part of it..,Thank You, Debi, for all your hard work!

I'm offering 20% off any purchase of $20.00 or more + free first class shipping within the US...until midnight CST Monday night. Don't see what you're looking for? I'm HAPPY TO FILL your Custom requests, but they must be placed no later than Dec 5th. Place them TODAY & all custom orders over $20.00 will receive $5.00 off + free shipping.

Unknown said...

Key West by Palms Soaps is offering free shipping on any order $20 or more to the United States and an additional free gift until midnight 11/28/2011. Happy Cyber Monday!

Carolyn said...

Thank you Debi for all your hard work. I especially enjoyed this recap. I am offering free shipping in my Etsy store thru the end of December. Thank you for including me.
Carolyn ~Kooky Kardinal~

Debi said...

You're all very welcome! Thank you for participating, publicizing and helping to make the event a success! I hope you gained lots of followers and fans!

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