Super Stocking Fillers for £10 and under from small, independent businesses

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It may feel as if it’s way in the future, but it’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to getting organised for Christmas. Here to help, I’ve put together a quick guide of lovely stocking fillers for £10 and under from amazing small businesses. I hope this will to help you get off to a great start with your Christmas shopping this year!

Read on to browse some gorgeous small gifts and stocking fillers that friends and family will love…

Stocking Fillers For Foodies

Christmas goes hand in hand with food, and there’s an abundance of gift ideas out there for food loving friends. But something unusual, practical AND personalised? Under a tenner? No way, I hear you say.

Cue our brand new “pudding stirring” wooden spoons here at Doli Dwt! Made from quality wood, engraved with your choice of name(s) and decorated with a festive grosgrain ribbon, this humble but lovely spoon will add star baker quality to all your Christmas baking. It could also start a poignant tradition with your little ones! Bringing out the special Christmas spoon each year to bake festive goodies will create magical memories together as they grow up!

Find it in our shop here, £8.

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Things are certainly looking better this year for family get togethers over Christmas. However, there still may be many reasons why you can’t travel or meet with friends and loved ones. Ruth from CocoBean Chocolates has the perfect, delicious, mini-gifting solution for this situation!

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You can send some cheer in the form of a Coco Bean Brownie (or 2)! They are boxed with a lovely, specially designed-by-Ruth Christmas card with your personal message. Ruth says that it’s “Seasons Greetings done right in these odd non contact times”. A single brownie of your choice, plus the card, is £6 including delivery. 2 Brownies and a card is just £8 with delivery. Visit Www.cocobeanwales.com to order.

Stocking Gifts For Stationery Addicts

Do you know someone who plans, lists and organises everything to the nth degree?! Then a stationery gift always goes down a storm! And at the opposite end of the scale, Christmas is the perfect time to give your most shambolic buddy something to help them becoming more organised one of their easiest-to-keep New Year resolutions!

Whether it’s planning their week, or jotting down a shopping list, Megan Tucker Illustration has all organisational needs covered with her gorgeous stationery range. Most of her items are available in English and Welsh versions too. Priced between £6.50-8.50, they all come under the £10 bracket.

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On the subject of the less-than-organised people in our lives – I bet you know someone who is constantly losing their keys?! Under the sofa, next to their pillow or in the fridge….. They’ll be sure to know where they left them if they’ve got one of these fabulous key fobs from Mitch at Stitchymoocrafts.

Working with fetching fabrics from the likes of Liberty (pictured) and Rifle Paper Co., each gorgeous fob has been quilted and finished with beautiful hardware. They can slip over your wrist, or found easily at the bottom of a bag, making them practical as well as pretty. Mitch has a colour/pattern to suit everyone in her Etsy store, and at just £4.75 you might be able to treat everyone!! Truly lovely stocking fillers for £10 and under.

To make doubly-sure you don’t spend ages riffling around in your bag for your keys, why not snap one of these small cross-body bags from Poppers & Pockets? Perfect for just the essentials, your keys will be easy to spot!

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Lynne has various designs in her shop, but this tartan one with its soft red and green hues would look particularly lovely layered over a neutral coloured coat during Autumn and Winter. It’s currently on special offer for £9.99. As a new-dog mum, I think this would make a perfect bag for dog walking! I just need keys, phone and doggie bags but struggle to hold them while wrestling a puppy on a lead! This small bag would be an ideal solution!

You would also have room to slip in one of the colourful and quirky pocket mirrors from Jac’s Little Welsh Studio . Then you can check that you’re still looking fabulous rather than windswept whilst you’re on the go!

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Featuring prints of Jac’s very own watercolour illustrations, you can gift these tiny pieces of joyful art for just £6.50. This makes them an ideal secret Santa gift! They’d be a huge hit with teens and tweens too!

Small Gifts for £10 and under for the Home

It’s always lovely to receive something beautiful and handmade for your home. In the era of the “shelfie” and eclectic gallery wall, small but delightful decor items really are having their time to shine.

Quil from Love & Lovelier creates small but mighty ceramics that will make anyone smile. Her items come in a range of price points under £20 and can often be personalised. These these delightful glazed Welsh hearts, which would look spectacular arranged amongst a gallery wall of family photos, or resting against a photoframe, are just £9.50 including postage!

Another beautiful little decoration to hang from a shelf are these gorgeous hand-painted baubles by contemporary artist Catrin Saywell of Cat & Clay Jewellery Forget just hanging baubles at Christmas… These beauties are so magnificent they deserve to be displayed all year round! They will be appearing in her shop in October – but be quick as they don’t stay in stock for long! (Keep an eye on her Instagram for updates). They are £10 each.

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And who doesn’t love a sweet smelling home? Little Bit Different hand make luxury vegan-friendly soy wax melts that make lovely stocking fillers, starting at £3 each. Vicky also offers a letter-box friendly gift set of 12 melts for £10. Purse-friendly, and great for distanced gifting too if you opt to have them sent directly to your recipient.

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Motivational Stocking Fillers

It’s always good to tell loved ones how fantastic they are, and that they’re doing a super job whatever obstacles are in their path. Carli from Colour your Life Club knows just how important a little nod of encouragement can be, and designs the most colourful and uplifting pin badges, stickers, stationery and mugs at pocket-friendly price points.

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With prices ranging from 80p for stickers to £8.99 for mugs, there’s something to make both adults and children smile. Visiting her website to see her huge range of fun products that make perfect stocking fillers for £10 and under is a must.

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Of course, everyone loves a Christmas themed stocking filler too! Here are a few little festive treats that won’t break the bank but will break out a smile….

Doli Dwt has our very own robin and penguin baubles. Painstakingly wood burned into a solid beech sphere, then lovingly hand painted, I have individually handcrafted every one. Their charming little faces bring a smile to everyone who sees them. And they’ll bring joy each year when you bring them out for the festive season.

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Mucky Ducky Designs has wonderful little hand painted Nut Crackers in a variety of colours. From the traditional red and black combination, to this lovely pink and grey, they are beautiful!

Her 13cm freestanding Nut Crackers (as pictured) are £10. Additionally, smaller hanging ones, perfect for the Christmas tree, are available for just £6.50 each.

And finally, we all have a friend who can’t resist a Christmas novelty earring! Check out this fun cookie cutter design from Swirly Buttons! Perfect secret Santa gift, to adorn your Christmas party/dinner outfit, or for a friend who loves baking! She has lots of other designs too, including stars, hearts, and Christmas trees, priced at just £6 a pair.

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I hope that this hand full of ideas for stocking fillers for £10 and under has given you some inspiration for your Christmas shopping this year! When you’re ready to go, I can highly recommend the small businesses I’ve selected, having experienced their products myself. You’ll find something lovely on each of their websites if you give them a little visit.

Happy browsing!

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Gorgeous Welsh Gifts that you’ll want to buy now (in a minute!)

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With Saint David’s day on the horizon, I thought I’d share with you some wonderful Welsh gifts from some fantastic Welsh small businesses that I adore.

Whether you’re looking for a treat for yourself or a gift for someone else, there will be something here that will tick your boxes. From ceramics to cakes, here are some of my favourite Welsh gifts for you and your home.

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This beautifully illustrated Welsh Map from Megan Tucker Illustration is a must-have for any Welsh person. Packed with fun-to-spot details, Wales’s most-loved landmarks are depicted in Megan’s instantly recognisable, unique style. Working from her home studio in South Wales, Megan creates gorgeous, stylish gifts and stationery in both English and Welsh using a mixture of traditional and digital illustration methods and techniques.

Emily Parkinson is a talented silversmith who creates bespoke silver jewellery in her pink shepherd hut on the Gower Peninsular – hence the business name One Little Hut. Her carefully crafted pieces from her Heart of The Gower collection are loved by any fans of this beautiful Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Pictured here are her Langland Bay (left) and Three Cliffs (right) hearts.

The Welsh sea-side town of Tenby is famous for it’s colourful harbour. Cag Rodwell has captured its quaint quirkiness beautifully in this fused-glass piece of art work. Cag, based in Crickhowell, creates a whole host of beautiful glass gifts from cocktail swizzle sticks to bunting swags, that are ready to buy from her website, as well as taking commissions for bespoke personalised pieces too.

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Skratch Studio is the trade name of ceramic artist Kate Russel. Based in the picturesque Welsh countryside town of Cowbridge, Kate uses the technique of sgraffito to create intricate patterns into her clay. Fusing traditional Welsh imagary with contemporary geometric patterns is Kate’s speciality, resulting in her instantly recognisable style. Whether you’re after a plaque, a bowl or a love spoon, Skratch Studio ceramics is a must-visit when you’re looking for that special gift.

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Of course, being a Welsh small business, it wouldn’t be right if Doli Dwt didn’t have a specific Welsh Gift in our repertoire!

After two years mulling over and refining my ideas, my Cwtch and Hiraeth Welsh Lady dolls were released in 2020. My goal was to marry a traditional welsh costume with a contemporary twist, and following research into the history and styles of the national dress, I settled on heart and bunting motifs. Due to popular demand, a third Welsh lady doll is on her way for Saint David’s Day 2021…..watch this space!

Daffodils are the infamous national flower of Wales, and whether you’re Welsh or not, nobody can deny the cheer that these sunny yellow blooms bring when they begin to appear in early Spring. As well as her traditional canvas paintings and prints, Gower Artist Annabel Dann creates a huge variety of hand-painted plaques and tags. This happy spring tag with its daffodil motif looks beautiful hung from the neck of this glass vase. A quick and easy way to add the perfect little nod to spring in your home decor!

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There’s no better feeling than a luxurious spot of pampering, especially with all we’ve had to endure over the past year. Little Bit Different is famous for their gorgeously-scented vegan soy candles, hand-poured in South Wales, however in addition to this, Vicky has developed an exquisite range of body washes and lotions. Available in “Cariad” and “Haf”, the elegant amber glass bottles really add a touch of lux to your bathroom. They’re available as a gift set (if you can bare to part with them), or individually if you want to treat yourself. Go on, you deserve it!

Of course, during (and after!) a pamper session, it’s vital that you are cosy and comfortable. Why not lay your head up on a beautiful, handmade Welsh blanket cushion from Millie’s Welsh Decor? This beautiful “Teulu” (Family) cushion would look perfect in any setting, blending with both traditional and modern interior design schemes. Shirley Price, the creative force behind the brand, creates a whole host of beautiful home items in English and Welsh. She works with traditional welsh blanket prints as seen here, as well as other stylish, modern, printed fabrics.

The Welshcake is, quite arguably, to Wales as the scone is to Devon. This traditional treat is cooked on a bakestone and eaten hot or cold. They make the perfect foodie gift which will be appreciated by anyone; they are dense and slightly sweet, so perfect any time of day with a cuppa! They’ve become increasingly popular here in place of canapes and favours at weddings, and Calon Lan Cakes (who created these fabulous Love Spoon welsh cakes – another traditional iconic Welsh symbol), have established themselves firmly as the go-to brand for amazing, physics-defying Welsh cake towers and wedding cakes.

And finally, how can we forget our four-legged friends?

With one newspaper reporting that us Brits spent a WHOPPING £162 million in 2020 on Christmas gifts for our canine companions, it’s only fair that they have a slice of the Welsh gifts action around Saint David’s day too! So why not treat them to one of these gorgeous felt daffodils for their collar from Crafty Jo Designs so that they can be the envy of all the furriends at the park on March the 1st!

And that concludes my round up of perfect Welsh gifts for Saint David’s Day, or any time of year you want to celebrate or share your love for this beautiful little part of the world.

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That Special Bond between Children and Pets

There’s just something so special about the bond between children and pets. It’s beautiful to witness, and I’m sure many of us can think back to many a childhood hour spent in the company with our four-legged best friends of our youth.

One of my lovely customers recognised this special bond between her granddaughter and her dog, and having read my information about having custom peg dolls made, she got in touch.

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I loved the sassiness of the little girl that I felt from her photos! Her fabulous outfit was to consist of denim dungarees, a stripey tee, leggings and trainers. I want to dress like this kid when I’m a grown up! With her hair in that classic “half up, half down” style, I loved every second of recreating her spirit in tiny wooden doll form.

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I love creating stripey clothes on my peg dolls. It take a bit of a patience and very stead hand, but I find it very therapeutic. It always gives a striking result too! I hope stripes don’t go out of fashion!

And the dog was a pretty cool canine too, sporting a pretty little floral bandana! The bandana fabric was blue, dotted with little pink roses with yellow leaves. So very pretty indeed.

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Is there a cool kid and his cat, or a little person and their parrot or a friend and their fish that you’d like immortalised forever?!

My peg dolls are ornaments, not toys, they make a perfect record of this unique and special bond between children and pets, serving as a beautiful memory of their friendship in years to come. Drop me a line using the contact form, and we can chat about your ideas!

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What Does Hiraeth Mean to Me?

It’s so exciting to finally release my Hiraeth and Cwtch Welsh Doll peg ladies! Of course, there’s more about them at the end of this post! But knowing that lots of my customers aren’t Welsh, I thought I will talk about what Hiraeth is, and what does Hiraeth mean to me!

Hiraeth is the welsh word for a deep longing or wistfulness for days gone by, for your homeland. For a place from your past that may have disappeared and can’t be returned to. It is felt deep in your heart and soul. It’s a small word that encompasses so much nostalgia and deep feeling!

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It’s something that even I must admit I didn’t really understand until recently. Owing to my Dad’s job, I had the privilege of growing up to my mid teens in a special, historic location. With it’s red brick and grey window frames, our little bungalow almost looks fashionable again! We had no neighbours, 12 square miles of woodland to play in (including a beautiful waterfall) as well as 14 acres of gorgeous maintained gardens to ride our bikes around all weekend. Childhood bliss! The site was previously a mansion belonging to a prestigious Victorian family who were pioneers in botany and photography. The observatory from were they took some of the first photographs of the moon still stands there today. I loved where we lived, and appreciated both the beauty and the heritage of the site.

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Above: My sister and I, in traditional Welsh Costume, outside our childhood home.

But times change… Local council boundaries were redrawn, the offices that my father was caretaker of on the site eventually became disused, and we moved. The site remained unused for years, until a housing developer eventually bought the land. They bulldozed the offices and built houses there – not without controversy.

Of course, in the process my old home of 15 years was razed to the ground. The place where I grew up. Where I passed many of life’s important early milestones. And where I still enjoyed visiting for a walk every so often. A place that held such a huge part of my heart, that my soul felt forever attached to. Gone forever.

I genuinely felt a loss, and a longing to be able to go back to how it was years ago.

This is the essence of Hiraeth.

I recently “plucked up the courage” to go and drive through the new houses. The observatory has been kept owing to it’s historical importance. But otherwise I found it hard to orientate myself and work out where things (including my old home) once were. It was highly emotional and took everything I had not to be moved to tears!

So…this is what Hiraeth means to me, and why it led to me creating a hiraeth gift! I’d had a plan for Welsh Dolls for over three years, but this recent experience made me think about how it would be lovely to create something that would be the perfect way of sharing a piece of Wales with someone who is perhaps further afield from their native soil.

Both the Hiraeth and Cwtch gifts are packed with lots of well-researched details.

The Hiraeth Welsh Lady Doll is wearing a more modern traditional Welsh Costume, with many details heralding from the 20th century. She has a black skirt underneath a heavy, full length, red gown, which historically would have been made of flannel woven in a local Welsh wool mill. Her neat, white blouse has balloon cuffs.

Her black and white checked apron is almost full length, and would have protected her gown from dirt.

She wears a pretty red cotton shawl printed with daffodils; something that would have been reserved for special occasions. As with all of my peg dolls, the details are running all around the doll; here’s a closer 360° view:

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Proudly holding her bunting, my Cwtch Welsh Doll is the perfect way of showing a special someone just how much you care about them, as Cwtch is the Welsh word for hug. There is nothing warmer and more comforting than a great big Welsh cwtch!

The Cwtch Welsh Lady Doll is wearing a traditional Welsh Costume. She is has a black and red checked bedgown, which historically would have been made of flannel woven in a local Welsh wool mill. Underneath this she has a red woollen skirt and white blouse.

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Her fringed shawl is grey – a typical colour for a traditional Welsh shawl of this style, however I gave her a more modern polka-dot pattern to give my design a fresh edge. On her head she is wearing a cockle-style Welsh hat, with a lace-edged mob cap gently peeping out from underneath. These hats were traditionally woven from straw, but are now usually made from felt.

The black and red checked gown and cockle shape hat were predominantly worn by the women of Swansea and the surrounding Valleys.

Here she is in all her glory:

Both of these lovely welsh dolls are available in limited stock in my shop

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I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about Hiraeth, and about the lovely place where I grew up….

Lot’s of love from this now-grown-up Little Welsh Girl…

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Personalised Teacher Gifts – Lockdown 2020

June and July always bring a flurry of orders for personalised teacher gifts. However with all that lock down has been bringing, and schools closed since March, I didn’t expect there to be much call for teacher gifts this year. So I was pleasantly surprised to receive a few orders for them despite this.

It’s lovely (particularly as an ex-teacher myself), to see that people have still recognised the hard work that teachers have been putting in behind the scenes over the past few months, despite the huge decrease in face-to-face interaction with their pupils.

One of the loveliest and most unusual gift requests was for a head teacher, from one of her staff! The thoughtful teacher was so grateful for all the support and strength the Head had offered all of her staff during such an unprecedented and difficult time.

She needed something uniquely special showing her thanks, and marking what was the head teachers first year in her role. A year she would not forget! She felt that one of my Doli Dwt peg dolls would fit the bill perfectly!

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With 2020 being unforgettable for so many reasons, I was asked if I could add a Rainbow to the design. It’s become a symbol of hope during the pandemic, and a representation of thanks to all of our key workers.

My lovely customer and I decided that it would be fitting to include this symbol on the doll. I added it to the back, along with the date.

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A special little request was for her lanyard to be depicted on the peg doll. She’s never without it! Of course I was only to happy to oblige. Instead of the usual ID credentials on the pass, I added a little heart. This represents the love, respect and thanks the staff have for their boss!

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Another request for a teacher-rainbow combination also landed in my inbox around the same time.

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This peg doll was to feature a lovely personal message from the pupil. How delightful are these words?!

The sweet message took up all the available space on the back. So, I added the requested rainbow as a small logo on the front of the school polo shirt instead.

It worked really well as a small nod to all the ups and downs 2020 brought to school life.

Of course, it’s not the first time I’ve made some fantastic personalised Teacher gifts. You can read more about them (and get some ideas of what you might like) here. I even have some to which names can be added for you, “ready to post” in the shop .

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And finally….

The thought of keeping your children occupied through the long Summer holiday (on top of the three months children have already been home) might be a bit stressful! Did you know I have a Pinterest board full of ideas for kids of all ages, from crafts to games they can build themselves, and outdoor activities and snack ideas? Have a look below, you might find something new to keep them busy!

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