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"Oh, by gosh, by golly, It's time for mistletoe and holly, tasty pheasants, Christmas presents, countryside's covered with snow"...
It’s that time of year when we are getting ready to have a "Merry little Christmas" good old Frank Sinatra's words couldn't be truer this year! "Hopefully we will all be together" and "Next year hopefully all our troubles will be miles away." Let's hope so! This year has been incredibly hard for us all.
As I am sure many of you are starting to think about Christmas shopping this year - why not consider shopping locally. We enjoy nothing more than buying from our incredible selection of independent businesses, local artisans, butchers, bakers, farm shops and green grocers. It's not just an ethical choice, you will often find that items made locally aren't available elsewhere so you can find unique and precious gifts.
To help you we have put together a small selection of what the Lake District has to offer and hopefully it will inspire you to spend your money with those who’ll appreciate it most.
Hand made in Cumbria each scent is developed in house using carefully selected essential oils to take you on a journey. To see the full range of candles, incense, smudge sticks, wax melts and reed diffusers. visit the online shop at Bous Life here.
Feather & Wild
Following a desire to create, Feather & Wild has grown organically from a tiny seed into a flourishing creative business, and continues to grow steadily in the direction of creating not only a place to source original art & gifts but one of community too. Victoria has perfect gifts and cards available online including this beautiful Mistletoe Greeting Card with a hand drawn sprig of Mistletoe and the wording “Season’s Kisses”. Visit Feather & Wild here.
Childs & Co
Beautifully crafted products individually made by Iain Childs. His studio and workshop is based on the edge of the beautiful Lake District. He specialises in wood furniture projects from modern children’s furniture through to beautiful solid wood furniture and custom projects. You can visit his online store here or make an appointment to see him at his studio. We love the beautiful solid Oak shelf featuring the profile across Crinkle Crag, Bow Fell, Scafell Pike and Great Gable. What a wonderful gift for someone special.
Cable and Blake design, create and sell locally produced Herdwick fabrics, that have been inspired by the surrounding Lakeland landscape. They have collaborated with a number of local producers to create a range of delightful products which can be purchased from their shop in Kendal or by visiting their online shop here.
Herdwick
A range of beautifully designed Herdwick Tweed bags, caps and cushions designed and made in The Lake District. With a purpose to make practical and desirable, quality products with traceability of raw materials why wouldn't you want to buy from them.
They buy directly from four local farmers:
Hill Top Farm, Near Sawrey
Yew Tree Farm, Coniston
Townhead Farm, Grasmere
Tilberthwaite Farm, Coniston
Have Three Natural Shades:
Hogg fleece-1st shearing. Darkest brown.
Twinter and young ewes: 2nd-4th shearing. True Grey
Mature ewe fleece: 5th shearing. Light grey/pale white
Use Two Weavers:
Slaithwaite, Yorkshire
Sedbergh, Cumbria.
One Quality:
Worsted pure Herdwick tweed made with traditional skill by Northern folk.
Perkins & Morley
Jill Perkins and Jan Morley, have been a designing duo since 1987. With a shared passions for art, design, travel and nature led them to travel led them to develop their own brand. Starting with The Cheeky Otter which went on to form part of their best-selling range of greetings cards and giftware, loved by customers all over the globe.
Now, with ranges such as Zigzag and Pulp, Animal Ink, and their new Wilder and Wild Wood ranges, they are delighted that their customers continue to enjoy their quirky sense of humour and love of wildlife and nature. Both drawing upon their own inspirations and experiences from around the globe it is the UK that inspires them the most. Jan is often walking the stunning valleys and fells of Cumbria with a camera and drawing equipment, while Jill sketches and paints in Devon, surrounded by beautiful coastlines and countryside.
Take a look at their online shop full of wonderful gifts for family and friends this Christmas here.
Bath House
Bath House an artistic collaboration, created from humble beginnings. The kitchen cooker was their lab, the table their design studio. They experimented with the world of fragrance and explored ways in which to harness the gentle healing power of natural ingredients. Now with with two shops in the Lake District they are a firm favourite of many thankfully they also have an online shop so even in lockdowns we can still shop.
With so much to chose from here in the Lake District I am sure you can find the perfect gifts this Christmas. We have only mentioned a small selection here so please visit our Artisan, Eat & Drink and Shop Pages to see more fabulous ideas.
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