Hand Crafted Contemporary Gold & Sterling Silver Jewellery.

Sarah’s accomplishment in the field of jewellery design, has come from nurturing her talents at De Montfort University in Leicester. She passed her Design Degree with flying colours and found a new outlet for her creative passions designing bespoke jewellery.

Sarah now works from her studio in Northamptonshire, one of her greatest strengths is in creating one-off designs for her customers, exploring their ideas and sometimes recycling old or broken jewellery into new wearable pieces. Over the past couple of years she has created a very individual set of designs, with Angels being very much at the heart of the collection.

Sarah’s talent is now recognised and has achieved membership of the British Jewellers Association and is registered with Birmingham Assay office for all her hallmarking.

‘The jewellery I make is inspired by water, nature, Chinese and Incan influences’ - Sarah Clarke.

A selection of Sarah's jewellery is available under the main 'gifts' menu at thr top of the page.

Cartoon Style Metal & Wood Animal Sculptures

From his studio in Somerset, Chris has spent the past few years creating a range of individually handmade sculptures around a cartoon-style mouse he has named Rex.

Chris uses a mixture of reclaimed and recycled products along side new materials, to create each individual piece. Although he follows a theme for his sculptures, Chris makes sure that there are never two exactly the same.

To keep Rex company, Chris also creates pieces around a cat and a dog. We have chosen a selection of characters to have in the gallery. Fun is a very big part of these fabulous little sculptures.

A fabulous selection of individually hand made cupcake candles, created by Lisa and Amanda in their workshop in Northamptonshire.

This is a completely new venture, and a perfect gift for any occasion.

We have cupcake candles with three scents; coconut, strawberry and vanilla. The candles are so realistic they look good enough to eat!

Candles are individually wrapped ready to be given as a gift, and are priced at £8.95.

All Alison's jewellery is designed and carefully handcrafted in her home studio and workshop in Edinburgh. She enjoys working with a variety of materials, predominantly sterling silver, semi-precious stones, freshwater pearls and beautiful lampwork beads.

Some of the pieces we are stocking are made with Silver Art Clay, which is a silver product made from reclaimed silver. It is manufactured in clay form with tiny particles of fine silver suspended in the clay. Once the item has been moulded and carved to the desired form it is fired, the clay burns away and the fine silver particles bind together to form .999% silver. It's a fantastic, versatile material to work with. We also have pieces that Alison has made in copper using the same art clay technique.

Each piece is individually hand crafted.

Lynne first became interested in silver smithing about 12 years ago, attending courses at the local arts centre in Great Linford in Buckinghamshire. Over the years she has developed her ranges of jewellery and household objects.
Five years ago Lynne studied production techniques in kiln fired glass. Since then she has attended various workshops and courses, all the time gaining a little more of an insight into the properties and possibilities of glass.

Over the last two years, Lynne has specialised in using dichroic glass for her jewellery.

Dichroic glass is formed when very thin layers of quartz crystal and metal oxides are vaporised on to the surface of clear or black glass. This is done in a highly technical vacuum deposition process, which was originally developed for the space industry.
The characteristics of this glass are, that it has a transmitted colour (the colour you see through the glass if the coating is on clear glass), this is different from the reflected colour (the colour you see when light is bounced off the glass). These colours can shift depending on the angle at which it is viewed.
There are over 45 different coloured coatings available on both clear and black glass, including some patterned and some textured. By combining different finishes the end result produces a unique piece of work.

Mary designs and makes a range of unique jewellery by enamelling onto copper. She produces a variety of designs featuring dancers, landscapes, abstracts and some with more whimsical themes.

Although Mary's original training was in fashion and graphic art, her interest in enamelling has developed over the years. Never an exact art, the results can be unpredictable but invariably colourful, vibrant and interesting.

We currently feature a range of pendants, earrings, brooches, bracelets and cufflinks in the gallery.

Sarah has spent the past two years developing her own designs and ways of working. This effort is now reflected in her current collection, in which she is making contemporary jewellery with a fun element to it.

The designs use a mixture of high quality glass beads coloured shells and semi-precious stones, presented in a contemporary way.

A selection of Sarah's jewellery including; necklaces & pendants can be seen in the Jewellery section, under the main Gifts menu at the top of the page.

Claire graduated from the University of Central England in Birmingham in 1989, having gained the prestigious Royal Society of Arts' Young Designer into Industry Award.
Claire has worked for a number of years as a freelance knitwear designer, selling her work to top international designers across the fashion capitals of the world.

Claire started her career by designing scarves for friends and family. They proved to be very popular, and so decided to develop a limited edition, handmade collection.
All the scarves in her collections are made using the finest yarns available, including the softest extra fine merino from Italy and beautiful hand painted yarns from Wales.

When designing, Claire takes inspiration from a diverse range of sources; from the unpredictable world of animal markings to the rigid structures of manmade repeat forms. Sometimes, the yarn will play a role in dictating how the final piece should evolve and other times the finishing processes she uses push the designs in exciting and unpredictable directions.

We have a range of scarves in a selection of her latest colours in the gallery.

Pauline works from her home studio in Cheshire, producing a range of individually handcrafted pendants.

Each pendant uses a flat geometric piece of wood with a small semi-precious stone set into it. The hanging is either a leather thong or thick fine twine, or a fine sterling silver chain. The look of the materials is designed to be very natural, allowing the beauty of the wood to speak for itself.

Pauline uses a variety of woods including; Yew, Apple, Oak & Rose, each is reknowned through time for having special properties to aid the wearer as they go through life.

Each pendant is individually handcrafted, no two are ever exactly alike.

Pendants are boxed, and are priced at £9.95 & £12.95 depending on the size.

Bright, vibrant, fun and an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic carrier bags.

A re-useable bag for the 21st century for everybody. It can be used for shopping, going to the gym, going to school or college and even as a fun alternative to your briefcase.

Designed and developed by brothers Daniel & Jon Brousson as a contemporary alternative to plastic carrier bags.

The bags are made from recycled parachute fabric, this was chosen because it is almost as light as plastic but is far stronger. The bags are designed to carry up to 12kg, equal to four times the amount of a standard supermarket carrier bag and have a capacity of 14.7 litres.

Onya Bags come attached to their own carrying pouch and hanging clip. This helps you to keep the bag tidy when not being used, and by clipping it onto a handbag or keyring you will always have it "onya".

The bags are available in a wide range of colours to suit all tastes.

You can see the range we have in stock in the Onya bag section under the main 'Gifts' menu.

The environmental issue raised by these bags has been featured in several national publications such as The Observer Magazine, The Guardian newspaper and the BBC's Good Food magazine. In October 2006, it was highlighted as an alternative to plastic carrier bags during a discussion on BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show.

We are now stocking all four bags from the Onya Bag range; a backpack which is called Onya Back, a satchel style bag called Onya Side, the original Onya Bag and the new for 2009 a large version of the original Onya bag. All bags and their storage pouches are made from recycled parachute material.

Two extra items from the Onya Bag range are also now in stock. Onya Weigh is to use to buy your fruit and veg. Dump It Onya is for the environmentally aware dog owners, collect and dispose of dog mess in a 100% biodegradable bag.

The boys at Onya Bags have teamed up with manufacturers of re-usable/re-cycled products, who are like-minded with their ethical approach to business. They have recently introduced a new product designed in the USA, a re-usable alternative to a daily sandwich bag. Wrap-n-Mat is a re-usable sandwich wrap and placemat in one, and is available in a choice of colours.

All products can be found in the Onya Bags section, under the main 'Unique Gifts' menu.

Emily has recently produced a new collection of beautiful sterling silver jewellery, taking leaves as the theme for the designs.

Each piece is handmade, mostly from several individually produced component parts making each one unique.

Her collection is available in the gallery, and selected items are available from the website. These can be seen in the jewellery section under the main Gifts menu.

Emily is from Warwickshire, and works in the famous jewellery quarter in Birmingham.

Russian nesting dolls which are handmade and hand painted in Russia, no two sets are ever exactly alike.

Genuine Russian nesting dolls, or Matroyshkas, are recognised all over thwe world as one of Russia's most famous exports and a most unique craft.

The idea of a nesting doll is believed to have originated on the island of Honsha, and it was adopted enthusiastically by the Russians. The first Matroyshkas appeared in the 1880's, and so are a relatively new part of Russian history and tradition.

Most dolls were made in a small town called Sergiev Posad, which is located 50 km outside Moscow. This is still the centre of production today.

We have a choice of dolls in the gallery, in sets ranging from £9.95 - £74.95. Prices depend on the intricacy of design and the number of dolls in the set.

Please view a selection of these under the main 'Gifts' menu.

We have a fabulous range of individually hand dyed scarves from Northamptonshire textile artist Jan Wise.

We have a new range of 100% silk scarves and silk devoree scarves in a range of colours fresh for spring 2010. Silk scarves are £15.99, silk devoree scarves £24.99.