DESIGNWORKS COLLECTIVE is a vibrant assortment of consumer brands comprised of Paddywax, Designworks Ink and Gentlemen's Hardware. Everything we do is rooted in the belief that creativity deserves to be cultivated. We are a studio of curators, thinkers, and makers with a passion for sharing imaginative ideas and creating great products. We have thoughtfully built and expanded our family of brands with one common thread – you. While separately, each company has a unique voice, together they are purposefully connected. Our customers inspire us to focus on today and take the time to plan for tomorrow, and that means being mindful about the experience you have every time you connect with one of our brands.
We. Love. Cards. We believe they have the power to make people feel good – whether that’s by sending some birthday wishes, welcoming a new baby to the world or by giving someone a hug when they need it the most, so we’ve made it our mission to make the world a brighter place with each and every card we design. Stormy Knight was set up in 2013 by its founder Sarah Jackson, alongside her day job as a graphic designer. Bored of working for corporate clients, Sarah poured her creativity into designing screen-printed batches of greeting cards and selling them to local shops in Bristol. Fast forward a decade, and our quirky, fun (and sometimes a little cheeky) designs can be found in some of the best design-led card and gift shops across the UK as well as internationally – and we’ve even stacked up a few awards!
Transport Yourself Back to the 90's!!! Bath Pearls just how you remember them. Bare Boutique is run by two Welsh sisters, Lucy and Katie. Fun, funky colourful products which aim to make people smile, whether that's remembering bath pearls from your childhood or giving your kids a Unicorn Poo bath. Fully biodegradable, cruelty free.
Born out of a love for wrapping, passion for tradition and background in textiles, Paper Mirchi focuses on creating luxury artisanal papers that are handcrafted, recyclable and sustainable. We use 100% tree-free recycled cotton paper and utilise ancient textile processes such as hand block printing, tie dye, batik and techniques such as hand marbling to create an exceptional range of gift wrap sheets and greeting cards. At Paper Mirchi, we work closely with small family-run units in India, where the artisans are passionate about their craft which has been passed down through generations. I love working with the artisans to create new colours and patterns, blending traditional artistry with contemporary designs, in an attempt to bring to you a range of luxury papers that you will love!
As Founder of Wraptious, I made my first sale 10 years ago, collaborating with artists, passionately sharing their work at over 500 markets stalls and trade shows. Now I am proud to say that we support over 50 artists directly, and have promoted thousands of others. We believe all artists deserve opportunities to have their work shared. Our new ranges are even launched from the winners of our biannual competition - fun events where the public - not us - choose our artists! We go above and beyond for our customers, with product quality and sustainability cornerstones of Wraptious. We plant a tree per order, use sustainable resources and packaging, and pay artists fairly. Thank you for your support in helping us make a difference. Simon x
ART WOW® is an online gifts and homeware wholesaler that supports and promotes emerging artists and designers by selling their beautiful designs on a variety of homeware, creative gifts and art. Here at ART WOW®, we partner with talented artists and print their designs on a range of our products. Each product sold pays a commission to the artist. All products on ART WOW® are lovingly hand printed by our team in our UK studio, just outside London. Quality is vital to us and every product is only printed after it is ordered, so it is 100% custom made for each and every customer. ART WOW® was founded in 2017 by sisters Liz & Laura. Liz is a 1st class postgraduate from Chelsea UAL and has had a career as a freelance designer. Laura is a postgraduate from Loughborough University and had a career in finance before joining Liz to create a platform they were both extremely passionate about that supports artists and local, independent stores.
Best Years are a small, friendly and ethical independent toy company supplying independent shops and museums. Whether organic, fair trade or ethically sourced our toys are all suitable from birth, tested to UKCA and CE and machine washable. We have toys suitable for baby hampers and baby gifts up to large dinosaur soft toys. Our production partners share our values and we work with artisans and toy makers in Sri Lanka, Egypt, China, India & Vietnam. NB. we do not allow the sale of our toys on Amazon, Ebay or other third party platforms. Not only do we think that we have the cutest toys around but they are uniquely suited to the needs of young children. Knitted toys bring a tactile quality to baby toys which is great for helping sensory development. They are robust enough to stand up to even the most active of toddler play. And machine washable too! Our organic baby comforters are uniquely fair trade with 100% organic cotton fill. Follow us to hear about our new products coming soon!
Welcome to the home of quality gifts! We want our customers to experience more than a gift and we are dedicated to offer the most unique and enjoyable gifts you can imagine. Gift Republic was established in 2006 in London and we have manufactured and designed trendy gifts ever since then. Enjoy browsing our range discovering our fun products!
Paper High is a Fair Trade company and sell handmade leather bags, stationery, and homeware products. Our mission is to design and source good quality ethical and sustainable fair trade products that also make a difference to peoples lives by providing them with continued work. We work exclusively with small producers in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka and visit once a year. We have a vast array of products with new products being added each season.
At Global 1st Vie we believe in a cleaner, greener journey to a more purposeful lifestyle, and the products we source reflect this. We specialise in innovative crystal and wellbeing products that are natural, sustainable, Earth conscious and, most importantly, supportive of the artisans who make them. Wherever possible we visit the country of origin prior to purchase, to meet with our suppliers face to face, and to ensure our products represent a responsible, ethical choice for us, the planet and our consumer. We are based in Harrow in the UK and the majority of our goods are shipped to us by sea, not air, reducing our carbon footprint. This may mean you wait a little longer should something sell through, but good things are worth the wait. That said, we have regular shipments in from Indonesia, India and Thailand, and dispatch most orders within 2 working days. We are also very human. We employ human beings, not robots, and our goods are handpicked and packed. Ultimately, WE CARE.
Meg Hawkins is a UK-based watercolour artist and homeware designer. Inspired by her surroundings and wanting to bring bright, colourful and joyful artwork featuring animals from all over the world to your home Meg Hawkins Ltd was created! Established in 2015, Meg Hawkins Art started life as Meg Hawkins Illustrations from the kitchen table. Since then, Meg has gone on to sign licensing agreements and produce her own homeware, giftware, and greeting card ranges that are sold all over the world.
Hello I am Jess! I am the sole designer/ maker/ general dogsbody of Ickaprint! I believe in creating products that will put a spring in your step and a smile on your face with little bit of everyday fun! For the best gift givers and the interiors enthusiasts, people who want to spread a bit of fun and happiness.
Our Pencil Shavings Cards are all handmade in the UK. Each card is individually made using real pencil shavings lovingly cut by our team of skilled homeworkers. With over 200 designs to choose from, there’s something for everyone.
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Owen Barry is a friendly family-run independent business founded in 1948. Our skilled team lovingly creates all our products by hand in Somerset, England. We have 3 divisions within our factory, interiors, outerwear/accessories, and handbags, everything is hand-cut and made from the finest leather, cowhide and sheepskin, which is sustainably resourced as close to home as possible. All Owen Barry products are supported by a lifetime full repair or replacement guarantee. We have extensive product knowledge that, together with our friendly, unwavering customer service, ensures that dealing with OB is a pain-free and profitable experience for the professional retailer. OB are long-time exporters supplying the USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Australia, + parts of Europe. Our customers range from department stores to boutique independents and specialist retailers, both online and brick-and-mortar based. Follow us to stay tuned to Owen Barry's new collections, news, and much more.
Jomanda is a cheeky young company, with a mischievous fun side. The emphasis on all our products is quality and durability. All Jomanda products are made with extra love, care and attention.
Welcome to Urban Eccentric! We are passionate about developing fabulous looking sock gift sets. We aim so provide our customers with novelty, fun and exciting socks and sock gift sets that can be the perfect gift set for a friend, family or the perfect way to treat yourself! All our socks are cotton rich for maximum comfort and quality! Out product range contains: Ladies Socks, Mens Socks, Unisex Socks, Sock Gift Sets, Gift Sets, Gifts for Him, Gift for Her, Birthday Presents, Christmas Presents and gift just to show you care! Our sole (excuse the pun) purpose at Urban Eccentric is to provide you with cotton rich, fabulous looking socks to add a spring in your step, and some sunshine to your day.
We’re known for our cool, straight-talking humour and stylish, design-led contemporary cards. Your customers will be giggling and laughing out loud at our award-winning designs. We're thrilled to have won 7 Henries awards (including 5 for best humour collection) and are proud to say all our cards are printed on the finest, sustainable board. Being a small business, we're focused on going the extra mile for our customers and we put quality at the heart of everything we do. To find out more about Redback follow us on Instagram @redbackcards to keep up to date with all of our latest news.
We are a family run company in Sussex producing high quality Greetings Cards and Gifts to cherish. Crumble & Core began in 2016 while 3 girls, Lucy, Lou & Jilly, were having a cup of tea around the kitchen table. Lucy and Lou fell in love with Jilly’s incredible watercolour paintings. We all had very different skillsets, but collectively all those skills put together with a sprinkle of passion, drive and a sense of humour, our baby was born ! Since then we have grown, and we now run our business from a beautiful Oast house on a farm in the stunning East Sussex countryside, with our products sold in over 600 stores in the UK and Worldwide. We source everything in the UK, using local suppliers where possible and we lovingly hand-finish everything ourselves. Proudly British Designed, British Made.
We are a design led greetings card company that produce an eclectic mix of cards, packs and gift wrap. We work with a great selection of artists whose style fits the Earlybird brand to bring contemporary, colourful and fabulous cards to our wonderful customers. Along with Neon print, we love great art and fab finishes like Spot Uv and emboss. All our designs are all printed in the UK on 100% recycled or FSC accredited board.
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At CREOATE, we pride ourselves on being a platform that champions independent brands and wholesalers. Our easy-to-use platform and dedicated customer support team make it simple to find and purchase the wholesale stationery products you need to stock your store. Discover a unique range of wholesale stationery products on CREOATE including planners and organisers, notebooks and journals, and more.
Shop a huge selection of greetings cards for every occasion; birthdays, new home, thank you, or just a general selection of humorous options. With everything from seasonal puns to unique illustrations, you can give your customers a broad range of options for each special (or silly) moment.
And you can forget stocking the same old stationery. Whether you're looking for stylish notebooks and bullet journals, eclectic stickers and tape, or unique illustrated wrapping paper, our wholesale stationery distributors have you covered. You can also find a range of wholesale pencil cases and pouches, as well as gift boxes for all your gift-giving needs. Plus, you can be sure that every product you buy on CREOATE is supporting a fellow small business. Bulk buy stationery today from a hand-approved selection of stationery wholesalers and independent brands from across the UK, Europe, and the US.
When looking to bulk buy stationery for your store, it’s always helpful to understand what’s trending, and what’s popular at different times of the year. Here’s our take:
There’s something about turning the first crisp page of a notebook that gets the new year off to a great start. Stock up on dated journals and planners from our stationery wholesalers in time for the festive and early January peak.
We’ve written a beginners’ guide to bullet journals which documented how this type of journal became so popular, and how to ‘bullet journal’. While some of the hype has since died down, these are still a really popular style.
It’s estimated that 811 million greeting cards are bought in the UK each year; that’s around 12 per person. Greeting cards are also typically fairly high margin, with many cards on CREOATE having a margin of 60% or more.
And what you’ll often find is that people will pop into your store for a greeting card, and end up leaving with one (or several!) things they didn’t even know they needed. And while you can tap into seasonal events and specific occasions, there are also plenty of lovely ‘neutral’ options if you just want to keep it to a few options. Who can resist a colourful
Who can resist a colourful and highly appealing reel of washi tape? They make the perfect little countertop or tabletop display, and are perfect for eco-conscious shoppers.
We’ve noticed bold colours dominating stationery designs, and underpinning the most impactful stationery displays in store. When it comes to colour and stationery, it seems more is more!
Clever merchandising can really bring your stationery stock to life, and brighten up your whole store. Let customers leaf through the premium paper of your journals by displaying them on a table, and leaving one unwrapped to ‘sample’. Display your brightly illustrated wrapping paper on a ladder shelf, and let cards sing by spreading them out on shelves.
Besides merchandising, remember you might see more damage with stationery products (crinkled wrapping paper, scuffed notebook corners, pens used as samples), so be sure to allow for this when ordering stock.
As we mentioned above, a lot of stationery products are high margin (60%+), and many stationery products are evergreen rather than seasonal, so you don’t have to worry about things becoming out of date. Even seasonal stock like wholesale Christmas cards can be brought out year after year if they’re kept carefully, making stationery a generally simple and profitable category to stock.
The exception here is dated diaries, journals, and calendars. Sales for these will peak between November and early January, before drastically dropping off, and leaving stock that’s hard to shift. So it’s important to plan more carefully when buying these types of items wholesale, as well as giving them pride of place for those key buying months, and going for a higher margin here where possible.
The brands on CREOATE are based all over the world. So whether you’re looking to find a stationery wholesaler near you and keep things local, or want to branch out with global brands, you’ll find plenty of bulk stationery options for your store.
CREOATE is only available for retailers shopping wholesale for resale. Our products have a wholesale price, and our customers then sell them on to the end customer for the retail price. So if you’re looking for a stationery bulk buy option for yourself, or for use in an office, we’re not quite the right fit.
Yes! A large proportion of our wonderful suppliers are based in the UK, including hundreds of brilliant UK stationery wholesalers. If you’d rather buy from UK wholesalers, simply use the ‘Country’ filter at the top of this page to narrow down your bulk stationery search.