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I am so excited to be sharing my first proper Christmas gift guide post. A couple of years ago I wrote a post on buying gender neutral Christmas gifts, but it was mainly just ideas and not really a full comprehensive list. After the year we've had with the pandemic, it is increasingly important to support small businesses. Therefore, I will be sharing some of my favourite small businesses which I think sell products that would make great Christmas gifts.
Lifestyle
Alisha from Inside the Voyage blog has started selling the most amazing smelling wax melts. They are such good value for money and I can't recommend these enough! Perfect for a relaxing, self-care evening.
Paulina has very recently started Needle & Stitch. She is making really cute felt keyrings at the moment that would make great stocking fillers!
Melissa sells homemade crafts on her Etsy page. These include conker wreaths and really pretty candle jars.
Over on Asia's Instagram page, she sells dupes of designer perfumes and aftershaves such as Dior Sauvage that smell exactly like the real thing for such a good price. I have tried the 449 which is a dupe of Jimmy Choo Fever and it smells the same. I would definitely recommend these as Christmas gifts.
Katy has an Etsy shop where she sells prints of locations and cities that she designs herself. Some of the locations include Amsterdam, Lincoln and Venice. I just really love the prints she creates and they would look great on someone's wall. They are well priced for the quality.
Lauren from the Artist's Lab sells embroidery kits for beginners. This would be a great gift for someone creative. It would also be a good present to get someone in case of another lockdown or self-isolation. It's something to do while at home and could be a great way to unwind and get away from a screen for a while.
Earrings
Jess sells really cool statement earrings over on her Etsy. I have been loving statement earrings from small businesses at the moment, they are all just so unique.
Kate makes the most beautiful resin earrings with pressed flowers. These would make great gifts for people who love earrings like this.
I haven't seen any earrings like the one Alice makes before. They are so unique and look so cool! Again, they are statement earrings so would be great for people who wear earrings. Alice has made a Christmas gift box containing 4 pairs of polyclay earrings for the value of £17, saving you £7! You can add an optional personal message with this gift box and the packaging is 100% recyclable.
Use the code GIFTGUIDE20 for 20% off when buying any product from Alice Lizzy.
Stationary
Amanthis is a black-owned small stationary shop with a great range of helpful products. My go-to product from Amanthis is the Master Mindset Diary. I couldn't live without it at uni. For more information, read my review of the Master Mindset Diary by Amanthis.
Robin and Thorn is a small lifestyle shop. They have all sorts of products including stationary. I use their list pads for my to-do lists and I find it really helpful.
Gifts for bloggers
Jordanne Lee Creative on Gumroad
Jordanne from Of a Glasgow Girl has some really helpful products on her Gumroad including Instagram highlight covers and blogging planners.
Use code LAUREN20 for 20% off your order.
Again, Jenny has some really helpful products on her Gumroad. Her products are particularly helpful for blogging beginners.
Stocking fillers
Carfume is a luxury car scent business. These would make great stocking fillers for drivers as we all love to have nice smelling cars.
Children's gifts
What are some of your favourite small businesses to shop from?
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22 comments
I loved this! You've featured so many amazing small businesses xx
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Such an amazing list of small businesses! I love Alice's earrings and own a few pairs. Those prints from Simply Katy are gorgeous - I need to find more wall space for them, haha!
ReplyDeleteTash - A Girl with a View
Every year I commit to buying from small companies. I usually do well in the beginning and then fall off the wagon. Thank for this list, especially the stationary rec.
ReplyDeleteI recently purchased an Alice Lizzy box and I'm so excited for it! Her pieces are so gorgeous and great quality. I can't wait to check out the others x
ReplyDeleteI love this small business Christmas gift guide! I'm aiming to buy from more small businesses for Christmas this year! x
ReplyDeleteLucy | www.lucymary.co.uk
You've included some amazing sounding businesses in this gift guide. There's a few that have caught my attention for gift ideas.
ReplyDeleteLove this list of small businesses! Going to be checking some of those out now xx
ReplyDeleteGreat list you have here! I particularly like the Alice Lizzy earrings! They're so cute!
ReplyDeleteLiz
www.piecesofliz.com
Wow soo many amazing bits in this blog post! I am stocking up on wax melts for stockings for my sisters. Another big one is candles for my mu!
ReplyDeleteLove that you're supporting small businesses!
Rosie
https://www.loverosiee.co.uk
Really cool items in this guide.....
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this gift guide, lots of lovely gifts :)
ReplyDeleteNic | Nic's Adventures & Bakes
This is a great gift guide & I agree it's important to support small businesses especially during this time of year!
ReplyDeleteI bought one of Jordanne's blog planners for myself so I would definitely recommend her planners! I need to get a Carfume air freshner for my boyfriend's car & The Peg Place dolls would be great for my daughter!
One of my favorite small businneses is Art by Lena (https://artbylena.bigcartel.com/). I've bought wooden ornaments for my parents, stickers for my daughter, bookmarks for my friend & prints & notebooks for myself!
Oooh I want the carfume! I've been buying quite a few gifts off Etsy this year. There are so many wonderful things to find that are often really unique.
ReplyDeleteHelen
Tea in the Tub
I used to have an Etsy shop long time ago but am still all in for small shops :)
ReplyDeleteThese are some wonderful ideas you shared. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove the list especially the stationary. 😍
ReplyDeleteI love this gift guide! Thanks for sharing. I will definitely be shopping for myself lol and some gifts!
ReplyDeleteThe wax melts are so pretty! I love cute beauty/bath products.
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I have worked with and had samples of inside the fragrance, they smell is so good. Thank you for sharing other suggestions.
ReplyDeleteNow I know what to give my cousins! Thank you for this.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the guide! This reminds me to keep on supporting small/local businesses during the holiday.
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I have just finished going through the Small Business Christmas Gift Guide and I must say that it has some very interesting stuff. It is so empowering to support homegrown businesses during the festive season. If you want to buy best perfumes for women in Pakistan, there are couple of these small companies included that have wonderful fragrances that make ideal presents. Let’s do something different this festive season and get productive presents that also help our domestic market grow!
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