#LongLiveIndieBiz - January 2023
Happy New Year, pals!
If you’re new around here, every month we share a few of the independent businesses who’ve caught our eye, here on the blog and on IG using #LongLiveIndieBiz.
This month we’re focussing on products that might help you stick to your new year’s resolutions and goals…especially if they include shopping small and treating yo’self!
Just For You Soy Wax Wood Wick Candle (£21) by Oli Candles
Feline Fierce collection (from £28) by Dazzle & Jolt
Old & Bitter Card (£3) by Aimee Mac Illustration
Terracotta Oval Tricket Tray (£18) by KLNDRA
Make more time to relax with this gorgeous Just For You Soy Wax Wood Wick Candle (£21) by Oli Candles. As well as the luxurious scent of peony, you’ll be treated to the satisfying sound of the wood wick crackling like a log fire as it burns!
Get moving and look amazing while doing it with the Feline Fierce collection (from £28) by Dazzle & Jolt. These incredible prints are designed in-house and printed in the UK on a recycled lycra made from regenerated ocean waste, such as discarded fishing nets. Impressive stuff!
Greetings cards are one of our favourite super achievable ways to shop small! Send more happy mail this year with Aimee Mac Illustration’s fab greetings cards, including this Old & Bitter Card (£3). Her cards are printed on luxurious hammered 350 gsm Italian Tintoretto card and come with a textured Kraft envelope.
Keep your dressing table or desk looking ‘gram-ready at all times with this Terracotta Oval Tricket Tray (£18) by KLNDRA. Made from Jesmonite, an acrylic-modified resin with great properties such as durability, sustainability, being fire resistant and non-toxic.
Personalised Book Journal (£25.95) by Martha Brook
Avocado Shampoo Bar with Hemp and Broccoli Seed (£16) by Homework
Loving Kindness Loose Leaf Tea (£8) by House of Lilah
Tomato Grow Kit (£13.99) by So Sow Garden
Aiming to read more in 2023? This stunning Personalised Book Journal (£25.95) by Martha Brook helps you keep track with a progress tracker to colour in, a “to be read” list and plenty of space for reviews, quotes and notes. Martha Brook’s journals are made in the UK and all paper is sustainably sourced, vegan friendly and FSC-approved.
Cutting down on single-use plastics? Homework create natural, purpose-driven skincare and home fragrances, inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the healing power of nature. We love the sound of this Avocado Shampoo Bar with Hemp and Broccoli Seed (£16) to nourish and gently cleanse hair.
Reduce your caffeine intake without missing out on a delicious brew with House of Lilah’s range of caffeine-free teas. Loving Kindness Loose Leaf Tea (£8) is a heartening blend of rooibos tea featuring mood-enhancing cocoa nibs and notes of gourmand orange and vanilla.
Planning to put your green fingers to the test this year? SoSowGarden offer complete starter grow kits for a huge range of chillis, tomatoes, herbs and vegetables! We love the thought of growing our own pasta sauce with this Tomato Grow Kit (£13.99), and being super smug about it!
Stash Hub App (£3.49 per month or £34.99 per year)
The Tits Sweatshirt (£35) by Bits And Boobs
Mail Order Treats Monthly Subscription Box (from £31.49) by Cat Food
Wheat-Free Vegan Afternoon Tea (£34.90) by Cutter & Squidge
If you’re a sewist and have vowed to get your craft stash under control this year, look no further than the Stash Hub App! It’s been designed by Yvette (a sewist) and her husband Doug (a software engineer) to help you catalogue your fabric stash, sewing pattern collection and plan your projects.
Need a reminder to be kind to yourself, and stay on top of that monthly boob check? The Tits Sweatshirt (£35) by Bits And Boobs is hand embroidered on100% organic cotton, sourced from UK climate-neutral suppliers. (For reals though, if you’d like a monthly reminder, sign up to CoppaFeel’s text message service!)
Speaking of being kind to yourself: Eating more cake is an excellent new year’s resolution! Give yourself a monthly treat with a Mail Order Treats Monthly Subscription Box (from £31.49) by Cat Food. That’s treats BY Cat, not FOR cats. Each month has a different theme and a little birdie told us that January’s box will be vegan - hurrah!
If you’ve vowed to eat more cake this year but don’t eat wheat and/or dairy, fear not, Cutter & Squidge have you covered. They offer a range of letterbox treats, including this Wheat-Free Vegan Afternoon Tea (£34.90) which contains scones, jam, clotted cream, tea, chocolate brownies and mini lemon loaves.
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