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#shopindie gift ideas windfall
David Knight • 22 July 2021
With online sales the way they are, we really didn’t expect to be #shopindie power sharing again quite so soon. But there was something of a #UKGiftHourPower
buying bonanza on #UKGiftHour #UKGiftAM
last weekend.
Three new creatives joined the UKGiftHourPower sellers list with sales during the Twitter #giftideas showcase. They were (centre row, left to right)
- Nottingham creative MumblebeeHandmade
from her range of handmade cards, notebooks and notepads
- Epping Forest jewellery designer Cristina's Attic
whose buyer said she’d been “brightened up” by her sterling silver pieces
- Tie-dye company TalaClothingCompany
who recorded their first UKGiftHour sale with this ‘Orange Surprise’ ladies T-shirt
Among others who have already achieved UKGiftHourPower status, there were further multiple sales for (top row, left to right)
- Hertfordshire eco candle creators SimplySona
who reported their ‘best sales weekend for a while’ with demand for their wax melts, a gift set and a large candle
- Liverpool crafter GermanderCC
who rang up three sales of her dino aprons and cushion covers
- Yorkshire jewellery designer TwiggyPeasticks
who added another sale to four she attracted the previous weekend – among them these blue butterfly earrings
To complete the weekend windfall (bottom row, left to right)
- Isle of Wight recycler and bag designer SammDesignsShop
celebrated a purchase of her eco-friendly laundering bag with reusable face pads/scrubbies as well as one of her larger girly bags
- Skincare champion NaturaEmporium
chalked up a sale from her vegan range of outdoor essentials – pictured is her ‘bug off’ insect repellent bar – and declared: “#UKGiftAM, has always been my best way of getting sales and finding new businesses to interact with”
- County Durham jewellery and card maker DawnyDTDesigns
came away smiling thanks to a sale of her resin rainbow sunflower silver plated earrings
We can’t guarantee sales - but we can guarantee doing all we can to increase the chances. Join in with UKGiftHour UKGiftAM on Twitter every Saturday and Sunday morning from 9am-midday – everyone is welcome!
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