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The best of independent Art & Craft businesses on the Isle of Arran

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Karebell Designs
If you are looking for something a little bit different and unique, then you have come to the right place. Come and discover a wide range of original artworks by Karen of Karebell Designs. I am an artist based on the Isle of Arran, making hand-cut pictures out of either a single layer of paper or multiple layers of toned paper. Whether you are loo… …

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The Arran Poet
Nix Moretta is The Arran Poet, based on the stunningly beautiful, Scottish Western Isle of Arran. Nix is a former Cambridge University English lecturer, whom has also run children’s riding schools, and makes goats’ milk soap with milk from her own goats! Nix’s literary work is born out of a lifetime of love, and immersion in the therapeutic benefi… …

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Posh Paws
I sell Handmade to measure dog coats, snuggle sacks, beds, dog bag carriers, bandanas, dicky bows and collars, leashes and many other things that I may be asked to do. I love to challenge myself. Anything your fur baby needs I can supply, Just ask. …

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Janette MacLeod
Janette studied at the Glasgow School of Art and in her career worked as an art teacher in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and Stirling. She has exhibited in galleries throughout Central Scotland and also the Royal Scottish Academy with RSW, SSWA and VAS. Awards include the Flora Wood Award in 1999 and 2014, the GSWA Award 2000, and the Barclay Lennie Award… …

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Arran Studio
Heather Macleod works from her Studio in Whiting Bay creating vibrant, colourful landscapes. The Studio offers a professional, bespoke picture framing service. Candles, eco-dyed textiles, and gift ideas are available too. …

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Classic Landscapes Limited
I make ‘The Arran Bench’ a circular economy project. The wood is grown on Arran, put through a sawmill on Arran, then made into a bench in Kildonan. A donation is made from every bench sold to the Glen Rosa rewilding project and is used to plant new trees. …

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Honest Coffins Limited
Using timber that’s been grown and processed on Arran I make signs with Scottish sayings and Arran benches. A donation is made from every bench sold to the Glen Rosa rewilding project. …

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A Touch of Enchantment
Bring magic into your home with our Faerie Door kits. These wonderfully detailed kits contain everything you will need to make your own individual door. Our range includes “The Ice Faerie”, “Owl Branch” and “Shell Cottage”. We developed a method for making realistic model fairy doors covering a specially designe… …

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Corrie’s Capers Books
Written and published on the Isle of Arran by local author Alison Page. Corrie is a wonderful wee West Highland Terrier who lives on Arran. A Scottish themed picture book series about a wee Westie which appeals to old and young alike. A super gift from Scotland in miniature raising funds for Mary’s Meals. …

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Diana’s Unique Creations
I paint unique canvases using acrylic paints on box canvases from my wee studio I get most of my inspiration from the beautiful countryside around me. I have always loved art in its many forms and can get lost for hours in a piece of work. It is something I use to destress and if I can give someone else a little bit of enjoyment from my artwork, i… …

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