Established by Liz Fennings in 2004, Elsie Belle is a vibrant Bristol based jewellery company showcasing a selection of unusual and eye-catching gems, trinkets and tiny treasures.  

All their pieces are handmade in their Stokes Croft studio using vintage and inspired components sourced from around the world such as beautiful vintage brass stampings and charms, Japanese lucite flowers, Czech glass beads, porcelain cabochons and hand-wired fresh water pearls.  

Their jewellery has been featured in a number of fashion publications including Vogue, Look, Heat, Grazia, Cosmopolitan and the Sunday Times, whilst celebrity fans include Mary Portas, Holly Willoughby, Fern Cotton, Alexandra Burke and Pixie Lott.

Check out the website or find Elsie Belle on Facebook and twitter. 

Hannah graduated from University College Falmouth in 2008 with a B/A Hons in Illustration.

The intermission has been a bit of a voyage of discovery that has spanned across Cumbria (her homeland), BC, Canada and the Italian Dolomites.  She is now landed in Bristol intent on seeking her fortune as a busy and important illustrator and creator of handmade goodies.

Her work is fuelled by a variety of influences (her travels and every day experience for one) and the sheer delight of simply creating. Hannah’s illustration work incorporates lively, linear drawing, hand rendered typography and collage.  Textile products often incorporate her own drawings but she is also interested in upcycling fabric and former products to give them a new lease of life.

Her products include greetings cards and prints, bunting and cushions, t-shirts and accessories

Find Hannah on Facebook and Etsy

Moon and Magic is the creative brainchild of Luna Staple and Genie Goldsack-Rowland. We began many years ago creating kitsch designs from recycled materials and exploring our ideas through tote bags, aprons and the odd costume. Over the years we adopted Taz Kingston and developed a firm design ethos, focusing on sustainability with underlying themes of myth and fantasy. 

Since discovering Steampunk in 2010 Moon and Magic has become one of the few creators of Steampunk in Bristol. A revelation which enhanced our passion for up-cycling and posted us firmly in the things that never were. Everything is made and inspired by the abandoned treasures of our throw-away culture.

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The majority of my designs are handmade from fabric, including house décor, toys, hanging mobiles and accessories. I like to experiment with current popular household items such as my twist on the fabric doorstop; in sumo form! And a most unexpected bunting design; washing line bunting! Also due for launch in March are my art prints involving quirky characters and confused zombies!

Every art piece is created with passion and good quality materials and as it is all handmade, each item is unique!  Expect many a strange and wonderful item!"

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The Altered Bookshop is all about creating beautiful new objects out of old or unloved books. Often playing with the original theme of the book, Sophie makes one-of-a-kind treasures, such as secret boxes, bracelets, mirrors and magnets. She also has a selection of weird and wonderful greetings cards made using illustrations from vintage books. Commissions are always welcome. Email:[email protected]

Holly grew up sometimes in Devon and sometimes on a boat being home schooled, nose firmly in a book while her father merrily sailed the family part way around the world!

On returning to the UK, she fell in love with textile art and all hobbies making.

After a brief spell in the commercial and corporate world she returned to full time making and started creating quirky little pictures as gifts for friends and family.

This hobby soon became the busy and chirpy business it is today. Holly, now based in Portishead, specializes in using free style machine embroidery and appliqué to create her contemporary and kooky pieces – gifts of pictures, bags, cushions, aprons, cards and bunting. Each piece is unique and made on a commission basis, is designed, made and framed by Holly…though her son has recently taken a paid role in the business, and is Post Office Boy….luckily he’s just 10 so the fee is mainly chocolate brownies....

Visit Applique Arts website or follow her on facebook.

My work combines a design aesthetic with craft making skills - mainly in porcelain and bone china, I often combine them with other materials; knitted textiles, laser cut steel, thermo-chromatic surface coatings. When studying ceramics I became interested in using repetitive processes to create objects that are unique; casting in moulds that can be re-configured to produce different forms from each cast, working with glazes that grow crystals when fired. I rely on chance to bring about a kind of coincidental beauty, creating subtle and elegant objects, from tableware to lighting, for everyday use.

Find out more on my web site www.estherhubert.co.uk

Funkywombatdesigns is a small craft business making and selling bags, banners and accessories from a variety of both new and upcycled fabrics. I (Maia Rees or the funkywombat!)  started crafting about 15 years ago and the items I made then have evolved into the bags and the banners that you see today.  Based in sunny Somerset all the items you see are handmade, unique and I hope fun, funky and eye catching. The banners can be made to order and no two bags will ever be the same!

Follow Funky Wombat Designs on Facebook and check out the website for more information.

Deluwiel Creations makes bags, purses, phone cases, hair clips, fascinators and other small accessories from vintage and up-cycled fabrics, books, comics, fimo and anything else pretty she can lay her hands on! 

Discover more of Deluwiel's Creations by visiting the website

 I live in Bristol and have always had a passion for interiors & crafting. I opened my Etsy shop just over a year ago where I sell my pillows which are all made from vintage fabrics mainly dating from the 60s/70s and mixed with modern organic fabric. When I'm not making my pillows I have a coffee & crepe business which I take to music festivals.

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