Support Indie Sellers - Part 3

 Well here I am again with another selction of fab #IndieSellers for you to check out.

This week, as Fathers Day is approaching here in UK I thought I would share with you some lovely handmade items that would make perfect gift ideas for the Dad or Grandad in your life.

So settle down for another 6 wonderful #IndieSellers for you to check out.

First up is Funky Soap Shop which is perfect for the eco friendly man in your life. Featuring a fab range of handmade hair & skin products.

Next up is some lovely handmade silver items from Tim Christian Jewellery Who says that only women get to wear jewellery??

We all know that some men take pride in their appearance just as much as the ladies do so check out BelaFarCrafts for some fab hand knit items made in Scotland.

Staying on the hand knitted theme check out Knitology Gifts who has some awesome knitted slipper socks that are sure to keep his toes nice & warm, and there is something for his hands too.

Orgill Originals has some lovely handmade items in her Folksy store.

Finally if you have a Dad or Grandad who is a hippy at heart then one of these amazing tie-dyed t-shirts from Little House Farm would be perfect.

So there we go, Another fab selection of #IndieSellers for you to check out. As always, please check out their shops & websites and give them a follow on social media.

I'll be back again next week hopefully with another selection of small businesses for you to look at.

Until then, take care.

Support Indie Sellers - part 2

 Following on from my last post where I featured some new (to me) small creative businesses here are another selection that I would love you to check out & support if you can.

So many small sellers are really struggling at the moment. As if covid hadn't been bad enough the cost of living crisis means that many people have had to cut back on their spending of non-essential items so buying something pretty or as a treat has basically gone out of the window.

Sellers are closing their online stores and some are even closing their high street stores too so they need all the support they can get and that is the reason behind these blog posts.

So, sit back with a cuppa of your favourite brew and lets get ready to view some wonderful handmade creations.

First up in todays selection is Kath Heywood Designs  

Next up is Swallowtail Stitches with some lovely knitwear.

Some lovely items from Roses Workshop 

Next up is Bronwen Ceramics 

Another fab little shop is Blue Cat Mum Designs

Finally we have Kind Crafts 

Hope you have enjoyed this selection of small businesses. Please check them out and help spread the love around.

See you again soon.

Supporting Indie Sellers - 2022

 Last year I did a short series of blog posts featuring some fab #IndieSellers that I follow on social media.

The aim was to share them with you and hopefully help them expand their reach. Covid had really affected a lot of small businesses so I was just trying to do something to help out.

Also I love seeing what people create and figured that you might too.

Anyway, lots of small businesses are still really struggling and so I thought it was time to do another short series.

So grab yourself a cuppa & lets go shopping.

First up is Joolzery who makes some lovely jewellery. 

Next up is DebsDesigns 

Next up is TheTwirlMaker

If candles are your thing then check out AmberCandles

 ElliesTreasures is a mixed media artist who makes some lovely items.

If you like handknit items then check out KnitClaire

Well that's all from me today. I'll be back soon with some more lovely items for you to look at from more #Indiesellers.

I hope you have liked this selection.

Let me know what you think in the comments section.

See you soon. 

Bute Beanies Update

 If you are a regular reader then you will know that at the beginning of the year I set myself a challenge to make a crochet beanie a day in 2022.

Well as we approach day 100 I am happy to report that the challenge is still on schedule.

Called #ButeBeanies, my handmade crochet beanies come in a range of very funky colours. 

I am selling a few to help cover the postage costs of the parcels of beanies that I send out to homeless outreach projects.

So far this year, I've sold 10 and sent out 6 parcels each of 18 beanies.

 I shall be sending more parcels out as and when they are required or requested.

Until next time.

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Bute Beanies have arrived.

If you've been following my blogs for a whle you will know that I make beanie hats, scarves & wristwarmers & donate them to homeless outreach projects around the UK.

I started doing this back in the autumn of 2018 & up to the end of 2021 I have sent out 113 parcels of items to various outreach projects & organisations around the UK.

This year, in an effort to help offset the cost of posting out the parcels, which is around £4 each, I introduced "Bute Beanies".

These are a small selection of handmade crochet beanie style hats that I am offering for sale at £9.99 each (plus UK p+p) and each one sold means I can post out a parcel of 18 other beanie hats to a homeless project.

Bute Beanies was launched on 1st January 2022 & so far 9 beanies have been sold. 

2 parcels, each with 18 other handmade beanie style hats have already been posted out. 

1 went to Glasgow & another to Leeds.

The Bute Beanies that are for sale can be found in my Folksy store or on my Facebook page 

More will be added throughout the year.

Running alongside this I decided to challenge myself this year to make a beanie a day in 2022.

As of writing this blog post we are on day 46 of 2022 & I am still on course with the challenge. 

46 beanies have been made so far - I take a photo each Sunday of the previous weeks makes & post them on my social media platforms.

I have been very lucky to have had some donations of yarn in the past couple of weeks which really help as I wouldn't be able to do all this without some lovely people sending me parcels of unwanted yarn.

Hopefully by Christmas I should have made at least 359 Bute Beanies and most of them will have been sent out to homeless projects up & down the country. Fingers crossed that I can sell enough to help pay the postage on all those parcels too.

Right, better find my crochet hook & a ball of yarn and start another Bute Beanie.

Catch you later.