Storm Stores of the Week - Cute Indie Shops

We know November is when  you have to start thinking about Christmas gifts, so this week Storm Trading and Sharing Pug looked to cute little indie boutiques for Christmas present inspiration!

We love fun and colourful products that will brighten anyone's day; here's a few we handpicked!

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Words to live by! Give this wonderful, playful poster to the party animal in your life, or to anyone who just believes in having fun. This is perfect for the kitchen and it's classy vintage typography means it will fit in with almost any style. You can get this gorgeous gift for just £20 from Amanti.

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I can't find a more adorable gift for a budding design enthusiast - firstly, who doesn't like dinosaurs? Nobody! And secondly, a dinosaur wielding a mightily pencil is really something to behold, the perfect emblem for artists and designers alike. The Designosaurus is available from Ji Ji Kiki.

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For the perfect mix of practical and chic, you can never go too wrong with a printed tote bag! Gypsy Gold makes this foil printed eco-tote, it's a bit more special than your average with the shiny foil print; shop in style with this bag, because by buying this gift for someone at Christmas you can spread the word that being green doesn't mean being dowdy, this bag will even be the envy of your friends.


Looking for the perfect Christmas packaging? If you're giving jewellery as gifts why not wrap it up in these adorable candy bags available from Storm Trading?

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Featured Stores Sponsored by Storm Trading!

Every week we will be working with the packaging specialists Storm Trading to bring you our featured favourite stores from around the web; we've handpicked really special and unique products too -  treasures that you might not have otherwise found! 

This week we are looking at Curious Home Decor, things which are a little weird and wonderful but will really make a design statement in your home! 

Mr J Design Studio

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Have you ever seen more weird and wonderful lighting than this? Leave your guests pondering while you bask in the golden glow of the Charles Bowler Hat Light. Whether your home style is going to be Victoriana chic or surrealist in style, this lighting will look perfect; or why not buy a couple and suspend them along a dining table for a different take on the mad hatter's tea party? Curious and Curiouser...

Kate Parker's Cabinet of Curiosities

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If you're a fan of the macbre with a glitzy glamourous twist there is no better way to strike fear and awe into your guest's hearts! Place these on your bedside tables, or have it observe you from a perch in the kitchen. It's a design statement and a beautiful contrast to shabby chic interiors. If you are seduced and tempted to buy this Glitter Skull Ornament, do so from the Cabinet or Curiosities.

Love Kitty Pink

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 This is the sort of phone which ladies gossiped on in the fifties, and in my opinion it must be accompanied by feather heeled slippers, a silk dressing gown and rollers in your hair. Love Kitty Pink makes these cute, kitsch and entirely original upcycled vintage phones, and you can get this Doll Face Design on Etsy, which is perfect for any boudoir! 

And from Storm Trading... Here's how to mimic the odd, dark and decadent look in your business packaging.

Why not wrap up your Christmas sales in these glamourous gold mailing bags?

Then complete the festive magic by wrapping your item in dark delicate noir tissue paper?

And complete the look with lashings of black ribbon!