I love the idea of secret messages in jewellery. It makes it so much more personal. Erin Higgs has got this down to a fine art with her soldered glass and hand stamped bracelets and pendants. You’ll find quirky slogans, messages of inspiration and snippets from foreign novels.

Shop at www.insanejellyfish.com.

Ann Widner’s background is in photography. Over the years she has acculumated a growing collection of images and when she finally ran out of wall space, she began transferring them onto beads and jewellery.

Ann’s little visions now adorn a distinctive range of bracelets, pendants, and earrings. Check them out at www.annwidner.com. Buy online at www.annwidner.etsy.com.

Browsing the I Love Cutie Pie website feels like stumbling across Alice in Wonderland’s jewellery box. It’s full of sparkly trinkets, quirky treasures and other curious delights.

Oh and the chandeliers! Just look at the chandeliers - perfect for a mad hatter’s tea party.

Jump down the rabbit hole to www.ilovecutiepie.com.

For Julianna Grove Presents the past couple of weeks have been rather surreal. In a warm, sunny Scotland Julie and the team have been busy preparing their Christmas stock lists. To remind themselves that it is still summer - in the midst of hats, scarves and Christmas gifts - they have put together a summer playlist. And they’re inviting you to join in and leave a comment on their blog. There’s a little treat in it for the person who sends in their favourite suggestion.

To join in go to www.juliannagrove.com/blog/.

Hetty Horner brings you a quintessentially English range of handmade soaps, bath salts, bath bombs and scented candles. From a garden workshop in Wiltshire, these luxurious items have been created using the finest raw ingredients, inspired by the countryside. The packaging is designed to encourage re-use and recycling, causing minimal impact to the environment.

Whether you’re looking for a gift or you’re treating yourself to something special, you’ll love this little corner of rural England.

And check out the Gardener’s Small Gift Box. It would make the ideal Father’s Day gift.

Claire Banbury is the owner of two quirky Etsy stores. Nimblejacks provides a pretty range of adjustable felt necklaces and brooches. And 22simon90 sells handmade children’s mobiles, which have been created using driftwood and stone weights, from Claire’s local Gower beaches.

Ideal for funky, unusual gifts.

Necklaces and Brooches: www.nimblejacks.etsy.com
Mobiles: www.22simon90.etsy.com

28 Crash! specialises in superstar vintage clothes with a special focus on styles inspired by rock ‘n’ roll and pop culture icons. Their retro frocks, tops and flares have been thoughtfully reconstructed to fit the modern figure and to appeal to today’s fashion conscious fashionistas.

Check them out at www.28crash.com.

Andrea Garland is an Aromatherapist who has produced a stunning range of natural beauty products. Everything you see on her website has been handmade in her Hackney kitchen and made from natural, ethically sourced products. Absolutely nothing has been tested on animals.

Andrea’s wonderfully indulgent potions and creams are beautifully packaged in amber glass bottles which can be recycled and re-used. The hand drawn labels add to the unique and personal presentation and wouldn’t look out of place in an apothecary’s shop window. And the eclectic range of vintage tins and pill boxes filled up with organic lip balm are just delightful.

Shop online at www.andreagarland.co.uk or in person at Brick Lane’s Upmarket, most Sundays.