I've won a new award!

Woohoo!! I'm so excited to announce that I've been awarded Best Handmade Wedding Keepsakes Retailer 2025 – East of England, in the Home & Garden Awards by LUXlife magazine!

I'm feeling a bit proud of myself!

The magazine launched the Awards to recognise and celebrate those who go above and beyond to please their clients and customers. 

LUXlife Magazine is a premium lifestyle publication which was founded in 2015, and awards coordinator Melissa Bramall said in her press announcement, "This programme continues to search for, and recognise, excellence in this landscape, and we’re happy to crown our winners in our 2025 edition. Congratulations again, you deserve it!". So I'm incredibly chuffed to be recognised by the organisers!

Click here to see my listing in the Home & Garden Awards on the LUXLife site

This has completely made my day/week/month - I'm over the moon to receive another award for PhotoFairytales.

My head is a little bigger today!!
Sarah :)

BRAND NEW: Personalised Print Designs

As spring rolls into summer, I'm so happy to share some more fresh new designs that have just landed on the site!

My Square Personalised Print range has been here for a long time - lots of designs that you can choose to have printed either as an art print, or as a canvas print. And now there's lots of lovely brand new designs to choose from - perfect for all sorts of occasions, and all sorts of ages too.

I'd love you to head over to the site and let me know what you think - the new prints have taken weeks and weeks (and weeks!) of work, and I can honestly say I've been pouring my heart into them! 

Personalised prints are a reflection of you, your loved ones, and your most meaningful moments. I wanted to offer designs that you'll love to give as a thoughtful and lasting gift, but also something that you might like to have in your own home too.

The collection offers designs for all sorts of occasions - family and housewarming prints to celebrate your home and loved ones, nursery and new baby art perfect for their room or to give as a gift, designs for older children too, romantic anniversary prints to celebrate those milestones with genuine sentiment, and much more. 

The personalisation process is simple: choose your favourite design, add your personalisation details, and then select which print finish you would like. The square format for the prints give them a contemporary feel, and will add a lovely finishing touch in all sorts of settings and rooms.

As well as brand new designs, I've also been working on a refresh of lots of existing designs - improving and refining, updating colours, offering more colour choices, and introducing a new look to some old favourites.

The new personalised prints are created with love and care, combining thoughtful and heartfelt design with timeless designs. Browse the range now and discover the perfect print for your home or to gift to someone special.

Hope you like them! Which one is your favourite?

Sarah :)

Award Winning PhotoFairytales!

Well, I have some rather exciting news to show off about share with you today..!

I've been awarded 'Best Handmade Wedding Keepsakes Retailer - East Anglia' in the 2022 Global Wedding Awards run by Luxlife Magazine - I mean, that's pretty outrageously stupendous, right?!!!

The awards celebrate the finest businesses across the wedding industry, from wedding planners and venues, to caterers and stationers. Everything that makes your wedding day totally perfect and memorable. 2022 is seeing the biggest surge in weddings for years following covid restrictions, so it's a truly wonderful time to be recognised in these global awards!

I'm feeling more than a little chuffed!

Sarah x

Mini Weddings during Covid - Gorgeous Gift Ideas under £25

Now that weddings are back on (albeit in a pretty minimal way), many couples are having to adapt the plans they made months ago when the world was such an incredibly different place. Quite understandably some couples have decided to postpone their big day, but others are keen to have their wedding day despite it all: and good for them! These covid-era weddings are going to be much smaller affairs, perhaps with a bigger celebration planned for the future when things are back to normal. 

These small wedding days and mini civil partnership ceremonies are every bit as special though, and I think they present a need to find an equally special gift. Just because you can’t be there with the bride or groom in person, doesn’t mean you can’t send them a special keepsake to help them celebrate their important ‘small wedding’ day!

Here’s a collection of thoughtful, meaningful and special wedding gift ideas for you to send to those couples getting married in summer 2020…

Personalised Wooden Circle Plaque, £23.95
Handmade to order and available in a choice of colours

'We Begin Our Adventure' Personalised Print, from £15.95

Created to order, available in a choice of sizes

Personalised Wedding Sign, from £18.50

Available in a choice of sizes and designs, for indoor/outdoor use

'Home is Where We Are' Mini Wooden Message Plaque, £12.95

Handcrafted and beautifully gift boxed, range of designs available

Personalised 'Ticket to Happiness' Print, £15.95

Created to order, various designs available

For more gorgeous personalised wedding gift ideas for the bride or groom, visit the Wedding Gift Collection on the website by clicking here.

Sarah x

 

Theme of the Month: Weddings & Anniversaries

Last month's Royal Wedding fever may have subsided a little, but we're firmly in the traditional wedding season now. The 'season' normally runs from around May to October, the months when the weather is (hopefully) a little more reliable!

So, with the most romantic season upon us, my theme of the month for June is all things wedding and anniversary - and I've rounded up some great personalised gift ideas below to celebrate the big day...

The website has also had a refresh, with soft summery pinks and greens to get everyone into the mood for long days and warm evenings. It's time to hold your face up to the sun and have a happy sigh: the warm and sunny days are finally here to enjoy!

So, whether you've been invited to a summer wedding, or you're celebrating your own wedding anniversary, I've got some truly thoughtful and special wedding and anniversary gift ideas here for you:

1) Rectangular Wooden Photo Block, £24.75 - beautifully finished solid wood block, featuring your favourite photo and personalised with your own words. Carefully sanded and given a beautiful wax finish.

2) 'Lovely Pair' personalised print, £22.95 - available in a range of soft colours, these prints are a generous A3 size and can be personalised with your chosen names. Other designs are also available.

3) 'Family Address' personalised canvas, from £18.50 - a lovely gift idea to welcome a couple to their new home, this contemporary design is available in a choice of colours and is created and personalised to order.

4) 'My Message to You' personalised photo print, £15.95 - a range of prints in various colours and designs to feature your photo and special message; a truly romantic gift to celebrate your wedding day.

5) 'I Love You This Much' personalised print, £15.95 - a simple, striking typographic print featuring your chosen names and available in a range of colours to suit.

6) 'Champagne' design personalised greeting card, £2.99 - one of a range of personalised greeting cards for the perfect finishing touch, all with fast free dispatch.

7) 'Personality' personalised canvas print, from £30 - featuring your favourite photo and text, and available in any colour you'd like, this contemporary print is perfect to celebrate an anniversary or wedding.

8) 'Bowls' personalised print, from £15.95 - "this one was too hot, this one was too cold, but this one was just perfect"! A truly romantic gift for the happy couple or to mark your own anniversary. Personalised with your chosen names and date and available in a choice of colours too.

9) Personalised Oak Photo Cubes, from £21.95 - a range of gorgeous wooden storage boxes designed to display four of your favourite photos, and engraved to order. A range of designs available, plus you can also order yours to be filled with Belgian chocolate hearts for an extra romantic treat!

There are lots of other personalised wedding and anniversary gift ideas over on the PhotoFairytales website - all with free UK delivery. Browse the site now, or narrow it down by clicking here to view Wedding Gift Ideas, or click here for Romantic & Anniversary Gift Ideas, or why not take a look at the Family Gift Ideas that celebrate your whole family too.

Sarah x

Brand new: personalised House Signs & Wall Plaques

Exciting news: I've added another new gift line to the PhotoFairytales website today! This new range of round wall signs and house plaques are available in lots of different designs and colours, so something for everyone and every occasion!

The signs are made of tough acrylic which means they can be displayed both inside and outside - put it on your kitchen wall, in the bedroom, on the front of your house, in your garden: wherever you like!

The plaques can be personalised with your very own wording and dates, and each one is created to order. They measure 20cm (8") in diameter and are just £17.95 including UK delivery.

Visit the website today to see the full range of personalised wall signs available!

Sarah x

Brand new gift range now available...

I'm really proud of my new range of prints - these have been a labour of love, and something I've been working on for ages to get just right...

There are 11 designs to choose from, with styles suitable for all sorts of occasions: new baby, christening, wedding, anniversary, Christmas, birthday and more. They're all created to order and personalised with your own names and dates - plus you can also have your own personal message printed onto the back too.

Each one is printed onto high quality crisp white cotton, and stretched onto a woodgrain effect 6" hoop. They're finished with a handsewn button and dressed with white ribbon so that they're ready to hang straight out of the box.

I very much hope you'll like them - you can see the whole range on the PhotoFairytales site here.

Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear from you!
Sarah x

New personalised Love Print: 'Waves in the Sea'

With summer upon us I think this brand new nautical themed Love Print is a perfect way to say 'I love you' - ideal for a wedding gift, an anniversary present, or just a romantic surprise for the one you love...

Featuring the words "If you want to know how much I love you, count the waves in the sea", and personalised with your choice of names too.

Only £14.50 including 1st class recorded delivery. Find this print with the other personalised Love Prints range here.

Sarah x

In the Pink!

There’s no doubt that spring is a tad late this year - where there would normally be a riot of pink blossom on the fruit trees there’s just a few hesitant leaf buds instead. Don’t worry, that gorgeous blossom will be here soon - and in the meantime, here’s a little pink riot to keep you going!

1: ‘Twilight Fairy’ - Fantasy Photo Portrait, from £15
2: ‘Cosy Cottage’ - Personalised Canvas Print, from £16.95
3: Handpainted Fairy Gift Plate, £21.50
4: ‘Princess Sleeping’ - personalised wooden plaque, £15.95
5: ‘Elephant’ - Meaning of Name Print, £14.50
6: ‘Great British Game Shows’ - Canvas Print, £29.95
7: ‘Nature’ - personalised Love Poem print, £14.50
8: ‘Hush Little Baby’ - Personalised Canvas Print, from £16.95
9: ‘My Message to You’ - Personalised Print, £14.50

All prices shown include UK postage and packing

The Art of Buying a great Wedding Gift

Well, wedding season is well and truly here. Which means one thing for the rest of us - gift buying! And that can be sooo hard sometimes. Most couples have either spent time living together before tying the knot, or have already established a home before even getting together. The traditional, practical sort of gifts are often simply not needed. The days of buying a toaster or a set of towels are pretty much over.

Unless the couple have a pre-prepared gift list, this can leave you with something of a nightmare buying situation! What to buy the couple who has everything? Wouldn’t it be great to find a gift that has a personal meaning behind it for the couple? Well, one way to do this is with a personalised gift which is special to the wedding couple. There seems to be a lot to choose from, but when you get right down to it, do you really think the couple would want a silver cake slice or a glass wine decanter with their names on it? Don’t leave taste behind when you go shopping! And it can be even harder if you don’t know the couple particularly well, or have a budget to work to.

The average spend on wedding gifts in the UK in the past year is just under a whopping £50 (that’s gone down by the way, a couple of years ago it was just under £80!). And when you factor in the cost of attending the actual wedding the costs can rocket. Considerations such at travel, childcare, clothing, spending money during the reception (and possibly the hen or stag night before hand!) all mount up. You don’t want to appear stingy, but in the current recession, cash-strapped guests can struggle to find a gift that fits within their budget.

So I’ll let you into a little trick if you’re heading to a wedding this summer: think of a gift that is something totally different and harder to put a price on. Perhaps you could offer your services to the couple as a wedding gift: decorate a room in their house while they are on honeymoon, organise a coming-home party when they arrive back, offer to help with their plans for the garden during the coming summer? Time to put your thinking cap on and think outside the box. Give yourself plenty of time too - rushing out to the high street to buy a gift at the last minute is a sure way of spending more than you wanted to.

Of course, you could always head over to PhotoFairytales too - you’ll find some amazing and totally unique wedding gifts there that won’t break the bank! All with free UK delivery (I’ll even post it direct to the couple if you like) and nothing over £30 - and it will be a gift the wedding couple will hopefully treasure throughout their lives together. (Plus, you don’t have to think about whether they would prefer the blue towels or the green. What colour was their bathroom again…??)

Sarah x

For a gift less ordinary...

Did you know that you can now purchase many PhotoFairytales items at Gift Wrapped & Gorgeous?

If you haven’t discovered this site yet, it’s a great online gift shop packed full of unique gifts designed and created by British designer-makers and artisans. You can browse by gift category, and also view each supplier’s own shop and check out the range of items they have on offer. Many of the supplier’s offer free postage and packing too (including PhotoFairytales of course!), and many items are also exclusive to the site and can’t be found anywhere else.

You can sign up to the newsletter too, and receive updates with new products and special offers direct to your inbox.

Here are some of my personal favourites:

1. Wooden Heart Napkin Holder, £8.50 (Beth & Ellie Interiors)
2. Two pint 'Chicken' jug, £21.99 (Dawn Critchley Designs)
3. Personalised house cushion, £36 (Linterior Design)
4. Stamped Silver Word Ring - Laugh, £42 (Dream of Silver)
5. Personalised Wedding word tag favours, £6 for four (Emma Learoyd Textiles)

You can find the PhotoFairytales shop front by clicking here. I hope you enjoy having a browse and discovering something new!

Sarah x