West Midlands Region has a population of around 5,568,000 and covers approximately 5,019 square miles. Here is a list of counties in West Midlands Region: Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire.
Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
At nowthatsgood.store we have a unit at an enterprise centre in Newcastle under lyme. We are busy making an array of wooden crafts and ...
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Hello! Anyone can learn to paint. I can teach you how with the techniques used for decorative (Folk Art) painting. I also run craft workshops ...
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Butcher, Baker or Candlestick Maker...What did your ancestors do for a living? Where were they born? How old were they when they married? ...
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Gift Box It Ltd supply quality assured and affordable gifts to the general public, via craft fairs and retail floor space. Our aim is to ...
Stourbridge, West Midlands
I spin, weave on a Louet table loom with 8 shafts. Dye and felt hand made , uniquely designed items such as bags, gloves, homeware. I ...
Worcester, Worcestershire
I run a small wax melt business and I am committed to creating the perfect handmade items and gifts for your homes! Our main focus is our ...
Stafford, Staffordshire
My business started off as a hobby it has been a passion of mine since I was at school and now I would like to share it by producing items ...
Market Drayton, Shropshire
Handmade from new and pre-loved planed or rough-sawn wood, my Fairy, Christmas Elf, Christening, Tooth Fairy, Welcome Baby, Hobbit and ...
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
I make products using the lino print method. I use eco friendly paper that is also acid free, making sure the product lasts that bit longer. ...
Rugeley, Staffordshire
I have stumbled across chainmaille jewellery about 4 years ago and have never looked back since. How I make it: I buy different size ...
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Buffs Studio creates handmade Artisan Gifts for you, your family and friends, handknitted, hand made and crotcheted items, artisan soaps ...
Oswestry, Shropshire
Hand crafted work. My passion is to use the natural flow and colour of the grain to create lovely, unique pieces. I work with green wood ...
Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire
We hand knit toys, dolls and dolls clothes, baby clothes and accessories as well as numerous novelty items. We also make fabric dolls, ...
Redditch, Worcestershire
Handmade unique personalised cards and gifts for every occasions. Beautiful cards not only for women but for men and children. Often the ...
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
What started out as a hobby a few years ago has made me decide to take the risk and try to turn it into a business. Each item is designed ...
Sandwell, West Midlands
Hand made custume Jewellery which promotes positivity and are beautiful I can make to order with specific styles and colours .... lovely ...
Birmingham, West Midlands
My passion of felting comes with a variety of techniques including wet felting, needle, felting, nuno felting to name a few. I often combine ...
Tipton, West Midlands
Welcome to the world of TillyViktor, creating bespoke 3D quilled paper wall art, perfect for Nursery decor, Wedding Anniversaries, Birthday ...
Birmingham, West Midlands
Quilling or paper filigree is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create ...
Evesham, Worcestershire
Fine furniture maker/cabinet maker/carpenter. I make, what ever people want.Hopefully trying to sell smaller craft pieces as a possibles ...
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
All of my work is hand made I sell them on markets , Facebook, shpock, next-door neighbours in my area, I can also take orders and make ...
Worcester, Worcestershire
One Tooth Moose is an illustrator that produces high quality watercolour paintings of animals. Each individual art piece is created carefully ...
Stafford, Staffordshire
I started off by making curtains for myself and dolls clothing for my daughters dolls and have gone on from there. I now own 4 machines ...
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
The catalyst for my silver jewellery is the fascination of line and movement found within nature I aim to capture its spirit through etching ...
Walsall, West Midlands
Home Studio 13 Blinds - Specialise in Handmade Soft furnishings - We love sewing . We realy take special care in giving you the best advice ...
Birmingham, West Midlands
Bonificata is a small family-run business with a workshop based in the West Midlands. We specialise in creating industrial/steampunk style ...
Burntwood, Staffordshire
AUTA AFRICA CRAFTS was founded by mainly with the aim of promoting talented artisans both men and women from Kenya by getting their work ...
Southam, Warwickshire
My name is David Shepherdson, an inspired and passionate wood turner. I specialise in creating unique writing instruments that are a real ...
Coventry, Warwickshire
I create and design handmade unique box frame pictures. My styles vary from vintage to contemporary, childrens to pets. I also make bespoke ...
Southam, Warwickshire
Handmade gifts to suit all occasions and budgets. I make gifts/keepsakes from felt. These include keyrings, Christmas decorations (including ...
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
I design and make individual greeting cards for all occasions using original art work and poetry, My speciality is the Fairies of Bendibrook ...
Birmingham, West Midlands
Rainbow Rings is a bespoke ring concept which features a foundation ring which unscrews to allows the customer to create their own bespoke ...
Weobley, Herefordshire
We are a small studio in Weobley, Herefordshire offering a range of workshops in Lino and glass. Our Lino classes include both traditional ...
Walsall, West Midlands
Welcome to Lucas Ruth Handmade! Created by Adam (Lucas) and Vicky (Ruth) Haycock, a couple based in Walsall, England. We are passionate ...
Dudley, West Midlands
At Inspired Prints we produce outstanding canvas prints. Posters and printed Mugs. Our customers range from Churches, New housing developments ...
Bewdley, Worcestershire
There are two strands to my practice one predominantly in gouache and watercolour and the other in oil and acrylics on a larger scale. ...
Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
checkout the nowthatsgood.store and lookout to see what the wood is made of in the Beer Bottle cap opener send your replies to the n ...
Redditch, Worcestershire
The end of another week. I have completed some gorgeous advent calendars for a customer and played around with mixed media in the form ...
Redditch, Worcestershire
Well its been a while and things have been extremely busy. I have moved house and I am now sitting in my wonderful craft room looking out ...
Redditch, Worcestershire
hi my lovelies I did say I would try and blog once a week, and here we are. It has been an eventful week for me as hubby was taken into ...
Stourbridge, West Midlands
Spinning fleece is a most relaxing pastime. Its rythmical and soporific. I hope to dye the yarn by foraging plants.
Stourbridge, West Midlands
I have been busy spinning fleece. Sitting in the sun and watching yarn being created is a very relaxing pastime. I Hope to dye the ya ...
Redditch, Worcestershire
Hi all, Well while I am an old hand and crafting and card making this is at the first time Ive gone public. It is a little scary and I ...
Stourbridge, West Midlands
Handknitted then felted cosy cat bed. Latest item available. Cosy, warm, hard wearing. I made this for a cat named cupcake.
Evesham, Worcestershire
Last year was my first year in business and I spent it just taking what ever I could get hold of work wise. I finished the year by getting ...
Dudley, West Midlands
I will be honest, I am completely new to this. I have recently stopped working to focus on my art and start my own business! My work ...
Halesowen, West Midlands
Hi I visited Hanbury Hall Venue today what a beautiful place the setting was amazing So much to see my objective was to see the layout ...
Halesowen, West Midlands
Hi my name is Susan Garner I have just joined today so would like to say Hi. I work with acylic and am an abstract artist my painting are ...
Evesham, Worcestershire
Hi guys. Been lucky enough to get to work in a new workshop this week. While I was there I made a rather nice set of draws. Check them ...
Evesham, Worcestershire
I’m in the process of taking a Lease out on a unit. I’ve wanted to do this since I was sixteen. I’m going to finally have somewhere of ...
Stafford, Staffordshire
At the moment l am making a rag doll copy of my work collegue on her wedding day . She very kindly gave me her wedding dress to recycle ...
Sandwell, West Midlands
I recently looked around the local high streets and what I saw was mass production of the same style Jewellery on the shelves going for ...
Coventry, West Midlands
After 3 years of making my own craft items and going to craft events and festivals, it dawned on me that the place I work full time has ...
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
I remember huffing and puffing when my parents used to insist on things being done in a particular order, or make passing comment when ...
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
I organised a series of 4 workshops to take place at my nearest Hobby Craft store some time ago. The first took place two weeks ago and ...
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
It has taken me a while - goodness knows why - but I am now learning the art of packing and unpacking the necessary items for my workshops ...
Stourbridge, West Midlands
This multicoloured long knitted scarf will keep you warm. Muted colours of autumn. Soft natural fibres knitted in double moss stitch
Oswestry, Shropshire
We are demonstrating some green woodworking and exhibiting / selling our pieces at the kind invitation of Mayfield Lavender Farm on Thursday ...
Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire
A great start to 2018. We are currently working on a very challenging order of a bride and groom bear. These are going to be our biggest ...
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Hello folks Just a blog to tell you all that I have a small display ( 4 framed artworks ) at the Civic in Stourport. A great place to ...
(Born 1939 in Staffordshire), Photography
Patrick Anson was the 5th Earl of Lichfield. He became one of the most famous photographers of the 20th century.
(Born 1929 in Hereford in West Midlands), Silversmith
Welch trained as a silversmith in Birmingham but was influenced by the modernism of Scandinavian designs and created clean and functional designs.
(Born 1912 in Ledbury in Herefordshire), Collage, Fiction, Painting
A collagist, painter and writer. From 1935 on wards he was a part of the Surrealist movement.
(Born 1902 in Stoke-On-Trent in Staffordshire), Pottery and ceramics
Known as a prolific ceramic designer famous for her work on pottery which was produced in the Stoke-On-Trent pottery industries. Her work is sought after and valued by pottery collectors.
(Born 1899 in Tunstall in Staffordshire), Pottery and ceramics
Known as a ceramic artist starting her career in the pottery industry at the age of 13. She produced artistic ceramics and was popular with the public and royalty.
(Born 1897 in Ellesmere in Shropshire), Painting, Poetry
Tom Lovatt-Williams was an English poet and writer whose topics were nature and the railways. He wrote a novel The Gentle Years which was read by Richard Harris on the BBCs Book at Bedtime.
(Born 1878 in Ledbury in Herefordshire), Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Theatre
Appointed Poet Laureate by George V in 1930 and remained so until 1967. Masefield wrote plays, novels, poetry, autobiographies and non-fiction.
(Born 1857 in Lower Broadheath in Worcestershire), Music
Elgar was an eminent classical composer. One of his works included the Enigma Variations in 1899, which was very popular at the time.
(Born 1833 in Birmingham in West Midlands), Pottery and ceramics, Jewellery, Painting, Stained glass
Burne-Jones was a major player in the revival of stained glass in Briton, during his time with and as a founder of Morris, Marshal, Faulkner and co.
(Born 1831 in Worcester in West Midlands), Painting
Benjamin Williams Leader, English artist, was known for his landscape paintings.
(Born 1819 in Nuneaton in Warwickshire), Fiction, Poetry
Perhaps better known by her pseudonym or pen name George Elliot. She was a novelist and poet, along with journalism and translation. She wrote seven novels. They were often historical and political, such as with Middlemarch which includes the status of women.
(Born 1817 in Birtsmorton in Worcestershire), Carpentry
Clissett created the West Midlands-style rush-seated ladderback chair. Ernest Gimson was a pupil of Clissett and created variations of the chair.
(Born 1790 in Birmingham in West Midlands), Painting
He was a well known portrait painter in his own right and the father of Henry Moore and Albert Joseph Moore. He took up portrait painting in around 1810, when he was about 20 years old. He gained a good reputation and some success in London before moving to York. He worked in oils, pastels and watercolours.
(Born 1780 in Lichfield in Staffordshire), Illustration
Salt was the secretary and draftsman for George,Viscount Valentia on his journeys. His drawing from their journeys were later used in Valentias Voyages and Travels to India.
(Born 1775 in Warwick in Warwickshire), Fiction, Poetry
Landon was a writer and poet. Perhaps best known for one work - Imaginary Conversations - which had five volumes - each with conversations between ancient Romans and Greeks.
(Born 1730 in Burlslem in Staffordshire), Pottery and ceramics
Josiah Wedgewood started his long career in his family pottery at the age of nine. He set up his own pottery works in Burslem and during his career developed revolutionary materials, notably basalt and jasperware. In 1771 he built a factory called Etruria and in 1782 this was the first factory to install a steam-powered engine.
