Handmade Harvest Time

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Handmade Harvest Decor & Gift Ideas on Etsy & Elsewhere

Harvest Time is a great time of year to decorate your home in Autumn colors that reflect the gorgeous changing leaves of Fall. It's also a time of holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving that include the lovely harvest-related colors of orange, brown, yellow and red.

There are many beautiful items that show off the bounty of the harvest season. Among the most unique are those that are handmade by clever crafters or created by fabulous Indie-Artists in art and photography.

For a very unique touch to your Harvest-theme decor this Autumn, come look at some of these clever, and often one-of-a-kind, handmade items available on Etsy.... and elsewhere across the web.


*Image: Simply Sweet Embroider on Etsy.

HARVEST TIME

The time of year when crops are harvested, especially autumn.

Pumpkin Harvest Photo

Pumpkin Harvest 

Pumpkin Harvest Photo

by Indie-Artist/Photographer

Bring a touch of the Harvest Season into your kitchen or family room with this Pumpkin Harvest photo.

Pumpkin Harvest Photo is the work of a Florida photographer on Etsy who calls herself beachbumchix. It is part of her seasonal fall photo series, which also includes a photograph of 'Indian Corn' and 'Butternut Squash'.

Stoneware Pumpkin Jar

STONEWARE PUMPKIN JAR 

Pumpkins are the Perfect Harvest Season Decor

Autumn and the harvest season reminds us of Halloween and 'pumpkins'.

This stoneware pumpkin jar is functional as well as decorative. Use as a tea caddy, a candy jar or just a fall decoration on a shelf or table. It's the work of Judy, a New England crafter who creates handmade pottery and can be found in her Etsy Shop JNpottery.

HARVEST MOON

The Full Moon nearest to the autumnal equinox.

Harvest Moon 

A Unique Autumn-Time Clock...

Autumn Moon Clock is the creation of Cybermoon on Etsy.

Cybermoon is the home of Adam, a unique 'clockmaker' from Idaho. Adam's creative clocks include many 'styles of Moon' clocks, plus Victorian and Steampunk styles.

Embroided Towels with Autumn Scenes

Continue the Harvest Theme...

Autumn Leaves Cluster Embroidered Hand Towel

Beautifully embroidered Autumn designs on towels for the kitchen or bath set the scene for Harvest Time. Brilliant Autumn Leaves Cluster makes a perfect design for Fall.

This is the design of Embroidery Everywhere of Oakland, California. Visit all her lovely embroidery designs in her Etsy shop.

These lovely designs embroidered on kitchen towels continues the Harvest Time Theme in your home decor.

Harvest Time Tissue Box Cover

by Mountainside Crochet on Etsy

Harvest Theme Tissue Box Cover

For Harvest Time, Thanksgiving Time, or just for your Autumn/Fall Decor, this boutique size 'Harvest Theme' tissue box cover with pumpkins and wheat designs will fit right in. The stitched message: "Let Us Give Thanks" works both for Thanksgiving and for the plentiful bounty of this Harvest Season.

This tissue box cover [shown in the Introduction] is the creation of Mountainside Crochet on Etsy.

Bountiful Harvest Cornucopia magnetEven the magnets on your refrigerator can be changed for the Autumn Season. This 'Bountiful Harvest Cornucopia' magnet is from the Zazzle store of Sandy Mertens, who is sandyspider here on Squidoo! Sandy's designs are created using a variety of vintage and modern photos and drawings.

Image Credit: Bountiful Harvest Cornucopia by Sandyspider

THANKSGIVING

An Autumn/Fall celebration we associate with turkey dinner, pumpkins and apples, colorful leaves, and Harvest Time.

Thanksgiving Turkey Machine Embroidery Design

Turkey Time 

Thanksgiving Turkey Machine Embroidery

Handmade Decoration for Turkey Time!

The above Image is of a Machine Embroidery Design of a Thanksgiving Turkey. It was created by a talented embroiderer from Peachtree City, Georgia. Her decorative creations are in her Simply Sweet Embroider Shop on Etsy.

Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner at your House This Year?

Put on a Pretty Seasonal Apron...

Handpainted Pumpkin Apron

This apron is handpainted with pumpkins and autumn leaves in a "Happy Harvest" theme, perfect as we celebrate Thanksgiving, one of America's most special holidays. You'll enjoy wearing this handpainted 'pumpkin' apron while fixing your Thanksgiving Day dinner and throughout the Autumn season.

This apron is the creation of Karen of Elkton, South Dakota and featured in her Etsy Shop Keepsakes Forever.

Helpful Kitchen Aid...

When Cooking The Holiday Dinner

Apple Design Potholders

Thanksgiving means cooking the turkey & trimmings, so potholders are a necessity. These apple design potholders will certainly 'set the harvest holiday mood'. Check out this delightful set from Judy of judywhitneycreations, a San Diego based Etsy quilter who creates a variety of regular-size potholders, larger men's potholders, drink coasters, and wallhangings.

Set a Pretty Thanksgiving Table...

With Harvest Print Placemats

Autumn Foliage Placemats

This lovely set of (4) harvest-theme placemats will set the holiday mood for your Thanksgiving table.

These Autumn Foliage Placemats will give you an idea how festive your table can look. They are created by a Rhode Island crafter and are available in her Etsy Shop freshlysewn. This talented Indie-artist also creates professional-quality pillows, pillow covers, placemats, coasters and original-design, retro-style aprons.

Shopping for Thanksgiving Dinner?

A 'Harvest Tote' is Perfect.

HARVEST TIME ~ Budget Tote zazzle_bag
HARVEST TIME ~ Budget Tote by shirleypoppy
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Stay in the mood throughout the Harvest Season with this colorful tote bag. If you're going to Grandma's, or to a restaurant, for Thanksgiving Dinner, take along a harvest theme tote to keep you in the holiday mood.

Indie-Artist and Squidoo Writer

Debbie Overstreet a.k.a. 'Samanthie' on Squidoo

The artist who created this lovely design called "Fall Harvest" (below) is known to us on Squidoo as Samanthie, a multi-talented Lensmaster, writer, artist and photographer. Her designs are delightful.

Fall Harvest Mug

Fall Harvest Design by 'Debbie Overstreet' 

The Perfect Hostess Gift...

This Lovely Fall Harvest Design on a Coffee Mug!

This lovely design of pumpkins, corn and Autumn leaves lends itself perfectly to the celebration of the Fall harvest and makes a delightful hostess gift when invited out for Thanksgiving Dinner.

This delightfully designed coffee mug is just one of a wonderful line of products from Debbie Overstreet's "Dream Essence Designs Fall" line.

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Handmade Crafts and Homegrown Recipes

A Great Way to Celebrate the Harvest Season

In this season of Halloween and homecoming, Autumn leaves and Thanksgiving, homemade goodness in the kitchen and handmade crafts are a great way to 'Welcome Fall'. Ideas galore in this 224 page book of "Homemade Harvest"

Homemade Harvest: Welcome fall with warm & inviting recipes, harvest crafts, heartfelt memories and a bushel of ideas to cozy up your harvest home.

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List Price: $16.95

Release Date: 12/31/1969

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Autumn on eBay....

Handmade Harvest & Fall Holiday Related!

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Handmade for the Kids

Slice of Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream

Cute Crocheted Play Food!

Pumpkin Pie Playfood

To entertain the smaller member of the family who thinks she wants to help you with your holiday baking, here's her very own pumpkin pie playfood.

This crocheted play food slice of pumpkin pie is a hand-crocheted amigurumi toy created by an Ohio crafter and featured in her Etsy Shop she calls IdenticalSAM. SAM stands for Seams and Miscellaneous, her 'Fun, Cute, & Stylish' items.

Fabulous Photos of the Harvest Season

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Harvest Time is the Season to 'Count Your Blessings'

This lovely photograph taken by Squidoo Lensmaster Kathy McGraw lends itself beautifully to a greeting card. Count Your Blessings is available as part of her Nature's Canvas line in her Zazzle shop SunsetArtWorks by KathyMcGraw


Count Your Blessings card
Count Your Blessings by SunsetArtWorks

One of my special Blessings during the Season of Harvest Time and throughout the year is pictured below!

Grandson's Version of Raking Leaves! 

If I Hide in the Leaves, I Won't Have to Rake! 

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  • WildFacesGallery Jan 1, 2012 @ 8:18 pm | delete
    Delightful as always. :) Happy New Years.
  • sockii Dec 3, 2011 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    Lovely collection of Fall-themed craft items, and I enjoyed your descriptions of each of them. You've really curated this lens beautifully. The season may be switching to winter now but I love the autumn perhaps most of all, and I'll cling on to the last remnants of it as long as possible.
  • JoyfulReviewer Nov 15, 2011 @ 10:21 pm | delete
    Thanks for all your crafty ideas. Congratulations on your lens being featured on the Fall Harvest Fest monsterboard.
  • Sylvestermouse Nov 15, 2011 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    Ah, ha! Congratulations on being selected and featured for the Fall Harvest Fest Monsterboard! This is my second visit here. I believe I deserve a piece of that pumpkin pie :)
  • DecoratingforEvents Nov 15, 2011 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    What a treasure trove of goodies for Harvest Time. This season and all its' wonderful colors is one of the things I missed the most while living in Florida. Good to be home.

    Also, as an ode to Harvest Time and the approaching Thanksgiving Holiday, I wanted to thank my favorite elf for all you have done to help me on my Squidoo journey. You took me under your wing, proof read and offered helpful suggestions as I boldly navigated through the unknown Squid Waters. Coming out with a wonderful new friend is one of the biggest blessings Squidoo has given me.

    Happy Harvest Time and Happy Thanksgiving my little elf!
    Mandee
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Harvest Time in the News....

Outdoors news and notes: Red snapper season is open; free fishing days
By Terry Tomalin, Times Outdoors Editor The harvest season for red snapper opened this morning, but anglers better catch them while the catching is good. Federal officials predict recreational anglers will fill their quota by July 11 when the season ...
Spring Gobbler Hunters Reminded To Report Harvest
By Pennsylvania Game Commission HARRISBURG, Pa., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the spring gobbler season ends today, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe reminded hunters who harvested a spring gobbler to report ...
Harvest 2012: Wheat cutting has May start date
by TIM HORAN Sports Editor HARVEST TIME ? Waldo Lang cuts wheat on Memorial Day southwest of Abilene. The 2012 wheat harvest is about three weeks ahead of schedule. (Photo by Tim Horan) In almost 40 years of wheat farming, Waldo Lang has never fired ...

Image Credits

*Harvest Moon image is courtesy of Wikipedia CC-BY-SA-3.0-MIGRATED; Released under the GNU Free Documentation License.

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Autumn Leaves Design Coasters... 

To Complement your Harvest Theme Decor

Autumn Leaves Grunge - Set Of 4 Ceramic Tile Coasters

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