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David Knight • 18 May 2022
Cherish our small businesses like we do our Queen - celebrate the Platinum Jubilee and #supportsmallbusiness at the same time with gift ideas befitting the occasion from UK indies and creatives.
Here’s just a sample of the 'shop indie' gift inspiration that was on show during our #JubileeGiftsDay on Twitter last weekend.
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- Put Jubilee tea design bunting from Surrey’s SewMoreThanBags at the heart of your decorations
- Set the scene with original vintage posters from the extensive collection of London’s Antik Bar
- You’ve got the bunting, you’ve got the tea, now complete the set with a tea cosy from Edinburgh’s TheWiseOldOwlStore
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- Mount a sense of community. . . this guache original painting from Cheshire’s The Littler Place celebrates rural communities
- Bring all kinds of cute. . . like this mohair cat from London's ThreeWoollyOwlsStore featuring an added patriotic bow tie from Cumbria’s OKThenWhatsNextCraft
- Make all the right calls with this limited edition Royal Jubilee retro telephone lamp from Yorkshire’s LadybirdLaneDecor
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- Give the royal wave with quirky regal hand earrings from Cornwall’s craftbythistle
- Raise a glass (while knowing it’s yours!) with Jubilee crown wine glass charms from Suffolk’s Belles Charms Gift Shop
- Get your party snacking down to a fine art with bowls from Devon’s Alison Miles Pottery – through her own exhaustive research, she estimates that they can each accommodate up to 13 Wotsits and 29 peanuts!
Join us on #UKGiftHour #UKGiftAM every Saturday and Sunday morning on Twitter from 9am-midday - we’re the independent giftfinder at your fingertips!
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