Indie Junction Holiday Gift Guide For The Week of Nov 6th!!

Well, last week's feature for Halloween was so much fun we thought we'd do something similar for this week! Let's see what some of our Indie Junction members are creating for this holiday season!  This is just a small sampling of the wonderful creations you will find from our Indie Junction community...you really owe it to yourself to search our team tag "indiejteam" to see the vast array of wonderful handmade  gift ideas for everyone on your list!

Sunset Necklace by pulpsushi $30

Festive Holiday Handcrafted Bowl by SallyRags $30

Stone Cold Cuff Leather Bracelet by SeptemberRose76 $56

The Bradford Wallet in Leather and Necktie Silk by GypsyTailor $31

You Rock Beach Rock Tie Tack by aimeesrockworks $7

Rainbows End Neckwarmer of Greens, Blues, d Purples by WOOLLIETRAVELER $31

Well, hope you've enjoyed some of the Indie Junction Community's  gift ideas we have presented here this week!  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!

Wednesday Window Shopping on Etsy!

This week's Wednesday Window Shopping excursion is taking its theme from the October Etsy Merchandising Desk once again! One of the trend forecasts for the month of October is:  Geometric and Tribal: Colorblock patterns and weaves, bold colors, stripes and shapes (chevron, triangle, and arrow), warrior references, intricate beading, and over the top collar necklaces. Back to basics with natural materials and references to feathers, leather, stone and clay.
So, I took a search of my Indie Junction friends for a sampling of these two categories.
Here is a sampling of some tribal designs

Tribal necklace with faux turquoise spears by Lynwood Jewels *****Extraordinary Artisan and founder of Handmade and Fabulous...take a peek!*****

A necklace from our Tribal range.  Made, using faux turquoise spears and sea jasper beads. This necklace is stunning and a statement piece. The faux turquoise has lovely markings and the colour of the markings is drawn out using the sea japser.
Each sea jasper bead is hand wrapped in a sterling silver cage. The turquoise spears are also wrapped using sterling silver. The necklace is finished with a leather necklet with sterling silver clasp and ends. A beautiful and striking necklace. Necklace length approx. 21 inches.

Tribal Instincts BOHO CHIC cuff bracelet turquoise and feathers  by SeptemberRose *****You'll wish you had more than two wrists!*****

Feathers and turquoise....two of this spring/summer's hottest trends, combined into one stunning and eye-catching cuff bracelet....Genuine white leather is accented on both sides by rows of beautiful, natural feather/fur trim. A row of antiqued brass studs in circles and diamond shapes runs down the center length of the cuff. The design if finished off by a small turquoise stone cabachon.  Dimensions: 3" x 6". A thin suede lace ties on, and allows this bracelet to be adjustable to just about wrist size. Great fit, will mold to your unique wrist, as you can tighten or loosen to be perfect for you. Silver charm beads on end of suede.

TRIBAL by Bizzario *****Her work is so awesome I want to cover every wall with them!*****

Custom made 3D picture, Ready to hang.Handcrafted with a focal point,and adding an array of earth friendly items to compliment it. Hypnotic to look at over and over again.

Dimentions :20"x 20"
weight: aprox.10lb

Here's some geometric patterns:

Crossed Wires Blue Stone Necklace by Among The Ruins   *****Extremely talented jewelry artisan AND classical violin  AND piano aficionado!*****

Beautiful blue stones on criss-crossed wires formed into chevron. 20 inch gun metal chain.

Blue and Orange Geometric Hand Painted One of a Kind Tee Small by Gynx     *****Fiber Artist Extraordinaire!*****

This pre-made, 100% cotton white tee is hand painted with blue and orange rectangles on the front and a fading orange rectangle on the back.  This shirt is sized as an adult small. The model normally wears a small or medium.
Specific Measurements (Laid Flat):
Shoulder to Bottom Hem: 27 inches
Armpit to Armpit: 19 inches
Bottom Hem Circumference: 38 inches
The ink is heat-set to be safe for machine washing. To preserve the image, as with any shirt with screen printing ink, it should be washed inside out. 

Geometric Hair Pins by Beadiful Baubles  *****Talented jewelry artisan, she learned her art when she was about ten!*****

These are made with doughnut shaped beads in a gray mother of pearl and in the center are beautifully shiny faceted black glass beads... they are just stunning, I hand wire wrapped it all to silver plated hair pin forms.  These hair pins are very long and surprisingly sturdy. Please feel free to read testimonials below...

Well, I hope you enjoyed this week's segment of Wednesday Window Shopping on Etsy!  Stay tuned! Have a great week!