Cornish shops and galleries

DB Coastal Art

Driftwood sailing boats
Dominique is a maker of decorative sailing boats using locally collected Cornish driftwood. She uses recycled fabric for the sails where possible. Unlike mass-produced items, handmade decorative items are special, unique… one of a kind! They are sustainable and bring something positive to the house. There is love behind each item. Personalised sailing boats can be requested.

A selection of Dominique’s driftwood boats can be seen and bought in:

The Craft Kiln in Charlestown (South coast of Cornwall - near St. Austell, Eden Project, Heligan and Mevagissey)

https://www.theoldworkshopcharlestown.co.uk/the-craft-kiln/

Winifred and Mabel in Wadebridge (North coast of Cornwall - near Padstow, Port Isaac and Newquay)
https://winifredandmabel.co.uk/

Corniche Cove in Mevagissey (South coast of Cornwall - near St. Austell, Eden Project, Heligan)
https://www.cornichecovebyleahwoods.com/

Pawfect Doggy Bags

Emma-Denise is a local veterinary nurse who has created the pawfect welcome for canine guests checking into Cornwall. The inspiration behind her business came from her own dog's love for his holidays. Based just outside St Ives, she has created these hampers solely by herself.
The biscuits are hand made and all ingredients are locally sourced, using only fresh local produce.
Hampers can include poo bags, toys , water bowls. Many options - guests, clients can purchase biscuits only if they prefer.
We adopt an eco-friendly approach using only British made non plastic products. Biodegradable packaging and planet friendly poop bags.
Biscuits are also stocked at Splattenridden Farm Shop, Lelant.
Emma is a registered pet treat manufacturer with Cornwall council and trading standards inspected. She has a social media platform with all dog friendly information available from local vets to holiday first aid.
Being a veterinary nurse she only provides up to date evidenced based information.

Buttons & Bows

This is a local, family owned haberdashery based in Penzance, specialising in sewing supplies and fabrics.
They are offering sewing threads, hand & machine sewing needles, pins, scissors, ribbon, DMC threads for embroidery or tapestry, embroidery hoops, buttons, some fabrics, zips, elastic, Velcro, Dylon dyes, knitting needles, crochet hook, yarn, darning wool.
Opening times 09.00-17.00 Monday to Saturday, 3 Stuarts Building, Morrab Road, Penzance, TR18 2QU.

Buttons & Bows website

A Plastic Bottle and a Paint Brush

My name is Nikki Wallace and I make flowers from reclaimed single use plastic bottles! I was inspired nearly 4 years ago to try to make something beautiful out of a product that was going to landfill. My exploration has led to a wide range of beautiful unique flowers, roses, Lily’s, daffodils etc. Also bird feeders (our waste helping not harming wildlife) and wind spinners… my journey continues 😊

Available online or at the following retail outlets:

The Bay Window Corinish Artisans and Artists Marazion

All you can Eco Perranporth

Glazed Expressions Helston

Pisky Cove Marazion

Lamorna Pottery Lamorna

Ballooning Buds and Bows Heamoor

Art on Point Gallery

The gallery is a small, family run business situated on the Lizard Point. They pride themselves on boasting 10+ local Cornish artists as well as their fair trade only stockist.
Original art work and prints are by local lad Kit Johns & his mum Gilly Johns who live in the Lizard village.
Kit is renowned for his distinctive seascapes on authentic, vintage Cornish maps.
Gilly has a wonderful way of capturing the Cornish coastline and fishing villages in her unique and delicate style of painting.
The gallery also stocks a handful of potters, ceramicist, crafters, jewellery and serpentine turners, all local.

A Little Bit of Cornwall - Unique Seaglass Jewellery

Brian, owner of A Little Bit of Cornwall, set up his business 6 years ago after his second stroke changed his outlook somewhat. Making jewellery, from seaglass, silver and gold, has been his therapy over the last 6 years of operations, physio etc. He is based in Mid Cornwall and collects seaglass from all over the southwest.

His jewellery can be found in

The Roberts Gallery, Mevagissey

The Crafty Bean, Boslowick, Falmouth

The Craft Collective, Redruth

The Shack, Portmellon

A little bit of Cornwall

Penstone Art

Sophie Penstone is a watercolour artist living in rural West Cornwall and works from her studio, just inland of Marazion. She has been painting in watercolours for over 25 years and is inspired by local landscape, coastline and interior, rural Cornwall as well as the many Cornish harbours and villages. She exhibits throughout Cornwall as well as tutoring adult workshops through local art societies.