Blog

Situated in the beautiful market town of Skipton, another Nimanoma stockist - Cool! Cards and Gifts is in a lovely location near to the canal on Coach Street. Kenneth Allen [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The award winning shop specialises in stocking a large selection of greeting cards and unusual gifts as the name would suggest and is run by the lovely Tina and her husband John.     There is something for everyone and no matter what the occasion there is a card to fit the bill whether you require something humorous or something a bit arty....

Nimanoma products are spread far and wide around the country at a selection of galleries and gift shops and a recent addition to this list is Pebble, a lovely gift shop in Aberdeen.     Pebble sell a range of gift items including jewellery and accessories.... Nimanoma Lustre ring ....homewares, stationery, original art, ceramics.... Shennan ceramics ....bath and beauty products as well as edible treats. Ochil fudge  Looking at the gorgeous fudge selection it is probably a good job I am a few hundred miles away! Not only do Pebble stock a lovely variety of good quality products but they will gift wrap...

As with many of my stockists I just wish they were a bit closer so that I could go and have a good look round!  The Down Arts Centre is no exception. By Ardfern (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons The fabulous red brick building in the middle of Downpatrick hosts a range of different community projects and exhibitions as well as musical performances and art classes. The shop, though small, stocks a range of good quality items that are perfect for gifts including a lovely selection of cards including work from Babs Pease...

Let me introduce another featured Nimanoma stockist - Maisie & Mac, a contemporary art and craft gallery that can be found in the lovely historic market town of Cupar in Fife and is owned by Alison Strachan.   The gallery features the work of over 60 artists and designer-makers from all over the UK, from Orkney to Guernsey, and lots of places in between! It stocks paintings, prints, jewellery, ceramics, textiles and work in wood, metal, slate and glass. Rupert Blamire pots   The aim is to mostly feature products which are not available elsewhere locally and to provide customers...

The Starfish Studio is a little gallery in Johnshaven, a village comprising of higgledy piggledy streets in rural Aberdeenshire, selling affordable British art and craft.   The gallery is run by Kate MacKenzie who is an artist herself and so she understands how difficult it is sometimes as artists and makers to sell handmade pieces in a market filled with mass produced products. " It was a long held dream (15 years or so) to own a shop selling affordable British crafts.  I was sick of seeing the same imported tat in so called 'craft' shops all over the country and...