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VISIT MERRYN.ORG FOR MORE * AUTUMN 2018 * ISSUE 4
Letter f rom the editor Welcome to the second Merryn Christmas Gift Guide! Christmas approaches! In fact, on launch day on 1st October, it will only be 85 days to go. To help you to find the best gifts for your friends, family, loved ones and even pets, we have put together an amazing gift guide, bigger and better than before! With 106 retailers and over 630 gift ideas, we hope we can help you to find the perfect gift. Sit back, relax, and let us take you through over 100 pages of independent makers, creators, artists and culinary delights - we're sure you'll find something that you just simply have to have!
Jenny Jenny Pugh, editor-in-chief
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IN THIS ISSUE 6.
[im]perfect
32.
Fizzy Pigg
7.
All Terrain Kart
33.
FrenchieFancies
8.
Arya Candles
34.
Freshly Spiced
9.
Baby Moo's
35.
Friday Street Project
10.
Bakerlogy
36.
GallerySixtyFive
11.
Bampi & Boo
37.
Geek Kraft
12.
BedeckedBeads
38.
Gentlemen'sChuckaboo
13.
Blank Record
39.
giraffeskiss
14.
Blocksof Inspiration
40.
GoodGolly MissDolly
15.
Blushberry Botanicals
41.
GoodTeamOn Paper
16.
BoBelles
42.
Gruff Beard
17.
BoardGameSolutions
43.
Henley Chocolates
18.
BookishandBakewell
44.
Honey&Rose
19.
BowspokeAngels
45.
iamrachel
20.
Boxedby Clare
46.
InfiniteFluffs
21.
Claire'sHandmade
47.
Innabox
22.
Crafty EmBee
48.
Itty Bitty Book Co.
23.
CufflinksGalore
49.
JJGift Books
24.
Dinosaur Tails
50.
Joe& Seph's
25.
Dolly Olive
51.
Kelly Connor Designs
26.
DoomedIsland
52.
KissAir Candles
27.
Dotty Fish
53.
Laura Danby
28.
EnglishHandmadeSoap
54.
Laura'sJewellery
29.
esscentualcandles
55.
LicksOf London
30.
Fairypants
56.
Lily GraceBakingGifts
31.
FisherCraft
57.
Literary Emporium
Dinosaur Tails
FisherCraft
giraffeskiss
LicksOf London
58.
LittleShopof Lathers
85.
Sue'sDainties
59.
LittleSilver Hedgehog
86.
teapigs
60.
Lovely Luna Crafts
87.
TheBigCheeseMakingKit
61.
Magpie'sSecret
88.
TheFabulousMr Fudge
62.
Mama'sSecret Shop
89.
TheFanciful Soul
63.
MarcD LewisArt
90.
TheGluttonousGardener
64.
MarvlingBrosLtd
91.
TheHoghouse
65.
Metallimonsters
92.
TheMallowMaid
66.
MijMoj
93.
TheMeltingPot CandleCompany
67.
MISSJDesigns
94.
ThePeculiar Curio
68.
My NewFave
95.
TheSmokey Carter
69.
Newton andtheApple
96.
TheSpicery
70.
NineLivesLater
97.
TheTotsTrove
71.
Of Life& Lemons
98.
TheWelljoy Shop
72.
Ornately Lanterns
99.
Tilly'sTreats
73.
Pincushions& Peonies
100. Tiny Treat Boutique
74.
Pixel BeadArt Cork
101. Turf Football Art
75.
PlasticViolet
102. TyneChease
76.
Poppins& Co.
103. Vegan Bunny
77.
RandomI.D
104. VelvetVolcano
78.
rockin' goodco.
105. Wellybix
79.
Ross& RossFood
106. WhiteOneSugar
80.
ScienceOn A Postcard
107. Wink Design
81.
Shiny Creations
108. xCottonKisses
82.
Silvina'sNature
109. XOXO gifts
83.
SlimeMarshmallows
110. Zabby Allen
84.
Spider & Fly
111. Zuri House
Ornately Lanterns
Pixel BeadArt Cork
TheFabulousMr Fudge
TheHoghouse
[im]perfect
Cris is a Portuguese mother, writer and maker with her head in England and her heart in Portugal. She is a former Architect following her dream: [im]perfect is the perfect union of her three most loved interests; decoration, writing and handmade. Each product is born inspired by her life. A life that doesn?t have to be perfect but has so many (im)perfect moments. Written without lines, often blurred, but always particularly eternal. [im]perfect sells homeware and gifts, designed and made in a totally handmade slow process, at a little home-office in Kent, UK. With the environment in mind, [im]perfect sends all the products in an eco-friendly packaging. 1. Pencil Cup, from £16.00 2. Large Pot, £18.00 3. Christmas Tree Decor Ornament, £4.95 4. Tealight Holder, £10.00 5. Pot, £13.00 6. Candle Stick Holder Set, from £6.80 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST
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All Terrain Kart
All Terrain Kart (My Brilliant Company Ltd) is a small family business based in Devon and run by Richard Martin and Christopher Smith. Both being Dads themselves, and in Richard?s case a Grandpa, we want to offer today?s children the opportunity to share in some of the fun we had when we were small by introducing a range of traditional outdoor toys with a contemporary twist. Encouraging today?s children to get outside and enjoy some good old-fashioned fun is what we are all about. The first in a range of products is the ATK All Terrain Kart. A modern interpretation of the traditional 1950s soapbox it enables children to play with friends out in the fresh air. Its funky design combines an old concept with modern materials and engineering. It?s fun, safe but challenging and is beautifully made so that it will last for years. We now have the adult ATK Pro for 14 - 70 year olds, after lots of requests from parents of our customers. And you can now build your own wooden go kart with our kit and exceptionally easy to follow plans. We also now have our ATK Scooter which runs over grass and gravel just as fast as on a tarmac path. 1. The ATK Classic, £159.99 2. The ATK Pro, £199.99 3. The ATK Start, £119.99 4. The ATK Scooter, £79.99 5. The ATK DIY Kit, £89.99 6. The ATK Sport, £174.99 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Arya Candles
Arya Candles is a socially conscious company, hand-crafting luxurious and stylish home fragrance products. Our candles and reed diffusers are made with natural wax and the finest quality botanical oils. The scent blends are created by the Arya co-founders, Lina and Jenny. We handcraft our products in small batches, to ensure quality. Every single Arya product provides a vital lifeline for women in former war-torn countries. In purchasing from Arya, you are helping to support women who have suffered the devastating consequences of war. Our candles are vegan and none of the ingredients have been tested on animals. 1. Mini Gift Set, £40.00 2. Mini Candles, £10.00 3. Essential Oil Candle - III. Vetivert, Rosewood, & Pine, £27.00 4. Essential Oil Candle - IV. Rose, £27.00 5. Essential Oil Reed Diffuser - I. Grapefruit & Lime, £25.00 6. Essential Oil Reed Diffuser - II. Ylang Ylang, Patchouli, & Neroli, £25.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Baby Moo's
When pregnant with my son, I already had a feel for his personality; what kind of things made him lively. By his birth I?d grown tired of looking for baby clothes that stood out from the insipid blues and pinks. Well, she who dairies wins and where I could see that some brands were whey ahead with funky baby designs, I curd not bear the idea of paying such crazy prices to buy them, so I set up my website first importing and later designing funky baby clothes. My designs are all about letting their cheeky, cute, funny side shine through and showing some attitude through what they wear. 1. Cute Snowman Baby Sleepsuit, £12.00 2. Lightning Bolt All In One Trendy Baby Romper, £15.99 3. PRETTY FLY? Cool Kids T-shirt, £10.99 4. Cute Cow All In One Baby Romper, from £12.99 5. Panda Ziggy Stardust Baby Grow, £8.99 6. I?m Nappin?Reggae Baby Sleepsuit, £13.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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Bakerlogy
Bakerlogy offers a wide range of unique cookie cutters with intricate details. We have over 500 designs available in our Etsy store, which covers extensively on science and animal related themes. We are also expanding onto other themes such as music, mythical creatures and nature. If you want your own design to be made into a cookie cutter, please feel free to get in touch with us for your custom order request :) 1. DNA cookie cutter, from £5.50 2. Human Cell cookie cutter, from £12.10 3. Human Ear cookie cutter, from £6.60 4. Corgi Butt cookie cutter, from £8.80 5. Alpaca cookie cutter, £8.80 6. Dog Paw Prints cookie cutter, from £5.50
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Bampi & Boo
When I found out I was pregnant with my second I couldn?t wait to get shopping. Unfortunately after hitting the shops I was left disappointed at the lack of unisex baby clothes available and those that I did find were cream, embroidered with teddies and overall very boring - so I made my own! Months on and after receiving compliment after compliment on my daughters outfits, Bampi & Boo was born. All items are handmade by me and made to order meaning they are completely customisable. I have also recently started making ?reusable?items. My reusable bamboo makeup pads have been particularly popular, they?re super soft, naturally antibacterial and save the planet - what?s not to love?! 1. Baby Harems & Bib Set, from £14.99 2. Baby Harems & Hat Set, from £14.99 3. Rainy Day Joggers, from £9.99 4. Footed Leg Warmers, from £8.00 5. Long Sleeve Sweater, from £9.99 6. Reusable Makeup Removal Pads, £5.00 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Bedecked Beads
Bedecked Beads was launched in July 2009 with a brand new online jewellery shop. My name is Valerie Anderson and I enjoy designing and creating unique jewellery. All jewellery is made at my home in Scotland, just outside Edinburgh. I love to experiment with different media and tend to vary my designs incorporating handmade polymer clay components, fine beadwork or wire work. I can design unusual contemporary, on trend fashion jewellery designs to classic one of a kind designs and you can be assured of the quality of the materials used to create our jewellery as I hand pick all materials used. Recently launched are our new line of handmade polymer clay buttons. These are unique handmade buttons which are suitable for your sewing, craft and knitting projects, now available in our shop. 1. Turquoise and Red Necklace, £22.00 2. Steampunk Watch Movement Cufflinks, £25.00 3. Pink Long Bar Earrings, £10.00 4. Blue and Purple Square Pendant, £20.00 5. Bee Mirror, £12.00 6. Large Fringe Bracelet, £28.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Blank Record
Blank Record offers a range of unique, retro products, designed to embody every bit of excitement, innovation and fun. Share photos, videos and memories with this perfect gift in a classic retro style. Once the highest of all loving gestures, the Mixtape is now, in the 21st century, grossly impractical. And what a loss this is! Fortunately, Blank Record has designed a unique and innovative solution that combines the digital and the physical. The USB Mixtape allows you to store up to 4GB/8GB/16GB of an unlimited range of files for you to present to your loved one as a thoughtful gift with a novel and fun design. 1. Blue, green and yellow stripes, from £15.99 2. Orange, pink and blue stripes, from £15.99 3. Red, green and blue stripes, from £15.99 4. Aztec heart, from £15.99 5. Red, orange and yellow stripes, from £15.99 6. Merry Christmas, from £15.99 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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Blocks of Inspiration
Hello from Amanda at Blocks of Inspiration! We have a variety of inspirational gifts in our shop ranging from motivational quote blocks through to over 120 personalised room signs. We have now included a fabulous range of dog breed quotes and are constantly designing and adding to our ever-growing list of products. Our personalised products are most definitely our best sellers! Blocks of Inspiration was born in our little home in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire; just myself and my husband and our three (slightly excitable) border collies who are always willing to lend a paw! I hope you enjoy browsing our shop! 1. Personalised Safari Animal Room Sign, £5.95 2. Personalised Red Tractor Room Sign, £5.95 3. Personalised Christmas Eve Room Sign, £5.95 4. Mystic Stag Decorative Christmas Décor Block, £6.95 5. Personalised Rainbow Unicorn Room Sign, £5.95 6. Please Remain Seated For The Entire Performance ? Toilet Humour Sign, from £4.25 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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Blushberry Botanicals
Blushberry Botanicals was launched in autumn 2017 by Lorraine Tait. In our Scottish workshop we produce a range of luxury handmade cosmetics using the finest natural ingredients, organic where possible. Our products are all vegan and cruelty free. Natural plant oils and butters are combined with essential oils, clays and botanicals to create our luxury products, perfect to pamper yourself with or to give as a gift. Our products include rich creamy lip butters and hand creams as well as our new ranges of facial skincare, foot balm, nail oil and natural deodorants. 1. Luxury Organic Vegan Lip Butter - Cocktail Flavours, £4.50 2. Peppermint & Tea Tree Foot Balm, £13.00 3. Luxury Organic Vegan Hand Cream, £12.00 4. Organic Nourishing Nail & Cuticle Oil, £8.50 5. Rose Clay Gentle Exfoliating Face Polish, £10.00 6. Natural Clay Face Mask Jar with Bamboo Spoon, £10.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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Bo Belles
I started hand stamping as a hobby when my children started school and nursery, I made little gifts for family and friends, the feedback was fantastic and word soon spread, with many people asking me if I had an online shop that they could order from, this gave me the confidence to start up Bo Belles, over the years it's grown and grown and I am proud to say that I now do this full time. Based in beautiful Cornwall and trading since 2013, we offer a range of hand stamped, personalised gifts for all occasions. 1. Personalised Stacking Ovals Name Necklace, from £32.00 2. Personalised "This Daddy/Uncle/Grandad/Pops Belongs To.." Keyring, from £10.00 3. Personalised Jigsaw KeyRing Set Copper Puzzle Piece, from £8.00 4. Personalised Aluminium Thin Cuff Bracelet, £12.00 5. Best Friend KeyRing, from £10.50 6. Personalised "This Mummy, Auntie, Nanny, Best Friend, Granny, Belongs To.." Key Ring, from £11.00
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Board Game Solutions
What do you buy someone as a gift if they love board games?How do you store all the bits that games and toys need these days? I'm a girl from Newcastle with a sewing machine (and a dog called Lucy!), and I want to create storage options for board game components, keeping in with the themes of the games but that also make fab gifts too! From trains in Ticket To Ride, dice for RPGs to Minecraft Lego, I hope to create a solution to your storage needs! 1. Pixel Art Dice Bag, £8.00 2. D&D Serpent Dice Bag, £12.00 3. Train Dice Bag, £8.00 4. Star Wars Dice Bag, £9.00 5. Elder Sign Wooden Dice Tray, £14.00 6. Cthulhu Token Bag, £4.00
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Bookish and Bakewell
Bookish and Bakewell is the creative outlet of Kelly, lifelong person and Disney adorer. Somewhat Heartless and Somewhat Grown. Story lover and professional Daydreamer. Bakes mostly to eat cake-mixture and lick the spoon. Still does handstands and cartwheels when allowed to play on the grass in Summer. Happiest when making and creating. Made substantially happier when this coincides with drinking tea and listening to music a little too loudly. And eating. Bookish and Bakewell is filled with what comes out of my brain when books and other things go in. 1. Self-rescuing Princess enamel pin, £7.50 2. Stronger Than You Believe enamel pin, £7.50 3. I Read Past My Bedtime coaster, from £3.50 4. To Do List notepad, £6.50 5. Badass Mother Molly enamel pin, £7.50 6. Book Notes notepad, £6.50 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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Bowspoke Angels
Hi, I am Angela. I started my business 2 years ago. Having 3 small girls and unable to return to work due to child care, I started something that worked round my girls. Unable to find unique affordable priced clothing for my daughters, my passion for Bowspoke Angels came to life. Unique clothing for girls, boys and now ?mummy & me? matching clothing. Above is just a snippet of what?s available. Like the concept but cannot see what you want?Message me directly as I can custom one off items for you or for that little one in your life. 1. Tartan Dress, from £20.00 2. Elf Bow, from £3.00 3. London Rush Leggings, from £10.00 4. Parrot Dress, from £18.00 5. Mummy And Me Leggings, from £10.00 6. Toucan Sweatshirt, from £12.00 and Toucan Leggings, from £10.00
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Boxed by Clare
It all started when my daughter wanted a Dalmatian cake for her 4th Birthday... Not gonna find one of those in the shops so a friend suggested that I make one myself!!!!! Lots of help from friend and swearing from me! We had a wonderful cake so I took this further and went to college but in the end I decided to make Marzipan Fruits. This evolved into the boxes in which they are presented in and has gone on from there to Marzipan Sweets for all seasons and gift, favour and product boxes and bags for all occasions. 1. Marzipan Fruits boxes of 9, 15 or 44, from £4.95 2. Marzipan Vegetables boxes of 9, 15 or 44, from £4.95 3. Marzipan Fruit or Vegetable Filled Christmas Trees, from £6.95 4. Christmas Gift Tags, from £3.75 5. Make Your Own Christmas Sleigh Kit, £2.99 6. Gift Card/Money Mini Gift Bags, £1.99 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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Claire's Handmade
Claire?s Handmade began at home in 2003 with my mother?s treasured Aga jam pan, my grandmother?s plum chutney recipe, our Rayburn, some plums and a handful of glass jars. We took our Old Fashioned Plum Chutney to a local farmers? market and customers loved it. We were delighted and inspired by the comments made that day by all the people that tasted our chutney. It soon became obvious that we couldn?t produce enough chutney from our kitchen at home and so we moved into a dedicated purpose-built kitchen. The business, in the heart of the north Cumbrian countryside on the edge of the Lake District National Park, has continued to grow and we have gained many loyal preserve-loving friends. 1. Peach Melba Preserve with Amaretto 227g, £2.60 2. Strawberries with Champagne Conserve 227g, £2.60 3. Red Onion Marmalade 200g, £3.15 4. Taste of the Lakes Gift Box, £8.25 5. Taste of Cumbria Gift Box, £8.25 6. The Festive Collection Gift Box, £8.25 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Crafty Em Bee
I am a working mum of two and enjoy crafting in my spare time. I work from home in Oxford. It all started when I made a frame for my mum as a birthday present. After receiving requests from her friends and my family for similar frames I decided to set up a page on Etsy and haven?t looked back since. I love being able to create something unique and totally personal to celebrate just about any occasion. 1. Create your own LEGO Superhero Family Frame, from £16.50 2. Create Your Own LEGO Star Wars Family Frame, from £16.50 3. LEGO Star Wars Personalised Frame, £23.00 4. LEGO Star Wars 'I Love You, I Know' Frame, £19.00 5. LEGO Superheroes Personalised Frame, £26.00 6. LEGO Daddy Definition Scrabble Frame, from £17.00
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Cufflinks Galore
Since 2013 we have been making, engraving and selling our products on Etsy from our workspace in the North East of England. We started out with cufflinks and have branched out to sell all kinds of gifts including engraved Parker pens, personalised wooden Christmas boxes and bespoke cufflinks for weddings and special occasions. Whether you are shopping for Christmas gifts, birthday ideas or the perfect wedding present, our small team are always happy to help you find the perfect product. We even offer custom designs enabling you to purchase something that is bespoke and unique to you. 1. Personalised Engraved Parker Pen, £14.99 2. Personalised Monogrammed Memoirs Journal Notebook, £26.00 3. Personalised Engraved Christmas Tree Bauble, £5.99 4. Personalised Christmas Tree Decoration, £5.99 5. Engraved Christmas Eve Box - Christmas Wreath, from £16.99 6. Engraved Christmas Eve Box - Snowy Christmas Scene, from £16.99 ETSY / INSTAGRAM
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Dinosaur Tails
About me - I'm Ang, Mum to two Girls 8 and 25! (large age gap I know!) I'm a designer and I love being creative in any capacity. I love nature especially being outdoors and spending time by the sea with family and friends. Dinosaur tails came about when a lovely friend of mine asked if I could make her little one 27 tails for his 4th Birthday Party which was to be Dinosaur themed! 27 tails later! The Party was fabulous and the tails were a big hit and so I thought why not give it a go! x 1. Party pack of 6, £75.00 2. Red tail with bright green spikes, £15.00 3. Green and black tail with spikes, £15.00 (other colours are available) 4. Adult dinosaur/monster tail, £30.00 (various colours available) 5. Blue tail with yellow spots and spikes, £16.50 6. Pink tail with purple spots and spikes, £16.50
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Dolly Olive
Dolly Olive is a mum run brand by Grace in her Kent studio. Grace started the idea whilst on maternity leave with her daughter Olive in 2015. Starting from colourful typography prints and now boasting a baby and toddler clothing and gift range, all hand printed. Our ethos is: Unique, Handmade and Personalised. We like to pride ourselves on our excellent quality, originality and great all round customer experience. Offering something that the high street does not: gender-neutral baby gifts. We aim to create products that celebrate key moments and milestones in your child?s life from birth to beyond. 1. Naughty or Nice List Pajamas, £14.99 2. My 1st Christmas Romper, £18.99 3. My 1st Christmas Gift Set, £16.99 4. Naughty or Nice Jumper, £17.99 5. Best Present Ever Vest, £12.99 6. Starry Night Milestone Blanket: Mono, from £24.99
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Doomed Island
One day, on a wander, I stumbled across a mysterious but beautiful island. Its beauty surpasses anything I have ever seen and most wonderful are the tiny creatures who live there - friendly, inquisitive little things of every colour imaginable that make all your sorrows melt away AND THEY ARE ALL DOOMED. Their home is under threat from storms, volcanoes and a meteorite on a collision course with the island. I've made it my mission to find them all new homes before it's too late. All Doomlings are CE tested for safety and suitable for companions 0-100 years old. 1. Pink Triceratops, £15.00 2. Green Stegosaurus, £15.00 3. Blue Stegosaurus, £15.00 4. Bat, £25.00 5. Happy Pumpkin, £7.00 6. Ghost, £8.00
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Dotty Fish
Here at Dotty Fish we are passionate about designing Soft Soled Leather Baby Shoes that not only look good but also do good. Our shoes are developed with growing little feet in mind and are the next best thing to bare feet. They are lightweight and flexible, with a non-slip suede sole. This makes them ideal for babies and toddlers who are on the move. This Christmas we have some lovely new designs including the most adorable suede moccasins. They are all delivered in an organza gift bag and make lovely gifts or stocking fillers. 1. Percy Penguin and Pip the Polar Bear, from £8.99 2. Fleece Lined Suede Slippers, from £12.99 3. Dotty Fish Moccasins, £11.49 4. Girls T-Bars, £8.49 5. Shimmy Shoes First Walking Occasion Shoes, £16.99 6. Dotty Fish Christmas Range, from £1.99
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English Handmade Soap
For more than 10 years Faith McCarthy has been a designer-maker of high quality glycerine soaps which are decorative, practical and quirky, drawing on 1950?s patterns and colour palettes for design inspiration. She recommends them as follows: ?A brilliantly versatile gift, a beautiful-smelling and gorgeous-looking bar of soap can say ?Thank-You?, ?Happy Birthday?, ?Thinking of You?, ? the possibilities are endless and none of them involve calories!? So... ditch the new-fangled plastic-bottled shower gel (glug glug glug... down the drain!) and get yourself a bar of old-fashioned, long-lasting, gorgeous-looking soap. 1. Dinosaur Soap, £4.50 2. Christmas Two Soap Gift Set, £10.00 3. Bracelet Soap, £4.25 4. Three Soap Gift Pack Number 1, £12.50 5. Soap Gift Collection, £15.00 6. Soap-On-A-Rope, £6.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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esscentualcandles
esscentualcandles was founded by entrepreneur Aidan Paterson. At a very young age, he decided to enter the world of candle making by creating a range of uniquely fragranced and packaged products after becoming fascinated by seemingly hundreds of candles bought by his mother and grand-parents. Fast forward, esscentualcandles has gone from strength to strength. Our products are now stocked in a list of retailers which grows weekly, and we are continually developing and testing ideas for new ranges to grow further still. 1. Raspberry Prosecco Gin Fizz, £8.50 2. Cuban Mojito, £8.50 3. Oud, Zen, and Amber Botany Jar Candles, from £4.99 4. Fairytale of New York ? Large Tin Candle, £8.99 5. Nordic Sky Large Tin Candle, £8.99 6. Burning Embers Scented Candle, £7.99
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Fairypants
I?m Natalie, and I started Fairypants after becoming really jaded with what the high street had on offer vegan cosmetics-wise. I started small, first with a handful of lip balms. As the business grew and grew, I started to add more and more exciting products, and now we sell almost anything you can imagine! Our most popular products differ from day to day, but our amazing Parma Violet Perfume is always a hit. We bring out new products all the time, and aim to completely veganise your make-up bag. And if it helps, we sell those too. 1. Rhubarb and Custard Body Butter, £10.99 2. Parma Violet Fragrance Gift Set, £30.00 3. Peppermint Cream Lip Scrub, £3.99 4. Metallic Nail Varnish Gift Set, £15.00 5. Demeter Pressed Glitter Palette, £15.99 6. Festive Lip Balm Gift Set, £10.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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FisherCraft
FisherCraft was born out of a need, a need to pay for a wedding! My wedding in 2019, to my girlfriend Jade. I've always dabbled in art, so decided to put a passion and a need together and created FisherCraft. I create art which I would like, but am happy to try and take requests if I have time. I balance high quality with low costs so pass these on to the customer by keeping my prices low, this shows by my reviews on Etsy. Click the Etsy link on this page to receive 10%off in November! 1. Queen Bohemian Rhapsody A4 watercolour print, £5.00 2. Peaky Blinders Shelby Boys A4 watercolour print, from £5.00 3. Star Trek USSEnterprise NCC-1701 blueprints A4 print, £5.00 4. Ed Sheeran music sheet A4 watercolour print, £5.00 5. Liam Gallagher A4 watercolour print, from £5.00 6. Oasis Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher A4 music sheet print, £5.00
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Fizzy Pigg
Fizzy Pigg create colourful embroidered homewares, bringing positivity and sass into your home! Working with the most fabulous fabrics around, Ellie and Hannah make typography based embroidery hoop wall hangings which make the perfect gift at Christmas. Their range also includes reusable facecloths and bespoke lampshades, giving you an easy way to get some gorgeous colourful patterns into your homes and under your Christmas tree. All items are made to order by hand in Sheffield. Custom phrase embroidery hoops are also available, Fizzy Pigg will work with you to find the perfect fabric and font to suit your chosen phrase. Bag yourself 10%off online with code MERRYNFIZZ10 until 31/12/2018. 1. You & Me 4 Inch Sheer Organza Embroidery Hoop Wall Hanging, £10.00 2. You Got This 4 Inch Embroidery Hoop Cute Dolphin Wall Hanging, £10.00 3. Roll With It 5 Inch Embroidery Hoop Wall Hanging with Retro Rollerskate, £15.00 4. Monochrome Unicorn Ceiling Fitting Lampshade with Neon Pink accents and Silver Insert, £35.00 5. Sparkle All Day Reusable Facecloths, £10.00 6. Maybe Swearing Will Help 7 inch Embroidery Hoop, £20.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Frenchie Fancies
Inspired by our two French bulldogs Frank and Betty, I started making healthy plant based dog treats. All our treats are made with the freshest ingredients (home grown where possible), coconut oil and oats, tried and tested by Frank, Betty and friends. Since starting Frenchie Fancies we have expanded our range of products and we now have Nana Sue and Kathryn knitting away making our gorgeous dog jumpers. We have also started making crochet snoods, bandanas and natural paw butter (made with our own beeswax). We are always making new products so keep an eye on our social media pages! 1. Striped dog snood, from £5.50 2. Personalised treat jar, £10.00 3. Birthday treat selection box, £10.00 4. Paw butter, £7.50 5. Dog jumpers, from £15.00 6. Personalised dog bauble filled with healthy treats, £8.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Freshly Spiced
Freshly Spiced was started in 2016 by myself Tom and my wife Claire. We offer a range of high quality, natural spice blends with a host of accompanying recipes online. The focus is on healthy eating, meal planning and exploring new flavours through our range of blends. We offer 20 Spice Blend Recipe Kits with over 40 recipes online and on our YouTube Channel. Products can be purchased through our website, via our range of stockists and at various food events. 1. Spice Gift Tin, £11.50 2. Ras El Hanout Spice Blend, £2.00 3. Indian Egg Spice Blend Recipe Kit, £2.00 4. Ultimate Spice Gift Tin, £30.00 5. Salad and Veg Spice Gift Tin, £8.00 6. Sweet Blend Recipe Kit, £2.00
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Friday Street Project
Friday Street Project was set up in response to my overwhelming obsession with nursery décor, fabric (especially felt!) and all things concerning the little people. Each product is handmade to order - ensuring a truly perfect fit for your nursery décor and a product that is made with the same care that parents-to-be and gift givers take in choosing it! I hand-drill each of the nursery mobile hoops, then string and hang the mobiles and garlands before packaging them with care and sending them to their new homes. Being able to create products that sit in rooms where the most magical family memories are made is truly wonderful. 1. Pink Star Mobile, £21.00 2. Wood Letter, from £29.99 3. Pastel Nursery Mobile, from £29.99 4. Pink Garland, from £11.99 5. Mint and Navy Mobile, from £29.99 6. LOVE Letters, from £110.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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GallerySixtyFive
GallerySixtyFive is run by husband and wife team, Gary and Meg from London. We started GallerySixtyFive from our first London home, aptly number 65 as a hobby to channel our creative sides alongside our full time jobs in the City. This little hobby has grown into a business and we love every minute of it. We create eye catching prints and artwork from iconic movies, TV series and chants from the terraces of your favourite teams. To get 10%off any of our prints this Christmas please use the coupon code: XMAS18 1. Harry Potter quote print, from £7.50 2. Aston Villa Yippi print, from £7.50 3. John Lennon print, from £12.50 4. Sex and the City quote print, from £7.50 5. Lord of the Rings quote print, from £7.50 6. Manchester United Glory print, from £7.50 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST
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Geek Kraft
Geek Kraft was born in 2012 and is based in West Yorkshire. The aim of the business when it was set up was to create wearable art that was fun and quirky from every day objects such as dice, buttons, game tiles etc. Our hope is that when people see the items we sell they make them smile. Our ultimate aim is to release your inner geek!! We make necklaces, bracelets, key-rings, cuff links, coasters, earrings, among other small gifts and accessories and have recently started making dice buttonholes too, we have gifts for all genders, ages and occasions. 1. Eldritch Swirl D20 Necklace in purple, £6.50 2. Reindeer Christmas Earrings, £4.50 3. Father Christmas Dice Necklace, £5.50 4. Caffeine Molecule Necklace, £5.00 5. Morse Code Marry Me bracelet, £9.50 6. Police Box Key-ring, £3.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Gentlemen's Chuckaboo
We are Chuckaboo, a Men's grooming and lifestyle brand. First launching 4 years ago, we've come a long way since hand pouring, bottling and labelling our products! We want to appeal to 'every' gent, whether you have a beard, style your hair, want to look after your skin, decorate your home or accessorise your outfits, either way Chuckaboo has you covered! We believe in radical transparency, from product ingredients right through to product sourcing and origin. Our customers have the right to know the journey, ingredients and the science of our products. Delivering ideas of authenticity is at the heart of Chuckaboo, every product is a piece of art. Simple in concept, bold in delivery, we are leaders in innovation in the male grooming industry. We are the brand that has made a conscious decision to challenge the stereotype associated with male grooming.
1. and 2. Beard Oils, £19.99 3. and 4. Bracelets, from £19.99 5. and 6. Matt Clay, £17.99 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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giraffeskiss
Hi, my name is Karen, and I am the proud owner and creator of giraffeskiss! I work full time and I am a mum and step mum, living in Torquay in beautiful Devon, UK. Giraffeskiss is a true cottage industry, I work in my kitchen and sitting room creating my own miniature versions of food for wearing, not eating! Each piece is handmade by me in my own home, with a little help from my oven. It's like baking for real, except that my pieces don't go off or pile on the pounds. 1. Christmas Cake Earrings, £9.00 2. Christmas Pudding Earrings, £8.50 3. Beans on Toast Pendant, £12.00 4. Caterpillar Cake Pendant, £15.00 5. Slice Of Cake Earrings, £9.50 6. Devon Cream Tea Earrings, £9.50
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Good Golly Miss Dolly
When I was young I had four 8 inch dolls, which my grandpa made furniture for, while my grandma made them lovely clothes. I kept this little collection and let my niece and six god-daughters play with it as they grew up. The many delightful hours we all spent playing with these cherished things inspired me to create similarly special rooms for Good Golly Miss Dolly. In the search for vintage doll furniture, I came across wonderful, handmade doll clothes so I added these to my shop too. I hope that my young customers spend many happy hours playing with their choice from all the little treasures I?ve found. 1. Vintage 1:6 Halls Four-poster, Peach & Cream Doll Bedroom for 8" dolls, £125.00 2. Playscale Tropical Garden Diorama for 7"-10" dolls, £95.00 3. Mid Century Strombecker Dining Room for all 7"-10" dolls, £150.00 4. Bright "Atomic" Living Room Diorama with Arco TV for all 7"-10"/17-23cm dolls, £225.00 5. 1950s Strombecker Doll Bedroom, a painted set with period decals, for 7-9in/16-20cm dolls, £175.00 6. 1950s MFZ Martin Fuchs Stove in Mid-Century Kitchen Setting - 1:6 scale 7-10in/15-23cm dolls, £150.00 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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Good Team On Paper
Our project began when we explored the history of our own hometown club (Up The Boro!). Re-discovering the kits of our team?s past brought back memories of the players that wore them, the goals they scored and the matches they won. We found that others were hit with the same nostalgia. With the both of us being designers by day, we set out to illustrate the most classic kits, down to the last detail. The colours, patterns, sleeves and collars were all recreated by hand. Individually, they each depicted one moment in time for the club, but together, as a single piece of design, they represented the rich history of the team. Below is just a selection of teams represented, go online for more teams.
1. Arsenal Classic Kits Football Team Print, from £18.99 2. Brighton Classic Kits Football Team Print, from £18.99 3. England 1966 World Cup Winners Football Team Print, from £18.99 4. City 2012 Premier League Winners Football Team Print, from £18.99 5. Liverpool 2005 Champions League Winners Football Team Print, from £18.99 6. Leeds 1992 Division 1 Winners Football Team Print, from £18.99 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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Gruff Beard
Gruff Beard was born in 2014 after Adam struggled to find quality beard products. He decided to put his trust (and beard) in his wife?s hands and together they produced a high quality beard balm worthy of the gruffest of goats. Four years on and Gruff Beard has become one of the leading brands on the beard scene producing a wide range of products including soaps, oils and balms as well as being most recently known for the ?beard bell?craze that went viral in 2015 and continues to be very popular each Christmas since. 1. Moisturising Goats Milk Beard Bar, £7.99 2. Beard Survival Kit, £24.99 3. Beard Care Gift Box, £15.99 4. Gruff Beard Bells, £4.99 5. Sandalwood & Cardamom Beard Oil 30ml, £13.99 6. Cedarwood & Black Pepper Beard Balm 15ml, £6.99
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Henley Chocolates
Henley Chocolates - hand crafted in the heart of Warwickshire. We started Henley Chocolates to craft great products that we believe in - rooted in the local earth, treading softly on the environment, outward looking in to our community and having fun. We love sourcing the best, real, sustainable ingredients that we can lay our hands on and making them into delicious, multi-award winning hand made chocolates. But most important - our chocolates are all about fun, be it making your own real hot chocolate (the best you'll ever taste) to a ready-to-hatch chocolate dinosaur egg. We've always got something unique and a little bit different. 1. Advent Calendar Refill Chocolates, from £5.25 2. Santa's Treat Bag, £2.75 3. Chocolate Dinosaur Egg, £4.00 4. Herd of Dinosaurs, from £2.75 5. Real Hot Chocolate Gift Pack, £4.95 6. Around the World in Eight Chocolates, £8.75
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Honey&Rose
Honey&Rose specialises in skincare for eczema and psoriasis and we know that life is tough with any skin condition. Using butters, oils and essential oils from India, Africa and South America, Honey&Rose has a handmade range of chemist tested and 100%natural skincare products that are chemical free and a pleasure to use. Based in Thatcham, Berkshire, we now have a team of 6 mums who work around the needs of their families and the needs of our customers. We are very excited about new ranges planned for the future and we will continue to hand make our skincare products. 1. Rescue Salve 60ml 'Little Pot of Magic', £5.00 2. Body Butters and Lip Balm Gift Set, £6.50 3. Llama zippered bag with treats GIFT SET, £10.00 4. 'The Ugly Butter'- Ucuuba Butter 60ml, £9.00 5. Vegan Shampoo Soap Bar with Coconut Milk, £3.50 6. Dreamy Hand Cream 30ml, £5.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK
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i amrachel
iamrachel is a bright and colourful enamel jewellery and gift brand created by Rachel from her home in Somerset, UK. Rachel designs and makes affordable yet stylish jewellery suitable for any occasion. Each design can be made in any of Rachel's enamel colours. All pieces are made from quality materials and are finished with 925 sterling silver findings. The perfect Christmas gift or a little treat for yourself ;) 1. Earth sign jewelry, £22.00 2. Charm bracelet, from £18.00 3. Turquoise earrings, £13.00 4. Grey Copper half & half earrings, £16.00 5. Red heart earrings, £14.00 6. Snowy necklace, £24.00
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Infinite Fluffs
At Infinite Fluffs, we specialise in cute felting crafts for cat lovers. Established in York in 2016, our shop sells handmade kittens worldwide! Each design is 100%needle felted by us with much inspiration and love. We offer a lovely variety of cat items including exclusive accessories, home decorations, baby mobiles, and bespoke crafts. This Christmas try our famous custom kitten service and get a felted version of your cat! We can personalise our designs according to your needs. Feel free to contact us, we will be glad to hear from you (and your cats!) 1. Christmas Decorations, from £6.00 2. Baby Mobiles, from £22.00 3. Cat Charms, from £4.99 4. Home Decor, from £5.99 5. Accessories, from £3.50 6. Custom Cats, from £9.99 ETSY / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Innabox
Innabox make all things cute and quirky! Run by designer maker Nikky, Innabox has a range of enamel pins, accessories and gifts! If you love animal illustrations and puns then her work is right up your street! Nikky has been in business for 5 years now and she started Innabox because of her love of design and animals. She works from home with her 2 cats Teddy and Gizmo. 1. Never look back ginger cat enamel pin, £6.00 2. It?s guinea be ok enamel pin, £6.00 3. Purrl grey coaster, £4.00 4. Tea and biscuit stud earrings, £6.00 5. Time for tea mug, £8.50 6. Twat patch, £5.00
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Itty Bitty Book Co.
Itty Bitty Book Co is a design company focused on creating uplifting and positive gifts. Wife and husband team Astra and Al McNicholl believe little things can make a big impact on your happiness. Over the last 5 years they have developed a range of products that bring more happy moments into everyday life. Current products include their original Itty Bitty Quote Book set, Cards, T-Shirts, Posters, Gratitude Journals, Gift Boxes, Irish Linen wall banners, Cushions and a Happy Mail subscription service. Itty Bitty Book Co sources all materials locally and is passionate about building an eco friendly and sustainable family business. Find them online at www.ittybittybookco.com or at their local Market, St. Georges Belfast - Saturday and Sundays. 1. Itty Bitty Inspiration Box, £9.00 2. Happy Person T-Shirts, £18.00 3. Self Care Gift Box, £10.00 4. Happy Mail Subscription, from £3.75 5. Irish Linen Wall Hanging, £15.00 6. Inspirational Posters, from £10.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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JJGift Books
JJ Gift Books is a small family run business with a commitment to producing high quality, unique and heartfelt keepsake books to treasure with your family forever. These beautifully illustrated books with sweet rhymes have sleeves that hold your own personal photos and become unique to your family. Our keepsake books are board books that can be read and shared with your children as they love recognising all their family in the books?photos. Our books will make excellent Christmas gifts for all your family and will show your appreciation of your loved ones. 1. Daddy, I Love You!, £19.99 2. Mummy, I Love You!, £14.99 3. Baby Girl First Year?s Memory Book, £14.99 4. Baby Boy First Year?s Memory Book, £14.99 5. Grandma, I Love You!, £12.99 6. Grandpa, I Love You!, £12.99 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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Joe & Seph's
Launched in 2010, Joe & Seph?s is an award-winning, London-based family business. They have revolutionised the popcorn market with their handmade, gourmet, air-popped popcorn! With over 50 exciting and innovative flavours, it?s their mission to produce the best tasting popcorn and caramel sauces in the world! Their range has now won over 40 Great Taste Awards and is stocked in some of the world?s most prestigious retailers. 1. Gourmet Popcorn Advent Calendar, £25.00 2. Gourmet Popcorn Bauble, £5.99 3. Giant Popcorn Cracker, £15.99 4. Gourmet Popcorn Shop Tin, £19.99 5. Mince Pie Popcorn, from £4.00 6. Brandy Butter Caramel Sauce, £5.99 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER / VIMEO
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Kelly Connor Designs
Kelly Connor Designs creates fun knitting gifts and accessories, perfect for treating the knitter in your life (or getting your wool stash sorted!) Whether you want to show your knitting love to the world, or just find a fun bag for taking your latest project on the road, we?ve got something for you. From knitting notebooks and enamel pins, to large personalised project bags and knitting sweatshirts, we love being part of your hobbies and helping you shout about them. We are based in rural Aberdeenshire and design and produce our range of knitting accessories from our garden studio. 1. Quarterly Knitting Subscription Box, from £30.00 2. Knitter Enamel Pin, £7.95 3. Femiknits Roll Top Large Project Bag, £22.95 4. Knitting Notebooks, from £3.50 5. Personalised Knitting Bag, £12.95 6. He Knits Needle Bag, £14.95
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Kiss Air Candles
Kiss Air Candles is a small, family business founded and run by Louise and Laura, sisters born and bred in Cambridgeshire, England. The candles are handmade in small batches using natural soy wax, cotton wicks and fine fragrances that are vegan friendly as well as paraben and phthalate free. These raw materials work together to give their candles a cleaner burn, fabulous scent throw and impressive burn time all at an affordable price. Kiss Air have a range of everyday candles in fabulous fragrances from fresh and clean fragrances to cocktail inspired, traditional, floral and everything in between as well as a range of personalised candles that make gorgeous gifts. 1. Cocktail Candle Gift Set, £15.00 2. Alphabet Unicorn, £12.50 3. Earl Grey Tea Candle, £9.00 4. Mini Candle Favour, £2.00 5. Star Sign Candles, £12.50 6. Girl Boss, £12.50 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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Laura Danby
Hello! I am Laura Danby, a designer, illustrator and maker from Brighton. I create colourful animal and pattern based cards, prints, jewellery, bags, purses and homewares. My style is very graphic and simplistic with a bit of a retro edge. Inspired by iconic Scandinavian designs from the 50s and 60s, I love taking a form and simplifying it into a graphic shape which can be printed, patterned, made into jewellery and more! 1. Triple Layered Wooden Letters, £14.00 2. Enamel Pins, £8.50 3. Panda Print, £10.00 4. Bumble Bee Brooch, £15.00 5. Retro Flower Mug, £12.00 6. Whale & Fish Tote Bag, £19.00
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Laura's Jewellery
I'm Laura and I'm a seller of jewellery - it's all in the name really! I started making jewellery while at Uni for friends and family and it's spiraled ever since. I still find making jewellery relaxing, so I won't be giving up any time soon. My latest inspiration comes from nature and a lot of my jewellery features butterflies, bees and birds. 1. Mad Hatter Necklace, £10.50 2. Christmas Fawn Brooch, £5.00 3. Blue Teacup Brooch, £5.00 4. Green Butterfly Necklace, £20.00 5. Rabbit Bracelet, £14.50 6. Red, Yellow and Green Bird Statement Earrings, £12.00
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Licks Of London
Josie, Kelly and Queenie Woofwoof are the proud owners of Licks Of London. We have a clear and glamorous vision. Our pet fashion, online boutique provides reasonable dog clothing and dog accessories for all your children in fur coats! With our chic affordable doggy items, you will dazzle just walking to the park, or impress when on the red carpet. And don't forget our motto "life's too short for an ugly collar". 1. Jester Christmas Jumper, from £23.00 2. Doggy Sweetheart Jumper, from £10.00 3. Sequin Skull Red n Black, from £20.00 4. Skull and Roses T-Shirt, from £10.99 5. Lush Soft Velvet Coat, from £20.00 6. Classic Woollen Coat, from £20.00
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Lily Grace Baking Gifts
Fabulous handmade gifts for cake and chocolate lovers! My baking and chocolate making kits are great to give to those with a sweet tooth, for any occasion. They can all be personalised - every item in my shop is supplied with the recipient's name on it, as specified by you. They can also be customised - I always offer options for the finish/content of all my products. Great quality - I use only the best Belgian chocolate, English flour and Fair Trade sugar. I hope you'll enjoy browsing my shop and find a beautiful item to give as a special gift. 1. Personalised Christmas Muffin Mix, £13.95 2. Reindeer Gift Christmas Mug, from £15.95 3. Stocking Filler Cake, from £8.95 4. Choc Creations: Star Lollipops Kit, £16.95 5. Personalised Chocolate Mug Cake Kit, from £15.95 6. Christmas Chocolates, £19.95 ETSY / FACEBOOK
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Literary Emporium
Literary Emporium Ltd is an independent brand creating gifts for book lovers including jewellery, stationery and apparel. With a design studio located in the creative town of Frome, Somerset we take inspiration from classic literature and beautiful words to bring a range of literary themed gifts for bookworms and bibliophiles. 1. Jane Eyre T-Shirt, £16.00 2. Shakespeare's Heroines Enamel Pin Set, £24.00 3. Frankenstein Lightning Bolt Earrings, £16.00 4. Book Lover Pencil Set, £6.50 5. Magic Notebooks, £4.00 6. Pride and Prejudice Sweatshirt, £26.00
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Little Shop of Lathers
Little Shop of Lathers was founded in May 2012 by Claire and Mark Riley. We offer a large range of handmade, natural, pampering bath and body treatments which are made with traditional methods and are chemical and preservative free. Our bath and body treats provide attainable luxury in the form of Home Spa treatments without the expensive price tag. In this day and age, we're all so busy juggling so many balls in the air that we often forget to look after ourselves; hopefully Little Shop of Lathers goodies can help with that just a tiny bit! 1. Gettin Figgy With it - Christmas Pudding Bath Gift Set, £15.00 2. Christmas Pudding Lip Balm, £4.00 3. Gingerbread Bath Salts, £6.50 4. Gingerbread Men Mini Bath Bombs, £3.00 5. Make Your Own Bath Bomb Kit, £15.00 6. The Wonderful World of Witchcraft and Wizardry - Harry Potter Bath Hamper, £25.00
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Little Silver Hedgehog
I?m Emma Kate Farley and I run a hedgehog hospital in York, England. I?m also a jewellery designer. I nurse sick and injured wild hedgehogs back to health and release them back to the wild. I?ve rehabilitated over 450 so far. Hedgehogs numbers in the UK are declining rapidly and there are now thought to be less than a million left in the wild. I make silver jewellery inspired by nature and wildlife to raise funds for my rescue work. Wildlife rescue work is entirely self-funded and it helps to pay for medicines, food and equipment for the hospital. It is a wonderful gift that also gives back. I trained as a silversmith and all my designs feature recycled silver. 1. Contemporary silver leaf pendant, £42.00 2. Silver bamboo print pendant, £42.00 3. Tiny silver paw print pendant, £38.00 4. Silver dandelion seed head pendant, £45.00 5. Silver hedgehog necklace, from £38.00 6. Silver bee earrings, £38.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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Lovely Luna Crafts
Lovely Luna Crafts was born in 2013. I decided to make my cat (Luna) a pretty collar. My friends were soon requesting collars for their own pets and it grew from there. Since then I have set up an Etsy shop which I run in my spare time. I designed Teepee tent to be the perfect size for cats and other small furries to snuggle up in while making your room look stylish. I love seeing everyone?s pets in their Lovely Luna Crafts collars, bowties and teepees, so do find us on social media and send in your pics! 1. Pet Teepee - Grey Zig Zag, from £40.00 2. Pet Teepee - Navy Stars, from £40.00 3. Pet Teepee - Red Tartan, £45.00 4. Christmas Cat collar - Holly and berries, from £4.00 5. Christmas Cat collar - Snowflakes, from £4.00 6. Jumbo catnip kicker - Blue clouds, £3.00 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST
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Magpie's Secret
Magpie's Secret is a small independent jewellery brand owned by me, Clare Linsell. I make all of my pieces by hand in my studio in the heart of Warwickshire, England. The focus behind all of my work is on creating meaningful, one-of-a-kind pieces that mean something special to the wearer. Everything I make can be personalised in some way, whether that's with the names of loved ones, a quote or message, dates, geographic coordinates, birthstones or symbols. They make great Christmas gifts for those looking to give something that's thoughtful, personal and that little bit different. The letters in my pieces are not engraved. Instead they are hand stamped using old-fashioned letter stamps and a brass hammer. This ensures that every piece is truly unique, and as special and individual as the person wearing it. 1. Sterling Silver Mama Bird Necklace, from £27.40 2. Personalised Family Christmas Tree Decoration, £27.71 3. Sterling Silver Secret Message Necklace, £40.41 4. Solid 9ct Gold Name Necklace, from £115.89 5. Copper 'This Daddy Belongs To' Keyring, £20.91 6. Sterling Silver Roman Numeral Bar Necklace, £23.37 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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Mama's Secret Shop
We are a big family owning a small family business specialising in Scandinavian-inspired, natural-wood and BPA free silicone baby products. I am Julia, a mum of three and learned a lot how to cope with teething babies :-) hence the idea of natural teething accessories was born. But been a great supporter of Montessori approach, since then our business has evolved into an online boutique on Etsy selling natural wooden products that stimulate baby sensory development. We want to offer new parents something a little different and more natural when it comes to their baby toys. 1. Wooden baby play gym, from £31.75 2. Hanging baby gym toys, from £7.20 3. Hanging baby gym wooden toys, from £7.15 4. Teething ring, from £7.70 5. Teething necklace, £8.00 6. Teething necklace, £7.75 ETSY / FACEBOOK
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Marc D Lewis Art
Hello there, my name is Marc D Lewis and I'm a traditional artist from the city of Liverpool in England. I've been drawing since early childhood and gained a degree in Illustration back in 2007. I specialise in portraits and illustrations with particular emphasis on Doctor Who as well as other varying genre subjects including Star Wars and The Dark Knight movies, Horror movie characters and assorted Football players. I use acrylic paints on canvas as my preferred choice of medium but also create many drawings using charcoal and occasionally dabble in watercolour paints. 1. 'Twice Upon A Time' Original Acrylic Painting, £89.00 2. Tenth Planet Cyberman Original Acrylic Canvas Painting, £79.00 3. Davros 'Genesis of the Daleks' Original Acrylic Canvas Painting, £59.00 4. 'Boba Fett' The Empire Strikes Back Original Canvas Painting, £89.00 5. Friday the 13th Art - Jason Voorhees Original Canvas Painting, £59.00 6. Liverpool FCLFC Art - Sadio Mane Original Canvas Painting, £79.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / TWITTER
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Marvling Bros Ltd
At Marvling Bros Ltd we produce inspirational gift experiences at affordable prices. Our bite-sized gifts are thoughtfully designed, cleverly packaged and made to be as much a joy to give as they are to receive. Whether it be the chance to sample the hottest chilli powders in the world, or share the joy of a White Christmas. We create gift experiences that are surprising, informative and fun. A celebration of Britain and Britishness all our products are designed and packed in the UK. Where possible we work with small independent businesses to create our range. 1. Novelty Stationery Gift Set, £12.00 2. Curry Takeaway In A Matchbox, £4.99 3. Hot Stuff In A Matchbox, £6.49 4. White Christmas In A Matchbox, £6.49 5. Rare Chilli Powder Collection, £20.00 6. Make Your Own Barbecue Rub Kit, £20.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Metallimonsters
Metallimonsters was established in 2013 by new mum Carol, whilst on maternity leave with her eldest daughter Ariel. Disappointed with baby clothes available on the highstreet, and with a background in fashion design, Carol enlisted husband John to help with ecommerce and social media. With support from the Princes Trust Enterprise programme, Metallimonsters launched in April 2013. Over the last 5 years, it has evolved into a successful, family run baby and childrenswear brand, catering from newborn up to 7 years. The family have since welcomed youngest daughter Aria, and both girls enjoy posing for the camera in mum's creations! 1. Wednesday Addams girls dress, £25.99 2. I listen to Metal with my Daddy childrens T shirt, £9.99 3. Rose, Skull and Chains girls dress, £22.99 4. Wednesday Addams Dusk girls dress, £25.99 5. Black cherry skull baby dress, £16.99 6. I love my Mummy and her Tattoos printed baby vest, £9.99 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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MijMoj
Here at MijMoj we design make/craft a range of unique wooden gifts and home accessories in our North Wales studio workshop. Each product is lovingly hand finished therefore always unique, making every customer purchase that little bit special. Our passion is developing useful design led interior products, that have been lovingly crafted and built to last by our small team of dedicated craftsman. We can personalise any item with a customer's name, message or date and dispatch same day if ordered before 3pm. 1. Personalised Guitar and Plectrum Stand, £49.00 2. Personalised Bedside Watch And Phone Stand, £49.00 3. Watch Box for 3 Watches with Engraved Glass, £119.00 4. Solid Oak Personalised Coffee Scoop And Tamper Gift Set, £19.00 5. Personalised Headphone Stand, £39.00 6. Gents' Single Watch Stand, £35.00
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MISSJDesigns
6 years ago Product Designer, Anthony Taylor and Olga Jas a practising Interior Designer got together and created a design company that continues to push design boundaries. MISSJDesigns is a Couture Acrylic Jewellery brand which also produces Homeware from acrylic. Everything is handmade in the UK by skilled artisan specialists. MISSJ Designs also provides bespoke acrylic jewellery design services as well as homeware, furniture and interior design services. 1. Lizzy Charleston Brooch, £25.00 2. Mime Brooch, £30.00 3. Mary Poppins Umbrella Brooch with Parrot Handle, £25.00 4. Andy Warhol Banana Brooch, £20.00 5. Banksy Girl with Floating Heart, £15.00 6. Banksy Panda With Guns Necklace, £30.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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My New Fave
My New Fave is a brand imagined and created by myself, Kelly Attf ield. Joyous jewellery created and curated to raise a smile. Gorgeous Modern, fun styles mixed with kitsch and vintage style pieces. My New Fave began with my passion for creating and my love of jewellery, I began selling to friends, at Craft fairs locally and now in a handful of shops. Most of my pieces are hand-made by me in my studio in Farnham, Surrey and some are hand-curated and sourced by me from all over the world, bringing unique, interesting and quirky pieces to the My New Fave range. 1. Robin Stud Earrings, £4.00 2. Superhero Bauble, £8.50 3. Dog Collar Charm, from £3.50 4. Llama Brooch, £6.00 5. Geometric Unicorn Necklace, from £12.00 6. Superhero Cufflinks, £18.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Newton and the Apple
Newton and the Apple was founded by a curious mind with a thirst for knowledge and a love of design. Gemma started this venture with the personalised sound wave art, which was inspired by her research into voice and music while studying for a PhD in Auditory Neuroscience. The popularity of this unique concept allowed her to employ her artistic younger sister Kerry, and together they have combined their interests to develop a collection of clever products for curious people. They work from a small studio located in a Grade II listed building in Nottingham, formerly a blind hospital. 1. Personalised Your Voice Sound Wave Print, £25.00 2. Chalkboard Giftwrap Wrapping Paper Set, £4.00 3. Silver Animal Star Constellations Wrapping Paper Set, £5.00 4. Chalkboard Christmas Dinner Placemat Sheets, £6.00 5. Wooden Chemical Element Christmas Veg Markers, £10.00 6. Personalised Mirror Moon Christmas Tree Decoration, £6.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER / YOUTUBE
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Nine Lives Later
Nine Lives Later is a shop of creepy and quirky clothing, accessories and homeware for those of us who prefer the macabre all year round! The inspiration and passion behind Nine Lives Later lies within tattooing, along with plenty of melancholic music references and cat puns. Everything here is either hand made, hand drawn or hand painted by her own two paws from original hand drawn traditional tattoo designs, which makes everything completely unique. If you're looking for the purrfect gift with a difference or just something pawesome for yourself, Nine Lives Later is the place for you! 1. Black cat mustard tote bag, £28.00 2. Crying crystal ball back patch, £24.00 3. "Witch please" catnip toy, from £13.00 4. Woman head glass painting, £45.00 5. Still Emo pin, £13.00 6. "Creep it real" pennant flag, £25.00 ETSY / FACEBOOK
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Of Life & Lemons
Of Life & Lemons is a series of witty poster prints, clothing, homewares and gifts inspired by everyday humour. Founded shortly after the birth of my first child, sleep deprived and running on caffeine I started to collect witty sayings to get me through. I loved my job as an art researcher but I wasn't looking forward to leaving my son and going back, so I thought I'd try my hand at selling some designs online. Thankfully it took off and slowly but surely we have grown into a little team who make the products in our studio in Essex while I come up with new designs. As you can see we do love a pun. And gin. Thanks for checking us out, happy Christmas! 1. 'Gingle Bells' Christmas Jumper, £27.99 2. 'Good Tonics' Gin Christmas Card, from £2.99 3. Flamingo Christmas Card, from £2.99 4. Prosecco Christmas Apron, £15.00 5. 'All I Want for Christmas' Gin Mug, £13.00 6. 'Prosecco & Wine' Christmas Tea Towel, £9.99 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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Ornately Lanterns
WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? Do you associate happiness with colour and warmth?ME TOO! I paint glass lanterns because I love the way that sunshine brings the paint colours to lif e, turning them into jewel-like slivers of radiance! The beauty of the rainbow rays makes me happy ? and this is what I would like to pass on to you! I took up glass painting while recovering from a serious illness in 2000 ? and quickly started to concentrate on painting items that benefit from light: sun catchers for the garden or windowsill, lanterns to fill with candles or fairy lights? 1. Cats on the Moon Lantern, £39.00 2. Cats on Wall Lantern, £39.00 3. River Abstract Lantern, £69.00 4. Sunshine Cats Suncatcher (pic shows Cats with Parasol), £25.00 5. Giraffe in Jungle Suncatcher, £25.00 6. Christmas Reindeer Night Light ? Yellow & Gold, £25.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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Pincushions & Peonies
Established in 2017, Pincushions & Peonies is my own, hand made home decor and accessories business, based in Berkshire. Using traditional handcrafts and sustainable materials, I create beautiful and contemporary items such as natural stone tableware - placemats and coasters, Macrame hangings and accessories, along with custom knitted soft furnishings such as throws and cushions. I have an online shop, I sell at a variety of local markets and run workshops also, for those looking to learn a new skill and create something for themselves. I welcome custom requests and can tailor my items to your own personal design or colour preferences. 1. Macrame Festive Wreath, £30.00 2. Hand Made Coaster Set, £15.00 3. Grey, Mustard, Blue Placemat and Coaster Set, £30.00 4. Macrame Hanging Shelf, £35.00 5. Macrame Christmas Decoration, £5.50 6. Bohemian Tiles, Coaster and Centerpiece Mat Set, £30.00 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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Pixel Bead Art Cork
Pixel Bead Art Cork is an Etsy shop that specialises in the sale of home made, handcrafted pixelated bead art of retro video game, movie, tv and anime characters as well as many other designs. All the designs are made using a combination of hama, nabbi, perler and artkal beads. Based in the South of Ireland, I happened across some bead art at a Comic Con a few years ago and ever since I've been creating pixelated homages to my favourite video game characters among other things! After much encouragement I started an Etsy shop in May 2017 and began selling my pieces. 1. Super Mario Boot Christmas Tree Ornament Beads, £3.69 2. Yoshi Super Mario Christmas Tree Ornament, £3.69 3. Link Legend Of Zelda Christmas Tree Ornament, £2.77 4. Super Mario Star Christmas Tree Topper Pixel Bead Art, £4.62 5. Blanka Street Fighter Pixel Bead Art, £27.71 6. Link Pixel Bead Art, £6.47
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Plastic Violet
Plastic Violet was developed through my obsession with concrete. I absolutely love big brutalist buildings and urban landscapes with crumbling walls and graffiti and I managed to find a way to translate this passion into wearable jewellery and homeware products. Some people wonder why my brand name is Plastic Violet when I predominately work with concrete! I tell them that my pieces represent the tension between nature and man-made materials. I find it beautiful that nature always wins. How many times do you see wild flowers growing out of concrete? I find that beautiful. 1. Simple green leather bracelet with a brass tube bead, £8.00 2. Minimalist necklace, £22.00 3. Simple silver necklace concrete pendant, £20.00 4. Modern design necklace concrete jewellery geometric beads, £22.00 5. Unusual concrete wall necklace brutalist pendant, £25.00 6. Mint green necklace, £22.00
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Poppins & Co.
Poppins & Co. was founded in 2016 by Kelly and Sam. Following illness and a few weeks of sewing, knitting and writing - I decided to turn my hand to designing Christmas Cards and Sam kindly agreed to join me for the adventure! Specialising in Art Prints and Greetings Cards with an emphasis on inspirational text - all designs can be customised, from wedding reading prints to bespoke vehicle portraits - a fantastic gift for those who are tricky to buy for! We now offer custom messages inside our cards and we can even post directly to the recipient. All our products are lovingly handmade, from start to finish in our home studio by the Peaks in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 1. Peter Pan Tea Print, from £11.99 2. Gilmore Girls Coffee Print, from £11.99 3. Captain Corelli?s Mandolin Wedding Reading, from £14.99 4. Harry Potter Inspired Happiness Lightbulb Print, from £11.99 5. Roald Dahl Sunbeams Print, from £11.99 6. Philip Pullman Wedding Reading Print, from £14.99 WEBSITE / AMAZON / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST
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Random I.D
Random I.D are a home decor brand using random items from the past and present to create unique and stylish mixed media wall art for your home. 1. Autobots Transformers Logo Silhouette Wall Art, £30.00 2. Heman Minifigure Superhero MOTU Framed Wall Art, £35.00 3. C3PO & R2D2 Silhouette Wall Art, £30.00 4. Super Mario Bros NESGame Framed Wall Art, £45.00 5. The Legend of Zelda - Links Awakening Game Boy Game Cart Framed Wall Art, £50.00 6. Thundercats Logo Silhouette Wall Art, £30.00
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rockin' good co.
Here at rockin?good co. we create fabulous flavour and vibrant colours with single natural ingredients in our infused salts and sugars. We also make great quality chocolate. Having met in our previous jobs, we came up with the idea of infused rock salt to make our home cooked recipes quicker and easier. With the motivation to avoid having to return to the corporate world and with a tiny marketing budget of £10 (a cup of coffee and a cookie each!), we came up with the name of rockin' good co. inspired by our first ingredient and frankly we felt we were! We hope we can tempt you! Tracey and Sam we?re all rockin?good!
1. Set of 3 infused rock salt pinch pots in a gift box, 150g each, £18.00 2. Set of 6 infused rock salt pinch pots in a gift box, 150g each, £32.00 3. Set of 6 infused rock salt pouches in a gift box, 70g each, from £18.00 4. Set of 5 flavour infused sugars, 70g pouches, from £15.00 5. Christmas reindeer chocolate noses, box of 9, £10.00 6. Milk chocolate reindeer poop, £2.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Ross & Ross Food
The company started in 2011 and is a small, multi award winning fine food company based in the Cotswolds who specialise in Handmade British food gifts. Ross & Ross are mainly known for their Homemade Curing Kits, for bacon and salmon. They also sell foodie hampers, which include a variety of our products and products from trusted suppliers around the Cotswolds. They sell online, through Not on The High Street and in farm shops and delis around the UK. Their Vision is to create innovative and unique food products and gifts using the best British ingredients and producers. 1. Christmas Roast Dinner Box, £21.00 2. The New Homemade Curing Kit? Bacon, £22.00 3. The XL Homemade Curing Kit? Salmon, £27.00 4. The Ultimate Spicy Bacon Sandwich Kit, £32.00 5. The Man Box, £22.00 6. BBQ Hamper ? Original, £35.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Science On A Postcard
Science On A Postcard was started by Heidi Gardner during her PhD at the University of Aberdeen. She was sat in an airport waiting for a delayed flight back to Aberdeen, and got chatting with a stranger. That stranger expressed surprise when Heidi said she was a Scientist. After that conversation Heidi was determined to normalise science by creating products that spark conversations between science-lovers and those who are a bit nervous of the subject. Since then, the Science On A Postcard product range has expanded, including postcards, enamel pin badges, notebooks, tote bags and pocket mirrors. 1. This is What a Scientist Looks Like Pocket Mirror - Blue, £5.00 2. I Support Diversity In Science Enamel Pin Badge - Rainbow / Black / White, £6.00 3. Women in Science - Women in STEM - Set of 5 Postcards, £6.00 4. David Attenborough Tattoo Heart Enamel Pin Badge, £6.00 5. Science That Will Change The World - A6 Science Notebook (Squared Paper), £4.50 6. Always Explore Space Rocket Enamel Pin Badge - Blue / Orange / White / Red, £6.00
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Shiny Creations
Hi, I?m Helen, I make weird and wonderful gifts that come from my mad brain and sometimes I make things completely designed and custom made for you. Back in art school, I started making geeky and quirky jewellery because I couldn?t find it in the shops, soon friends wanted me to make stuff for them, this turned into strangers stopping me in the street to ask where I got my jewellery. So Shiny Creations was born. Since then I have handmade hundreds of unique gifts such as custom accessories, personalised caketoppers and cartoonifications, which are created based on customer photos. 1. Doughnut charm bracelet, £9.00 2. Mince pie earrings, £7.00 3. Personalised wedding caketoppers, from £50.00 4. Unicorn charm necklace, £12.00 5. Personalised cartoonification, from £35.00 6. Gingerbread man brooch/tie pin, £7.00
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Silvina's Nature
Crowns are innovative healthy treats made of reduced-sugar meringue and nuts. They are the perfect partners to a cup of tea, coffee or some bubbles! The recipe was born out of Silvina?s personal struggle to maintain a healthy weight. Years of fad diets and stress finally led her to the simple realisation that it?s all about balance, not denial. After months of testing (and tasting) Crowns finally emerged from her kitchen in North London. There are currently 6 flavours in the range including their Christmas flavour: Cinnamon & Cardamom which has just won a star at the Great Taste Awards. 1. Cinnamon & Cardamom, £3.99 2. Raspberry & Cashew, £3.99 3. Peanut Butter, £3.99 4. Coconut & Almond, £3.99 5. Cacao & Hazelnut , £3.99 6. Lemon & Almond, £3.99
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Slime Marshmallows
Hi! I?m Kristie, ?Slime Marshmallows?,enthusiast and passionate artist and slimer. I specialise in making unique, creative and artisan slimes which I and my customers consider each of them as works of art in their own right! Each and every single slime is handmade and making slime gives me joy and satisfaction. Children and adults both share the love of poking, stretching, pulling, squeezing? My slimes are perfect as a multi-sensory experience that helps to relax and de-stress. I try to make all of my slimes as aesthetically pleasing as possible. Visually admiring them as well as physical mixing them. 1. Aurora, from £7.25 2. DayDream Bear, £12.99 3. Rainbow Chiffon Cake, from £6.25 4. Lovers Lips, from £5.95 5. Kristies Rice Krispies, from £5.50 6. Lovestruck Beluga, from £11.50 ETSY / INSTAGRAM / YOUTUBE
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Spider & Fly
Children's clothing should be fun and comfortable. Spider & Fly is fun, funky and functional, designed for little movers and shakers. Using soft fabrics with eye-catching prints these are garments that will be in constant rotation in your little one's wardrobe. My speciality grow-with-me leggings are perfect for keeping up with children as they grow and explore. These came out of my desire for comfortable clothing children could move, climb and run in while being aware of just how quickly they grow out of everything in those early years. They can fit for up to 3 years, reducing impact on landfills as well as the headache of replacing clothes every few months or weeks. 1. Dinosaur Dungarees, from £35.00 2. Roarsome Romper, £15.00 3. Skull Skirt/Leggings, £14.00 4. Purple Grow-With-Me Leggings, from £14.00 5. Skull Grow-With-Me Leggings, £18.00 6. Christmas Romper, from £23.00 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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Sue's Dainties
The first purse I made was a small coin purse because I was fed up with change rolling around my car. A small purse is great for that all essential car park change. Things just grew from there, the more kiss clasp frames I found the more I loved them. I handsew all my purses for any occasion. Family started giving me wedding, prom and evening dresses for me to upcycle. So I now have a passion for upcycling too. 1. Green Floral Kiss Clasp Purse, £8.00 2. Kiss Clasp Glasses Case, £10.00 3. Custom orders from £20.00 4. Black Lace Kiss Clasp Clutch Bag, £30.00 5. Small Kiss Clasp Coin Purse, £6.00 6. Kiss clasp bags for all occasions from £20.00
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teapigs
Nick and Louise started teapigs in November 2006 with one mission ? to get the nation drinking real tea again. They met whilst working for a really big tea company, where they learned all about tea and drank lots of it. And the more they learned, and the more they drank, the more they came to realise something: that there's a whole world of quality teas out there that simply aren't getting the attention they deserve. And so teapigs was born. We make a big thing about using quality real tea. By quality real tea, we mean whole leaf tea, whole leaf herbs, whole berries, whole spices and whole flowers. Not the dusty stuff you?ll find in regular paper teabags. The whole leaves, berries, herbs, flowers and spices in our tea temples have been handled gently and with love, to maintain every drop of that precious flavour. 1. Caffeine free bundle, £20.99 2. Chocolate flake tea, from £1.75 3. Tins of tea, from £6.36 4. Christmas bundle, £10.99 5. Classic teas gift set, £15.50 6. Feel-good teas gift set, £15.50 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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The Big Cheese Making Kit
Ailsa Proverbs thought ?if you could make yoghurt at home, why couldn?t you make cheese??She went online, thinking it would be easy to get a kit, but there were none. So she decided to make one! Ailsa launched The Big Cheese Making Kit in September 2012. She bought enough ingredients to make 400 kits and thought that would be plenty to see her through Christmas. Her estimate of 400 kits quickly became 4,000! 2018 is a different story. There?s a team of us busily processing orders for our online customers and retailers. We?ve extended our range past the original 3 kits to 7 kits with the recent launch of our Big Vegan Cheese Making Kit being a huge success! 1. Scottish Crowdie Kit, £22.50 2. Halloumi and Feta Kit, £22.50 3. Mediterranean Cheese Making Kit, £27.50 4. Mozzarella and Ricotta Kit, £22.50 5. The Ultimate Cheese Making Kit, £36.50 6. The Big Vegan Cheese Making Kit, £27.50 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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The Fabulous Mr Fudge
Our business has evolved from making bespoke celebration cakes into mail order confectionery. We are based near Dunnet Head, the most northerly part of mainland UK. It is a family business which I run along with my wife and son. We hope to bring a little sweetness into your day. 1. Scottish Tablet - Traditional Scottish Treat, from £6.00 2. Peanut Butter Fudge, from £6.50 3. Traditional Turkish Delight, from £4.50 4. Dark Chocolate Whisky Fudge, £6.50 5. Cookie Monster Fudge, from £6.50 6. Caramel Rolo Fudge, from £6.50
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The Fanciful Soul
Hi! I?m Carrie, I am the creator behind The Fanciful Soul, based in Yorkshire, which has been on Etsy for over 2 years though I?ve been selling on Etsy much longer than that. I enjoy using various materials to create jewellery that is both affordable and super cute, I?m obsessed with animals and flowers which feature in most of my designs. Discount code: 10%off with the code ?Merryn?(can be used on both Etsy and website). 1. Antler Necklace, £13.00 2. Dream Catcher Necklace, £15.00 3. Black Druzy Earrings, £6.50 4. Gold Elephant Necklace, £15.00 5. Snowman Earrings, £4.50 6. Sagittarius Necklace, £6.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / INSTAGRAM
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The Gluttonous Gardener
The Gluttonous Gardener delivers gorgeous growing gifts inside beautiful wooden crates. Gardener Ned Trier germinated his idea over 20 years ago when he found himself in yet another London traffic jam en-route to a client?s garden. After a lot of trial, and a few errors, he had designed a beautiful and sturdy wooden crate to keep plants safe on their journey and began delivering his unique gifts to celebrate Weddings, Christenings, birthdays, Anniversaries and all of life's other most significant events. We are confident that we can deliver the perfect present for every occasion imaginable. 1. The Red Hot Growbar, £12.00 2. The Popcorn Growbar, £12.00 3. The Tea Growbar, £12.00 4. The Banana Tree Box, £34.00 5. The Coffee Lover's Crate, £42.00 6. The Wild Strawberry Crate, £36.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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The Hoghouse
The Hoghouse started before I even knew it! It was all quite simple by making items for my hedgehog and foster hogs, once I had their 'huff' of approval I went on to make a few custom orders for others. At the beginning of 2016 the 'New Year, New Project' feeling kicked in and I decided to test the waters and put a few items online... Before I knew it I was spending my weekends scouring the fabric shops for interesting fabrics and I was soon making snugly houses for hedgehogs and guinea pigs all over the world. 1. Christmas Brussels sprouts cosy snuggle cave. Padded stay open snuggle cave, £11.00 2. Large Brussels sprouts guinea pig cuddle cup. Pet sofa. Guinea pig bed, £22.50 3. Large watermelon hide bed, £22.00 4. Mini hedgehogs snuggle sack. Fleece lined sleeping bag, from £6.25 5. Far away galaxy cosy cube house. Padded fleece house, £22.00 6. Camping animal stay open padded tunnel/ Padded fleece tunnel, £9.00 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST
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The Mallow Maid
Our Homemade marshmallows were created by accident after I became frustrated at trying meringues and macarons both being annoying and stressful and ending up in the bin. But out of the sugary rubble I managed to create these moreish treats. I began to add, take away and reinvent various themes upon themes and tested them on friends and family with encouraging results. We all know that Marshmallows are not the healthiest of snacks but as a treat and a drift down memory lane they do have some positives in that they have low levels of fat and cholesterol and low levels of salt. Handmade in small batches in our cosy cottage kitchen deep in the heart of the lake district these homemade marshmallows are truly scrumptious. 1. Comforting Coconut Marshmallows, from £3.75 2. Classical Vanilla Marshmallows, from £3.75 3. Luscious Lemon Drizzle Marshmallows, from £3.75 4. Perky Peppermint & Chocolate, from £3.75 5. Perpetual Peanut Butter Marshmallows, from £3.75 6. Sublime Lime & Pistachio Marshmallows, from £3.75 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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The Melting Pot Candle Company
Our candles are handmade with ingredients found in and around Yorkshire and are hand poured in small batches using only the finest quality natural soy wax and infused with a blend of premium fragrances and essential oils. The Melting Pot Candle Company was founded in 2015 from the love of candlelight, a respect for our natural environment, and a desire to create products that promote relaxation and restoration from the pressures of modern day living. 1. Seaside Rendezvous Candle tin, £8.50 2. Rhubarb & BlackBerry Candle tin, £8.50 3. Geo Matte Black Goji Berry & Blood Orange candle vessel, £19.50 4. Rhubarb & Custard Organic soy candle tin, £8.50 5. Mermaid Candle, £15.00 6. Unicorn Candle, £15.00
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The Peculiar Curio
Hello there! My name is Toni and I am a UK based independent jewellery maker. I started making around the year 2005 and have never looked back since. I enjoy using pieces I salvage as well as items I make myself to create a unique style that cannot be found on the high street. Please come take a look at my Etsy shop and follow for things that are just a bit peculiar. 1. The protector - long nickel free necklace, £15.00 2. The Locked Rose - short necklace with Swarovski crystal, £10.00 3. Poseidon's gift - 16 inch short necklace, £10.00 4. Sleight - 16 inch necklace, £15.00 5. La Chat Noir - 16 inch Nickel free necklace, £10.00 6. The guiding light - short multi strand necklace, £20.00
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The Smokey Carter
The Smokey Carter started out in 2013 making chutneys and sauces for family and friends to give as gifts for Christmas. They became so popular we decided to start The Smokey Carter officially in 2014. We now produce a large range of World inspired BBQ Rubs and Sauces all handmade in small batches. We have won some prestigious awards for our products including 9 Great Taste Awards and 3 National Chilli Awards. You can now find our products in over 30 independent delis, farmshops and butchers across the country. 1. Chilli Sauce Man Box, £27.00 2. Chilli Addict Sauce Tube, £15.00 3. Cheese Lovers Chutney Tube, £15.00 4. Pitmaster Barbecue Spice Rub Box, £15.00 5. Christmas Mulled Wine Gift Box, £5.00 6. Mulled Syrup For Wine, Cider & Cocktails, £5.50 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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The Spicery
Our goal at The Spicery is to produce recipes that make using spices easy, accessible and fun for anyone! Our company (originally called Sambava Spices) was started by James Ransome in 2005 in his spare room at home, with £5000 of his own savings. The business slowly went from Order #1 (sent to James' Mum) to eventually include many of the best restaurants in the UK (the Fat Duck, Ottolenghi, Rick Stein and many others were all good customers over the years), and finally to a simple homemade website all funded from that initial investment. We've developed hundreds of unique recipes over the years, and more recent times have seen us introduce a cookbook kit - a combination of a cookbook together with 4 special spice blends that can be used to make ANY of the recipes in the book. As you'd expect, there are plenty of other big ideas bubbling away in the Spicery kitchen as we continue to introduce new products and innovative new ways of making spices fun and easy to use at home! 1. Curry Legend Cookbook Kit (in a presentation tin), £38.00 2. Easy Kits Gift Bag, £15.00 3. Friday Night Curry Discoverer Subscription, from £24.00 4. Meat Free Magic Subscription, from £24.00 5. Indian Restaurant Favourites Subscription, from £24.00 6. Date Night Subscription, from £24.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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The Tots Trove
We're an independent family run business from Brighton, England. Following the birth of my son Sid in 2016, I fell head over heels for beautiful 'tot' sized treasure. Joining forces with a fellow enthusiast (AKA my mum Di), we're very proud to showcase our trove of delights. We're dedicated to stocking products that are both beautiful to look at, and in quality. Together, we hand pick adorable brands and design our own products, to create this eclectic collection of treasure. We're continuously updating our treasure trove with new products, so be sure to keep up to date on our Facebook and Instagram accounts. 1. Black Heart Print Muslin, £12.49 2. Rainbow Unicorn Wall Decoration, £28.00 3. Leopard T-Shirt Pocket Dress, £20.00 4. Pink Pettiskirt Tutu, £24.00 5. Watch Out World T-Shirt White, £12.00 6. Sweet Dreams Star Night Light, £10.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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The Welljoy Shop
The Welljoy Shop is a little shop of happiness full of gifts to make you and others smile. The online store stocks items that focus on wellbeing, from fun activity packs that help you to stay positive, to fabulous mugs, gorgeous stationery and much more. All money raised supports the social enterprise Wellbeing Enterprises who help people in the Liverpool City Region live longer, healthier and happier lives through social prescribing, volunteering and learning new skills. 1. Weekly Goals Tear Off Planner, £7.49 2. Welljoy Mindfulness T-Shirt, £11.99 3. 30 Day Happiness Challenge Cube, £9.99 4. Welljoy Pack, £19.99 5. Fill Your Life with Sparkle Ceramic Mug, £6.49 6. My Goals A5 Notebook, £7.99
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Tilly's Treats
I?m Sam, owner of Tilly?s Treats? Tilly was my late aunt, an incredibly inspiring lady and dedicated chocolate connoisseur. I named both my business and my daughter after her! Always creating in the kitchen, I started making chocolates when my mum gave me some moulds. I loved it, so quit my corporate job and built a chocolate business. Five years later, we not only make deliciously luxurious chocolates (they have been tasted in the Houses of Parliament), I also teach others (including at a Michelin Starred restaurant) and now have a range of kits for you to learn in your own kitchen. 1. Box of Luxury Handmade Chocolate - The Sea Salt and Sweet Caramel Collection, from £12.00 2. Chocolate Making Kits - Chocolate Orange Truffles, £20.00 3. Handmade 500g Chocolate Slab with free personalisation, £15.00 4. Chocolate Mice, £1.00 5. Chocolate Making Kits - Salted Caramel Chocolate Truffles, £20.00 6. Advent Calendar Selection Box of Handmade Chocolate Bars, £45.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Tiny Treat Boutique
Tiny Treat Boutique is a family business making jewellery and kits to make your own, started due to a love of working with modelling clay. Our kits are perfect for birthday gifts, Christmas presents and stocking fillers for age 8 and above. Each standard kit makes 3 items: a necklace, bracelet and keyring. Our mini kits make one item, and our party kits are customisable for birthday parties and hen night activities. We also run workshops and birthday parties in Sussex. 1. Burger Earring Studs, £14.00 2. Cupcake Kit, £14.50 3. Rainbow Cake Necklace, £16.00 4. Pizza Kit, £14.50 5. Pick n Mix Jar Necklace, £16.00 6. Gingerbread House Kit, £14.50
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Turf Football Art
It started when I decided to run away to Vienna in 2016. Bored of my soul sapping Monday to Friday job, I had an opportunity to house-sit for a couple in the Austrian capital for 6 months. I packed my life into my old VW Golf and drove across Europe to my temporary home. This was where Turf Football Art was born. The ambition from the start was to make stylish, contemporary designs for the modern-day football fan. To provide a product that can be framed and proudly put up in the home. So far, so good! For these designs and many more click here.
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Tyne Chease
Tyne Chease Ltd is a small family run business in the North East of England. Our wide range of artisan vegan ?chease?is handmade, individually wrapped and lovingly packaged in a simple poplar wood box. All our packaging is as natural as possible, and we use no artificial ingredients or preservatives of any kind. We only use organic ingredients, where possible, so you can rest assured that only the highest quality of produce is passing through your lips with every bite. Treat yourself this Christmas and every other day too, with chease fit for the chease board of the future. 1. Cranberry, £8.95 2. Smoked, £7.95 3. Ethiopian Spice, £7.95 4. Chives, £7.95 5. Selection Box, £18.95 6. Cashew Truffle, £8.95 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Vegan Bunny
We produce and sell handmade candles, that are Vegan, free from Zinc, pesticides and Genetically modified materials. Also all we produce is certified by Peta as Vegan and Cruelty free, making our company kind to every kind. Yay! 1. Ginger & Lemongrass Soy Candle, £12.00 2. Lavender Soy Candle, £12.00 3. Lemongrass Soy Candle, £11.00 4. Orange Soy Candle, £10.00 5. Peppermint Tea Soy Candle, £12.00 6. Rose Blossom Soy Candle, £14.00
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VelvetVolcano
At VelvetVolcano we make spooky, sweet and sparkly accessories for gals and ghouls 'allergic' to the norm. Alternative folks find their sanctuary at Planet VelvetVolcano in bright, dark and pastel colours, with quirky, cute and macabre characters and funky prints. Whatever your age and aesthetic, if you love to stand out, you CAN sit with us! ;) We are a small Cornish business, started in 2009 and run by a colourful chronically ill and disabled girl boss and her awesome mumma! Free shipping within the UK. 1. Watermelon Pom Pom Beanie (from age 0-3 Months to Adult), from £16.50 2. Cherry Stripe Collar (2 standard sizes or custom available), from £19.50 3. Pastel Rainbow Fingerless Gloves, £22.80 4. Rain Cloud Necklace, from £16.25 5. Rainbow Baby Dungarees (3-6 Months and 6-12 Months), from £20.55 6. Rainbow Brooch, £13.95
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Wellybix
After giving up my job as a pastry chef, initially to become a carer for my mother, I am now the proud owner of Wellybix, a thriving cottage industry making dog treats! My business had its grounding Christmas 2012 when I decided to bake some biscuits for my Jack Russell, Welly. It wasn?t long before I began supplying the local hotel and holiday cottages with biscuits to give to clients who brought their pets on holiday. Spurred on by the initial success, I set about formalising my business, coming up with the name Wellybix after my Jack Russell Welly-Bob. Five-year-old Welly does his bit by ensuring baking standards are met - he is my chief tester. He waits for each batch to come out of the oven and makes sure they are up to scratch! 1. Biscuit Selection Pack, £12.00 2. Carob Chocolate with Mint Baking Kit, £9.99 3. Black & Tartan Harris Tweed Dog Collar, £17.00 4. Baking Kit - Oaty Bix with Herbs, £9.99 5. Brown/Olive Harris Tweed Dog Bow Tie, £9.50 6. Peanut Butter and Spelt Flour, £3.45 WEBSITE / GOOGLE+/ INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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White One Sugar
The White One Sugar contemporary poster style is inspired by vintage 20th Century travel posters. Our poster style suits a wide variety of scenes and they look equally good as posters, greetings cards, fridge magnets and more. Using computer graphics artistry we create these nostalgic images and we produce all our prints in-house at our beautiful studio in Kent. There are now over 300 pictures in our portfolio and we are drawing more every day. Our White One Sugar pictures make perfect Christmas presents, as they are a wonderful way to celebrate those places close to our hearts. 1. Rochester River Medway, from £12.00 2. Old Neptune on the Beach, Whitstable, from £12.00 3. Beachy Head and Belle Tout Lighthouse, from £12.00 4. Deal Seafront, Kent, Fishing Boats & Pier, from £12.00 5. Holkham Beach, Norfolk, from £12.00 6. London Greeting Cards, £2.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / PINTEREST / TWITTER
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Wink Design
Wink Design's bright and brilliant personalised prints and illustrations, witty greeting cards, and fun gifts say just what you want to say - so whether it?s tea, gin, cute characters, coffee, animal puns, or song lyrics, Wink Design has the perfect solution for you! 1. Sewing Quote Print, from £17.95 2. Animal Nursery Print, from £17.95 3. Quirky Love Print 'We are all a little weird', from £17.95 4. Seagull Enamel Pin Badge, £7.50 5. Gin Lovers Coaster, from £3.95 6. Inspirational Embroidery Hoop Art 'I'm here to be fabulous', from £15.00
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xCottonKisses
Hand embroidery is a great self-care activity and I love how it makes me feel. Over three years ago I realised I wanted to be able to do it as much as possible... and so I opened xCottonKisses. I sew using different embroidery techniques to create custom wall art, usually in embroidery hoops. I can send without one so it can be placed in your own frame. I?m always available to advise on size, design, font and colours. I also offer gift wrapping. I?m still pleasantly surprised and amused at the unusual but wonderful requests I receive, so don?t worry about what you have in mind... I?ve heard it all before, plus worse haha. Those inside jokes, birth mementos and inspirational pick me ups are my absolute favourite as I know that it
will really mean something to someone, and will most likely lift their mood every time they see it. 1. Home Is Where The Fart Is embroidery hoop, £20.00 2. Custom name embroidery hoop, from £20.00 3. I Woke Up Like This embroidery hoop, £15.00 4. Embroidery hoop to personalise, from £23.00 5. Mini lavender embroidery hoop, from £12.00 6. Custom cross stitch hoop, from £21.00 ETSY
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XOXO gifts
XOXO gifts is a wee company based in Kirkcudbright in South West Scotland, and Maggie is the owner, designer and chief coffee maker in our studio. We started out as a wee one-woman band, but now have part-time staff, Pop (Maggie?s dad) and a cute wee dog to help us keep up with making our bestest gifts. As well as our bestselling notepads for a wee while now, we?ve also branched out into mugs, tote bags, storage tins, and lots more loveliness. We love a bit of wit, great design, classic and contemporary fonts, and a bit of colour. 1. Children's Thank You Notepad, from £11.25 2. Monochrome Hashtag Travel Mug, £19.50 3. Dictionary Definition Mug, £15.50 4. Plaster/First Aid Tin, £16.50 5. Teacher's Tote Bag, from £13.50 6. To Do List Notepad, from £13.50 WEBSITE / ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM
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Zabby Allen
Zabby Allen is a colourful creative from south east London, who lives a multi-hyphenate life, working for other indie businesses including Lucky Dip Club, Caboodle Magazine, In Colourful Company and The Happy Newspaper, alongside running her own product-based business. When she?s not working she likes to go on Rainbow Hunting adventures and chase other people?s dogs around. Zabby says: ?I like to create wearable or useful pieces inspired by all the things in life that make me happy and pay tribute to causes I think deserve to be shouted about. They make great stocking fillers!? 1. Rainbow Hunter Embroidered Iron-On Patch, £6.00 2. Mac & Cheese Embroidered Iron-On Patch, £6.00 3. Misunderstood Staffy Dog Enamel Pin, £7.00 4. BFF Girl Power Pin Set, £13.00 (also available separately) 5. Dungaree Appreciation Society Enamel Pin, £7.00 6. Girl Power Keyring, £7.50 WEBSITE / ETSY / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER
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Zuri House
Zuri House is a London based small business inspired by the love of the Scandinavian design and natural materials. Being a Mum myself I decided to find this shop to be able to share the passion of interior design accessories which are elegant but at the same time safe and ecologically conscious. Our specialty are hand-knitted items, all designed by us and made with 100%eco-friendly cotton cord and wool. Please visit our online shop for the unique collection of pouffes, rugs, baskets, blankets and toys. These exceptional products would bring elegance, cosiness and natural warmth to your home. 1. Crocheted ottoman with handles LIGHT GREY, £70.00 2. Crocheted rug 100cm ECRU, £100.00 3. Large crocheted basket LIGHT GREY, £95.00 4. LOLA Doll, £120.00 5. Medium knitted pouffe ECRU, £125.00 6. Small knitted pouffe ECRU, £75.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST
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