Mellybee

Melanie Chadwick set up her screen-printing studio last year when she moved to Corwall. Through her designs she aims to ‘inspire joy and creativity’ and to produce products that are functional and beautiful. She’s certainly got that nailed.
Her specialties are hand drawn lettering, illustrated vignette and repeat patterns. This is translated[.....]

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Making Handmade Bows for your Christmas Gifts

‘Sister from Scotland’ is coming to stay next week, along with her husband and my mum. They’re staying for the whole weekend and I can’t wait. Both my sister and my mum are very creative which kind of ups the ante on the craft front. So I’ve been looking for ways[.....]

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Dotty Brown

Dotty Brown is a brand new online store selling pretty homewares and gifts. They opened last week with a collection of vintage inspired fabrics, oilcloth, home furnishings and gifts. Everything is handcrafted in Lancashire.

Styles range from classic stripes, florals and polka dots, to seaside chic and Scottie dogs. The range[.....]

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Clutter City Yuletide Market

Join Clutter City for a very festive market on 4th December.
Stall holders will be selling a wide range of unique items including jewellery, paintings, vintage pieces, illustrations and much more. With over 30 stalls, it’s the perfect place to start your Christmas shopping or find those last few awkward-to-buy gifts.
Other highlights include lucky[.....]

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Lucky Skip

The Lucky Skip has had various real life outings including appearances at the London Printmaker’s Fair and Hackney Wicked Festival. And now for the first time you can take part online.
For £5 per dip you will receive a mystery treat delivered to your door, wrapped in specially designed, screen printed Supermarket[.....]

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Roobarb

Roobarb is a gift and homeware shop situated in the small village of Marsden. It’s one of those shops that draws you in; full of unusual furniture, bright home accessories, beautiful gifts and handmade items.
Owner and textile designer Sarah Foster has recently opened an online shop where she shares some of[.....]

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GroBox Gardening

I’ve never been too hot at gardening. Plants seem to wilt the minute they enter the house and I then manage to over or under water them. And there’s the maintenance too. All that planting the right bulbs together, getting the soil just right and making sure they’re not too much[.....]

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Valentine’s Day

I don’t like Valentine’s Day. There, I’ve said it. It’s not the romance that I have a problem with. It’s the whole contrived nature of the day. I don’t like to be told that I have to be romantic on this day or that day. For me love and[.....]

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