Welcome to this week’s #HandmadeHighlights, our round up of all things new on #MadeByMums this week! 😍

With less than two weeks until Christmas, I can’t resist showing you a few makes that have been added to shops this week – festive and otherwise!

Please bear in mind that many areas are experiencing delays in their postal services as many people are ordering online and posting to those that they won’t be able to see over the holiday period. Our posties have had such a busy and hard year, and still they turn up, going above and beyond trying to get their deliveries out as quickly as possible. So, please be patient with them ❤️

If you’re planning on an pre-Christmas purchases or late festive gifts, we advise you to do so very soon to avoid possible disappointment. Many of our shops include an estimated dispatch date on their listings to help guide you on delivery timescales. But even if they haven’t for what you’re looking at, you can use the ‘ask a question’ option on the page and we’ll get right on the case for you 😊

All that said, I’m going to start this week with some non-festive items!

First up is this beautiful A4 original acrylic and watercolour elephant painting from the very talented Dream Come Drew. Grab yourself a fabulous bargain as this Elephant Colour Explosion piece has been reduced from £40 to £35. A lovely gift for any elephant fan.

Next up is a sweet gift for a partner for any time of the year, but would be a perfect handmade present for an anniversary, Valentine’s Day or any other time that you want to show them how much you care. This ‘I love you Berry much’ wall plaque from Krafty Crafts costs £21 and is a lovely keepsake for the one you love.

This week one of our authors has added a lovely mum gift set for mothers to her shop. Priced at £9.99, this lovely gift has a poetry book and a keyring with a mum poem included. Available from Cheryl Lee-White Author’s store, this uplifting and inspiring gift set for mums comes beautifully gift wrapped and 50% of the profits will be donated to Samaritans.

Now, onto the festive makes! 🎅🎄🎁

Made With Love Candles & Gifts has just added these adorable Scottie dog candles to her shop. These hand crafted soy wax candles are available for £15 and are ready to post tomorrow.

If you’re looking for a personalised keepsake ornament for this year, why not go for a hand burnt message on a Christmas tree decoration from Noa.Evi. Choose between the small version for £6, or the larger for £7, and pop your message in the personalisation box when ordering.

If you are looking for a one off handmade decoration then Serenity Designs has added this gorgeous blue luxury Christmas bauble to her shop this week. This satin spun ball with silver and pearlescent accents is priced at £75 – fit to grace the grandest of trees for years to come! 💙

This next listing is for a personalised rose keepsake bear designed with Christmas in mind from Sandyrosebears. The bear can include a personal message or photo up to a max of 20 characters. Please double check your spelling at the time of ordering, and if you would like to include a baby’s first Christmas ornament in blue or pink. These beautiful keepsakes cost £28. Please keep in mind that these bears can take 1-3 weeks from the time of ordering, so may not arrive in time for this Christmas – please enquire if you have any questions.

If gingerbread men are your thing but you’re after a calorie free version, then how about this cute gingerbread druzy bracelet from Clair Wolf Creations? Priced at £11, this guilt free treat can be heading your way on Tuesday if you buy one tonight! A perfect stocking filler that will last longer than the crumbs of the home baked cookies!

If you’re anything like me, you’re furiously crocheting/knitting away your evenings away in the yearly excitement of ‘will I, won’t I finish all these gifts in time?’. 😀 Well, this year, why not treat yourself to a new knitting pattern to cast on once you have finished, and make something for yourself and your little pickles without the deadline pressure?

Louise Victoria Designs has added some delightfully fun knitted sock patterns to her shop. In this listing you not only get the Imp pattern, but also the Hobgoblin version as well, so you can knit socks for the whole family! Using double knit yarn, these socks knit up quickly, and everybody can have cosy toes in two shakes of a sleigh bell! There are 4 files included in this listing for £5 which will be emailed to you upon ordering. If you are logged into your Made By Mums’ account you will be able to access the files from your download library.

Ok, that’s us for another week! Thanks for reading and have a super and safe week ahead.