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ANDREW BELL

A retired Joiner living in Kendal, Andrew makes beautiful solid oak pieces of furniture from a supply of wood rescued from 2 oak trees that fell during a storm.

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Andy Urwin

Based in Workington, Andy uses the exciting pottery technique of Raku to create miniature cottages and churches in bright colours and individual designs.

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Antoni Szczepanski

Originally from Poland but now living in Penrith, Antoni and his father collect driftwood and shells from Cumbrian beaches to make these stunning lamps and candlesticks.

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Artox Glass Studio - Nanu Hodson

Nanu creates beautifully colourful pieces of fused glass in her workshop in Greystoke which are all individual as she will never create exactly the same thing twice.

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ARTY ANTICS

Husband and wife team, Karl and Debbie, run successful Bob Ross themed workshops in Penrith to learn the art of oil painting. Their paintings are also for sale in the shop and on our website.

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Betsy Bow Dresses - Jane Ferguson

Based in Carlisle, Jane knitted clothes for all the little girls she knew until they were too grown up and now she pairs her knitting with recycled fabrics to create gorgeous little garments.

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Betty and Mabel - Lynne Riley

Based in Carlisle, Lynne used to run Teddy Bear Workshops creating soft mohair teddy bears and still uses beautiful fabrics to sew pouches, bags and purses that have many different uses.

Bowls and Bitz - Andrew Walker

Andrew creates beautifully smooth wood turned items on the lathe in his workshop and then ebonises them, or uses highlights of paint, to give them a highly professional finish.

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BRD - Audrey Mackenzie

Originally from Scotland and now living in Renwick, Audrey creates these stunning fair isle knitted birds from scratch - she drafts the pattern, knits the birds, gives them a name, writes a poem to accompany them and types their labels.

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Cabbage and Curtainrail

Carlisle based Michaela Corrie and her mum Lesley combined their design and sewing skills to create this successful soft furnishings business and we sell their fabric remnants, cushions and more at much reduced prices. 

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Canvas Art By Dawn

Kitchen designer Dawn Richards produces her trademark atmospheric acrylic paintings on canvas and pen and ink drawings in her little Penrith flat, helped by her dog Ember!

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CBJ - Chris Jackson

Chris enjoys experimenting with resin, natural wood and pyrography to create items that are never the same twice - a stark contrast to his day job producing high end whisky presentation boxes that need to be perfect every time!

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Chris Wilson at LS Design

Chris lives in Cockermouth and has built up a successful business producing laser cut designs in wood and slate as well as his ever popular 'wave' resin design on acacia wood platters, coasters and more.

Chris Yates

Chris lives outside of Cumbria but has a lot of experience making beautiful furniture and we currently have just one of his handmade stools with a woven sea grass seat.

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Collar and Tweed

Married couple Claire and Phil have combined their skills to create beautiful bags, wallets, dog collars and dog leads made from tweed and hand cut, hand stitched leather.

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CONNIE ROSE DESIGNS

Statement handmade jewellery by Alison Sinclair-Macsween featuring semi-precious stones or high quality Italian sourced buttons. Each design is unique and lightweight so everyone can feel comfortable wearing them.

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Coy Cat Designs - Allison Richards

Alli primarily creates intricate artwork using the ancient technique of paper quilling but she also enjoys stencilling, painting and photography and uses all of her skills to produce beautiful cards and other items.

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CREWDSON'S CRAFTS & GIFTS - CLAIRE CREWDSON-PRICE

Claire is based in Whitehaven and produces adorable bears and other items using foam roses along with other embellishments. She often makes commissions in different colours and for different occasions so please contact us for more information if you are interested in this option.

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De Kat Belts - Rob Trinder

Originally from South Africa, Rob uses some exotic leathers to create his hand dyed, hand cut and hand stitched belts, bracelets and dog collars.

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EMILY LILY CLAY CREATIONS

Rachel Wilkinson is based in Keswick and makes beautiful lightweight polymer clay earrings featuring delicate water transfer designs or hand made patterns.  

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Fat Dave's Workshop

Blacksmith Dave Turner lives in High Laws, on the outskirts of Silloth, and from his workshop housed in an old Smithy he creates witty and inventive items from repurposed and upcycled scrap and junk metal.

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INKING A LOT

Talented printmaker Morven Todd lives in Plumpton and creates stunning lino print designs.  These are then printed onto A5 and A6 notebooks, gift tags and cards.  There are many different designs to appeal to many different people.

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JERRY HUNT

Jerry creates stunning resin and wood furniture at his home near Wigton and we have just the one pair of burr elm and resin adjustable stools available in store.

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Jo's Little People

Jo Moscrop, based in Carlisle, has been creating her miniature polyclay people and animals for many years and they are just as popular as ever.

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JULES OF THE EARTH

Julie Smith creates unique jewellery using crystals, gemstones, sea glass, silver, gold and copper metals at her home workshop in the Eden Valley.

KEVIN ROWLEY

Kevin lives locally and, now retired from selling antiques, he finds enjoyment in completing these large and beautiful paint by numbers canvases.

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Lakes and Fells

Liam and Lucy Barrett juggle a busy family life with a successful business selling furniture and home furnishings featuring their own urban and rural inspired fabrics. They also run popular upholstery workshops.

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LINDA HEPTONSTALL

Linda lives just outside Penrith and is a self-taught potter.  She loves throwing at the wheel and her beautifully glazed work shows off her natural talent brilliantly.

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LJMC Handmade

Scottish born Lesley Crichton, now living in Carlisle, creates all kinds of sewn items from handbags to lampshades (often featuring tartan!) and runs popular workshops sharing the benefit of her experience.

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Matt Monohand

Matthew Mawson enjoys photography, digital drawing, preserving antique or vintage prints and upcycling furniture.  You can find examples of all these skills in the shop..

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Moo Drew Art

Maisy Drew produces lino prints, mounted prints, mugs and handmade recyclable cards based on her original watercolour paintings of garden or water birds.

Once Scene

Carlisle based Lesley Gargett produces handmade cards and framed art using pebbles and wood she has collected on fell walks over the years.  She adds buttons, sequins and beads to create her interpretation of many well known Cumbrian landscapes.

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On The Couch Cumbria

Judi Egerton is a talented upholsterer based in Appleby. She upcycles chairs and footstools and has recently taken up the ancient art of caning to repair damaged seating that would otherwise be unusable.

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Paul Whittaker

Local resident Paul paints birds, animals and Cumbrian landscapes in acrylic or watercolour.  We sell prints of his beautiful work in different sizes and formats.

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Pennine Crafts

Carlisle based Lynn Hetherington produces faultless decoupage designs on glass, slate and wood.  She finds the technique relaxing and it helps her cope with an often stressful day job.

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Pretty Poly Designs

Abigail Stroud lives in Wigton and produces handmade lightweight polyclay earrings in all different shapes, colours and designs.  She also turns her hand to a bit of sewing, sometimes with the help of her mum!

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Stef of Shipland

Stef Ion, living in Penrith but originally from Romania, makes inexpensive little felted keyrings, bookmarks and pin cushions along with many other things.  Ideal for anyone wanting to spend a little bit of pocket money!

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Tequila Sunrise Designs

When Emma Allsopp moved from Scotland to Penrith, she slightly adapted her handmade cards to feature 'The Woolly Sheep Adventures' rather than tartan and Westies.  Her own Westie, Tequila Sunrise who inspired the company name, quite rightly remained as the logo.

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The Shoreline Studio

Em Whiteford loves being in the great outdoors and this is often apparent in her gouache or watercolour paintings, lino prints, clay trinkets and stunning silver jewellery.  

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Those Windermere Beads

Zoë Normington lives and works in Penrith and has a young family to look after but finds making brightly coloured beaded bracelets and earrings very therapeutic amidst a very busy life.

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