Myrtle House Gift Gallery: Denbighshire gift gallery supporting Welsh products and local shopping

The owner of a gift gallery championing 'made in Wales' this Christmas is encouraging shoppers to do the same.

Pippa McGrevy set up Myrtle House Gift Gallery in St Asaph in December 2017 selling art, craft and artisan items made by small independent creatives from across the North Wales area and beyond.

She is supporting the Council's #LoveLiveLocal winter shopping campaign to encourage people to support Denbighshire businesses and shop locally in the run up to Christmas and onwards.

Pippa says: "I champion 'made in Wales' and I'm supporting this campaign because buying lovely things from your local independent businesses keeps your money in the local economy, it's good for us all and our area.

"There is a strong business community in St Asaph, I have found other businesses to be very supportive of me and I do my best to support them too.

"As a local independent business I try to go above and beyond with personal service to both my suppliers and my customers. I aim for friendly, prompt and excellent service by arranging commissions, offering free gift wrapping, a postal service and free local delivery. Nothing is too much for my customers. This personal touch is what local businesses can offer their customers."

Myrtle House Gift Gallery sells a wide range of hand painted, handmade and hand crafted items and boutique gifts including fine art and textiles, silver jewellery, hand-bound books, ceramics, artisan body care, bath and shower products, greetings cards in Welsh and English, and much more.

The business is based at Myrtle House which has a long history of commerce, originally an ale house, then a fish and chip shop in the 1950s.

Pippa, a creative bookbinder, and her artist husband, Miles, originally opened the shop to showcase their own work.

She said: "I met so many creative people at markets and fairs that the business just grew organically as I invited them to join us. The two small areas of the shop are now bursting at the seams.

"I love to source unusual items and to support artisans who don't do social media or have websites. Because makers have had no fairs or markets due to Covid-19 this year, it means we have exclusive stock of quirky and original items that are available only to our customers this winter."