Clumsy Christmas Gift Guide - Womens

So last week I gave you my Gift suggestions for the fellas. Here are some great UK small businesses making products for Women...

Pennychoo

Ok, so not strictly just for the ladies, Pennychoo offers fabulous mid-century inspired greetings cards for everyone; Men, Women, children, dogs. My favorites are from the Boibles range, Inspired by the spiky look and feel of 1950s Vegas casino imagery, with a dash of Rat Pack swagger. The perfect cards to send to your mid century loving chums!

Bow and Crossbones

Keeping on the theme of Mid Century inspired design, next up is the emporium of sparkly delights that is Bow and Crossbones. If you are looking for something with a little sparkle then look no further. Bow and Crossbones has a wide range of jewellry, homewares and accessories. And there is even a section on their website with gift ideas under a tenner! These beautiful red and gold lucite drops are just £15.

Dead To Me

If the lady in question prefers the darker side of life, perhaps this gorgeous hand made resin Skull Moth necklace from Dead To Me? Making handcrafted accessories, for rockers, reprobates and the recently deceased, Dead To Me is all handmade in London UK.

Little Miss Delicious

Prefer something cuter? What about these adorable hand crafted snowman earrings made by Little Miss Delicious. Don't they just melt your heart? There are loads more adorable items like these to be found on her website, and once again, all handmade in the UK.

Dolly Cool

Of course your lovely lady will also need something to wear in her hair. And I am head over heals with this fabulous Christmas Lights print hair tie from Dolly Cool. You can find lots of other Christmas prints and Christmas versions of her jewellry line on her website.

Miss Fortune

Want to buy your lady of choice a gorgeous pin up inspired outfit for Christmas Day? How about the Frankii dress from Miss Fortune? Check out the website for lots of gorgeous dresses and seperates. All designed by Miss Fortune.

The Weaving Room

Looking for something cosy and luxurious? How about this beautiful hand woven scarf made by The Weaving Room in Gloucestershire? Made from a Silk, Merino and linen blend this gorgeous scarf makes the perfect luxury gift.

I hope you like my suggestions, these are all designed and made in the UK. You can also find lots of lovely gift ideas on my website too! 

If you are a small business and would like to be added to the guide, please drop me a line and if I like what I see I will include you in the post :)

Clumsy Christmas Market Schedule

Ho ho ho, it's that time of year again! Yes, the time for getting up at the crack of dawn, loading up the car, and bringing my goodies to you my dear customers! It's Christmas Fair season. This year i've been quite select with the fairs I will be selling at, only the very best! So *drumroll* here they are!

Nov 22nd and 23rd: Renegade Craft Fair - The Truman Brewery, London FREE ENTRY

Dec 6th: The Secret Vintage Fair, Tap & Kitchen, Oundle, Cambridgeshire Just £2 ENTRY

Dec 7th: Last Gang's Alternative Christmas Market, The Blue Moon, Cambridge FREE ENTRY

and Last but DEFINATLY not least....

Dec 14th: The Mid Century Market Christmas Edition, Cecil Sharp House, Camden, London Just £3 Entry

If you can't make it to any of the above events, you can find most of my range online at www.clumsykate.com :)

Fabulous Finds... Little Miss Delicious, Yummy Handmade Jewelery and Accessories.

Part of the reason I wanted to do my Fabulous Finds feature, is because I’ve met so many talented designer/makers in the last few years, and I wanted to highlight how hard they work to follow their passion. One such person is Maxine, owner/designer/maker/pizza taster/CEO at Little Miss Delicious.

Maxine makes all of her jewellery range by hand, and her skills and attention to detail are astounding! She’s worth following on facebook and instagram for her work in progress pictures, which are truly inspiring. You can see an example above. It's sometimes as if she is creating a smiling food army, which is spread through the land, teaching us to love what we eat, and making us smile in the process!

For those unfamiliar with Maxine’s range, the main theme is food; cute, sweet, and tasty snacks such as popcorn, chips, toast, pizza, and sushi. Each item comes with an adorable little face, smiling back at you! I’ve picked out my favourites from the range, but there is soooo much more to see on the Little Miss Delicious website.

This Loved Up Toast Necklace is my favorite item from the range. Look at his cute little face! yum. Now where did i hide the toaster?

Check out the attention to detail on this Sushi Charm Bracelet. Each charm is lovingly crafted by hand. 

I love the retro american style of this Poppin Popcorn Necklace. Look at his rosy little cheeks. SO cute!

And finally i love this set of coasters. Perfect for popping your tea cup on.

You can follow the adventures of Little Miss Delicious on the following social networks:

https://www.facebook.com/littlemissdelicious

https://twitter.com/LMDelicious

http://instagram.com/lmdelicious

And ofcourse you can purchase her range at www.littlemissdelicious.com

Tattoo Cushions on Special Offer for Valentine's Day

To celebrate Valentine's day i'm offering a special promotion on all of the cushions on my website. They are all reduced from £25 to £22 till the 14th of February. There's loads to choose from including, adorable swallow love birds....

...and these cutie pie tattoo kitty cats!...

Which ones would your loved one like best! Head to www.clumsykate.com to purchase. 

Clumsy Web Shopping Questionnare

Lots of exciting things are happening at Clumsy towers, and I am trying to develop my business so I can bring you more exciting and unique products. Over the next few months I’ll be doing some research into what you, my fabulous customers, really want! And I’ll be thanking those who help me with a series of discounts and special offers.

Please take a look at the questions below, and copy and paste them with your answers in an email to kate@clumsykate.com

I will then email you back with your own personal thankyou code.

Thanks in advance, your help and input is always greatfully received.

If you haven’t visited my website before, please take a look at www.clumsykate.com before 

1-    Have you ever brought a product from me before, and if so was it online or in person?

2-    Do you ever buy from independent online stores? (not amazon, asos etc, stores like mine).

3-    When searching for products/websites like mine, what keywords do you type in to google?

4-    What would you type in to google if you specifically wanted to find my website?

5-    Please list 5 words you would use to describe my products.

6-    When buying online, which of the following are most important to you? Please rate them in order of importance 1-5. 1 being very important, 5 being not important.

-       Price

-       Design

-       Cost of shipping

-       Individuality/limited edition products

-       Made in the UK

7-    Which social networks do you visit on a regular basis (ie more than once a week). Please place in order, 1 being the most visited, 6 being the least visited.

-       Instagram

-       Facebook

-       Twitter

-       Pintrest

-       Google+

-       Blogs

-       Other (please state)

8-    Do you visit any specialist online forums/blogs on a regular basis. If so please list.

9-    Which magazines do you read on a regular basis? (ie more than once a year)

10-Which car shows/tattoo conventions/festivals do you visit?

11-Would you say you pay attention to facebook/instagram posts from small businesses, or do you just scroll on past (please be honest).

12-If you would like to be added to my new mailing list please say “Aye!” I will not be spamming continuously, it will be monthly and packed with exclusive designs, and discount codes.

13-If you would like to receive a 20% off discount code to use at www.etsy.com/shop/clumsykate as a thankyou for your time, please say “Aye!”

Thankyou very much! J

Clumsy's Christmas Wish List

So it's that time of year again! And I am here to help you get the presents you really want! Oh ok...I can't get you a 1953 Cadillac or a private tropical island...but I can help you hint to your loved ones if you are after Clumsy goodies for Christmas!

From today I will be posting Clumsy Christmas Wish List hints which you can share with your loved ones via social media! I'll be sharing them on Instagram, twitter and Facebook. AND...if you share them on your page you will be automatically entered into a Christmas prize draw. All you have to do is the following:
-Instagram - re-gram the entire image and tag me in the post @clumsykate.
-Twitter - re-tweet and tag me in the post @theclumsykate
-Facebook - share directly from my fan page facebook.com/clumsykate

So keep your eyes peeled for my posts over the next few weeks. You can share as many items as you like and each time you share you will be entered into the draw. Prizes include cushion covers, hair ties and zip cases, please note your prize will not necessarily be the image you share, but a goody bag made up from some of my popular prints! There will be 3 winners. Winners will be selected at random, most likely picked from a hat by my pet sock monkey Bailey. Winners will be notified by the 31st December 2013.