new gift guides

Have been busy updating the gift guides on our website. Almost there now, just a few more guides & a refreshing of the home page to do (why does this always take me so long?!). So here's s few to start off with...

house - details here

 jewellery - details here

  woollies - details here

Hope you like!

all snowed in...

We're all snowed in here in Perth today. The schools are all closed, as are many shops & businesses, and there's not much movement out on the streets as the snow continues to fall.
And with no end in site for the big chill, what else is there to do but show-off some of the cosy wearable woollies we have in the shop at the moment from the likes of Donna Wilson, Erin McIntyre, Yungi, Catherine Tough, & Hilary grant! All the details of which can be found here.

We also have a range of very beautiful handwoven lambswool, cashmere & silk scarves by Shetland weaver Emma Blain (aka Aamos designs) which would make very special gifts indeed (£40/£45), and other lovely designs from Donna Wilson (tree cloud, rainbow, & pinstripe scarves, and tip-top hats).

Big thanks to the few brave souls who managed to make it to the shop today - with a special mention to the Ayrshire ladies (complete with walking poles) up here on holiday and hoping to make it home tomorrow. Let's hope you make it!

in the kitchen....

And staying in the theme....

These are some of the other things we have in store for kitchen dwellers. Details of which can be found here.

day one....

As from today boo vake will be open EVERY day until Christmas! Including Sundays (12-4) and Mondays (11-5), and we may even throw in the odd evening. If you're on the mailing list then we will be in touch, if not keep an eye on the blog or website for details.

Above - some of the jewellery & accessories we have in the shop at the moment. Details of which are here.

gift guide update

Finally the gift guides on the website have been updated! Not everything is on there but it should give an idea of what we have here at the moment. So many things have been coming in recently that it's been hard to keep up so will get back to posting more very soon.
See the gift guides here.

gift guide....ceramics

1. ceramics birds by Hannah Turner, £32-£40; 2. ceramic bird egg cup by Hannah Turner, £24; 3. Mr Jones bottle from Polly George, £22; 4. market ceramic relief by Hilke MacIntyre, £60; 5. wee bothy bottle stopper by Glenshee Pottery, £2.90; 6. stag flock tile by Ceri White, small £22, medium £37; 7. wedding ceramic relief by Hilke MacIntyre, £85; 8. vessel hanging tile by Ceri White, £23/26; 9. mug by Joanna Basford, £9; 10. mix'n'match ceramic coasters by Ceri White, £7.50 each; 11. ceramic bird by Hannah Turner; 12. leaf cup/jar with oak lid/ coaster by Isak, £8; 13. back to the house ceramic relief by Hilke MacIntyre, £65; 14. dog flock tile by Ceri White, small tile £22, large £56

Another one! See it bigger on the website here.

gift guide....bags & purses

1. super soft leather purses by Suzanne Devine, in variety of colours, £20; 2. flip-side purse from Showpony, screenprinted with insect soup (butterflies & birds on one side and creepy crawlies on other) or passing time (leafy tree on one side and winter tree on other), £20; 3. Skye Harris Tweed bag by Càdadh, £62; 4. Harris bag by Càdadh, come in various Harris Tweeds. small £62, large £66; 5. Harris Tweed bow bag from Breagha, £75; 6. hello screenprinted cotton tote bag by Beth Morrison, £9; 7. let's ride cotton tote bag by Gemma Correll, £9; 8. Harris Tweed ruche clutch bags from Katherine Emtage, £60; 9. felted Harris Tweed purses from Roobedo, £22; 10. cute-as-a-button Harris Tweed bag from Breagha, £65; 11. Suki Dances cotton tote bag by Laurie Hastings, £12

Been forgetting to add the other gift guides from the website .....so at last here's another one! And of course you can see it bigger here.

gift guide....woollies

1. birdy walk scarf from Donna Wilson, £37; 2. funky fair isle scarf by Joanna Hunter. in various colours, £32; 3. fox scarf from Donna Wilson, £45; 4. tuck stitch scarf from Joanna Hunter. in various colours, £23; 5. funky fair isle wrist-warmers from Joanna Hunter. in various colours, £24; 6. skyscraper scarves by Donna Wilson, £39; 7. stripey skinny scarves from Yungi, £15; 8. handmade felt scarf by Lynne Ramsay, £29; 9. tuck stitch wrist-warmers by Joanna Hunter. in various colours, £20; 10. skinny scarf from Yungi, £15; 11. rainy days scarf by Donna Wilson, £39; 12. fringed lambswool dizzi scarves from Saltire Designs. in variety of colours, £24; 13. lumi scarves by Victoria Logan, £38 & £39 (tasselled)

A selection of things from boo vake to keep you toasty warm. See this gift guide on our website (bigger!) here.

gift guide...paper

1. leather bookmarks from Lesley Barnes. from a selection of designs, £4 each or pk of 3, £11; 2. keepsake notelet box by Rosehip, £12; 3. Rosehip notebooks from a selection of designs. small £2.50, large £4.50; 4. I Love Being Recycled memo block (made from old lines of wrapping paper), £8. also available as writing set, £10; 5. d-i-y gift tag set, with original stamp, inkpad, & tags to get you started, £12; 6. from a selection of wrapping paper, £1.50; 7. kitten colouring book by Gemma Correll, £3.60; menagerie postcard book by Girls Who Draw, £8. from a selection of illustrated goodies.8. envelope angel by Blue Marmalade. 100 sets of address & sender labels in handy cardboard dispenser - to send that envelope on another journey! £5; 9. Sukie softback notebooks, £6.50 for pk of 2. from a selection of Sukie notebooks & journals; 10. a selection of cards, £2.50.

Another gift guide from our updated website. See it (bigger) on the website here!

gift guide....more gifts!

1. angry ginger by Donna Wilson. this little fella is a bit grumpy but soft inside! £34; 2. 'in'decision bag by Megan Price. for those that have a bit of trouble making up their minds - screenprinted with 'yes please' on one side and 'no thanks' on the other, £14; 3. stripey-pipey from The Black Rabbit, £21; 4. screenprinted bingo bag by Megan Price, £14; 5. pocket mirrors from Hannah Turner, £4; 6. harry hairy head by Donna Wilson. he's a big fan of roller discos and cherry cola (and he can pretend to be a cushion if you like), £45; 7. felt coasters by Donna Wilson, pack of 4, £12; 8. town tea-towel from Lisa Jones (packed in a cardboard tube for easy posting), £10; 9. knitted lavender bod keyrings/charms by The Black Rabbit, £5; 10. d-i-y bunting kit from Showpony, using a mix of Emma's hand-printed organic fabric, £19; 11. rosie by Donna Wilson. she's a lover of ladybirds and rainbow beetles but doesn't like being left alone! £39; 12. screenprinted organic cotton washbags, cosmetic bags & pencil cases from Sukie, £25, £23 & £12; 13. rufus from Donna Wilson. he likes his ears being stroked (well who doesn't) but he's not too fond of smelly feet (ditto)!£37

Another gift guide from our updated website. See this one (and all the others) a bit bigger here.

**our website seems to be down after maintenance by our website provider....grrr! hopefully it will be back up soon. sorry for any inconvenience.**

website update... and new gift guides

1. hanging birds in printed plywood & card from Lush Designs (orange, red, grey, green & teal), £10; 2. retro cats by Jane Foster with hand screenprinted faces and vintage or retro fabric bodies, £16; 3. Suki Dances purse by Laurie Hastings, £12; 4. leather keyrings/charms by Suzanne Devine, £12; 5. teacake bag by Gillian Kyle in shiny red foil print, £16; 6. make-your-own-monster kit by Donna Wilson with pre-stitched knitted shape ready to be personalised with lots of felty bits, £14; 7. alphabetti badges from Showpony, £1; 8. screenprinted plywood clock from Lush Designs, £42; 9. media-mitttens from The Black Rabbit, to hold your mobile phone or i-pod, £8.50; 10. Charlie Whatsname kit from The Black Rabbit. personalise your own Charlie Whatsname with buttons, felt & other bits, £12; 11. Pierre from Donna Wilson. this little chap loves drinking tea and the odd bit of chocolate, but please keep him away from those pesky wasps! £37; 12. printed bags by Gillian Kyle, featuring our favourite Scottish food items. thin shopper £7, and thick £13. Also on aprons £13 & teatowels £8.

I've just added some new gift guides to the website. Each category (festive, paper, gift ideas, more gift ideas, woollies, bags & purses, jewellery, ceramics, kitchen, house 1 & house 2) have a page with a numbered description below (like above infact! - only bigger). Hopefully this will be easier to manoeuvre and will mean less clicking (too much clicking bad!). See this guide (bigger) here!
I will also post the rest of the guides here on the blog over the next week or so.
Thank you!

gift guide...cosy christmas!!

let our designers keep you toasty warm and curled up this Christmas!
1. cosy slouchy bedsocks by Catherine Tough in lambswool. a variety of colours/designs £18. UPDATE: not many left!

2. horse cushion by the girls at Lush Designs £34

3. sleepy pom by Donna Wilson. he loves a snooze too! £34

4. who wouldn't want to cuddle up with harry hairy head by Donna Wilson! £45

5. breakfast in bed tray by Donna Wilson.......wouldn't that be nice! £28

6. buckwheat & lavender filled heart cushion by Catherine Tough. can be gently warmed on a radiator. in various colours £32

7. short cosy bedsocks by Catherine Tough £10. not many left!

8. robin cushion by Donna Wilson in lovely soft lambswool £57

9. cuddly cloud lambswool cushions by Donna Wilson for those of us who have our head in the clouds. mini £30, medium £42

10. rainy days lambswool cushion by Donna Wilson £42

11. hotdog wheat bag warmer by Showpony. pop daisy in the microwave for 2 minutes and she'll keep you warm for a couple of hours! £24

12. ...and if you have to venture out wrap up warm with a dotty lambswool scarf by Closeknit £25

gift guide...accessories

1. felted grey & red wool purses by Donna Smith. made in Shetland. £15.
2. Harris Tweed bag by Cadadh. made in Poolewe. Available in grey, blue & brown tweeds and in 3 sizes. £54, £60 & £64
3. another pair hand screenprinted leather purses by London's Miss Budd. £32
4. jade & tigereye bracelet by Mojo. made in Glasgow. £34
5. lambswool scarf by Saltire Designs. Available in red, green, pale green, pink, pale blue & grey. Made near Loch Lomond! £22
6. maya Harris Tweed bag in bubblegum pink by Edinburgh designer Katherine Emtage. £125
7. Borders & Harris Tweed corsages by Katherine Emtage in assorted colours tweeds. £15
8. love bird hand screenprinted gold leather purse by Miss Budd. £45
9. handmade felt corsages by Lynne Ramsay. assorted colours & sizes. made in Edinburgh. £6-£11
10. vintage curios bracelet by Louise Pringle. £45. made in Mid Lothian. many other of Louise's pieces available.
11. mariposa hand screenprinted silver leather purse by Miss Budd. £35. also available in gold in smaller size. £32.
12. gertrude bag in Borders tweed by Katherine Emtage. also available in indigo Harris Tweed. £60
13. biomorph necklace by Islay Spalding in hand dyed resin and silver. made in Broughty Ferry. £82.50
14. sandwich bracelets in felted wool by Edinburgh designer Lynsey Walters. £20 each
15. felted wool escher scarf by Donna Smith. in assorted colours. £29

gift guide....be creative!

1. recycled leather covered notebooks by Artbox£9.50
2. make-a-book kit by Alison Hardcastle. screenprinted cover, A4 sheet & instructions to make your very own artist's book. a great introduction to bookbinding £8
3. paper making kit by Flights of Fancy. with deckle, mould, press & instructions £18
4. a bright idea notebook by Sukie. a different lightbulb on each page for all your eureka moments!£9
5. make-your-own monster kit by Donna Wilson. each kit unique with pre-stitched shape £14
6. handmade notebooks by Pumpkinsputnik £3.50-£8
7. turn over a new leaf notebook by Sukie. a different leaf on each page £9
8. make yourself a sausage dog by Lucy Jane Batchelor. with 2 balloons & instructions! £3.70
9. create your own daisy chain mobile by Lush. £13

gift guide.....under £50

1. hedge warbler by Hannah Turner £36
2. blah blah blah cushion by Donna Wilson £42
3. Mr & Mrs Jones ceramic bottles by Polly George £22 & £18
4. jade, onyx, turquoise & agate bracelet by Mojo £43
5. stealth lamp by Blue Marmalade. complete with 7 colour filters £36
6. breakfast in bed tray by Donna Wilson £28
7. rainy days cushion by Donna Wilson £42
8. screen printed leather purses by Miss Budd £32
9. wild pig cushion by Lush £29
10. cyril sqirrel-fox by Donna Wilson £47
11. digging ceramic relief by Hilke MacIntyre £25
12. vintage curios bracelet by Louise Pringle £45
13. monkey lampshade by Lush £26
14. vessel ceramic tile by Ceri White £23
15. horse cushion by Lush £34

gift guide...£25 and under

1. tape-measure wash/make-up bag by Erin Hensley £22
2. felt coasters by Donna Wilson £12
3. vintage shopper by Showpony £12
4. trevor the tiger necklace by Haberdash House £25
5. lambswool bedsocks by Catherine Tough £18
6. Rex & Regina tea-towels by Lush £11 each
7. short lambswool bedsocks by Catherine Tough £10
8. Borders & Harris Tweed brooches by Katherine Emtage £15
9. lambswool dotty scarf by Closeknit £24. Lots of other scarves available too!
10. make-your-own monster kit by Donna Wilson £14
11. small fused glass pendants by Alicia MacInnes £21
12. limited edition tea-towel by Donna Wilson £16. Hang it on your wall!
13. butterfly candleholder/wee bowl by Polly George £12
14. stripey head by Donna Wilson £19
15. flock ceramic horse tile by Ceri White £22

santa's swallie

Another idea for those especially difficult men in your life.....how about a mini-cask of real ale from The Inveralmond Brewery? A 5 litre mini-cask of Santa's Swallie or Ossian Ale will set you back around £16 (from memory). For more information you can phone 01738 449448 (if George isn't by the phone then you can leave a message). If you're not in Perth you can order online from Cellarman Direct.

gift guide....mangifts!

1. space hopper by Edinburgh designer Kate George. box framed to sit on shelf or hang on wall. £36
2. recycled leather covered diaries in many manly colours! small £16 and large £21
3. screenprinted leather keyrings by Prod. £2
4. Pea badges by Kate Sutton for the budding gardener. £3
5. Twig pencils by Flights of Fancy. thin £1.50 and chunky £2
6. mansocks by Catherine Tough. Cosy lounging socks in size 8-10. £18
7. driftwood clocks by Garry Brown. £68-£105
8. catapult pencil by Flights of Fancy. £5
9. groover by Kate George. For all those groovers out there! £36
10. fused glass cufflinks by Alicia MacInnes. £24
11. screenprinted hankerchiefs by Sukie. £8
12. beetle and mini - retro digital artwork by Kate George. boxed out to sit on a shelf or hang on a wall. £22 each
13. angry ginger by Donna Wilson. He's grumpy but soft inside,- sound familiar!! £34
I think there's going to have to be a part 2 to this one!

gift guide....£10 & under

1. Prod leather screenprinted badges (£2, £3), earrings (£8), pendants (£5);
2. Soop rings...wear together to make a country scene on your finger! (£6 each);
3. 'I've joined the circus' wooden brooch by Haberdash House (£10);
4. Lavender Bod keyrings by The Black Rabbit (£4.50)
5. Tape Measure purse & corsage by Erin Hensley (£10 each);
6. Scented candles byPintail. Cinnamon & orange, mulled wine, cranberry spice, mistletoe & wine, warm gingerbread and many more! (£7)
7. Lush hanging wooden birds. Orange, teal, grey, pale blue & green. (£10)
8. Handmade felt flower brooches by Lynne Ramsay (£7). Also heart brooches (not shown £6)
9. Set of 4 pencils made from a variety of Coniferous (or deciduous) trees by Flights of Fancy. All from managed forests in Scotland. (£8). Also catapult pencils (not shown £5) and twig pencils (not shown £1.50 & £2)
10. Sukie plain/lined notebook in pink, blue, green or yellow (£7). From one side lined paper for notes and from the other plain paper for doodles.
11. Bothy bottle stopper by Glenshee Pottery. Variety of colours (£2.90)
12. Monochrome mug by Dundee designer Johanna Basford from her very popular hand drawn designs. Black on white or white on black(£9)