Supporting small businesses is important all year round, but especially so at Christmas. Avoid the big brands this year and check out these great gifts from UK small brands and shops.
1. A lovely festive mug stuffed with hand made hot chocolate and marshmallows - I love this photo, it's so pretty! You can pick up this
Hot Chocolate Gift Set from
Mello Mallo. (The mug was designed by illustrator
JillyJillyDesign).
2.
Rosa Pietsch's new collection features these beautiful
Lantern Pendants. Laser cut from black opaque acrylic with bronze and gold mirrored accents and containing gold leaf cast in resin.
3. This
Grow A Pair Raglan makes the perfect gift for the feminist in your life. Comfortable and hilarious, make people look twice with this shirt from
Double Crossed Clothing.
4. I love these new
Hero and Cape Knitted Bobble Hats. Those retro colours! That pom pom!!
5. How cute are these mittens by
Hilary Grant at Hannah Zakari? If you live near Edinburgh you can drop into their lovely little shop, but if not you can always browse
online.
6. Give the gift of positivity with
The Mug of Motivation by illustrator
Katie Abey.
7.
Natalie Lea Owen makes some beautiful patterns and they look especially pretty on these
Tea Towels. Brighten up your kitchen!
8. London based designer
Nikki Strange makes these lovely foil print illustrated notebooks. Buy a
set of two from her website for under a tenner.
9. For a unique gift, try
This Way To The Circus - I love this polymer clay
Cactus Set for the less green-fingered family member!
10. Teeny tiny brass
Hexagon Stud Earrings by
Custom Made will match any outfit.
11. This
Ghost Tee is soft and organic and comes in both men's and lady's styles from
Alxndra.
12. Super cool almost-neon
Printed T-shirt from
Yukfun.
13. Everything you need to make your own
Terrarium (apart from the actual terrarium!) from
Geo-fleur.
14.
Mulder and
Scully brooches by
AndSmile make a perfect gift set for an X-Files fan!
15. Have you got crafty friends? They might enjoy a craft kit, like this
"More Gin Please" Cross-stitch Kit from
The Make Arcade.
16. If you've got anyone left to buy for after all that, or you just want to treat yourself, check out our vintage style pin badges in
Strawberry Milkshake and
Drive In Movies. There's loads more stuff on our website
Hand Over Your Fairy Cakes.
