What a lovely little shop! Gorgeous location; quaint store; friendly owner; all sorts of craft…read moresupplies: Klara's speciality. There's a mix of sewing and cross stitch materials and resources for handmade card and gift making. Supplies are available specifically for children. Workshops are frequently held at The Well Barn teaching craft skills such as jewellery making and decoupage. Klara's is also involved in community events such as the Summer Fete held in Little Crosby recently; while I was browsing, Klara was approached by a fundraiser requesting Klara's participation, by all accounts she is very active in community projects. I particularly like the fair trade gifts available at Klara's Crafts, they'e wonderfully made and quite inexpensive.

I love craft shops although they always leave me wondering exactly what to make. Klara's has an…read moreimpressive range of craft supplies for making everything from Jewellery and cards to sewing items such as cross stitch, threads and silks. They also have a selection of handmade gifts and bags. Based in Little Crosby the shop has now been open for over a year. Klara has a BA in Fine Art so will certainly be able to help if you need some advice with materials for your own projects. My favourite product has to be Fimo which comes in 24 different colours. It is like plastercine but sets hard when baked in the oven. A cute little shop if you're feeling creative whether its doing some crafts with the kids or showing off your artistic side. There's also a nice collection of unique handbags to be tempted by and ladies you won't find these on the high street! Its always nice to know you have something that's not mass marketed.

This is a great little craft centre, pick some Pottery, paint it yourself and they will fire it for…read moreyou and you can collect in 7 days. Ideal for Kids or Adults. Lovely little store, great selection of things to paint with your own artistic interpretations. Plenty of colours to choose from and examples of how your piece could turn out. Staff are helpful and friendly. Drinks available hot and cold. Kids get aprons ( i probably should of had one too). Plenty of kids entertained whilst we were there and a number of parties too, great for the little ones but for all the family too if you fancy it. Some ladies nights and things available too, see the website or contact them for details. Really enjoyed a couple of hours down there and cannot wait to see how my decorating turns out, conversation was lacking as we were all taking such care on our work lol. I imagine that is great news for parents. If you are stuck for something to do this is entertaining and fun and you get something for your efforts too. It was also a good cup of tea. Reasonable prices whatever you want to spend.

Staacks is a wonderful treasure trove. Combination of Gallery, Showcase and Gift Shop. All the…read moreproducts sold are handmade in the UK. Staacks recently moved to a larger premises at 83 Banks Road and has a cute little coffee shop at the back. Fabulous place to have a little mooch around or to find that perfect little birthday gift. Lots of really individual pieces of artwork and gorgeous jewellery. Kara the proprietor is also a total delight and always on hand for help and advice.

All the items for sale in this cute little boutique shop are handmade in the UK, and locally…read moresourced. Here you'll find everything from original paints and hand carved sculptures to baby gifts and shabby chic and country kitchen style home décor. Some of the items I saw for sale: shell necklaces, original art and signed prints of paintings, knitwear, earrings, handbags, stuffed owl decorations, tea pots, and cute mugs. This is definitely a great place to visit if you're looking for a one-of-a-kind gift for a special lady in your life, whatever her age. It's another one of those places I could have poked around in for an hour if I'd had the time. If you love artsy stuff, you'll leave wishing this shop was your living room. Staacks also hosts occasionally open house events including art shows. For more information about the shop or events, visit the Web site: www.staacks.co.uk.

Cottage Crafts is a really cute little gift shop…read more They sell a really great variety of cute and unusual stock including greeting cards, jewellery, stationary (including a really quirky line with cartoon animals and funny quotes--I can't remember the name of the company, but they are really cute), and all manner of other gifty items. I love almost everything in this shop. It's colourful, cute, girly and all around fun. The only thing negative I have to say about this shop is that nothing for sale here is actually truly of a "craft" nature, and therefore Cottage Crafts is kind of an inappropriate name for the shop.

The gift shop now, and this is one of my favourite places to browse-not-buy. You know what I mean -…read moreall this stuff looks great but you can't really justify buying it. Can you...? This shop is a favourite of mine because it has fantastic baby clothes and accessories, which comes in handy when you don't know what to get your mate who's just had another baby. My favourites are the t shirts with cute logos on. Almost makes me wanna have kids... But anyway, I digress. I will stick to my guns on this one and say that Utility is one luxury I know I can't afford, but would never object to having!!

This just has to be, one of my favourite shops. I would just love to run a shop like this. I must…read moresay that I like Utility - Gift Boutique better than Utility - Home Store, just a few doors up from the gift boutique at 60 Bold Street. Maybe it is because I like gifts more than home stuff. Anyway, great great place if you are wanting to buy unique presents for friends and family. They sell the cutest shoes for babies and have products for pregnancy and after pregnancy including Neal's Yard, Mother's Massage Oil. For the children as they grow older, they sell the Face Food Plate, which is meant to encourage kids to eat up their food by making faces with their food...why didn't they have these 20+ years ago! Peas for the hair and tomato ketchup in the ears.

This home décor shop is a cute little study in country crafts and shabby chic furniture. There are…read moretons of cute little things packed into this two-story shop, including hutches, beds, shelves, ornaments, dolls, candles, and so much more. Even if you step inside and are slightly disappointed by the downstairs, as I was, you must go upstairs and see the two bedrooms. They are so adorably decorated. I really like the pink room. If you like decorating, or even need just want to find a cute gift for someone, this is a nice place to find some adorable home décor items.

This shop is a delight for both adults and children. With over 32,000 products under one roof it…read morereally is a place of inspiration. Some of the ranges include Card Making, Crafts, Wedding Accessories, Floral Crafts Needlecraft, Kids Crafts, Art and Framing

Located on the retail park you could spend literally HOURS in Hobbycraft. If you can think of a…read morecrafting activity, then Hobbycraft will have the materials in store. Whilst prices are not as competitive as you will find online, they are one of the cheapest craft stores where you can go in store to buy items. Depending on the season (e.g. Easter, Christmas) they will have a display running the entire length of the store for items suiting that occasion. There are also often sale items where you can pick up a fantastic bargain! My only complaint is that I could not find a simple fabric that I was looking for here - plain black fabric, which is a staple that I would presume most places to stock.

Glitz is quite a unique little business providing customized display pieces for your home. There's…read morea huge range of vases and artificial flowers, stems and feathers which are combinedand arranged to customer specification or sold separately for individual creative ideas. Flowers and jewels are sold which could be used for alternative decorative uses and mirrors and ornaments are also on sale. I think this is a great business idea; you can buy something unique for your own home or createa personalised gift for a friend, it's a new take on the traditional bouquet, and it lasts forever!