Other Lovely Stuff @ Crafts Alive

As well as his range of jewellery, Aled also makes a variety of slate vases and clocks from recycled Welsh roofing slates and window cill offcuts.

Sarah Thomas takes inspiration for her characters from Welsh history and culture. Each figure is individually designed and made by hand using a hand operated 1915 Singer sowing machine.

Delightful handmade journals from Jules.

Penlas soaps are made the old way, entirely by hand using only natural ingredients. Each soap is infused with a blend of oils and dried ingredients giving them a uniquely refreshing smell and feel.

"We believe that the most beautiful things in life are often the most natural...plain and simple. When trying to make our house a home, we try to use natural materials wherever possible - we find they are often the most luxurious too. If we want to celebrate something in our home, or want to relax after a busy day or want to create that hygge and cwtch feeling, then we light a 100% pure, beeswax candle.

We also believe that lighting a candle shouldn't be at a cost to the planet or to our health. Purah Beeswax Candles are Purah for the planet and they are Purah for you."

Justine & Alan Burgess run a small company in a local Welsh valley that specialises in growing the willows that Justine uses to make a wide range of baskets and other artifacts. Traditional and contemporary baskets are woven with love in Wales.