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12/23/2025

Our final restocks for 2025 are complete!!

If you’re hoping to snag some last minute ornaments, you can find them at the following locations:

I can’t wait to share some exciting ideas I have for 2026 soon… but for now, I’m switching gears and hoping to get some baking in before a string of family gatherings!

If I don’t get back here to post another update before Christmas, THANK YOU ALL for your support this year and for adding to the fun and excitement of expanding our collection!! I can’t wait to see what’s in store for next year!!

Windsor. Essex County. Shop Local. Small business. YQG Art. Handmade.

12/18/2025

Now available… at !! I brought a pretty wide selection of designs, but some only have a couple available!

While you’re there, check out what else is available at the market! It’s STOCKED with so many amazing handmade gift items from local makers in Windsor-Essex! I wish I’d had more time to browse, but a few standouts I spotted: The cutest mugs from , felted animal ornaments from , and those stunning green Nutcracker earrings from .and.marnie!! 😍😍😍

12/12/2025

This is the last weekend of Gibson Gallery’s Holiday Artisan Shoppe for the year!!

12/11/2025

*Personal orders are on pause!!*

I am DEEP into prepping stock to bring with me to the on Saturday! If you wanted to place an order but haven’t yet, you can still submit a request through that form, I’m not removing it! I just won’t be sending out confirmations or invoices until next week when I see what stock I have left!

So my recommendations are…

1. Submit an order request through the form link (I’ll be going through them on a first come, first served basis until I sell out)

2. Come see me at the Mistletoe Market on Saturday! (At .ca from 11am-6pm) If you pick up what you wanted in person after submitting an order request, you can just let me know via email later when I’m sending out order confirmations!

3. I also have select stock available at (open until Sunday, Dec 14!)

4. will have select stock available shortly as well!

I’m getting so excited and hope I’ll get to see some familiar faces and meet lots of new ones!! PLEASE come say hello if you’re there Saturday!!

(And pray for me… I’m on my own running a booth with a newborn, so we’ll see how well this goes! 🥴😜)

12/06/2025

We had a FULL day earlier this week, making a TON of ornaments through the night just prior, then making deliveries all over the place the next day… including these mini ornaments/wood tags for the ’s swag bags!! Only 30 bags will have get them, so come early!!

Btw, did you know this year they’re hosting totally different vendors for each of the three days?? You could come every day and see all new handmade goods by local businesses each day. In one place!! (Dec 12-14! Mark your calendar! At .ca. I’ll be there Saturday, Dec 13! Come say hello!!)

12/03/2025

Have you seen these coasters yet?? They’ve become a fast favourite around here… so I wanted to share my love for cozy hot drinks in the wintertime by giving away a set! ☺️

The prize:

A set of 4 wood coasters, size medium (approx 4” diameter), handmade by me, featuring “The Bridges of Essex County”…

1. Ambassador Bridge
2. Gordie Howe Bridge
3. River Canard Bridge
4. Lakeside Park Bridge

How to enter:

✨ Follow
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🎄Tag a friend who’d like these! (The more tags, the more entries!)

Share in your Stories or repost for 5 bonus entries!

I will draw the winner on Monday, December 8, 2025! (I’ll accept entries all the way up until then! No set end time given because… I have a newborn and that’s reason enough. 😜)

Open to Canadian or US residents, winner will be contacted by me directly—I will never ask for credit card info. (Please be aware of scammers!) Contest is not affiliated with Meta, Instagram, or Facebook.

CHEERS!!

11/30/2025

The 2025 designs are done!!

Which is your favourite and why?

1. Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery
2. St. Joachim Church
3. Sandwich Windmill
4. Water’s Edge Event Centre
5. Ojibway Nature Centre
6. Salvation Army Grace Hospital

Side note… The church in St. Joachim has three available text options:

1. “Église de Saint Joachim” (Church name in French)
2. “St. Joachim Church” (Church name in English)
3. “927 St. Joachim L’Association” (Community Centre name)

Thank you all for your help in selecting this year’s additions!! I LOVE how they all turned out and honestly can’t decide which is my favourite. 😍 I’ll share more footage of the making of these though… there are details I want to point out that you might not otherwise notice!

Btw, ordering is open! You can find the order link in my IG bio or click here:

https://forms.gle/qygA3x2dkdGk6wzEA

11/29/2025

Of all of this year’s new designs, the Sandwich Windmill was the MOST surprising winner to me! I had a different landmark in mind that I totally thought would win and I was totally wrong! Maybe another year. 😉

11/27/2025

“Yorktown Square”
Original Art, copyright©️2024 Deborah Kakoz, Figgie Inc.

Approximately 3.5-4” diameter. Wood pieces vary in appearance. Some pieces may develop cracks over time. Each ornament is made by hand and tied with twine, ready to hang!

Mix and match your designs to collect them all!

Free local pickup is available, or can be shipped!
Contact me for a shipping quote!

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Amherstburg, ON

Website

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