For the first time ever, we are so excited to introduce our WeeBox 12 Makers of Christmas Gift Guide. A collection of some of our favourite Scottish makers and some gift inspiration for your Scots or Scots at heart!
For the Tea Jenny
eteaket is a speciality tea company based in Edinburgh. Their mission is to empower tea drinkers to pause and rebalance while sipping on the highest quality ethically sourced teas from all over the world, including their own unique blends. Their 3 step ‘tea in mind’ process fuses their knowledge of tea with their love for self-care and philosophy by suggesting a series of tea routines.
Shop here and use discount code WEEBOX10 for a 10% off
For the Jewellery Lover
It has been our joy to share Gracie J’s beautiful jewellery with our WeeBox Clan over the years, including some exclusive pieces featuring our own WeeBox tartan!
Beautiful, affordable Scottish-made jewellery created and designed in the Scottish Borders by Gracie J and Modjool, Gracie J’s work is the perfect gift for those in you life who love something unique and glamorous.
Shop here with discount code WEEXMAS20 for 20% off
For the Foodie
Our collaboration with Scotland’s best-selling cookbook author earlier this year was a huge hit as he served up the best of the Hebrides to our subscribers!
Coinneach MacLeod, the Hebridean Baker follows up his debut release with My Scottish Island Kitchen, a fresh selection of wholesome, rustic recipes, charming stories and breathtaking photography from the Outer Hebrides.
Inspired by family recipes, traditional bakes and Scottish flavours, MacLeod showcases Scotland’s extensive larder and brings us flavourful dishes with a story to tell. The cookbook is filled with dishes for all seasons from Island Scones to Caledonian Cream, Posh Mince & Tatties to a Flying Scotsman, First Footers Martini to Empire Biscuits. Treats to make every Scot and lover of Scotland flock to their kitchens!
Born and raised on the Isle of Lewis, he shares the Hebridean Hygge lifestyle in his debut cookbook, The Hebridean Baker. With wholesome, traditional recipes, stunning photography and a generous sprinkling of stories of island life and culture, The Hebridean Baker book offers a true taste of the Outer Hebrides. Coinneach has motivated his followers around the world to bake, forage, learn Gaelic, have a dram or two of whisky and dream of visiting the Scottish islands.
Follow Coinneach’s adventures on Instagram @hebrideanbaker
Find out more about the Hebridean Baker’s new book here!
For the Art Lover
Kevin Hunter has been a maker with WeeBox almost since the beginning! Our subscribers have loved his work and we have been so lucky to include this highly acclaimed artist as part of WeeBox.
He specialises in original, atmospheric landscape paintings of Scotland and further afield, all of which are now available as signed prints, home and art gifts.
Shop his collection here with amazing discounts!
For the Bookworm
The Wee Book Company produces books which are written, designed an printed richt here in the heart o’ Scotland. Wur Wee Books huv Big Voices an there’s sumthin here fur ivrywan – frae wee bairns tae big fowk! Come an join us. Celebrate the joy o’ Scotland!
The Wee Book Company created some of our most memorable WeeBox treasures, such as the Hogmany Hooley book which was such a big hit with our WeeBox Clan!
Shop here and use discount code WEEBOXCLAN for 20% off (redemption code 5X7QZ)
For the Lover of Coorie
Hebridean boutique knitwear company, the Herring Girl Collection, was such a special maker to us in 2022.
Their work is directly linked to the band of formidable women who were known as Herring Girls and who left their Hebridean homes for several months every year to follow the herring fishing around the British coast. They spent many gruelling hours a day gutting, curing and packing the fish for market. Knitting was often their pastime when they weren’t working with many of the garments sent home to their families.
The Herring Girl Collection has grown since its creation in October 2019 and now has knitters of all ages hand producing unique garments for customers all over the world. They have launched their first ever Christmas campaign highlighting the age old skills it strives to keep alive.
Help to keep their amazing story alive and bring a bit of Hebridean heritage home.
Shop here and use discount code WeeBox for 20% off
For your Granny
You may recognise Your Piece Bakery as the makers of some of the delicious treats in past WeeBoxes, such as the highlander shortbread bites or the First Footing Hogmanay Shortbread coming up in December’s Auld Lang Syne WeeBox.
Award-winning baker Dan Connolly and his small team of artisan makers make up Your Piece Baking Company and together they offer a range of shortbread, oatcakes and breakfast cereals which proudly displays their Scottish credentials.
Shop their Scottish traditional bakes here!
For the Chocoholic
Who doesn’t love chocolate at Christmas? We know we do here at WeeBox HQ! Some of you may remember the delicious hot chocolate included in WeeBox from the amazing Highland Chocolatier – Iain Burnett!
Recognised with over 40 awards, Iain’s chocolate has graced many famous tables. Iain’s client list is not just impressive but extensive… including British Airways First Class, as well as some of the best hotels and several Michelin Star chefs throughout the UK.
As well as these impressive accolades, The Highland Chocolatier’s Chocolate Lounge is a must visit in Pitlochry and really is a chocolate lover’s dream!
Shop the Highland Chocolatier here!
For the Tartan Lover
Prickly Thistle are Scottish Highland rebels. Rebels supporting an enormous cause which is a global call for effective ethical action. They do this by making fabrics and clothes for womxn that say loud and clear we are being the change the world needs now more than ever. Wearing our values is one thing we can all do to regenerate a healthy planet for all people. Making the world a better place one tartan at a time.
You can help Prickly Thistle make the world a better place by funding the Scottish tartan rebellion by shopping on their website here. You can also become a part of the Loyal Rebel Register and help Prickly Thistle on their mission to champion a value set as beautiful as their products!
For the Luxury Lover
For a touch of luxury this Christmas, surprise them with The Scottish Fine Soaps Company. A more recent maker for WeeBox, our subscribers can’t get enough of their divine gifts!
As a family business, Scottish Fine Soaps is proud to promote Scottish heritage and find inspiration in their surroundings below the beautiful Scottish Ochil Hills. They use active ingredients, each with unique beauty benefits as well as locally sourced ingredients like seaweed, kelp and heather.
Shop their collection here and use discount code SFS20FSTV for 20% off!
For the Gin Lover
A small island off the far north-western coast of Scotland, the Isle of Harris is home to a community of less than 2,000 people. The Isle of Harris Distillery was founded to provide a source of local, social and economic growth, as well as a source of pride, expressed through the making of exemplary spirits.
The Isle of Harris Distillery is a whisky distillery that also makes gin. As a newly established distillery, ‘The Hearach’ single malt whisky is still maturing on the island. In the meantime, we can enjoy the award-winning Isle of Harris Gin, the inclusion of Sugar Kelp seaweed, hand-harvested sustainably by their diver Lewis Mackenzie from local sea-lochs, is the key botanical to express the island’s unique maritime nature.
Read more about the Isle of Harris Distillery, order from the UK online shop or select your country on the homepage for more information on where to find your bottle of Isle of Harris Gin.
You can also download their ceilidh book using this QR code:
For the Home Interiors Lover
We were delighted to feature one of Scotland’s most successful family run businesses, the Isle of Skye Candle Company, in our April WeeBox this year.
Started in a grass roofed bothy in 2006 by Raghnall and James Robertson, the Isle of Skye Candle Company was created to offer an alternative to paraffin and non-natural candles, whilst still offering beautifully scented candles. This turned out to be very successful and now their candles, all natural and inspired by the natural landscape of Skye, are a treat for all who receive them.
Discover their collections, all handmade on the Isle of Skye here.
