Meet Khloe Baker a whimsical, vintage-inspired paper goods designed to bring a little more magic to the everyday 🌷✨

Created by Leeds-based illustrator Khloe, every card, print, sticker and sheet of gift wrap starts life as a painting in her cosy home studio before being transformed into something you can keep, gift and enjoy. There’s something wonderfully personal about knowing the design in your hands began with an actual brush, paint and one independent maker’s imagination.

Shopping with Khloe means supporting a small, independent creative while choosing thoughtfully produced paper goods. Her work is printed locally in Leeds by PRINT.WORK on FSC-certified paper, and Khloe collects her products herself by foot keeping that production journey close to home.

There’s also something lovely about buying paper goods from an artist who makes everything by hand rather than choosing something churned out for the masses. A card can become a little moment of connection, a print can make your space feel more like you, and a sticker can simply make you smile.

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Meet Block and Bobbin - joyful handmade textiles and quirky prints, made slowly, thoughtfully and with a whole lot of personality ✨

Created by Jess in Sheffield, Block and Bobbin is rooted in a love of colour, texture and traditional craft, from gingham ruffle scrunchies and reflective accessories to keep you safer in the dark to hand-carved lino prints, cheerful cards, stickers and uplifting stationery. Every textile piece is sewn by Jess herself in small batches, while her lino designs are created by hand before being given a second life across different products.

And that small-batch approach is a big part of what makes shopping with Block and Bobbin feel different. Rather than mass producing huge quantities, Jess creates intentionally, minimising waste and focusing on making things that are properly loved and used. It’s a lovely reminder that sustainability can also look like quality, care and choosing something you’ll want to keep.

Wellbeing is woven through the brand too. Inspired by her own experience of finding calm through making, Jess creates affirmation cards and uplifting pieces designed to offer little moments of encouragement, comfort and joy. Her work is also shaped by her passion for inclusivity and supporting people's wellbeing through her work with a mental health charity.

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Meet Lost and Found - artwork about finding beauty in the things that might otherwise be overlooked 🕊

Created by Steph, a part-time teacher and printmaker based in her home studio, Lost and Found is all about making something out of nothing. Her work brings together found materials, memory and the written word, creating original prints and collages filled with texture, marks and little traces of everyday life.

Coffee, food, birds, homes, communities and funky-shaped vessels all become part of Steph’s collection of “joy moments”. Quiet snapshots of the things that make up our lives. Her work is primarily created through collage using handmade monoprinted papers, alongside an ever-growing love for Tetrapak printing using recycled coffee cartons.

There’s something especially lovely about shopping with a maker whose whole practice is rooted in resourcefulness. Steph doesn’t rely on third-party print suppliers; everything is personally created in her little home studio, and recycled materials become part of the creative process rather than heading straight to waste.

From one-off A4 and A3 prints to cards, stickers and festive ceramic decorations, these are pieces made to hold onto as little reminders that the ordinary things around us can carry memories, meaning and joy.

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Meet Chaos to magic - delicate handmade jewellery created slowly, intentionally and without trying to make everything perfectly the same ✨

Created by Zehra, chaos to magic grew from a need for a creative outlet away from her day job, becoming a business built around the joy and focus she finds in working with her hands. Every wire earring, necklace and bookmark is made individually, without jigs or templates, meaning each piece has those subtle little differences that remind you there’s a real person behind it.

The jewellery is intentionally made in small quantities rather than encouraging endless production or buying for the sake of buying. Aluminium wire is recyclable, and materials are bought thoughtfully to avoid unnecessary excess. Even pieces that don’t quite work out are given a chance to become gifts before being recycled.

For Zehra, slow fashion is about bringing back the joy of curating a personal style, choosing pieces you genuinely love and taking care of them rather than constantly chasing something new. It’s jewellery to wear intentionally, keep for years and perhaps pass from book to book when it comes to those very cute wire bookmarks.

There’s wellbeing woven into the story too, with making providing Zehra with a sense of peace and focus, alongside a commitment to supporting charitable causes.

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Meet Fae Candle Co. - candles for book lovers who want their next reading adventure to smell as magical as it feels. 📚✨

Born from a love of reading and a desire to create scents that actually matched the worlds inside a favourite book, Fae Candle Co. began with one scent inspired by Hades and Persephone and has grown into a collection of unique, vegan-friendly fragrances inspired by mythology, literature and the places that live inside our imaginations.

Each scent is hand blended around a bespoke idea of what a particular fictional world might smell like giving you the perfect excuse to light a candle, get cosy and disappear into a story for a while.

And wellbeing is genuinely at the heart of the brand. Fae Candle Co. was created as a way to support the founder’s own mental health, and the products are designed to encourage those little rituals of stopping, settling down and making time for something you love.

Using natural, sustainably sourced bases used across the scent products and minimal plastic packaging, with any plastic used containing 70% recycled material and being recyclable afterwards.

So whether you’re a fantasy girlie, mythology obsessive, romance reader or simply someone who loves a cosy evening with a good book, Fae Candle Co. is a lovely reminder that shopping can be about creating moments.

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Meet Kwatz a vibrant, hand-printed clothing and artwork with colour, culture and decades of creative history woven into every piece. 🖌

Kwatz is the one-woman studio of an artist and printmaker whose work is heavily influenced by childhood in Nigeria, travels across Africa and a love of world music. From bold T-shirts to small-edition screen prints and linocuts, every design is individually hand printed, giving each piece that brilliant feeling of something made by an actual person rather than produced by the thousands.

The T-shirts are made from certified GOTS organic cotton, supporting better working conditions, fair pay and restrictions around harmful chemicals and factory water use. Printing uses water-based screen-printing inks and vegetable oil-based lino inks, while packaging is biodegradable. Kwatz also keeps production intentionally small, only printing limited runs of each design.

There’s a brilliant history behind the brand too. The first version of KWATZ began in the 1980s, and the designs were used for fundraising merchandise by the UK Anti-Apartheid Movement making this a creative practice with decades of life behind it.

Shopping with Kwatz means choosing colour, individuality and traditional printmaking while supporting a real independent artist and a slower approach to clothing.

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Meet Glass Lore - handcrafted stained glass inspired by nature, made slowly with the hope that it will still be sparkling decades from now ✨

From birds and butterflies to seeds, landscapes and stars, each piece brings traditional stained-glass craft into the here and now, with everything made by one maker in a little studio in East Yorkshire. There’s a real emphasis on making stained glass feel accessible too, with pieces ranging from artwork to more affordable little treasures.

Sustainability is built into the making process. Vintage and antique glass is used wherever possible, every scrap of glass is carefully conserved and even the tiniest remaining pieces are recycled. It’s a beautiful example of making thoughtfully with what already exists, while creating something designed to last rather than be quickly replaced.

So when you choose Glass Lore, you’re not just buying something pretty to hang in your home. You’re supporting traditional craft, slow consumption and a tiny independent studio choosing something made to be loved for a very, very long time.

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Meet Retro Vintage Football Club a pre-loved football shirts with stories, memories and a whole lot of nostalgia ⚽️

For this independent business, football is about much more than what happens on the pitch. It’s about the memories attached to a shirt, the people you watched games with, the places you grew up around and the life experiences that become wrapped up in the beautiful game. The founder calls it “Therapy through football” using those memories and connections as a way to support their own wellbeing.

And when you shop here, you’re giving existing clothing another chance to be loved. Shirts are sourced pre-loved from charity shops, car boot sales and a warehouse in Hull, then cleaned and generally tidied up before being sold at fair prices.

Rather than buying something brand new, you’re choosing a piece of football history that already exists helping keep a garment in circulation while finding something with its own story and character.

There’s something pretty special about that combination of nostalgia and mindful shopping: finding a shirt that reminds you of a player, a team, a season or simply a time in your life, while supporting an independent seller along the way.

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Meet Alexmarieartistry, colourful homewares made to put a little pop of dopamine into your space 🌈

What started as an accidental discovery of eco resin turned into five years of experimenting, creating and making some seriously joyful homewares. Alexmarie is all about colour and creating pieces that make you smile, with each design bringing a little more personality into your home.

And shopping with Alexmarieartistry means supporting a queer owned small business that is committed to making its space feel safe and welcoming for everyone. Inclusivity isn’t just about who the products are for, but about creating a business where people feel comfortable being themselves.

Packaging is recycled or recyclable, materials are chosen with sustainability in mind, and wherever possible, leftover materials are reused and repurposed. The no-waste range takes this even further, layering leftover material from different pours over time to create completely unique pieces that could never be replicated.

Which feels like exactly the kind of thing mindful shopping is about: finding something you genuinely love, supporting a real person and giving materials a little more life rather than letting them go to waste.

If your home is your happy place and you want it filled with colour, character and a little bit of joy, Alexmarieartistry is bringing the dopamine

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Meet Letters from Poppy, kind little letters for the days when life feels a bit heavy 💌

Created by Kat, a shy girl who was once told she was “too sensitive”, Letters from Poppy has turned that sensitivity into something genuinely lovely: a business built around reminding people that they are not alone.

The idea came from a feeling that we’ve lost some of the human connection we once had, and a desire to bring a little of it back one letter at a time. Because sometimes a thoughtful message arriving through your letterbox can mean more than a quick text, especially when you’re having a hard day.

Wellbeing and mental health sit right at the heart of every letter, while the business is also a proud comrade of the LGBTQ+ community. It’s about creating something kind, supportive and human in a world that can sometimes feel a little disconnected.

There’s a simple sustainability win here too: all paper and envelopes used are 100% paper, making them easy to recycle when they’ve done their job.

And that’s what makes Letters from Poppy such a lovely mindful purchase. You’re not just buying a piece of stationery, you’re choosing to send someone a little kindness, connection and reassurance, while supporting an independent small business.

A tiny letter can carry a surprisingly big feeling.

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Meet The Wonky Bookshelf a pop-up bookshop 📚

Created from a love of literature and a desire to build something independently, The Wonky Bookshelf is a women-owned small business specialising in alternative and gothic fiction, alongside second-hand books, handmade crochet pieces, blind books and other little treasures.

And there’s something especially lovely about the mindful side of book shopping here. Choosing a second-hand book gives something pre-loved a new home, while discovering a story you might not otherwise have picked up can open the door to new interests, perspectives and conversations.

Inclusivity is at the heart of the experience too. The Wonky Bookshelf wants people to feel comfortable expressing the things they love, finding their people and being themselves without feeling judged or out of place.

Books can give us an escape, a way to connect, something to talk about or simply an excuse to put our phones down and spend some time in another world and The Wonky Bookshop facilitates this.

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Meet Pasoluna; an independent little corner of the internet for beautiful, interesting things chosen because they genuinely help you live more consciously 🌏

Run by Laura, Pasoluna is all about discovering pieces with colour, character and good design the sort of things you don’t see absolutely everywhere. Everything stocked is personally chosen, with a simple philosophy: if Laura wouldn’t happily have it in her own home or give it as a gift, it probably doesn’t belong in the shop.

That makes shopping with Pasoluna feel a little more like getting a recommendation from a friend whose taste you trust, rather than being told what you need next. There’s much more interest in finding something you genuinely love than endlessly chasing trends or buying for the sake of it.

Sustainability is part of those choices too. Laura looks for brands using recycled, natural or more considered materials, thoughtful production methods and products designed to be enjoyed for longer. Packaging is kept minimal and reused where possible, and there’s an honest understanding that no retail business is perfect mindful shopping is about making better choices where you can and continuing to learn.

And because wellbeing can be found in the little things, Pasoluna celebrates products that make everyday life feel nicer: a home you love spending time in, a thoughtful gift, a moment of calm or simply something that makes you smile.

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Meet Oh Rats! Run by Issy, Oh Rats! started with hand-drawn T-shirts sold on Vinted and has grown into a full-time art business filled with tees, hoodies, prints and plenty of brilliantly cute creatures 🐀

The goal is wonderfully simple: make people happy. There doesn’t always need to be a deep meaning or a life lesson behind something you buy. Sometimes you just want to see a little weird animal wearing art and feel instantly better about your day!

There’s mindful thinking behind the business too. Clothing is made to order online, helping minimise unnecessary waste and avoiding the need to produce loads of stock that might never find a home. Oh Rats! also offers inclusive sizing from XS to 3XL, making the wearable art available to more bodies and more people.

Even the wonky bits get a second chance. Rather than throwing away the occasional imperfect T-shirt, Issy labels it clearly as “wonky” and sells it at a discount.

So if your personal style is part cute, part chaotic and heavily influenced by animals, this is your sign to wear your interests proudly while supporting an independent artist and making a more considered choice with your style.

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Meet Evergreen Vintage, heritage clothing with the polished feel of classic fashion, but the warmth and accessibility of your favourite vintage shop 🤎

Evergreen was born from a love of beautifully made, empowering clothing and a frustration that those worlds could often feel exclusive or inaccessible. The answer? Bringing together carefully curated vintage and heritage pieces with the welcoming, friendly feeling that makes vintage shopping so special.

Rather than following every new trend or encouraging disposable fashion, Evergreen keeps quality clothing in circulation. Pieces are sourced through wholesale suppliers and archive collectors, including an expanding network overseas, helping well-made garments continue their lives instead of being replaced by something brand new.

But the experience matters just as much as the clothing. Evergreen is all about the joy of shopping in person for the conversations, the music, the atmosphere and being able to explore a piece without feeling like someone is trying to pressure you into buying it.

They belief that great clothing should be something everyone can explore, regardless of background or personal style. Because fashion can be a brilliant way to express who you are, without having to fit into someone else’s idea of what you should look like.

So if you love clothes with history, craftsmanship and character and want your wardrobe to feel a little more considered Evergreen Vintage is one to have a rummage through.

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Meet Moonwavey, think soft, silly and wonderfully whimsical illustrations made to bring a little more joy into your everyday

Created by Molly, a Leeds-based illustrator and maker, Moonwavey is all about the playful side of creativity. Her work is filled with charming characters, nostalgic colours and that lovely feeling of being transported back to something a little softer and simpler. From dreamy prints to quirky, silly cards, everything is designed to make you smile because sometimes you really don’t need a deeper reason than that…

There’s something lovely about choosing art that makes you feel something, whether it reminds you of childhood, makes you laugh or simply brings a tiny bit of joy to an otherwise ordinary day. Molly’s work is a little invitation to embrace that softness and playfulness rather than feeling like everything has to be serious or productive all the time.

Moonwavey is also produced print-on-demand from Molly’s home studio, helping avoid creating unnecessary excess stock, with recyclable or second-hand packaging used wherever possible.

If your home and your life could use a little more whimsy, colour and silly little characters, Moonwavey is here for you!

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