About Us - Who are we and what is our story at Creative Cuppa.

Who are we

Donna

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I am a transplanted Canadian who has lived in Kirton in Lindsey for almost 20 years and I love this town. I am a teacher who started retailing my crafts in 2022 and I enjoy every bit of it. I have been helping to plan Shop Local Pop Up Markets for the last 2 years. It has been my dream to open a gift and coffee shop and when the retail space came up for rent I knew it was the time to do it. I am thrilled to have these ladies on board.

Jolene

You may already know me as a fully fledged Kirton local, born, raised and living in Kirton for many years. I used to run the Shop Local Pop Up Market at the Town Hall  which provided local crafters and small businesses with an opportunity to regularly sell their wares. I have always dreamt of opening a shop and now it is becoming a reality together with these lovely ladies.

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Sue

Headshot of Sue

I am new to Kirton in Lindsey and love the warm welcome that I have received. After 30+ years in retail (including helping big brands as a consultant) I am finally living my dream opening my own shop! I make sparkly jewellery and have a real passion for crafts. This shop brings together amazing creations from local makers, and I am so excited to share it with the great folks in Kirton in Lindsey.

 

Our Story
 

Creative Cuppa began when Donna spotted a charming local space for rent and saw its potential as the perfect spot for a handmade gift shop with coffee and cake. She shared the idea with friends Sue and Jolene, who were both excited to come on board. Donna then approached her niece Joanne, who was just as enthusiastic and wanted to invest into the vision as well and joined the team.

 

Before:

Before: Room with blue carpet, off white walls, blocked-off hatch with metal grate on back wall and two pipes running across the ceiling.

Before: Back wall

Before: Window bay with blue blinds half down, off white walls, blue carpet with entry way wall to the right of window bay.

Before: Window bay

Before: Second window bay, blue blinds, blue carpet with a darker blue walkway rug built in. Entrance way wall blocks the view of door.

Before: Second window bay.

Before: Exterior shop front painted black with two protruding window bays and a recessed door in the middle. Small signs in each window.

Before: Exterior shop front

With us now in business together, we couldn’t have been more excited. We carefully chose our colour palette and got to work—doing everything ourselves, with the generous help of family and friends along the way.

 

During:

During: Room mid-renovation with a pink ceiling beam, pipework running across the ceiling, decorative pendant lights and air con unit.

During: Pink ceiling beam.

During: The side wall painted teal with a section at the top kept white along with the white ceiling. Blue carpet has gone.

During: Teal wall.

During: Final coat of teal on side and back walls, white slates covering the metal grate to hang products on, new laminate flooring down.

During: White slates.

During: The wall blocking the door has been halved in height, creating a walkway from the door into the shop.

During: Front door.

We transformed a plain office space into the colourful, cosy place you see today.

 

Now:

Finished: The walkway wall has botanical wallpaper and wooden banister, walls have been filled with products and table and chairs added.

Finished: Entrance way.

Finished: Exterior painted teal, Creative Cuppa in pink above the door. The words coffee, cake, gifts and crafts added to top of each window

Finished: Exterior of Creative Cuppa.

Finished: This wall is a sage green colour, has shelfs with maker's profiles on. Table and chairs and a counter with a cake display on top.

Finished: Makers wall and seating area.

Artistic photo of a lit decorative twig tree with a paper decoration and handmade flower gift hanging from it. Blurred background.

Tree with hanging decorations

Photo of three customers sitting at the window table being served. Food and drink on the table, fairy lights hanging from the makers shelf.

Customers in window seat.

Creative Cuppa is more than just a coffee shop 

 

It’s a cosy community space where creativity, great coffee and cake come together. We proudly support local makers with unique handmade gifts and a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

 

A ceramic cup painted a dark green with 'Paint Me' written on it and a small flower, blurred background.

A painted ceramic cup.

A dark green ceramic cup with 'Paint Me' written and two flowers. A cup of coffee, teapot, slice of cake and different colour paints.

Painting activity with coffee and cake.

 

Whether you’re after a cosy spot to relax with coffee and cake, a place to get creative, or the perfect handmade gift—or all three—Creative Cuppa is the place to be.

 

Example of a customer's finished painted ceramic cup, dark green outside, yellow inside, gold plate at the bottom and a blue handle.

Finished customer's painted cup.

Example of colouring pages with some colouring pencils, this page is a cat with flowers.

Colouring sheet.

Customers enjoying a colouring activity with an opened craft kit, drinks and plates on the table.

Table of customers colouring in.

Picture of a customer's finished painted teapot, painted purple with pink dots and pink inside.

A customer's finished painted teapot.

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