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Promoting the talented residents of Caithness

“Made in Caithness” is a wonderful new shop providing an array of beautifully crafted gifts from Caithness. The shop, which opened its doors to the public on 3 May 2007 and is owned and run by Julie Bolton, is situated in the picturesque town of Wick, which lies on the north east coast of Caithness.

Julie is secretary of the Caithness Craft Association and manufacturers her own jewellery. Since 2005 she has displayed work at the refurbished Wick Airport. She has continued her husband's earlier bead buying adventures since they travelled to Egypt in 2006, and Morocco in 2007, looking to source local co-operative produced native beads, with which to create beautiful jewellery designs at her home in Caithness. She had a passion to promote not only her own work, but the talent of Caithness and embarked on an exciting new venture to bring this talent under one roof. And what an Aladdin’s cave it is!

The gifts include:

Well-crafted and stylish Jewellery

Beautifully carved Caithness chairs and wooden gifts

Breathtaking prints and paintings of a wide variety

Intricately designed ladies’ hats

Scented candles

A range of books and greetings cards

Wedding gifts, tiaras etc

Engraved glassware and much, much more

Various gifts which can be covered in or made out of Caithness tartan

Anyone looking for unusual gifts from Caithness will certainly find a good choice here. Visitors to the town will be pleased that they can find something made in Caithness to take home for themselves or as gifts to friends and relatives. Special commissions can also be made if you enquire at the shop.

Made in Caithness is intended to be a self-funding shop, where Crafters and Artists who live in Caithness can display their quality products for sale. There are no membership fees and no commission on sales, other than a small commission on those items priced at over £50. The Crafters and Artists receive the full amount paid for each item, with the shop being funded purely from display space rental. The price on each item is a fixed price and cannot be bartered. Staff can only sell items for the price the exhibitor has placed on the label.

The staff serving in the shop are non-paid volunteer workers. They are Crafters with some regular spare time and help support Julie in promoting the talent of Caithness. Julie would welcome the opportunity to increase the number of days/hours they are currently open, but this can only happen if some people volunteer a few hours each week. The shop may be opened by prior arrangement outwith these times.

The shop opening hours are currently:

Thursdays 1030 - 1730
Fridays 1030 - 1730
Saturdays 0900 - 1730

The shop already has over 50 exhibitors. Anyone resident in Caithness producing high quality craftwork or art should contact Julie with a view to adding their creations to their collections.

For more information about the shop or to rent shelf space contact -
Julie Bolton on - 07818 890 349 or Tony on - 07765 086 270 at Made in Caithness, 54 High Street, Wick, Caithness, KW1 4BS.

Well done and thank you to Julie in using her entrepreneurial skills to showcase the talent of Caithness.

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