This year when I was setting up my Christmas tree I was just not happy with all the old ornaments I have had for YEARS. They are just very generic ones that anyone could get at any major store – nothing personal about it. I remember being a kid and almost all of the ornaments on the tree had a special meaning – either my sisters and I MADE them or they had some other significance (1st Christmas, etc). Thinking about this made me realize my tree was pretty drab and how I could personalize it better.
I am a big fan of supporting local artists and shops on Etsy (In case you don’t know Etsy is a website that sells only handmade or vintage items), so I set out to see what kind of ornaments I could find to “spruce” up my tree (see what I did there?? 🙂 haha!) OK – bad jokes aside I found several LOVELY ornaments that would let me bring my love of the outdoors in! Then I thought, why don’t I share these with all my outdoorsy friends on my blog – and have a giveaway with one! (We will get to the giveaway in a sec)
Here are a few cute ones I found that I wanted to share with you – everything is handmade so each one is unique:
How cute are these little metal ornaments – for the hiker or biker in your life…or maybe the state highpoints you bagged this year? They currently have a 10% off coupon if you buy 5 or more ornaments and enter the code HOLIDAYS2015 at checkout – PLUS free shipping on any order!
Know someone who hiked/has a dream to hike on the Appalachian Trail? This is a cute little congrats/encouragement gift!
How about some cute little snowshoes for your tree? Rustic Blend currently has a 10% discount – just follow the instructions on their Etsy page! 🙂
Who WOUOLDN’T want a cute little smore snowman on their tree??
Win this ADORABLE compass ornament from SheLikesLetters by entering a blog comment below – tell me abour your favorite outdoor winter activity and click on the a Rafflecopter giveaway link! Share this blog post on Twitter for extra chances to win ( click on a Rafflecopter giveaway to tweet abut the contest- 1 tweet per day gets you one additional entry to win!) A random winner will be chosen from Rafflecopter on 12/17 and will be announced on my blog – I will contact you for you address and have the item shipped from the seller once I receive address confirmation! Contest open to US and Canada residents. GOOD LUCK!! 🙂
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The heart with the two hikers…just stole my heart. Looks like I am going to be buying that!!!
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Oh ya- I already ordered that one myself!! 🙂 they were all too cute not to share! 🙂
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Yep just ordered one for me and one for my friend lol I think I might have to find a place to hang it when it’s not Christmas time since it is just too cute!
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These are all adorable – I LOVE the snowshoe! I’m not sure I could pick a favorite between snowboarding and snowshoeing, I just love them both! Winter is one of the most beautiful times to be outside!
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I agree– and then there’s always hot chocolate to get warmed up! Haha! 🙂 thanks for reading!
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Such a cute assortment of handmade Christmas ornaments!! Absolutely love them! And thanks a bunch for the feature!
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No prob!!! You deserve it! Ur work is too cute!! 🙂
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i live in socal, so there’s not much of a winter here! being able to go outside without bundling up would have to be my favorite winter activity lol! also i looove that anchor ornament.
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oops – forgot to add the hiking one too. perfect for a couple family members on my list
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I believe I’ll be ordering a smore snowman… Adorable!!! 🙂 A beautiful hike in the winter woods, followed by smores over an open fire…what could be better?? 🙂
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Sounds like a lovely time!! 🙂
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My kids and I love to ski but last year we tried out snowshoeing…that was fun too!
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I’ll be trying snowshoeing this year too- hopefully we get some snow in PA! 🙂
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These are great! I have a few that are mini USGS markers.
My favorite outdoor activity in winter is hiking – no surprise!
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Haha! 🙂 u have to let me know where u got the mini USGS markers! I am obsessed w them- I have a mini magnet one from harney peak (I think!) 🙂
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I love your style, right up my alley!! Those metal ornaments are adorable.
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Thanks girlie!! 🙂 This is just a handful of adorable ornaments I found on Etsy – gotta love Etsy and handmade stuff! 🙂 Thanks for reading!
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It’s too bad you don’t have one for shoveling heavy wet snow. That’s what gets me excited and lets me practice my profanity delivery.
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Hahaha!!! That’s awesome- I will look for one! 🙂 thanks for commenting! I am cracking up!
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We love to sled in the winter time!!
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Hikers ornament is SO CUTE! Now you gave me an idea to look for hiking with a dog ornament! Thanks for sharing. As you can see, hiking is my favorite all year around outdoor activity. 😊
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oh! let me know if u find and ornament like that – I’ll have to get one too! 🙂
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Such beautiful ornaments!
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Etsy is THE BEST! 🙂
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