This Black Friday we're celebrating the little guys; the indie makers, creators, designers and small shops in our That's My Jam Christmas Gift Guide Special. Emily Beeson, the blogger and creative soul at Young Gold Teeth shares her favourite independents where you can find that really special gift for that hard-to-buy-for person in your life. Whether they're the nester/homebody type, the foodie, or you just need a secret santa gift that doesn't suck, we got you. Emily also shares where to find Christmas crackers that don't suck, pretty Christmas cards, and experiential gifts that aren't your average trashy Groupon. We also talk about Emily's extensive knowledge of celebrity animals (and why you need them in your Insta feed). PLUS, she smack talks Drake ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ P.S. neither Emily or I are judgey about shopping on the high street (Amazon is my lifeline), we just wanted to big up some of the little guys who don't get enough air time.

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SHOW NOTES

{Emily on Instagram | Twitter}
{Young Gold Teeth}
{Emily for The Papergang Blog}

GIFTS FOR THE HOME

{Luks Linen - throws, blankets, Turkish towels and linens I’m loving}
{Copper & Solder - handmade concrete and copper accessories} 
{Smug - for plants and pots} 
{The Future Kept - (We talked about them last year but if I had to pick one, TFK would be my favourite shop. They have a whole gift category for the home filled with handmade ceramics and candles that are really beautiful and all have a story to tell.)}

BEAUTY GIFTS

{Bybi by Clean Beauty Co - for skincare} 
{Sister and Co -  for body treats} 
{LA EVA  - for bath and shower gifts} 

DO STUFF GIFTS

{Outdoors workshops with Axe and Paddle (not for everyone but a great team of inspiring people)}
{Range of creative workshops at The Forge, Bristol} 
{Silver ring making workshops with The Workbench}
{Range of lovely workshops at &Hobbs, Surrey}

FOOD + WELLNESS GIFTS

{Caro x Chocolate Society bars}
{Honest Brew Craft Beers} -  (also Salthouse Bottles, my local beer shop)
{The Goodness Project hampers} 

GIFTS FOR BIG READERS

{Papersmiths for beautiful books (Do Book Co and coffee table books especially)} 
{Magculture for magazines (my favourites are 91, Hole & Corner, Huck and Frankie & Cherry Bombe)}
{School of Life for deep thinking and life lessons}

SHOP OFFLINE: INDIE STORES TO VISIT

{Homage Shop, Brighton}
{Midgely Green, Clevedon}
{Maud’s House, North Yorkshire} 
{Future + Found, London}

CHRISTMAS CHEER GIFTS

{Ohh Deer for Secret Santa gifts} 
{The Hambledon for crackers and cards}
{West Elm - juniper fox tree decoration (doesn’t say on the British West Elm site but proceeds go to ASPCA) there are four decorations based on Insta-famous animals}
{Thornback & Peel screen-printed Christmas collection} 

Celebrity Animals You Should Follow

{Juniper Fox}
{Smoothie the cat} 
{Pumpkin the Raccoon}
{Dogs Being Basic}