Indie Junction Holiday Gift Guide for the Week of December 5th!!

Well, the holiday shopping season is upon us!  And what better gift, for all your friends, co-workers, and loved ones than a handmade gift?  The quality is high caliber, the customer service is not what you are finding out there at the big box establishments, and you will be giving something that is unique, beautiful, and greatly appreciated!

Let's take a look at what offerings you will find by member of our Indie Junction Community!  Bear in mind that what I am showing here is just a sampling of some of the wonderful handmade gifts available.   So search these shops that are presented here and you owe it to yourself to search our team tag, indiejteam, and rest assured you will find something for everyone on your list!  No driving through holiday traffic, no long lines at big box stores...just a quality experience from start to finish!

So let's begin!

Rustic Ceramic Vase in Blue and White by LittleWrenPottery £12.00

Heart Toggle Club Bag by ArmoredHearts $58.00 (price reduced!)

Tote Bag Denim--Chloe by iheartcharlie $70

Black Crystal Encrusted Gray Felt Hat by janinebasil $175

Grass Green Cozy Crochet Scarf by MoonLightSally $35

Celtic Knot Sierra Ballpoint Pen--Handcrafted Canary Wood Pen by norskwoodshop $45

Well, hope you've enjoyed some of the wonderful gift ideas from our talented Indie Junction members!  Indie Junction is a wonderful community that brings together artisans from across all mediums in the spirit of collaboration, support and growth. We are so proud to have the talented members featured here as part of our Indie Junction Community!  For more information about Indie Junction, please go here!  Have a great week!

Wednesday Window Shopping on Etsy!

This week's Etsy's window shopping trip focuses on some of my great loves: paper, pens, and journals!!

First up, I have always love pens and this artisan is one of my favorite wood craftsmen and I absolutely love his pens.  The shop is Norsk Woodshop!  In the artist's own words: " My name is Patrick Sikes and I am a wood turner and penmaker. I work out of my studio in St Petersburg FL creating handcrafted pens from exotic wood and colorful acrylics. "

The pen I chose is  a Yellow Box Elder Burl Baron Rollerball Pen! This Baron style pen features gold plating with a custom turned finial from the same yellow box elder material.

Features:
- Barron style rollerball pen with gold plating
- Yellow Box Elder Burl pen blank
- Matching finial
- Upgradeable to a fountain pen for an additional $15
- Uses easy to replace rollerball ink refills
- Includes pen case for storage and gift giving

Each pen offered by Norsk Woodshop is hand turned, finished, and assembled by myself using unique exotic wood or colorful acrylics and high quality pen kits.

Patrick has many beautiful items in his shop.  Keep in touch with him through:

Blog: http://blog.NorskWoodshop.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/norskwoodshop
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/norskwoodshop

So now that I have the pen, here's some special stationary so i can use it...perhaps some note cards!  These comes from Ambient Girl Designs!

Set of eight beautiful correspondence cards have a bright green and dark brown design perfect for thank you notes, or a quick note to say hello! 
**Once purchased please write in a note to seller or send  a convo with the letter and colour you would like on your note cards.**
These note cards are 5x7 inches and come with white envelopes.

Places to follow Ambient Girl Designs:

• Blog
• Facebook
• Twitter

Browse through her shop!  You'll love, love, love her work!

And when I'm finished writing notes to my family and friends, I may want to spend some personal time being reflective in my journal.   So I chose this one:

This journal comes from Gild Bookbinders featuring leather journals, guest books, bookmarks, and wedding books.


In their own words:   "Great changes provide opportunities to rethink the world around us, as well as our own points of view and feelings. The Journal is the best companion to help you accomplish this. If you haven’t kept a diary before, the Book of Good Thoughts is definitely a good choice as the first journal for your new life. It is not only a beautiful masterpiece of craftsmanship but also a good companion that will inspire you and help collect your thoughts. If you want to help those close to you improve or just organize their points of view, give them a Books of Good Thoughts as a gift."

Size: 11,5 x 17 cm (4.5 x 6.7 inch)
Paper: soft 110 g/m², blank, ivory color, 244 pages (counted both sides), acid free, suitable also for fountain pen.  Leather: vegetable tanned top-grain calf skin. Hand-colored.
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Hope you've enjoyed this week's Window Shopping!  So many wonderful things on Etsy, I just had to share some with you!