WithLoveFromLincolnshire

06/10/2026

🎃🚨 PUMPKIN EMERGENCY 🚨🎃

Our handmade pumpkin patch has officially become a pumpkin JUNGLE. Deliveries are arriving pretty much every five minutes… okay, slight exaggeration, but honestly, it feels like it!

We put pumpkins out.
More pumpkins arrive.
We sell pumpkins.
EVEN MORE PUMPKINS ARRIVE.

At this point, I’m expecting to come in one morning and find they’ve staged a hostile takeover of the shop. 🎃🎃🎃

How’s your autumn decorating coming along?!

Because I am READY. 🍂 I absolutely LOVE autumn and tomorrow it should finally start behaving like autumn, with temperatures dropping by nearly 10°C. HURRAH!

Bring me the chilly mornings. Bring me the cosy jumpers. Bring me ALL THE PUMPKINS.

Candles? YES.
Wax melts? OBVIOUSLY.
Blankets? Wrap me in one immediately.
Autumn decorations? I’ll take the lot.
Books? 😂😂😂
Who am I kidding? I’m not reading anything.
I’ll be knitting.
With a cup of tea.

Because YES, this is the time of year when I officially abandon coffee and return to my true autumn personality: TEA, KNITTING AND SURROUNDED BY PUMPKINS.

Honestly, what more does a woman need? 🎃🧶🫖🍂

COME ON AUTUMN. WE’VE BEEN WAITING!!!

04/10/2026

03/10/2026

A little reminder from your favourite tiny independent shop with absolutely no shareholders, corporate headquarters or mysterious people in suits asking us about “growth targets”!

When you shop local, your money doesn’t disappear into the giant corporate money-eating machine.

It helps an actual human.

A maker buys more yarn.
A small business pays a bill.
A pre-loved treasure gets a second life.
Someone gets to keep doing the thing they love.
And your high street gets to remain full of weird, wonderful and slightly wonky independent shops instead of becoming 47 versions of the same chain.

Here at Handmade Gift Shop in Lincoln & Second Hand Shop in Lincoln , we’ve got TWO great shops under one roof.

Handmade.
Pre-loved.
Vintage.
Crafty stuff.
Cards.
Yarn.
Things you absolutely did not come in for but are now emotionally attached to.
And approximately 17,000 opportunities to say, “Ooooh, look at THAT!”

We’ve been doing this in Lincoln for 13 years, powered almost entirely by independent sellers, customers who love a rummage and a frankly unreasonable amount of enthusiasm.

So go on.

Shop local.
Buy handmade.
Choose pre-loved.
Support small businesses.

Because behind every little independent business is an actual person who is probably currently trying to work out why the card machine has decided to have a personality crisis.

And we bloody love you for keeping us going. ❤️

With Love From Lincolnshire
📍 173 Burton Road, Lincoln
🅿️ Free parking outside for up to 2 hours

Come and have a rummage. You never know what you’ll find.

02/10/2026

NEW CARD ALERT!

Nikki of Timeless Curiosity has been at it again and we are absolutely here for it!

A whole new gang of cards has just landed! 👽🐶🐮 Aliens, dogs & Highland coos have joined her regular collection of toadstools, wild animals and birds.

And here’s the really impressive bit…

The ONLY thing that’s stayed the same since Nikki first started selling with us in 2016 is her prices.

TEN YEARS! Every card is still just £4 each or 3 for £10.

Come and have a rummage — your card stash is about to get considerably more interesting. 💌

02/10/2026

THE TOADSTOOLS ARE BACK, BABY.

After WEEKS of kiln-related shenanigans, Alison’s main kiln decided to throw a full-blown tantrum and basically said, “Nope. Not making mushrooms. Good luck though.” 🙃

Production = STOPPED.
Panic = SLIGHTLY HIGH.
Emergency kiln = DEPLOYED.

BUT LOOK. AT. THESE!!!

Honestly… were they worth the wait? OBVIOUSLY.
Look at those colours!
They’re bright, cheerful, completely ridiculous in the best possible way and ready to go out into the world and cause some serious garden fabulousness.

We’re keeping everything crossed that the main kiln gets its act together soon so Alison can get back to her usual mushroom-sprouting activities.

But for now… THEY’RE HERE.

Pop one in your garden. Stick one in a pot. Buy three because apparently choosing just one colour is impossible. We’re not judging.

These are NOT going to hang around, so if you’ve been waiting for one, this is your sign.

COME AND PICK YOUR COLOURS BEFORE THEY DISAPPEAR AGAIN. ❤️🍄❤️