Archive for the ‘Seller Spotlight’ Category

Swanky Maison welcomes Simply Handmade!

Monday, November 5th, 2012

Swanky Maison is proud to welcome Simply Handmade, a mother and daughter team who offer a fabulous range of gorgeous handmade personalised gifts and home accessories. Like us, they are extremely passionate about unique high-quality products over mass produced and cheaply made items, which is why they are such a perfect fit for Swanky Maison! (more…)

Swanky Maison Seller Spotlight – Pinkshoeart

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Founder of Pinkshoeart, Sarah Palmer is a talented illustrator and qualified designer with a love of quirky designs. Sarah spent many years working in the design and journalism world and now, thanks to Sarah’s good eye for design, she now creates fabulous homeware, stationary and unique gifts. In this week’s Seller Spotlight, Sarah tells us about how Pinkshoeart came about as well as giving us an insight into her working environment and much more!

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Swanky Maison Seller Spotlight – Truly For You

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Founded by a very talented duo, Kim and Richard Rae, Truly For You is a company that specialises in fab personalised keepsakes that are perfect for absolutely any occasion! Kim and Richard have been creating these unique handmade designs for nearly twenty years and today, they give us an insight into their inspiration, their working environment and even give us a sneaky peek into their upcoming designs!

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Swanky Maison Seller Spotlight – Button Designs

Friday, January 6th, 2012

The creative mind (and hands!) behind Button Designs is Karen Winspear, whose fabulous ideas were influenced from a craft party she organized for her daughter. Karen now designs simple yet very effective button canvasses that make really striking artwork for a child’s bedroom or playroom – they can even be personalised too! Karen gives us an insight into her working environment and also tells us about her career path….

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Swanky Maison Seller Spotlight – Emma Finch

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

After graduating from the University of Huddersfield in 2010 with a First Class Honours Degree in Textile Design, Emma Finch kick-started her own company designing and producing gorgeous handmade textile home accessories. In this week’s Swanky Maison Seller Spotlight, Emma Finch tells us about her inspiration and gives us a sneaky peek into her working environment and her favourite Swanky product!

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Swanky Maison Seller Spotlight – Little Patch

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Kelly Martin kick-started Little Patch after the arrival of her second child and began showcasing her creative talents through her fabulous artwork and creations. Every Little Patch product is wonderfully unique and simply gorgeous! Find out more about her inspiration, her working environment and even her upcoming products…

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Swanky Maison Seller Spotlight – Eclectic Tea

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Eclectic Tea offers a gorgeous collection of handmade and personalised ceramics that really do make the ideal unique gift for that special person in your life. In today’s Seller Spotlight, Eclectic Tea tells us how the business kick-started and her inspirations as well as giving us an insight into her working environment and her favourite Swanky Maison product!

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Swanky Maison Seller Spotlight – The Wooden Ladybird Company

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

The Wooden Ladybird Company is a family-run company that creates gorgeous accessories, unique gifts and occasion stationary. Run by husband and wife team Lynn and Stephen Bainbridge, The Wooden Ladybird Company prides itself on creating products that are lovingly handmade. We get an insight into how the business started and exactly who inspires their designs…

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Swanky Maison Seller Spotlight – Coast Candle Company

Friday, October 21st, 2011

Coast Candle Company offers a whole collection of natural and wonderfully eco-friendly products that are simply stunning! The range includes candles, reed diffusers and various other scented goodies. Founder of Coast Candle Company, Janis MacLean, gives us an insight into how the business started and what inspires her work. She also tells us about her upcoming designs!

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Swanky Maison Seller Spotlight – Ann Leitch

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Producing designs inspired by her Scottish heritage, Ann Leitch offers a collection of wonderfully handmade designer cushions and handbags that we just can’t get enough of! In today’s Seller Spotlight she talks careers, designs and her upcoming products…

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