December 1st, 2024
Christmas Wonders from Online Small Enterprises.
This Christmas, support independent businesses for gifts and your holiday shopping.
Discover everything in one convenient Indie Edit, complete with links to find and purchase each item I showcase.
With snow blanketing the ground as I put together this indie edit, I’ve got festive tunes in the background. I’m definitely in the holiday spirit.
Once you explore my Christmas collection, I believe you’ll be feeling festive as well.
From Lapland invitations to custom Santa sacks, festive cards to wrapping paper, Christmas sweaters to pin badges and much more.
Featuring a plethora of Christmas items from 16 distinct online retailers. Each shop offers even more on their websites, and clicking the images will lead you there.
The shops highlighted in this Indie Edit are all part of my shopping directory. You can find their details listed below.
BEYOND MEASURE
Beyond Measure is a wonderfully curated shop filled with products for craft enthusiasts. Their emphasis is on yarn and textile-based crafts, along with some paper crafts. A thoughtfully chosen collection showcasing unique items. Tools, supplies, books, patterns, and much more. Ideal for personal purchase or gifting.
DAFFODOWNDILLY
Daffodowndilly offers a distinctive selection of vibrant and beautifully crafted gifts. Inspired by nature and joyful living. Their offerings include notebooks, greeting cards, postcards, wall art, bookmarks, stickers, writing paper, and gift notes. They also provide an extensive array of pin badges, keychains, and bag charms, all with their signature designs.
EARLYBIRD DESIGNS
Earlybird Designs focuses on greeting cards, gifts, and party essentials. Their selection includes in-house designed cards along with many from British independent creators. Additionally, they feature a delightful curated assortment of small gifts and party supplies. A diverse range with a lovely selection.
FROM YOU TO ME
From You To Me is a UK publishing house. They offer an extensive range that includes memory books, children’s literature, gift books, and personalized gift books, as well as notebooks, diaries, planners, and organizers. Many items can be personalized, and they have a range of mindful journals for well-being. A comprehensive collection for various people and occasions.
HOOBYNOO
Hoobynoo provides premium products for both pets and people. Many items can be personalized. Their colorful and beautiful designs combine practicality and quality. Dog products include tags, bowls, and leashes. They also offer gifts for dog owners such as mugs, keychains, shirts, and more.
JERRY’S GENERAL
Jerry’s General offers a collection of sustainable clothing and gifts that reflect your love for dogs, while promoting a responsible and sustainable lifestyle. The dog-themed clothing line, organic cotton tote bags, ceramic mugs, puzzles, and more are all sustainably sourced.
MY BEAUTIFUL PEN
My Beautiful Pen features charming, personalized gifts for someone special. They also offer beautiful notebooks, journals, planners, and token gifts. Their prints can be customized, and a wide range is available for every occasion.
PEN PUSHER
Pen Pusher specializes in sustainable stationery and calligraphy. Their extensive range includes creative pens for hand lettering and calligraphy, notebooks, Washi tape, and various stationery items. Pen Pusher carefully selects the best independent UK brands for their online shop.
POPPY TREFFRY
Poppy Treffry offers beautiful textile accessories, home décor, and gifts. Primarily machine-embroidered, they also feature lovely prints. All are inspired by the stunning Cornish Coast. They provide a variety of craft kits and sewing projects, including fantastic subscription clubs that would make excellent gifts.
RED HEN TRADING
Red Hen Trading is an independent gift retailer with an exciting range of gifts, home, and lifestyle products. Quirky and unique items ensure smiles for their recipients. Gifts available for him, her, and children.
SEASONS GREEN
Seasons Green is a beautiful gift shop and gallery, drawing inspiration from the shoreline and countryside. Their offerings include unusual gifts, crafts, and art from independent makers in the UK, alongside some larger brands. Their collection spans home accessories & lighting, stationery, gardening & outdoor gifts, crafting supplies, jewelry, women’s accessories, and gifts for children, women, men, and pets.
SIMPLY RIBBONS
Simply Ribbons specializes in fabric ribbons. With over 30,000 reels available, they cater to every need, whether for weddings, business, crafting projects, or Christmas. Their website boasts a vast array of themes, materials, widths, and colors. They also offer ribbon craft kits for making wreaths and other decorative items. Additionally, they can print ribbons to your unique design.
SIOP CWLWM
Siop Cwlwm is a Welsh gift store. Here, you can discover Welsh books, greetings cards, home decorations, educational resources for all ages, games, and much more. All products are either in the Welsh language, themed around Wales, or crafted by a small business based in Wales.
SISTER SISTER
Sister Sister offers stunning illustrations on hand-painted ceramics, pins, artwork, tea towels, puzzles, and more. You’ll find numerous beautiful dog illustrations on ceramic hearts, each hand-painted. Plus, some pin badges feature Welsh words as well. A diverse range of themes and illustrations to explore.
SN CARDS
SN Cards provides fine art greeting cards and gifts, derived from still life photography. Shelley, a fine artist photographer influenced by Dutch Masters, invests hours (often days) into creating her stunning artworks. The cards and gifts are made from this exquisite artwork, available on quality cards, mugs, and coasters.
THE CHISWICK GIFT COMPANY
The Chiswick Gift Company is a London-based design studio offering all sorts of delightful gifts. Fun, quirky, practical, some cheeky, and many create lasting keepsakes. Their selection includes pin badges, notebooks, mugs, and more.
This Indie Edit displays only a small selection of products from these shops. Click the images to discover where to find and purchase their items, as well as explore many more of their other offerings.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this indie edit and feel inspired to shop with some of these fantastic retailers.
There are many more independent shops featured in other blog posts, which you can find here.
Additionally, I have curated many Collections based around themes for further shopping inspiration.
Happy shopping!
Barbara
All views expressed in this blog post are my own. As of the time of writing, all mentioned shops are part of my shopping directory.
Though many shops are listed here, please form your own opinion on whether the shop and their products suit your preferences.
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