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- Artisanne : artist inspired by nature and created in many forms
- Aisling Chou Studio : a passionate designer and jewellery maker focusing on precious metal and iridescent paper. The love of iridescent paper traces back to the colourful candy papers in her childhood, she has always been fascinated by how they interact with light.
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- Ben Sedman Photography : Framed architectural photography from iconic locations in Manchester and the North West.
- Betul Salman Art : Swirly line drawings, custom portraits, stickers, cards, ceramic coasters, prints, tote bags, mugs, cushion toys
- Barkley and Fetch : Beautiful accessories for dogs. All handmade and super stylish for your daily dog walks.
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- CraftCreateCollect : handmade resin jewellery and acrylic pour artwork but their love of experimentation frequently means that new ranges such as greetings cards and Christmas ornaments are added.
- Cranfields Creations : quality handmade pop culture cards and prints for the masses. Handmade in Manchester, all cards and prints are produced on 100% recycled paper and plastic is kept to a minimum.
- Click Tracks : local photographer offering her original nature and travel photography, available as professionally mounted and framed finished pieces or high quality lustre prints. Takes commissions for Weddings, Bands and Outdoor Family Portraits. Also makes handmade crafts, perfect for unique Christmas gifts and stocking fillers.
- Cheeky Sew and Sew : handmade accessories and clothing for men and women, mostly from tweed, velvet and denim, many from upcycled fabrics.
- The Cheshire Calligrapher : Calligrapher and illustrator specialising in weddings, events and custom artwork. One of a kind designs for truly personalised gift-giving and party planning.
- Calico Collective : Consciously crafted, small batch homeware and jewellery – specifically handmade lino prints, polymer clay statement earrings & a range of jesmonite homeware including jewellery/trinket dishes and pots.
- Christopher Walster : Black and white illustrations of skylines, landmarks, funny slogans and cute little cartoons. Coming on an array of greetings cards, prints, home wares and paper stationary.
- Carrie Louise Design : illustrations of cute animals surrounded by flowers and sold as art prints and totes. Also accepts commissions – the most popular being custom pet portraits.
- The Chirpy Blackbird : Homewares, Christmas decorations, lavender products including bath salts, wedding items including confetti cones, trays, baskets and buckets.
- Claire Gorton Designer/Maker : Jewellery and homeware/tableware made from porcelain clay using techniques of slip casting and hand building
- Charming Badger : Independent designer/maker of colourful happy things which are made as sustainably as possible. Mainly focusing on hand painted wooden badges & decorations and greetings cards, but also mugs, old school pin badges and more.
- Cocoon Homeware : Unique, bright and bold homeware, gifts and stickers. Most items can be personalised
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- Dragonfly Silver : Handcrafted argentium silver jewellery and fused glassware
- Doodles of Beamish : Individually printed Art Prints and Handmade Art Cards, produced in Stockport
- Douglas and the Dinosaur : Designs to make you smile (whilst being kind to the planet!)
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- Emily Gates Art : Stockport based artist, creating lively and contemporary artwork. Working primarily in collage and often found covered in glue surrounded by tiny bits of paper! Incorporates regular charity shops finds such old books, maps and dressmakers patterns into her drawings.
- Evergreen Floral by Tracey: Florist and Floral Artist creating fresh, artificial and dried arrangements and accessories.
- Eleanorsueart : Manchester based artist, inspired by spaces and their effect on our wellbeing. The pieces begin as a Gouache and Acrylic painting before being sold as prints, card and other products.
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- Flowercrown Magic : Flower-crown making kits, Christmas Wreaths, Flower headbands, Floral hair accessories.
- Foxhat : Cute artwork of animals like foxes and unicorns, as prints, keyrings and stickers. Also creates cute adventure comics.
- Fancy Folk : beautiful treasures for the special people in your lives. Emotionally connecting you through thoughtful handmade gifts. Specialist in hand painted portraits, embroidery hoop art and gold leaf personalised prints.
- Folly Bloom : handmade polymer clay drop earrings. Bold and beautiful unique designs every time. Full of personality! Also, double layered cotton face coverings
- Flora and Fauna by Kitty : An array of botanical wonders! Home grown pressed flower handmade jewellery, decorations, gifts, brass frames, art and more.
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- Gizzys Gifts : Creating miniature creatures in both necklace and ornament form. As well as making special memorials for your loved pet. Featuring cute cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits and more. All alongside perfect miniature food necklaces (because who doesn’t love a tiny doughnut?!) Custom orders of pets accepted.
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- Hellcat Hex Art : Witchy art and spooky homewares. Acrylic embroidered canvasses, foil prints, scented candles and spell bottles.
- HanMade By HaHa : Stitched accessories and zipper pouches
- Hidden England : Hidden England is all about documenting the unexpected found in cities and towns through photography. We create Pop Art style vibrant collages using our original photographs of street art, quirky signs and iconic buildings found in places near and far from Newquay to New York.
- Hello_Falcon : Hello_falcon specialises in bespoke upholster and soft furnishings, priding themselves in minimising waste by using offcuts from larger projects to create unique pieces which means less to landfill.
- Hey Yeti : Run by ‘doodle artist’ Diane Chester, Hey Yeti specialises in bespoke cards and big illustrations featuring cute caricatures.
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- Ink Flo Store : Hand drawn, intricate illustrations, drawing inspiration from nature and everything eccentric. The prints are available in A6, A4 and A3 sizes.
- Irish Sayings Printed : Irish themed postcards and prints with local sayings.
- Ip Dip Doo : Handmade, affordable jewellery and accessories
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- JillyGDesign : sterling silver, brass, copper, acrylic and polymer clay jewellery
- Jonnybentley360 : 360 degree artistic photographer capturing his world from a unique perspective, published in magazines and current artist in the ’50 windows of creativity’ across Manchester.
- Jewellsy : custom designed, bespoke jewellery and gifts from glass beads and resin.
- Jelly Mode : All kinds of colourful and fun crafts working mostly with yarns.
- Jeni Harney : Photographs using alternative and traditional methods, mainly cyanotype and silver gelatin prints as well as quite abstract, unique botanical prints. Also offers workshops on the cyanotype process and 1-to-1 photography tutorial sessions.
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- Kat Pearson Designs : Cat themed ceramic collectibles & jewellery, illustrated gifts, art prints, ceramic and digital pet portraits, handmade in the North West.
- Keep This Cracker : Reusable Christmas Crackers you can fill with your own gifts, flat-packed in packs of 6. These crackers are pet-friendly as each comes with an ecosnap®, a silent snap your pets will love too.
- Keramika MCR : Handmade porcelain jewellery, made in Manchester. The clean cut design is inspired by contemporary geometric forms, minimalism and uses high quality materials. All pieces are individually handmade and unique, with colour palettes, detailing and designs refreshed seasonally.
- Knit2Felt : Knitting and Felting Kits and Felted Soaps. As seen on TV.
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- The Lobe Wardrobe : Colourful, contemporary, happy jewellery! Sally makes joyful earrings and necklaces in all colours under the sun, and particularly loves experimenting with intricate patterns and geometric shapes. From teeny tiny stud earrings, to loud, statement dangles, her range includes .925 sterling silver upgrades and non-metal options to suit everyone!
- Lorri Silver Jewellery : Contemporary sterling silver jewellery, many containing gemstones to introduce colour and texture. Beautiful, distinctive and versatile pieces that are a joy to wear.
- Littlesilverworksuk : Littlesilverworksuk is a small business making handcrafted silver and gemstone jewellery. Many pieces are influenced by modernist designs and use lots of surface texturing.
- Lärka Jewellery : A modern jewellery brand founded by designer Sarah Sanderson. Colourful illustrated pieces with geometric forms inspired by nature with influences from interior, product and graphic design.
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- The Magpie’s Daughter : Jewellery using varied materials including vintage and antique charms, mixed metals, botanic elements and geometric pieces. Also some collage cards using vintage papers and stamps. All made in Manchester.
- Manchester Sketchbook : Pen and ink drawings of Manchester’s magnificent architecture
- Mayblossoming : Cute greeting cards, prints, badges, pins and notebooks.
- The Moonlit Press : A small print and homeware studio who make original prints and little treats for you and your home. Our products are simple, stylish and beautifully made almost exclusively in house with the help of our laser cutter and printing press.
- Made by Oriana : Small cute gifts, pins, bookmarks, keyrings and accessories that are perfect for those who love a hot drink and adventure.
- Maskadelica : High quality hand made facemasks and face-coverings
- Milla-Time: Fun, colourful 80’s inspired homeware and fashion accessories.
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- Nocturne Couture : Gothic and fantasy headwear and accessories
- Northern Logic : Personalised maps printed on wood. Beautifully detailed map data used to make bespoke maps which are hand-printed onto birch plywood. Can be customise to show any location in the world. The contemporary design of the prints make them a thoughtful and truly meaningful gift – perfect to remember a special time and place.
- Nacre and Rock : Modern jewellery created from salvaged and recycled gemstones and precious metals
- Nicola Briggs Ceramics : Beautiful statement porcelain ceramics inspired by nature and landscapes. Decorative and functional pieces ranging from porcelain jewellery, ring dishes and dip bowl sets to Christmas Decorations.
- Natalie Gaynor Designs : Modern hand embroidered ready made art, customisable art and hand embroidery kits.
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- Olganna Ltd : a range of beautiful textile gifts. Storage for craft and beauty, these gifts are unique, handmade and functional. From a simple zip purse to a luxury make up wrap, at Olganna you will find quality craftmanship in all the products making it a perfect choice for gifting. Currently also offering facemasks.
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- Petite Clay Patisserie : Miniature novelty food jewellery
- Pink Pea Design : Surface pattern designs and Illustrations often inspired by the love of allotments and a desire to be a gnome in a whimsical, colourful world. Designed and handmade with love in Glossop.
- Pocket Wren : Illustrated and papercut gifts.
- Planet Corinne : Colourful art and cards inspired by nature and the everyday magic that can easily go unnoticed. Hand drawn on recycled card with recycled or biodegradable packaging.
- Penned by Em : Unique, gifts and cards for all ages personalised with modern calligraphy.
- Pure Creative Art And Design : studio of Manchester-based artist and graphic designer, Richard Miller. Richard produces prints, cards, paintings using a variety of graphic, digital and fine art media, usually with a popular culture/popular music flavour. Individual commissions are welcome for portrait drawings, ambigrams lyric designs ‘papercut’ pieces of art
- Prints & Press : Homewares from original surface pattern designs. Placemats, coasters, tea towels and cushions, as well as linocut prints.
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- Red Spotty Dog : Beautiful cotton cord knotted necklaces handmade by a colourful Mancunian. The lightweight necklaces are made predominantly using cord that has been recycled from cotton production waste from the textile industry. Handmade using macramé inspired techniques.
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- Saskia Wrycroft : Handmade Gemstone & Fossil Jewellery. Made with a variety of semi precious gemstones and minerals, raw and polished.
- Sophie Heywood : illustrated goods, such as prints, greeting cards, zines, pins, accessories and more. Work features lots of colour, cute characters and hand lettering. finding inspiration from the animal kingdom, folklore, thrifting and popular culture.
- Sparrow Road Handmade : range of handmade, eco-friendly, reusable products including baby wipes, nursing pads and make-up remover pads and more.
- Studio Pinnock : A mix of traditional print techniques and abstract painting, ranging from abstract landscapes and seascapes of Britain’s coast to solid graphic bold print designs featuring on paper and textiles.
- Stephanie Mann Jewellery : Handmade Contemporary Jewellery Designed & Made by Stephanie Mann
- Squibbles Illustration : Hand painted watercolour illustrations made into prints, cards, coasters and magnets. Commissions accepted for family/pet portraits.
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- Tophu Illustrations : handmade clay decorations, pins, prints and stickers, most of which are nature or frog themed
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- Victoria Rostock Design : Graphic Design, Cards, Prints. All can be Personalised.
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- Yellow Threadd : Quirky embroidery and earrings handmade in Manchester!
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