Wonderful small businesses to buy gifts from online

This gorgeous shop is run by Heidi and Dom offering beautiful cards, gifts and gift wrap.
Recent winner of the Best Independent Greeting Card Retailer award!
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This wonderful Islington bar offers rum-making and cocktail-making master classes.

Award-winning East London artist Antonietta Torsiello makes cards, cushions, textiles, tea-towels, lampshades, art prints and wrapping paper from her Victoria Park studio. Her work is vibrant; inspired by nature and patterns and her textiles are hand-printed. Everything is ethically produced! Buy via her online shop.

Beautiful, handcrafted and locally produced goods delivered to your home from their online shop. Chocolate from Bethnal Green, baskets from Clapton, porcelain from Finsbury Park, scented candles made in Dalston and Walthamstow, just to name a few.

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Ohelo is a new, independent brand of high quality insulated reusable water bottles & travel mugs. The company is based in Belsize Park. Designed in the UK for modern life, all products are 100% leakproof & lead free.
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This is the time to green up your gaff. Welcome a plant into your home and its plant power into your life. What's more, Canopy love plants so much that all the packaging is 100% sustainable

This shop made us chuckle – beautiful china cups and saucers and teapots painted traditionally with flowers and, in delicate font, rude words like ‘cock’ or ‘whore.’ Their salt and pepper shakers are pretty special too!

Founded in 1805 James Ince Umbrellas make beautiful handcrafted umbrellas in the East End of London using traditional skills acquired over the last 212+ years. We have one and we love it!

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CARV is an independent artisan leather accessories brand based in Hackney Wick in East London. CARV bags are designed with a unique minimal aesthetic and carefully crafted by hand from start to finish using centuries-old hand skills and A grade British and Italian vegetable tanned leather.

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A collection of fun and colourful goods for the family and home, mostly made in the UK.
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Handmade sterling silver keepsake jewellery using your loved ones fingerprints, hand and footprints and even your pet paw and nose prints. They also have a large range of ready-made gifts, including up-cycled rugby ball cufflinks, silver necklaces, bracelets, ankle bracelets, earrings and much more!

This fabulous family-run distillery uses unique, modern processes to produce botanical spirits. The cutting-edge technology they use helps us to conserve energy, reduce water waste and guarantee consistently delicious products.

This beautiful florist and plant shop offers a stunning selection! They also arrange flowers for events and weddings as well as having a subscription service.

This jewellery shop sells beautiful and affordable handmade jewellery. It's run by Roger, who been a jeweller, designer and silver and goldsmith for over 30 years.

Established in 2011 in East London's Broadway Market, this shop stocks carefully curated womenswear, menswear and homewares which have all been produced in a socially and environmentally responsible way.

Me On The Map create personalised typographic maps of South London. Originally hand drawn, their street maps showcase every street and green space in the area. our districts maps show every patch people call home and can highlight where you live. Me On The Map combines a passion for typography, drawing and London living.

This small local company designs and make typographic clocks - so instead of the numbers 1-12 on the clock face, they add letters to create words.
A selection of ready-made clocks are available on the website or they can create you your very own personalised Clock with your family names and surname, a family saying, where you live or marking an anniversary or birthday.

Jewellery designed and created especially for children. Products include necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings.

This much-loved, legendary London bookshop has a loyal following and innumerable titles to leaf through during these unprecedented times.

This jewellery boutique is a treasure trove of eye-catching, unique pieces that made by hand. Specialising in semi-precious stones.

Welcome to the home of squiggly lines and wibbly splodges. Order bespoke portraits of your home, pets and soft toys, or celebrate a treasured place with a 'special place' painting.

Handmade statement jewellery, This small business was born in the heart of a pandemic through a genuine joy of craft, in the search of soul-soothing mindfulness.

Delicious artisan chocolate made in Walthamstow. Shop online for UK wide delivery.

Punk Cake is a non-conformist artisan patisserie based in N8. They make unforgettable sweet treats by turning baking rules on their head!
They also deliver afternoon teas along with cakes and epic cupcakes. They deliver London-wide.

Ed stocks unique homewares from around the globe, a wide range of gifts, jewellery, beauty products and fashion for both men and women
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Floral studio specialising in beautiful, curated blooms. Available for corporate, studio, private households, events, and same day bouquet deliveries.

Luxury bedding and accessories. Offering range of gift ideas as well as accessories for the Christmas table as well as Christmas Santa sacks and stockings!

Created by mum of three Helen, Gifted Local features unique homeware and lifestyle gifts all made by local makers, artists and illustrators.

Handmade soaps and shampoo bars handmade in small scale production to ensure freshness all the time using the cold process method.

Hand poured in small batches from her store in Dalston these beautiful candles have Vegan scents and are cruelty, paraben & phthalate free. A percentage of profits go towards supporting other grieving families.

Small independent retailer specialising in high quality, environmentally friendly, modern, eye-catching gifts and ethically made goods from the UK and around the world.
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Fun jewellery for all ages.

The team behind this stunning Balham shop have an eye for fun. Check them out for beautiful homeware, jewellery, clothes and gifts. Input the code SHOPLOCAL to save 20%!

London Bathers is a new, independent brand offering high quality, low impact self care products and bathroom accessories. Their PLUS1 initiative gives a bar soap to charity for every sale made during the Covid-19 crisis.

London's first bean to bar, single origin, craft chocolate makers. Making chocolate the way it should be - bean to bar and free from refined sugar and artificial ingredients!

This stunning shop sells beautiful, natural clothes, perfect for those concerned about toxins and for children with sensitive skin. These are items that last and can be handed down: high quality and sustainable clothes made from wool, cotton and silk. They also sell lovely toys. The business is run by Danish mother Anna, who was determined to make her favourite organic European merino and wool brands more readily available in the UK.

This lovely local business offers beautiful dog accessories for small to large paws as well as apparel items for their humans. Everything is designed in-house, inspired by you.

This established jewellery designer and maker works from her garden studio in N16. She offers ready to buy online collections made in silver, gold and gemstones including unique earrings, handmade chains and gemstone rings. Vicky Davies also specialises in jewellery commission’s and jewellery remodelling including coming of age, wedding and engagement rings and she offers jewellery-making workshops and one-to-ones. All gemstones are ethically sourced.

Wide range of carefully chosen lingerie, swimwear and nightwear. Gift vouchers available.

This local company makes functional tech ready, retro style cycling accessories. Their bags include multi-functional cycle panniers, backpacks & handlebar bags.

Maison SL is a luxury lingerie and swimwear shop in Notting Hill, London known for expert bra fitting advice and a wide selection of top brands. They cater for all ages and stock cup sizes A to I. Online styling, free delivery or click and collect. Bridal lingerie, sports bras, nursing and maternity bras and fashion bras from your favourite French, Italian and British brands.

This wonderful shop is run by Sandra and Evelyn, who met through their children on the school run. Both have designed and made their own products and now they souce beautiful gifts to sell in their shops and online.

Naomi Tracz makes elegant and wearable jewellery using silver, gold and semi-precious stones. With a background in fine art and photography she enjoys experimenting with contrasts of light and texture, always striving for simplicity of line and form. Naomi’s hand made pieces are strictly limited edition and she also enjoys working to commission.

This independent bookshop is a treasure trove for any curious & inquisitive minds who like to get lost in a good book. Browse their shop online for recommendations, synopses, and to order.

Award winning children's shop stocking wonderful books, games, puzzles, jigsaws and toys.

Small batch award winning Artisan Gins, including Apple/Honey, 12 Botanicals Signature Gin, Marmalade Gin, Natural Pink Gins and many more.

We know there are oodles of local bookshops to choose from but this one has a website that’s appealingly browsable and they deliver everywhere!

Beautiful, yet functional homewares from around the world.

This independent gift shop has an eye for all things, well, pretty and shiny. Find gorgeous, unique gifts in their online store.

Need a new baby gift? This lovely website sells hypoallergenic blankets and fab wooden animal plates to make mealtimes fun! Ethical and organic!

This gorgeous toy shop has been in business for generations. They offer a brilliant selection of toys – from household names like Lego and Playmobil to more traditional wooden toys, dolls and craft sets. They deliver London-wide.

This lovingly-curated bookshop specialises in rare second-hand books, maps, prints & film posters, and other ephemera for curious and literary minds. Head to www.abebooks.co.uk/the-bookshop-on-the-heath-ltd to shop online.

This kidswear brand has won awards for its playful, bold prints. Their unisex clothes seek to nurture the superhero in all kids. Mum can even get a matching outfit!

This lifestyle store stocks a carefully curated range of gifts, stationery and textiles from local designers and international makers as well as a curious collection of vintage furniture and eclectic finds.

This colourful kids' emporium is stocked with creative toys, partyware, and more. Now offering delivery from their online store.

Handpicked experiences for your loved ones - they do all of the organising and deliver the details to their letterbox (or currently their inbox!) as a surprise!

A women's lifestyle boutique beautiful things to wear, to use and to enjoy. They offer a unique mix of stylish womenswear, accessories, gifts and home décor.

An artisan natural skincare business with a big social conscience. Their products are made in small batches using natural, mainly organic ingredients. Most of them are Vegan, with the use of honey and beeswax in about 20% of their collection.

This botanical Embroidery artist has created a monthly Embroidery Kit Subscription Box so you can learn Embroidery too! And, if that doesn’t appeal, she sells her own creations too!