Partnering With Mouse + Magpie

I am so excited to announce my partnership with Mouse + Magpie. My designs are now available on a collection of home furnishings made especially for little people. 😊

Please click here for the Mouse + Magpie website.

New Stockist!

I have some exciting news! A Little Bird Told Me Gallery is now stocking my work! I'm so thrilled to be a part of Melanie's beautiful gallery. You can visit the gallery online here.

Happy Farm. W.I.P  : - )

Renegade Craft Fair 2016

I'm so excited to be doing my first Christmas Fair this year. It's this weekend at the Old Truman Brewery 11am-6pm. I've been visiting this fair for years & it never disappoints, so I'm thrilled to be included this year. Come say hi if you're going!

Not On The High Street Fabulous Christmas Finds

More Not On the High Street fabulous finds today! Click here to see more & support small businesses this Christmas : -)

Hidden Gems On Notonthehighstreet.com

My friend Gabriella Buckingham & shop owner of MooBaaCluck has started blogging about the hidden gems on Not On The Highstreet. If you would like to support small creative businesses this Christmas, take a look at her post below!

Gorgeous vintage style tags from Cherry Pie Lane  Aren’t those tags adorable?

The beautiful Winter Notonthehighstreet brochures are flying through letterboxes all over the country this week and for a while now there’s been a curated policy with stylish gifts in handy sections onNotonthehighstreet.com : if you are in a hurry the brochure and curated areas are really handy but many, many wonderful things go unseen … these are hidden gems! I want to show you fabulous things that the makers themselves have put forward to me that do not feature in the brochures or curated categories.

I’ve been  a Notonthehighstreet seller since 2009 and every year I think it would be great if there were a “Fabulous Finds” or “Hidden Gems” curation so I’m doing something about it this year! I’ll be posting daily until the end of November showing off lots of unique finds; depending on whether I have lots of partners contacting me I may be looking through a lot of pages to discover things that I’ve never seen before and hope you will like too.

Make a cup of tea and take time to browse and click on something that takes your eye here… then discover more about each maker by clicking on their shop name in blue – this will take you to their storefront.. where you can read all about what makes them tick and read customer comments and view every single wonderful thing they make if that takes your fancy.

Beautifully hand sewn and embroidered note book by Pipany

Aren’t these wonderful golden letters just gorgeous… Vintage shop letter by Bonnie and Bell

A different sort of letter altogether .. a warm, squishy crocheted one by The Letter Loft

Handmade coffee lip balm by The Okie Soapy Soap Shop (trying saying that out loud!))

A cute reindeer for a personalised first Christmas card by Little Cloth Rabbit

A fun, clever print by A is For Alphabet

Our first Christmas together wooden heart decoration and card by Moobaacluck

One for you dog loving comic fans! by Ruff Hound Outfitters

And something lovely for a human to wear…

Newlyn Fish Scarf by Louise Brainwood

What teenage daughter wouldn’t love this by Squiffy Print

What might your son or daughter do with one of these for Christmas… they just might share do you think?

Rich Shortbread Mix in a personalised pack with a star cutter by Katie Bakes

If you buy anything from these sellers thank you so much – feel good – you’ve just made a maker very happy! At this time of year designers who hand make have invested in materials and in some cases staff so that they can start making now…and with the warm weather people are less inclined to think about Christmas. Thank you for looking.

Please share this blog to help independent makers be seen – thanks so much.

Whisper: If you are a notonthehighstreet seller with a lovely unsung item and want be featured please contact me at hello@gabsbuckingham.com Equally if I have featured you and you’ve changed your mind about being featured or want something altered please email me there 

LOVE this video

How To Tie a Scarf

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Posted by David Wolfe on Sunday, March 22, 2015