July 9th, 2025
Summer shopping ideas from independent online shops in the UK.
Here’s a convenient Indie Edit, featuring links to where you can find and purchase everything I showcase.
Summer is certainly my favorite time of year for numerous reasons. When it comes to shopping, I adore the styles, colors, and invigorating spirit of all the summer offerings.
I’m on the hunt for everything that embodies Summer, and I’m excited to share my findings with you. I’ve been exploring some fantastic online independent shops during this summer season and will present what I discover here. Expect a variety of products from numerous different shops.
Every shop offers even more on their websites.
Clicking the images will direct you to them.
The shops highlighted in this Summer Shopping Indie Edit are all part of my shopping directory. You can find information about the shops in the shopping directory below.
BEYOND MEASURE
Beyond Measure is a beautifully curated store filled with items for creators. The emphasis is on yarn and textile crafts, along with some paper craft products. A thoughtfully selected assortment featuring unique pieces. Tools, supplies, books, patterns, and much more—ideal for personal use or as a gift.
COLMERS HILL FASHION
Colmers Hill Fashion is a lovely, award-winning women’s boutique located in Dorset. They also have an online presence, showcasing a diverse selection of design labels. Additionally, they offer their own label of wearable art clothing, From My Mother’s Garden. A stunningly curated collection of women’s apparel and accessories.
DAFFODOWNDILLY
Daffodowndilly presents a unique assortment of vibrant and beautifully crafted gifts. Drawn from nature and cheerful living. Their offerings include notebooks, greeting cards, postcards, wall art, bookmarks, stickers, writing paper, and gift notes. They also provide a varied selection of pin badges, keyrings, and bag charms. All featuring their signature designs.
EARLYBIRD DESIGNS
Earlybird Designs specializes in greeting cards, gifts, and party supplies. Their selection features their own in-house designed cards alongside many from British independent designers. Plus, they curate a delightful range of small gifts and party supplies, providing a wide variety and excellent choices.
FROM YOU TO ME
From You To Me is a UK publishing house offering a broad assortment that includes memory books, children’s books, gift books, personalized gift books, notebooks, diaries, planners, and organizers. Many items can be personalized, and they also provide a range of mindful journals aimed at wellbeing. An extensive collection suited for various people and occasions.
HOME GIFTS GARDEN
Home Gifts Garden features a collection of unique and distinctive items, many of which are handmade by artisans and small-scale cottage industries worldwide. Ideal for both home and garden, as well as gifts. From Buddha figurines to carved bamboo root ducks, wall clocks to gift selections for housewarmings, birthdays, and Christmas.
HOOBYNOO
Hoobynoo offers premium products for pets and their owners. Many of their offerings can be personalized. Bright and beautiful designs, with practical and high-quality products. Dog items such as dog tags, bowls, and leashes. Gifts for dog owners as well—mugs, keyrings, shirts, and more.
JERRY’S GENERAL
Jerry’s General showcases a collection of sustainable clothing and gifts that express your love for dogs while being committed to a sustainable lifestyle. Dog-themed clothing lines, organic cotton tote bags, ceramic mugs, jigsaw puzzles, and more. All dog-themed and sustainably sourced.
JUSTBE BOTANICALS
JustBe Botanicals provides natural beauty and aromatherapy products. JustBe encompasses an entirely natural range for the face, body, and home. Handcrafted in Scotland using solely natural ingredients. Crafted to balance emotions and promote a sense of wellbeing, the collection includes cleansers, moisturizers, serums, treatment oils, lotions, therapeutic salts, balms, body butters, and more. They also offer home scents, a tea line, and aromatherapy chocolate. All exceptional.
LITTLE SOAP COMPANY
The Little Soap Company creates their soaps using the finest natural ingredients, all sourced ethically. A luxurious selection of natural soaps crafted with pure essential oils to provide uplifting and nurturing fragrances. Their products work harmoniously with your skin, making them suitable for all skin types and ages. A supplementary line includes soaps tailored for hands, body, face, and hair, along with a specific range for babies and the Little Beast lineup for our furry companions.
MAYA MAYA
Maya Maya is a women’s fashion boutique that offers a wide array of clothing and accessories. Suitable for everyday wear and special occasions, catering to all tastes and sizes. With outstanding personal service and a well-curated range, Maya Maya stands out as a fantastic online boutique with vast choices.
MY BEAUTIFUL PEN
My Beautiful Pen offers delightful, personalized wordy gifts for someone special. Their collection also features stunning notebooks, journals, planners, and token gifts. Their prints can be customized, providing a wide selection for various occasions.
PAWSHTAILS
Pawshtails designs and manufactures high-quality dog products. Their collection includes handmade dog leads made from top-notch climbing rope, practical dog leads, collars, anti-pull harnesses, and natural dog treats. Their dog gear comes in a variety of colors to suit every dog’s and owner’s preferences.
PEN PUSHER
Pen Pusher is a stationery shop focusing on sustainable stationery and calligraphy. Their extensive range includes creative pens for hand lettering and calligraphy, notebooks, washi tape, and other stationery items. Pen Pusher selectively chooses the best independent UK brands for their online store.
POPPY TREFFRY
Poppy Treffry provides beautiful textile accessories, home decor, and gifts. Mostly featuring machine embroidery and many lovely prints as well. All inspired by the charm of the Cornish Coast. They also offer a wide range of craft kits and sewing projects, including wonderful subscription clubs that make for excellent gifts.
RED HEN TRADING
Red Hen Trading is an independent gift store with an engaging selection of gifts, home, and lifestyle products. Quirky and offbeat products designed to bring a smile to their recipients. Gifts for her, him, and children.
SEASONS GREEN
Seasons Green is a charming gift shop and gallery inspired by the coast and countryside. Their selection features unique gifts, crafts, and art from independent makers throughout the UK, as well as some larger brands. They also stock an extensive collection including home accessories and lighting, stationery, gardening and outdoor gifts, craft supplies, jewelry, women’s accessories, and gifts for children, women, men, and pets.
SIMPLY RIBBONS
Simply Ribbons specializes in all varieties of fabric ribbons. With over 30,000 reels available, they have something for everyone. Whether for your wedding, business, craft projects, or Christmas. Their website features a vast collection encompassing various themes, materials, widths, and colors. They also offer craft kits for making wreaths and other decorations. Additionally, if you desire ribbon printed specifically to your own design, they can accommodate that too.
SIOP CWLWM
Siop Cwlwm is a Welsh gift shop. Here you can discover Welsh books, greeting cards, home decor, educational resources for both children and adults, games, and much more. All items are either in the Welsh language, have a Welsh theme, or are produced by small businesses in Wales.
SISTER SISTER
Sister Sister presents beautiful illustrations on hand-painted ceramics, pins, art pieces, tea towels, jigsaw puzzles, and more. Numerous beautiful dog illustrations adorn ceramic hearts, each painted individually. They also offer some fantastic pin badges, some featuring Welsh words. A wide variety of themes and illustrations available to choose from.
SN CARDS
SN cards are fine art greeting cards and gifts arising from still life photography. Shelley, a fine artist photographer influenced by the style of Dutch Masters, captures images that consume hours (sometimes days) to create, resulting in stunning artwork. The cards and gifts are derived from this remarkable artwork and reproduced on high-quality cards, mugs, and coasters.
THE CHISWICK GIFT COMPANY
The Chiswick Gift Company operates from a London-based design studio that offers an array of excellent gifts. Fun, quirky, useful, some cheeky, and many that create lasting keepsakes. Their range comprises pin badges, notebooks, mugs, and more.
THE HEALING TREE
The Healing Tree skincare line is crafted using premium, cold-pressed, and naturally derived plant oils, extracts, and superfoods. All ingredients help rejuvenate and heal aging, severely dry, pigmented, or acne-prone skin conditions. Each component is selectively chosen for its skin-nourishing and healing properties. A fabulous skincare range.
WIGGLY WIGGLERS
Wiggly Wigglers is an award-winning business with a passion for nature, dedicated to helping you enliven your garden. They are experts in Bokashi composting and offer a broad selection of home composting supplies that simplify managing your organic waste. Additionally, they provide homegrown bird feed (cultivated on their Duchey Farm) and British products ideal for our garden birds. Plus, they sell worms—an essential for any thriving garden.
ZIPPY UP
Zippyup is the original zip-up babygrow company, designed to assist parents in dressing and changing their babies with a single swift zip! There’s an extensive range of colors, patterns, and styles available (sizes from newborn to 18-24 months). Attractive bundle deals and site offers, along with a subscription service that provides discounts and additional perks!
I have highlighted just a small selection of the shops’ summer shopping offerings here. Click the images to discover where you can shop, and see a lot more of their product range.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this indie edit and feel inspired to shop with these fabulous stores.
More independent shops edits are available, and you can find them here.
Additionally, I’ve compiled numerous Collections based on themes for further shopping inspiration.
Enjoy your shopping experience!
Barbara
All viewpoints expressed in this blog post are my own. As of this writing, all mentioned shops are members of my shopping directory.
While I feature numerous shops, it’s essential that you form your own opinion on whether the shop and their offerings suit you.
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