Hannah Zakari is 5 on Friday (16th October). To celebrate they have set up an online gift hunt. Visit the Hannah Zakari website to be in with a chance of winning one of their fabulous prizes. Every day, starting Monday, there will be a different gift hidden somewhere on the website. To enter you need to track it down.

Hannah Zakari was the first online boutique of its kind in the UK and has been selling indie designs since 2004. Happy Birthday Hannah Zakari.

For more information visit the Hannah Zakari blog at www.hannahzakari.blogspot.com.

PS I haven’t forgotten about the ‘My Habitat’ feature. What I did forget was to bring my camera to work today. I’ll be posting tomorrow.

Betsey Loves is a quirky little boutique selling pretty jewels and accessories. It’s a showcase of the beautiful and brilliant wares of independent designers and crafty creators from around the globe. Betsey loves vintage, kitsch and retro. And so do we.

Current designers include Bedcrumb, MUKU, Pina Colada, Wonderland, Orla n Eva, Coveted, Crash & Burn and the site’s signature brand Betsey Boutique Jewellery. They’re always on the look out for new and exciting designers and so do get in touch if you think your work fits their style.

The boutique offers lots of choice and there are some real gems to be found. Check it out at www.betseyloves.com.

Karen Mabon is a jewellery designer with a unique interdisciplinary attitude towards her subject. She moves freely between dimensions and media. Her work is often illustrative, with every aspect of the final product euqally considered, right down to the packaging. She refers to her current work as ‘an exploration of the meaning of reality in an age of media saturation’.

Her contemporary jewellery has a distinctive retro flair, withi influences ranging from 1950s packaging to greyhound racing, to the Russian Constructivist movement.

The Russian Constructivists compared the artist to an engineer. Materials were arranged scientifically and objectively, aiming to produce artworks as rationally as any other manufactured object. This is something that Karen aims to adopt in her own work. She arranges images to mirror what she describes as ‘the cluttered bombardment of imagery we are exposed to on a daily basis’. The result is surprising and strangely compelling.

For further information please visit www.karenmabon.com.

I like this jewellery because it’s made of paper. Beautiful decorative paper from around the world - from Japan, Nepal, Brazil, India and Italy. Each ‘paper bead’ is crafted by hand and goes through a 15-step process, which includes forming a core, layering and glazing.

These would make beautiful and unusual gifts for a first year wedding anniversary.

Shop at www.anna-sofia-designs.com.

Our second jewellery designer du jour is Friedasophie. A common theme runs through this collection. Nature. Plants, leaves and flora are evident through the shape, pattern and texture of the pieces. Materials include 14K gold plate and an array of gemstones, many of which are quite unusual - ruby red chalcedony, white topaz, orange carnelian and blue iolite water sapphire.

Dress up or dress down. Either way - a charming and endearing collection.

Buy online at www.friedasophie.etsy.com.

Today is all about the jewellery. First up is a new label which launched earlier this month. Pretty by Pistachio opened with two collections - Say it with a Flower and Cute as a Button. The look is nostalgia meets modern quirkiness. Prices start at a very reasonable £4.50, providing something pretty for every pocket.

Shop direct at www.prettybypistachio.co.uk.

Isn’t it difficult to find handmade gifts for men? Do you think so too? Women, kids and babies - no problem at all. But when it comes to men, not so easy.

These cuff links from Much in a Little make great gifts. They’re ’small in scale, large in sentiment’. Handcrafted from porcelain, each pair includes a humorous or poignant message or quirky icon. And they’re presented in a smart black gift box, making them easy peasy to wrap.

Buy from Folksy at www.folksy.com/shops/muchinalittle.

This is one of the pretty pieces from the brand new, hot off the press, just launched today collection by Sianyland Jewellery. A mixture of gold toned chains, heart shaped charms and faux pearl beads - a real statement piece.

Sian Meades describes her jewellery as ‘pretty eye-catching pieces that are a little bit quirky’. And they are. And also slightly rock chick, I think.

To shop go to www.sianyland.etsy.com.

And in case the name rings a bell, Sian Meades is also the founder and editor of fab new lifestyle blog Domestic Sluttery.