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I do quite like dual-purpose objects. You know, a pen with a clock on it, a cap with a solar panel fan on it, a fire-alarm with a snooze button on it. And so on and so on.
But I’d say this is the best of the lot. Stewart and Patricia Would from ‘Tree[.....]
Often the most beautiful things are the simplest. The pencil box (top right) is made by hand from white oak. There is no varnish and no coating. Metal components have been kept to a minimum, with a just a few small nails holding the pieces together. The wood will mark[.....]
Using the art of pyrography Si Easton creates richly decorative keepsakes and practical items for the home. All of the above are priced under £15 and would make unusual stocking fillers and Christmas gifts. Find trinket boxes, desk tidies, hairbrushes, chopping boards, picture frames and more on his newly launched online shop.
Go to www.woodtattoos.co.uk.
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Some last minute Valentine’s Day gift ideas:
1. CozyBody Goat’s Milk & Honey Body Cream by Cozy Moments
2. I Love You Paper Wreath by Haru
3. Oh for a Love Letter by Little Whims
4. Agnes Necklace by Pouss Jewellery
5. Wrapped Briolette Earrings from Tilly Jane
6. Wooden Heart Shaped Personalised Love Tokens by Wood Tattoos
7. Gold Heart Necklace[.....]
We bought some beautiful black and white bed linen recently and since then everywhere I look I see black and white in clothes, accessories and homewares. I’ve picked out a few indie examples to share.
Top Left – Black Ribbon Tie Bolero by Enamore at Vintage Style
Top Right – Reminisce Necklace by Evod
Middle Left –[.....]
One of the added bonuses of writing for Indie Quarter is that I find lots of unusual gift ideas. I’ve recently added Wood Tattoos to my gift list. Designer Si Easton creates beautiful, hand-decorated wooden gifts from keyrings to furniture and everything in between. Using traditional and pyrography techniques he customises bowls,[.....]
David Mckeen of Hollytree Woodcrafts transferred his engineering skills in metal to working with wood. He has produced a beautiful range of boxes, towers and other products made from Elm, Burr Elm, Scottish Yew and Beech.
The wood that David uses has been taken from trees that have been felled due to[.....]
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