December 17th, 2025
3 Days of Indie Inspiration focuses on showcasing the fantastic products sold by small businesses.
I aim to boost visibility for as many independent online shops as I can. I also want to motivate consumers to purchase from wonderful small businesses. This inspired the concept of a 3-day challenge.
Participating is straightforward. Shops promote their products over three days, and I promote them as well. This provides shoppers with delightful ideas and encourages them to make purchases.
I am compiling some of the fantastic products into one easy-to-navigate list with quick links to where you can find and purchase them.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed hosting the challenge, to the extent that I’m eager to do it again in 2026 (why limit it to Christmas?!) Sharing amazing products and advocating for small, independent shopping truly excites me!
A diverse array of shops participated, and you can find details about them all below. Thank you to all who took part and to the wonderful shoppers who were inspired to make purchases.
Every shop has much more available on their websites, and clicking the images will take you directly to them.
For Shoppers: My shopper emails are filled with fantastic shopping ideas from UK small businesses. Sign up for them, as I would love to share this with you.
For Retailers: Interested in joining my next 3 Days of Indie Inspiration and gaining more exposure for your shop and products? Sign up for my updates here, and I will inform you when the next event is scheduled.
A big thank you to the UK online shops that participated in the challenge.
COLMERS HILL FASHION
Colmers Hill Fashion is a charming and award-winning women’s fashion boutique located in Dorset. It’s also online, featuring a broad selection of various design labels. Additionally, they offer their own line of wearable art clothing, From My Mother’s Garden. A stunning and artfully curated collection of women’s apparel and accessories.
DAFFODOWNDILLY
Daffodowndilly presents a distinct assortment of colorful and beautifully created gifts. Inspired by nature and a joyful way of life. Their offerings include notebooks, greeting cards, postcards, wall art, bookmarks, stickers, writing paper, and gift notes. They also carry a wide selection of pin badges, keyrings, and bag charms, all with their signature designs.
JERRY’S GENERAL
Jerry’s General features a collection of sustainable clothing and gifts that express your love for dogs while adhering to a sustainable and responsible lifestyle. This includes dog-themed apparel, organic cotton tote bags, ceramic mugs, jigsaw puzzles, and more. Everything is dog-themed and sustainably sourced.
RED HEN TRADING
Red Hen Trading is an independent gift shop with an entertaining mix of gifts, home, and lifestyle products. Quirky and unique items designed to bring smiles to their recipients. Gifts for her, him, and children.
These four shops are all included in my shopping directory. There were also several fantastic shops that participated and aren’t on my directory:
All About the Words
The Oil Hut
Pullinger’s
Babipur
Sew Sew Sew
Precious Panda Gift Shop
I’ve showcased only a small sample of the products from these shops. Click the images to be directed to where you can explore and purchase, as well as see many more of their products.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this Indie Showcase and feel inspired to shop from some of these marvelous shops.
There’s plenty more inspiration available on my blog here.
Happy shopping!
Barbara
All views expressed in this blog post are my own. At the time of writing, all shops mentioned are members of my shopping directory.
While I mention numerous shops here, you should form your own opinion regarding whether the shop and its products suit you.
Tags: Independent Shops Online, Indie Edit, Shop Independent, Shopping Inspiration **Indie Showcase: A Three-Day Celebration of Indie Creativity**
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