• What`s New!
    See what`s new on Acolyte Home & Gifts.
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    Special Offers.
  • A Novel Idea
    Exclusive! Only at Acolyte Home & GIfts.
  • Air Art
    Stunning Airbrush Art by Fiona Foster
  • Ajenno Jewellery
    Exclusive. Made for Acolyte Home & Gifts by Jo Sacher.
  • Andy Driscoll Designs
    Beautiful Clocks & Driftwood
  • Art by Rebecca Vose
    Commission a Bespoke Pet Portrait.
  • Art4Sail
    Original nautically inspired artwork by Lawrence Burgess
  • Cat`s Wire
    Exquisitely crocheted & beaded Jewellery by Catrin Maier
  • eastanbul design
    Vintage Kilim inspired modern accessories & gifts.
  • Funky Fusion
    Fused glass jewellery, clocks & wall art by Suzanne Burgess
  • Furniture & Lighting
    in various styles for your home.
  • GemHeaven Jewellery
    Exclusive jewellery made for us by Jo Tubb
  • Gems by Jules
    Intricate hand made beaded jewellery by Julie Meister
  • HandmadeByFiona
    A beautiful decoupaged Collection by Fiona Varis
  • Heavenly Crochet
    Exclusive. `The Rainbow Cloud` by Elin Amanda Birath.
  • I Heart Buttons
    Commission a Beautiful Button Bouquet by Lesa Simons
  • Imani Renae Interiors
    Soft furnishings,chaise,wall transfers & papers
  • JaJaJa Books
    Fun foreign language books for children by Genevieve Yusuf
  • Krukrustudio
    From Russia with Love - Iconic handmade felt bags
  • Lindleywood
    A fantastic range of hand-crafted bird boxes.
  • Mactan Stone
    Stone furniture from the Philippines
  • Moorend Felts
    Beautifully designed felt accessories by Linda Chapman
  • MosaicsPlusMore
    Exquisite mosaics by Ania Pakowska
  • Myapplique
    Exclusive. Hand made & uniquely original by Julia Nairn
  • Photographic Art by Lou Wilson
    Highly Original Photographs.
  • Quaint Cakes
    Cake Decorating Classes in Dorset
  • Sciolti Botanical Chocolates
    Made by hand & delicious.
  • Uniquely Grown
    Commission your very own Family Tree from Katrina Naish
  • York Body Casting
    Commission a Bespoke Body Sculpture in York
  • Kitchen Accessories
    From Sweden with love.
  • Are you an Independent designer or artisan with your own Collection? Are you seeking new  on-line opportunities to showcase your products?        

    Acolyte Home & Gifts - Winner of the Best British Start up 2012 Award

    Do you offer a bespoke product or service either in the UK or in another country? 

    We are always keen to hear from people interested in working alongside us here on Acolyte Home & Gifts. We`re looking for people who care passionately about what they make, how they make it and where they offer it for sale. If it`s stylish, quality, fun or a combination of all three, then we`d love to know more. Contact us on admin@acolytehomeandgifts.com with a brief outline of your business and any links where we can see examples of your work.  

    We offer reasonable membership rates, terms and conditions including: 

    * We don`t restrict where else you choose to sell your products.

    * They are your products. You keep control of your work and your name. 

    * We ensure that Acolyte Home & Gifts is marketed and regularly updated. We ensure that the site maintenance and security is also taken care of. 

    * We`re a `by invitation only `online retail website offering what we call geographical exclusivity, so you can be assured that there will never be any cheap, mass produced items competing with your products.

    * We load and list your range onto Acolyte Home & Gifts for you; freeing up your valuable time. 

    Acolyte Home & Gifts is a website dedicated to lovely and unique products made by artisans and designers who love what they do; we consider it our privilege to work alongside such talented, creative people. 

    They are: 

    Andy Driscoll of Andy Driscoll Designs 

    Andy Driscoll - Andy designs and makes by hand the stunning array of wooden clocks and items from driftwood such as the Hanging Heart from his studio in Warwickshire, UK. You`ll find all of his beautifully crafted work in

    Andy Driscoll Designs

     
    Jo Tubb of GemHeaven Jewellery

    Jo Tubb - based in Cornwall, UK; Jo produces a Collection of jewellery exclusively for Acolyte Home & Gifts. It`s all available to browse through in

    GemHeaven Jewellery

     

    Elin Amanda Birath of Heavenly Crochet

    Elin Amanda Birath - originally from Sweden and now living in Cumbria, UK; Elin Amanda is a Master of Crochet in our opinion. Her quirky take on a mobile for grown -ups is fun as well as intricate. Available exclusively on Acolyte Home & Gifts. 

    Heavenly Crochet

     Sharon James of Imani Renae Interiors  

    Sharon James  - Creative Director at Imani Renae Interiors of London, UK. Designer soft furnishings and a gorgeous up - cycled Chaise. All to be found in:

    Imani Renae Interiors

     Fiona Sciolti of Sciolti Botanical Chocolates  

    Fiona Sciolti - an Award winning UK based Artisan chocolatier creating deliciously indulgent chocolates by hand. We have been very diligent and sampled purely on behalf of our customers...

    Sciolti Botanical Chocolates

     Fiona Foster of Air Art  

    Fiona Foster - An amazingly talented UK artist, Fiona uses an airbrush to create her intricate artwork. She has joined Acolyte Home & Gifts with an exclusive Collection of paintings in:

    Air Art

     Genevieve Yusuf of JaJaJa Books  

    Genevieve Yusuf - with beautiful illustrations by Suzanne Wilson, UK-based author Genevieve has taken teaching a foreign language to a new, fun level. Her books are bright and imaginative and ideal to give as gifts; a real investment in a child`s future learning. 

    JaJaJa Books

     Julia Nairn of Myapplique  

    Julia Nairn - A Shetland Isles based artisan, Julia creates intricate hand appliqued art which she uses to adorn the everyday into something to be treasured. An exclusive range of hand carved wood block prints is also available from this talented artist:

    Myapplique

     Linda Chapman of Moorend Felts  

    Linda Chapman - based in Cumbria,UK; Linda is an accomplished artisan specialising in a range of wool and needle felted accessories. Her source materials range from 100% Merino to 100% re-cycled wools; all lovingly used to produce a Collection which is quite unique. 

    Moorend Felts

     Helen and Simon Lindley of Lindleywood  

    Helen and Simon Lindley - from Lincolnshire,UK; this artisan couple design and produce a wide range of hand-crafted wood products from sustainable sources. They use use environmentally friendly production processes to create a Collection which is fun, bright and much of which can be personalised to make it really unique. 

    Lindleywood

     Rebecca Vose of Art by Rebecca Vose  

    Rebecca Vose - a freelance UK based artist specialising in pencil portraits of pets and animals from photographs. Her portraits are outstanding in their level of detail and made to be treasured. 

    Art by Rebecca Vose

    Janet Henderson of Quaint Cakes

    Janet HendersonA professional Baker with over 20 years experience and a Masters in Cake Decorating, Janet offers classes where students learn how to create the most intricate designs and have some fun at the same time. Based in Weymouth, Dorset, UK.

    Quaint Cakes

    Debi Bray - Menezes of York Body Casting

    Debi Bray - Menezes - A Life Caster specialising in three dimensional body sculptures as displays. Available in a variety of finishes. Her work produces incredibly detailed results. Based in York,UK.

    York Body Casting

    Lesa Simons of I Heart Buttons

    Lesa Simons - designing and creating the most gorgeous button bouquets, button buttonholes, button table arrangements ... just to name a few of the many options available. Family heirlooms of the future. Based on the Isle of Wight, UK. 

    I Heart Buttons

    Julie Meister of Gems by Jules

    Julie Meister - from the USA and creator of some quite beautifully designed flat beaded jewellery. Well worth a browse through.

    Gems by Jules

    Katrina Naish of Uniquely Grown

    Katrina Naish - of Uniquely Grown in Australia. Katrina designs and produces family trees to customer specifications which are colourful, innovative and very meaningful to their recipients. 

    Uniquely Grown

    Max and Lyuba of Krukrustudio

    Lyuba and Max of Krukrustudio in Russia. This talented artisan couple design and make by hand beautiful felt bags in iconic and fun shapes. Enjoy your visit to their Page:

    Krukrustudio

    Ania Pakowska of MosaicsPlusMore

    Ania Pakowska of MosaicsPlusMore in Poland.

    Beautifully designed mosaics which are both functional and  works of art in their own right. Prepare to be amazed at the detail of each piece. 

    MosaicsPlusMore

    Kezban, Mert and Büşra of eastanbul design

    Kezban, Mert and Büşra of eastanbul design of Istanbul in Turkey.

    Beautifully designed, hand made bags and patchwork cushion covers made from authentic vintage Kilim rugs. See their range of Meddah - exciting gift ideas to re-create authentic Coffee and Bathing experiences.

    eastanbul design

    Image of Jo Sacher of Ajenno Jewellery at Acolyte Home & Gifts

    Jo Sacher  -  Ajenno Jewellery, Bristol, UK. 

    An exclusive to Acolyte Home & Gifts range of jewellery which make personal and meaningful gifts for her. Bright, colourful and bound to attract compliments. 

    Ajenno Jewellery

     Catrin Maier of Cat`s Wire (with cat!)

    Catrin Maier - Cat`s Wire, Göppingen, Germany.

    Amazingly designed crocheted wire jewellery which combines beadwork to culminate in Statement pieces to treasure. 

    Cat`s Wire

    Suzanne Burgess of Funky Fusion

    Suzanne Burgess - Funky Fusion, Bowness on Solway, Cumbria, U.K.

    Artisan specialising in glass fused wall art, jewellery and clocks all of which are inspired by the Cumbrian countryside and the Solway coastline. 

    Funky Fusion

    Lawrence Burgess of Art4Sail

    Lawrence Burgess - Art4Sail, Bowness on Solway, Cumbria, U.K

    A self-taught artist specialisng in highly detailed and evocative nautical original oil paintings. 

    Art4Sail

    Fiona Varis of HandmadeByFiona

    Fiona Varis - HandmadeByFiona, Athens, Greece.

    A beautifully decoupaged Collection of housewares; successfully combining art and practicality in pieces to treasure.

    HandmadeByFiona

    Lou Wilson of Photographic Art by Lou Wilson

    Lou Wilson - Photographic Art by Lou Wilson, Cumbria, U.K.

    A stunning range of Collections featuring a varied range of subjects. Highly original and beautifully composed. 

    Photographic Art by Lou Wilson


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