Handmade Christmas Gift List (+ DISCOUNTS & GIVEAWAY!)

Do you love handmade as much as me?

Ever since I started blogging and started

my own little shop, I've fallen in love with

all the hand crafted items so readily available.

This Christmas, I hope you consider buying

handmade, hand crafted gifts for your loved ones.

I thought I'd share some of the handmade items

currently on my shopping & wish lists.

Please visit these wonderful shops and snatch

up some wonderful deals. Be sure and read to

the end of this post for some special offers.

ON MY WISH LIST:

In a Round Bunchy Scarf from Brassy Apple

Modern Pearl Rosette Necklace from Allora Handmade

Printable 2011 Vintage Kids Calendar from TayloredArts

March Bag/Pleated Handbag from Fourteen May

ON MY SHOPPING LIST:

Jolly Dot Peony Dress Top from Scarlet Poppe Boutique

Embellished Journals from Much Ado About You

Add Your Own Photo Ornament from Little Bit Funky

Mustard Mums Tiny Pouch from The Pleated Poppy

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR GOOD DAY READERS!

The following shops are offering some great

discounts just for Good Day readers!

Enter the coupon codes given below during

checkout to receive discounts.

Discounts are good through Friday, December 10.

Scarlet Poppe Boutique:

15% OFF your order!

Enter GOODDAYSHOP coupon code.

Much Ado About You:

10% OFF your order!

Enter GOODDAY10 coupon code.

The Pleated Poppy:

10% OFF your order!

Enter GOODDAY coupon code.

OH -- AND A GIVEAWAY, TOO!

As if discounts weren't enough,

Taylor from Taylored Arts

(and the blog Mary Janes & Galoshes)

is giving away one of her Printable Calendars!

Enter by leaving a comment below telling

me a handmade item on your wish list.

Leave a link to the shop/blog so we can peek, too!

You get another entry by being an It's A Good Day

follower, another for "liking" Good Day on Facebook,

and another for blogging or posting in your

sidebar about this giveaway (be sure to link back).

Please leave a separate comment for each.

Winners will be announced on Friday, December 10.

Happy Weekend!

GOOD IDEA: Christmas Advent Jar

I've been wanting to do an Advent calendar for

Emma but find myself with little time to make

one of the elaborate, multi-dozen step, buy lots

of materials ones out there in blog land.

They are all wonderful, but overwhelming.

So imagine my squeal of delight when I

saw this Christmas Advent Jar idea

on Just a Girl's blog yesterday evening.

She simply uses mini match boxes!

Perfect. Don't you think?

PSSST......

By the way, be sure and come back

tomorrow for a really fun post

including great shop discounts

and a GIVEAWAY!

GOOD IDEAS: Gift-In-A-Jar Ideas

Before I get started, can I ask a favor?

Say a little prayer or cross your fingers

or whatever for my pitiful eyes.

I have terrible fall allergies and they seem

to have set up shop in my EYES this year!

They are uber itchy, red and dry.

And now I've rubbed them raw.

And I hate (despise) (loathe) eye drops.

Which has made for some interesting

scenarios at work and home recently

asking co-workers and hubby to help.

Oh me. Oh my.

Thanks.

Now, I bet you've got a few folks to give

gifts to this year like teachers, neighbors,

co-workers, volunteer buddies, sitters, etc.

but don't want to go overboard or over budget.

How about an easy and cheap GIFT-IN-A-JAR!

Here are some ideas I've seen floating around

that combine all-purpose jars and yummy recipes:

Hot Cinnamon Milk

Cowgirl Cookie Mix

Mason Jar Cupcakes

Peppermint Stick Cocoa

Enjoy making these yummy gifts!

A Late Thanksgiving Wish

Hi all! I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful and full of blessings. We've spent the last five days with a nasty stomach bug. First Emma, who was the epitomy of pitiful, then me. Thankfully Eric was spared. But it has made for a less than ideal holiday.

However, my folks drove in from Alabama and we ended up having a very nice visit. They had not seen Emma for almost 5 months. Talk about change! :) It was fun.

Now that we're all on the mend, I wanted to tell you all my plans for the coming week. I'm going to take a week off from blogging to get my house into the Christmas spirit...hopefully finish shopping for supplies to finish making our handmade gifts...then have lots to blog about when I get back into the swing of things.

In the meantime, I can't wait to see all the wonderful Christmas/holiday posts and ideas sure to start sufacing! Have a great weekend!