Merryn Magazine - issue 6

Merryn Magazine Because everyone needs a l it t l e joy in t heir l if e!

Christ mas Gif t Guide We have bril l iant gif t ideas wait ing f or you

f rom amazing UK and Irel and independent ret ail ers.

There are nearl y 200 gif t ideas.

Happy shopping!

VISIT MERRYN.ORG FOR MORE * AUTUMN 2020 * ISSUE 6

Foreword f rom the editor Welcome to the fourth Merryn Christmas Gift Guide!

Since our last Christmas gift guide, things have changed so much in the world. We hope that you are managing to stay safe.

Now, more than ever, small businesses need our support, so sit back, relax, and let us take you through nearly 200 gift ideas from independent creators, artists, makers and retailers.

Jenny Jenny Pugh, editor-in-chief

IN THIS ISSUE 4.

AskingFor Trouble

20.

LittleGreen Skincare& Soap

5.

Ben Rothery Illustrator

21.

LoveLetter LAB

6.

BushBooBaby & Kids

22.

LoveLettersby Analisa

7.

Createdby Magic

23.

Luxury DogHampers

8.

CreativeCooper CraftsandDesign

24.

MadeBy MissM

9.

DeliciousScentsations

25.

MaisyPlum

10.

Dragonfly HandcraftedDesigns

26.

MoreThan Words

11.

EdgeInspired

27.

My LittleShopUK

12.

Feast andtheFurious

28.

My MagicNameBooks

13.

Felt soGood

29.

Paper Artist UK

14.

Friendinabox

30.

Sally Nencini

15.

Hellobirdie

31.

SignatureSoaps

16.

Heni'sHomemadeSoap

32.

Spicely DoesIt

17.

Holly PopsDesign

33.

SweetsToYours

18.

KelZoJewellery

34.

Wheesht

19.

La di da Sweet Treats

35.

Wool Couture

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Asking For Trouble

I'm Marceline Smith, the designer and owner of Asking For Trouble, based in the west coast of Scotland.

Since 2007, I've been designing illustrated stationery, accessories, craft supplies and gifts using my original cute characters inspired by Japanese kawaii.

My aim is to create colourful happy useful products that don't harm the planet - and to make you smile!

1. 5 A Day Magnetic Shopping List Pad, £7.50 2. Cookie Cute Gingerbread Man Wooden Pins, £12.50 3. Pick & Mix Kawaii Mini Memo Sheets, £7.00 4. Cup of Tea Kawaii Wooden Pin, £6.00 5. Happy Clouds Kawaii Acrylic Keyrings, £7.00 6. Sun, Planet & Earth Polymer Stamps, £15.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM

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Ben Rothery Illustrator

My name is Ben and I'm an detail obsessed, natural history author and illustrator based in London. I sell a range of fully illustrated, conservation led and nature inspired books, prints & stationery both online and from my shop in central London. I started the business from a small market stall in Bath just after graduating from Art school in 2011 and as I'm a bit of a frustrated naturalist trapped in an illustrator's body, use it to indulge in my love of the world around us.

1. Common Octopus print, from £17.50 2. Clouded Leopard II artwork and prints, from £17.50 3. Atlantic Puffin print, from £17.50 4. Hidden Planet 2021 calendar, £12.00 5. Hidden Planet book, £20.00 6. Sensational Butterflies book, £20.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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Bush Boo Baby & Kids

Established in 2013, Bush Boo is a home-grown brand based in Yorkshire UK. After leaving the clothing industry of twenty-five years to spend time with my daughter through her primary school years, Bush Boo was born and has now become a recognised handmade brand throughout the world.

All designs are quite varied ranging from tweed waistcoats and flat-caps to party crowns, costumes and photo-props, using only the best materials to ensure plenty of wear!

Bush Boo represents traditional, colourful and quirky products that make your little ones feel special!

1. Christmas Baby Red Chef Set Props, £30.00 2. Red Tartan Braces & Bowtie Set, from £22.00 3. Grey & Navy Herringbone Tweed Flatcap, from £17.95 4. Gold Denim Party Crown, from £13.00 5. Emerald Green Fleece Dinosaur Snood, from £9.95 6. Christmas Red Velvet Bowtie, from £13.00 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM

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Created by Magic

Launched five years ago the small online business was set up by mum-of-two, Laura Baker at her home in Whiteley. The award winning company specialises in unique prints, portraits and wedding stationery capturing big and little life moments, with your own personal touch.

On 14th February 2018, Laura Baker from Whiteley, was recognised by British businesswoman, Jacqueline Gold CBE, for her success as a female entrepreneur, and awarded with a prestigious #WOW badge. Jacqueline Gold says: "Created

by Magic caught my eye when I visited their incredibly dynamic website that makes shopping for personalised gifts online fun and easy. I am impressed by the wide range of products on offer and it is clear to see the care and thought that goes into making each and every gift. It?s a great solution when buying a gift for any occasion!"

Last year, it was an honour to be recognised by the one and only Theo Paphitis who is most known for his role on the BBC show Dragons Den and has a number of hugely successful businesses in the retail sector.

1. Personalised Watercolour Pet Portrait Print (horse), £28.00 2. Personalised Watercolour Pet Portrait Print (dog), £28.00 3. Personalised Welly Boot Family Print, £18.00 4. Personalised Watercolour Wedding Venue Illustration Print, £28.00 5. Personalised Child Custom Portrait Illustration, £28.00 6. Personalised Child?s Drawing Foil Print, £26.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER

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Creative Cooper Crafts and Design

Julie-Ann Cooper Design ? Owner of Creative Cooper Crafts and Design I?m a freelance graphic designer with over 22 years experience and live in Bromsgrove. Creative Cooper Crafts and Design was established in 2019 out of my love for home crafting and the design industry. I?ve set up a little Etsy shop and run this from my home-based studio together with my freelance design business.

I offer a fun selection of hand-poured children?s wax crayons and chalks, personalised prints and wall art for the home. Children?s party packs and wedding favours are also available. All my packaging is either recycled or carefully selected to be as eco-friendly as possible.

1. A Set of 8 Mini Dinosaur Shaped Wax Crayons, £5.00 2. Personalised colour your own name print, Bugs style, from £4.00 3. Set of 6 Glitter Unicorn Crayons, £6.50 4. Personalised children's name rainbow prints, from £12.00 5. 14 Succulents Glitter Wax Crayons, Mixed Sizes, £12.00 6. A Set of 4 Train & Carriage Fun Shaped Patio Chalks, £7.00 ETSY / INSTAGRAM

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Delicious Scentsations

My name is Shanice and I am the creator of Delicious Scentsations. We are a home fragrance business making and selling wax melts, room sprays and other products. All of our products are lovingly handmade and hand poured by myself. I use only ingredients that are vegan and cruelty-free in my products, and we aim to be as eco-friendly as we can be. Therefore, all of our products are packaged in either recyclable or biodegradable packaging. I have always been creative and enjoy making things, so I decided to take this passion to the next level, launching my business in November 2019. Look out for our exciting Christmas range in the coming months.

1. Themed Sample Packs, £6.95 2. Wax Melt Advent Calendars, from £20.00 3. Scoopable Wax, £3.00 4. Wax Brittle Bags, £3.95 5. Luxury Room Sprays, £9.50 each or two for £18.00 6. Luxury Reed Diffusers, £16.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM

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Dragonfly Handcrafted Designs

I?m Lou and I run an award winning Gift Jewellery Business called Dragonfly Handcrafted Designs.

I started back in 2009 and self taught a lot of the jewellery techniques that I still use now. I was going through IVF treatment so it helped keep my mind from wandering!

I started with jewellery parties and found that everyone loved my designs. After 7 years away from creating I was made redundant so I found my trusty pliers and started creating again! I set up on Facebook and revamped my Etsy page and a whole new business and way of selling was born for me!

In 2019 I was awarded the Theo Paphitis Small Business Sunday Award and... well the rest is history!

1. Gold Heart Necklace, £14.75 2. Gold Huggie Hoop Earrings with Angel Wing, £12.99 3. Turquoise Flower Earrings, £9.75 4. Copper or Antique Gold Daisy Earrings, £7.95 5. Kids Rainbow Confetti Necklaces, £6.00 6. Seaglass Pendant with 20?Sterling Silver Rolo Chain, £40.75 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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EdgeInspired

EdgeInspired was started by business partners, Stuart and Charlotte.

We hand-craft personalised wooden items for all occasions from our small New Forest studio.

We are passionate about making gifts to treasure for years to come and making your Christmas extra personal. For our full product range, please visit our website.

1. Personalised Baby?s First Christmas Star Decoration, £6.50 2. Personalised Cat Wooden Christmas Snowflake Decoration, £6.95 3. Square solid wood Gin & Tonic chopping board, £16.99 4. Christmas Tree Decoration, £5.99 5. Personalised Pet Glass Bauble, £9.70 6. Personalised Engraved Wooden Star Keepsake, from £7.50

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Feast and the Furious

I started my business around 2 years ago after my passion for all things smoked started to outgrow my back garden. Since then, we have managed to win a couple of awards for our smoked products including a Great Taste Award this year for our smoked butter.

We are the go to place for all things smoked whether it be cheeses, vegan cheeze, nuts, garlic, salt or even some of our hot sauces and chilli products all of which are produced at our unit in the Rural Capital of food Melton Mowbray.

1. Smoked Cheese Lovers Gift Box - PRE ORDER, £20.00 2. Smoked Peanuts and Chocolate Bar Gift Set, £10.00 3. BBQ Fan Gift Box, £25.00 4. Tin of 4 Chocolate Bars with Smoked Peanuts and Caramel, £9.50 5. Smoked Nuts Selection Gift Box, £20.00 6. Chilli Gift Box, £10.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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Felt so good

Felt so good produce handcrafted, eco-friendly, biodegradable hanging characters and decorations that are bursting with personality and unlike anything else on the market.

Whether it?s traditional Christmas, or something quirky, Felt so good are guaranteed to have the perfect fabulous gift or decoration for you, whatever your vibe.

The underlying ethos of Felt so good is to practice and promote the importance of fair trade and sustainability. Every product purchased enables our team of artisans in Nepal to live an independent life with access to safe, secure employment at a fair rate of pay. Every product has been handcrafted using traditional needle felting techniques from natural, sustainable and biodegradable products - absolutely no plastic here!

1. Selfie Rudolph, £9.90 2. Christmas Octopus, £7.50 3. Finley the Festive Fox, £10.00 4. Christmas Cricket, £5.00 5. Christmas Big Bumblebee, £7.50 6. Naughty or Nice Santa, £10.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER

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Friendinabox

My name is Jane and I set up Friendinabox four years ago after struggling to find a meaningful and affordable way to nurture friendships and show support to friends and family whilst I was living overseas.

Back in the UK now, I have created a range of gift boxes containing carefully selected products themed around occasions or situations. What makes the boxes really special is a ?typewritten? letter of unlimited length, inspired by dear Mum who taught me the importance of letter writing to stay connected with and provide support to friends and loved ones across the miles.

Now, I hope my Friendinabox ideas and your kind words can reach the special people in your life.

1. Christmas Eve Box, £24.00 2. Wintertime Box, £18.00 3. Hygge Box, £24.00 4. Be Kind To Yourself Box, £26.00 5. Calm Box, £20.00 6. Friendship Box, from £18.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM

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Hellobirdie

Hellobirdie is home to the work of Sally Hopkinson, a designer and illustrator from the North of England. Her work is quirky, cheerful and humorous, with a naive quality, often featuring hand drawn type, animals and nature.

Hellobirdie started as a fun side project whilst working as a designer but is now growing in to its own little business. Working from her home studio with her little poodle Moss by her side, Sally is passionate about creating unique gifts for people who want to add some cheer in to their homes.

1. Boston Terrier Dog Print, £12.00 2. Dog Breeds Print, £12.00 3. Scouse Liverpool Print White A4, £12.00 4. Scouse Liverpool Print Black A4, £12.00 5. Scouse Mug, £10.00 6. LFCYou'll Never Walk Alone Print, £12.00 WEBSITE / ETSY / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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Heni's Homemade Soap

Heni?s Homemade Soap is a one person business based in Bournemouth.

What had started as a hobby to create unique soaps that are gentle to the sensitive skin, has quickly grown to a business.

Heni aims to make high quality, zero waste, beauty products by using natural ingredients. Items that are appealing to the eye and gentle to the skin.

1. 4 piece bar soaps gift set, £17.20 2. 12 piece handmade Christmas soap gift set, £46.00 3. 12 piece soap sample bundle, £15.50 4. Bath salts, from £8.20 5. Spa beauty samples, £15.00 6. 10 piece homemade soap set, from £34.00

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Holly Pops Design

Having moved to Cumbria 3 years ago, I was immediately inspired by the beautiful surroundings and the wildlife that thrives here. Using watercolour and ink, I have started to create my own original designs with a pop of colour which would look great in any nature lover's home.

My designs are available on a variety of products on redbubble and I also have originals available on etsy. I hope you love these designs as much as I love creating them! Merry Christmas!

1. Penguin family zipper pouch (available in small, medium and large sizes), from £8.36 2. Woodpecker floor cushion, £43.82 3. Red squirrel friends mug, £10.65 4. Blue tit cotton tote bag, £11.62 5. Kingfisher framed print (available in small and medium), from £53.38 6. Robin sticker (available in a range of finishes), £1.57 Gift wrapping hint - try using brown paper as gift wrap and finishing with ribbons and a robin sticker for a unique touch.

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KelZo Jewellery

KelZo Jewellery is an LGBTQ+ family business that began in June 2020 and has grown fast over the past few months. We aim to provide affordable, well made pieces of jewellery. Our pieces are bright and bold, 100%vegan, and we have a Pride Collection from which we donate 20%of profits to LGBTQ charities.

We also create custom pieces for our customers and we're open to ideas and suggestions for future collections. We love making and creating, and we can't wait for our Christmas collection to launch on November 1st.

1. Strawberry Doughnut Drops, £10.00 2. Pride Rainbow Badge, £10.00 3. Rainbow Kitten Necklace, £10.00 4. Red & Blue Leopard Print Medium Circle Studs, £8.00 5. Rainbow Kitten Studs, £8.00 6. Rainbow Moustache Badge, £8.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER

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La di da Sweet Treats

Our founder Sangita, started her business in 2012, but decided to increase and expand her range in 2015, launching the Coated Oreo. With 2 Mondelez licenses which enable us to use the Oreo branding, our beautiful range of Coated Oreos are designed, and hand decorated, by our artisan bakers.

We also create goodies for large corporate orders, are a supplier for Selfridges & Co. and Harrods and also a partner of Not On The High Street (as well as other online platforms). Who doesn?t love a bespoke sweet treat!

1. Christmas Oreos, from £3.00 2. The Mindful Box, £25.00 3. Self-Care Oreos, from £6.00 4. Sweet Treat Hampers, from £20.00 5. Birthday Coated Oreos, from £2.50 6. Unicorn Coated Oreos, from £3.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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Little Green Skincare & Soap

Founded by me, Denise Karan, Little Green Skincare & Soap is a small independent business, based in Lancashire. The name reflects my commitment to the environment; my handmade soaps and salves are produced in small batches using traditional methods and natural ingredients. You won't find parabens, detergents, petro-chemicals or synthetic preservatives around here - what you will find are natural oils, butters and botanicals, many of which are home-grown or locally purchased. And using the therapeutic principles of aromatherapy, my products are beautifully scented using essential oil blends chosen for their benefits to both body and spirit.

1. Rosehip Oil, from £9.50 2. Beard & Skin Balm, £8.50 3. Body Butter with Shea & Cocoa Butter, £9.50 4. Elderflower Balm, £6.25 5. Tea Tree & Eucalyptus Soap, £3.60 6. Body Oil, £8.99 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM

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Love Letter LAB

At Love Letter LAB we hand make beaded jewellery and accessories. With our bracelets being our signature piece you can create your individual piece of arm candy.

With a variety of beads and colour ways the possibilities are endless! You choose and we make! The best part is seeing how you style your jewellery when you receive it!

1. Personalised bracelet with black and white letters, £10.00 2. Personalised bracelet with silver letters, £10.00 3. Personalised Bracelet with gold letters, £10.00 4. Hashtag bracelet, £10.00 5. Children?s Ice Queen bracelet, £7.50 6. Children?s Christmas bracelets - Santa / Gingerbread / Little Elf / Christmas Pudding Snowman / Reindeer, £7.50

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Love Letters by Analisa

I've always loved crafting but it had taken a back seat due to full time work in the corporate world for over 15 years.

However whilst on maternity leave with my second baby, I needed to come up with a plan to enable me to stay at home with my two favourite small people. I was loving their company and office life was becoming less and less appealing, so I decided to take the plunge and turn my hobby into a business and from this Love Letters was born.

Made at our home, in my blue shed in the garden, I get crafting with our two pet chickens wandering around for company. Each decorated letter is bespoke, there is no pattern I follow, so each one is unique. I always love creating new designs so if you have something in mind please do share them with me, and we can work together on creating something you really love.

I think they make a special, unique gift, for any occasion - birthdays, christenings, new home, new baby, weddings, or just because you would like something a little bit different from what you see on the High Street. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them!

1. Rose Gold home succulent decor, from £46.00 2. Rose flower bear, from £31.00 3. Rose gold and blush decor, from £42.00 4. Racing car wall decoration, £34.00 5. Bicycle wall art, £41.00 6. Personalised Christmas bauble, £9.00

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Luxury Dog Hampers

I?m Karen the founder of Luxury Dog Hampers which is the Fortnum & Mason of the dog world. It was created so I could spend more time at home with my senior dog Bailey. Sadly, he passed away, but I have a new dog Bertie who helps me by taste testing new treats.

My hampers contain a selection of 100%natural treats, grooming and health products sourced from British small businesses that you may not have discovered yet and high-quality toys.

Treats are selected from makers who don?t use any unnecessary additives in their products and are eco-friendly.

1. Little Luxuries Christmas Hamper, £39.75 2. Little Luxuries Christmas Hamper 2, £39.57 3. Signature Luxuries Christmas Hamper, £46.71 4. Signature Luxuries Christmas Hamper 2, £48.86 5. Ultimate Indulgence Christmas Hamper, £62.16 6. Ultimate Indulgence Christmas Hamper 2, £63.33 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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Made By Miss M

My name is Marketa. My silver journey started in September 2019. I signed up for a Silver Jewellery Diploma course with London Jewellery School. Prior to this I was self-taught. I worked with beads, raw stones and wire.

Working with metal is amazing. The process starts on my bench with a piece of silver or copper. It ends up with a piece of jewellery. I make by hand in my workshop in London.

This collection is full of simple pieces - light to wear and statement despite their minimalism.

They?ll brighten up your day and put a smile on your face.

1. Silver Circle Stud Earrings, from £15.00 2. Hammered Hoop Earrings, £22.00 3. Skinny Silver Ring, from £12.00 4. Spiky Hoop Earrings, £25.00 5. Right Hand Ring, from £25.00 6. Simple Silver Heart Necklace, £25.00 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER

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MaisyPlum

I'm Jo and I run MaisyPlum where I make enamel jewellery, bowls and wall art from my home studio in East Sussex.

I work with sterling silver and copper and love to experiment with colour on metal as the possibilities are endless. I predominantly make contemporary, delicate designs that are easy to team with a casual outfit or workwear.

I also dabble in fused glass, creating quirky decorations, cocktail stirrers and wall art.

1. Sea Spirit Bracelet, £85.00 2. Fused Glass Bee Decorations, £7.50 3. Poppy Brooch Pin, £18.00 4. Enamel Button Bracelets, £18.00 5. Large Turquoise Shaving Bowl, £75.00 6. Statement Hoop Enamel Earrings, £28.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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More Than Words

More Than Words is owned by creative designer Kate Blyth. The business launched in 2010 out of a love of interiors, graphic design and typography, combined with a struggle to find exceptional personalised artwork.

Our philosophy is to provide our customers with premium quality, original artwork that has meaning and looks great.

High profile clients include Dannii Minogue, journalist India Knight and comedian Michael McIntyre. More Than Words artwork decorates the walls of well-known corporate clients such as ITV, Selfridges and Amazon.co.uk.

We have also featured on ITV and BBC, and in international home, wedding and children?s publications.

1. Personalised Monogram Internal Doormat, £32.00 2. ?Wipe Your PAWS?Doormat, £32.00 3. ?Rules To Golf By?Giclée Print, from £15.00 4. Your ?Favourite Ticket Stub?,from £30.00 5. Classic Birthday, from £32.00 6. Family Memories, from £32.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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My Little Shop UK

I first started making cushions using Marimekko fabrics. My friends saw these and soon I was getting requests to make them.

After falling pregnant I started looking for nursery décor. I couldn?t find anything I liked at that stage so out came the sewing machine and I started rustling up a few pieces. The sewing bug was well and truly caught as I made myself a few maternity items and also started making things for my soon to be little girl.

Just like that My Little Shop UK was born in 2016, we now make a variety of items for baby, children and adults using Liberty of London fabric.

1. Liberty of London personalised bucket bag / storage bag, from £20.00 2. Liberty of London Adult & Children's Hair Scrunchie, £4.50 3. Liberty of London reusable face / make up wipes in cream bag, £15.00 4. Liberty of London star design baby bodysuit & bandana bib - short or long sleeve, £18.00 5. Liberty of London children's apron - heart design, £15.00 6. Liberty of London personalised jumper - grey, from £18.00 WEBSITE / INSTAGRAM

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My Magic Name Books

Based in the Hertfordshire / Essex countryside 'My Magic Name Books' is a family run business that creates handmade personalised children's books with a difference.

All our books are produced from our passion to spark young imaginations, engage children, and to help learn the love of reading. Not only that, but we transport them into the story; because they become the book?s kind and helpful hero.

Our keepsake books make the perfect gift for children 0-8 years, whether it be for a special birthday, christening gift, Christmas or just because. Accompanied with our unique personalised gift wrap it could possibly be the best looking gift under the tree this year ;)

1. Personalised Nursery Rhymes Book, £19.95 2. Love You Lots Personalised Book, £19.95 3. My Magic Name Personalised Story Book, £19.95 4. Personalised Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes Book, £19.95 5. Personalised Christening / Baptism Gift Book of Blessings, £19.95 6. Welcome to the World Book Personalised for New Parents, £19.95 WEBSITE

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Paper Artist UK

Paper Artist UK specialise in creating personalised and bespoke papercut artworks which make unique, thoughtful gifts for special occasions. We love the fact our customers return time and again: it?s great to follow their stories and see them celebrating their special occasions with orders for everything from engagements and new babies through to golden wedding anniversaries and 90th birthday gifts.

We have recently extended our range to include prints, greetings cards and clothing which feature several of our signature papercut patterns.

1. You Are My Sunshine, Framed Personalised Papercut, from £30.00 2. Children?s Tree Framed Personalised Papercut, from £55.00 3. Family Portrait, Framed A3 Bespoke Family Portrait, from £125.00 4. CREATE (1 of a series of 12 prints), £12.50 5. Fern Slogan Papercut (WILD) A3 Framed, £75.00 6. Family Fern Personalised Papercut, £95.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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Sally Nencini

Originally from Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, Sally Nencini set up her business at home in South East London in 2009. Having moved family life to Norfolk in 2014, she continues to work from her home studio in Norwich.

Working with lambswool Sally designs and makes most of the machine knitted products herself, from cushions and animals to hats and scarves, as well as working with a small family run knitwear factory in Scotland to produce cotton blankets.

Sally has always been interested in handworked craft, surface pattern, texture and vintage textiles. She often draws visual reference from her love of vintage toys. Using this inspiration she will re-interpret designs for a contemporary audience.

1. Lambswool Dapple Horse, £40.00 2. Lambswool Molly Doll, £45.00 3. Lambswool Mini Monkey, £20.00 4. Lambswool Cat Cushion, from £66.00 5. Lambswool Natural Plywood Scarf, £72.00 6. Lambswool Rib Beanie Hat, £36.00 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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Signature Stamps

As a child there was nothing I liked more than hearing the clattering of the letterbox to find a hand written letter on the mat adorned with an eye-catching postage stamp. Fast forward a few decades and after several weeks of puzzling over what to put on a blank wall in our house, Signature Stamps was born. For me, postage stamp art was the perfect solution; colourful, but not too garish, quirky but not too eccentric, unique but not too obscure. I've always appreciated stamps as miniature works of art. I use both recent and vintage stamps in my pictures, decorations, gifts & cards; no two pieces are the same!

1. Vintage Christmas Postage Stamp Gift Tags - Set of 10, £4.40 2. Vintage Butterfly Postage Stamps in Hanging Frames, from £10.95 3. Framed Rainbow Spiral Stamp Pictures, £16.95 4. 1960?s Christmas Postage Stamps in Mini Bottles for tree, £9.95 5. Vintage USPostage Stamp Gift Wrap Set, from £2.95 6. Postage Stamp Christmas Tree Decoration, £9.95 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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Spicely Does It

We?ve spent many a year experimenting in our own kitchen, with a table full of fine herbs and spices ? concocting mixes and inventing quirky concepts to allow people to step into a truly unique culinary world. Making Your Own Chorizo, Pepperoni, Bacon, Pastrami, Smoky Salmon and Sausages is not only possible but it?s delicious and fun? a real Food Course in a Box and delivered to your door. Each kit has the innovative tools inside to ?Make Your Own?.

They are a fabulous gift idea for ?hard to buy fors?, the avid fans of everything artisan, the enthusiastic foodies and the lovers of unusual? and we all have some of those in our lives!

1. Make Your Own Chorizo Sausage Kit, £14.50 2. Make Your Own Pastrami Kit, £9.99 3. Make Your Own Pepperoni Sausage Kit, £14.50 4. Make Your Own Chorizo with machine, £49.99 5. Farmhouse Sausage Making Kit, £9.99 6. Make Your Own Kebab Kit, £9.99 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / VIMEO / YOUTUBE

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Sweets To Yours

My business began as a mobile sweet shop selling pic n mix sweets to clients at businesses in the Yorkshire region, I would set up for the day at large financial institutions' head office and the staff would come and buy their sweets from me. Sweets To Yours was formed when I realised there was a gap in the market for accessibility to dietary specific sweets and, since all the sweet shops were closing there wasn?t a place for people to buy their pic n mix. We sell gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, halal and classic pic n mix sweets online and send them out in the post!

1. Christmas liquorice gift box, £15.00 2. Christmas Chocolate gift box, £14.50 3. Christmas Goody hamper, £22.50 4. Kids Christmas Eve box, £12.50 5. Chocolate covered hazelnuts dusted with cinnamon, £3.25 6. Christmas sweetie bauble, £2.95 WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / PINTEREST / TWITTER

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Wheesht

Wheesht started with an idea to create a great clay face mask to help my own oily skin. It has grown into an awarding winning skincare brand with a range of clay facemasks, facial oils and bath & body products.

Everything is made in house in Stirling, in small batches and is vegan and Cruelty free. For every product sold we donate to Free To Shine which helps provide water and education to girls in Cambodia.

1. Soothing Face, Body, Hair & Scalp Oil, £16.50 2. Calm Clay Face Mask, £13.50 3. Vegan Clay Face Mask, £4.00 4. Balancing Clay Mask Gift Set, £21.00 5. Detox Bath Salts, from £10.00 6. Skincare Mini?s Set, £17.50 ETSY / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

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Wool Couture

Founded in 2016 Wool Couture is a family craft business. We like to take traditional crafts like knitting, weaving macrame and crochet and design contemporary craft kits for you to make at home. Claire Gelder our MD is also an author of 2 best selling books, Mabel Bunny and Co and her latest Robyn Octopus and friends. In 2018 we gained 2 Dragons Den investors and they have been helping Wool Couture develop its business further. We also manufacture all of our giant knitting needles, crochet hooks and weaving looms in our Yorkshire studio.

1. Hannah's Blanket Knitting Kit, £59.99 2. 3 Sisters Weaving Loom Kit, £39.99 3. Poppy Wallhanging Knitting or Crochet Kit, £99.99 4. Robyn Octopus and Friends Knitting Book, £12.99 5. Pine Tree Cushion Crochet Kit, £39.99 6. Advent Calendar For Life Crochet Kit, £54.99

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