If you haven’t already bookmarked Hidden Art, the National Portrait Gallery shop, the TATE Store and the V&A Store, you really don’t know what you’re missing.  Supercool design… check.  Reasonably affordable prices… check.  Products you can’t find anywhere else in the UK… check.  Credit card in a steaming pile of melted plastic… check.

A: Blaue Blume Medium Lace Cake Plate by Tina Tsang at Hidden Art, £18.95 (GBP)

B: Doodle Pads (Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Victoria) at the National Portrait Gallery Shop, £1.95 (GBP) ea.

C: LOVE Sculpture at the TATE Store, £60.00 (GBP)

D: William Morris ‘Cray’ Hammer at the V&A Shop, £10.00 (GBP)

E: Japanese Flower Crane Earrings at the V&A Shop, £15.00 (GBP)

I can remember having an argument with my mum once about whether or not paisley was a print that deserved to become extinct.  I, for some reason, was suggesting that it was ugly and old fashioned and should be abolished completely.  Luckily I grew out of my paisley-hating phase, and now I can’t seem to get enough of it.

A: Paisley String and Button Journal by Earmark at Etsy.com, $8.50 (USD)

B: Paisley Earrings by Kim B Designs at Etsy.com, $24.00 (USD)

C: Matte Black Paisley Necklace by Speechless Bubble at Etsy.com, $10.00 (USD)

D: Paisley Posh Hand Painted Cotton Pillow by P K Fairaday at Etsy.com, $50.00 (USD)

E: Paisley Print Shell Earrings by TopShop, £7.00 (GBP)

F: Watermelon Paisley Button Ring by Button Boutique at Etsy.com, $4.50 (USD)

G: Cocoa Blue Paisley Mighty Mini Pouch by Sonya at Etsy.com, $5.50 (USD)

H: Gold Paisley Burlesque Inspired Hair Clips by Topsy Turvy Design at Etsy.com, $16.00 (USD)