Window wonderland

By Tracey Bearton
11 December 2024

Retailers’ creativity is a Christmas wonder to behold

 

It’s a wonderful time of year and there’s plenty of wonder in the creative window displays that greeting card retailers have come up with to show off their Christmas goodies.

Here’s a feast for the eyes as PG Buzz rounds up just some of the wonderful windows from up and down the country.

 

Above: Jespers has gone for something different in Harrogate, with local artist Christian Alexander Bailey taking three days to complete this dino-tastic display as customers had fun guessing what the final design would be: “Christmas is supposed to be about joy and, while dinosaurs aren’t stereotypically festive, it is entirely joyous! This was a chance to do something fun, just for the sake of it and reminds me of being a boy and the unparalleled joy of dinosaurs.”
Above & top: Jespers has gone for something different in Harrogate, with local artist Christian Alexander Bailey taking three days to complete this dino-tastic display as customers had fun guessing what the final design would be: “Christmas is supposed to be about joy and, while dinosaurs aren’t stereotypically festive, it is entirely joyous! This was a chance to do something fun, just for the sake of it and reminds me of being a boy and the unparalleled joy of dinosaurs.”
Above: At Card Shack in Bristol, favourite festive designs from Studio Boketto and Citrus Bunn have been upscaled for a fun window display
Above: At Card Shack in Bristol, favourite festive designs from Studio Boketto and Citrus Bunn have been upscaled for a fun window display
Above: Ricicle Cards’ David Nichols-Rice was thrilled to be asked to help with this fun window sticker for Pencil Me In, in Elgin, and said: “The artwork is by the wonderful Jacqui Lee and it’s ace to see it wishing passers by a happy Christmas!”
Above: Ricicle Cards’ David Nichols-Rice was thrilled to be asked to help with this fun window sticker for Pencil Me In, in Elgin, and said: “The artwork is by the wonderful Jacqui Lee and it’s ace to see it wishing passers by a happy Christmas!”
Above: At Sentiments in Horwich they’ve been feeling Christmassy for ages already!
Above: At Sentiments in Horwich they’ve been feeling Christmassy for ages already!
Above: There’s snow missing the season at Celebrations in Dunstable
Above: There’s snow missing the season at Celebrations in Dunstable
Above: Anstruther’s Gibbles has highlighted its Scots heritage by picking out a Highland Coo tree decoration
Above: Anstruther’s Gibbles has highlighted its Scots heritage by picking out a Highland Coo tree decoration
Above: Snow flurries made it all wintery at Bentleys and Maddison in Stourport and Harbourne
Above: Snow flurries made it all wintery at Bentleys and Maddison in Stourport and Harbourne
Above: Christmas is in the pink at Cardies in Stevenage
Above: Christmas is in the pink at Cardies in Stevenage
Above: Hadleigh’s First Class Greetings has definitely joined in the Christmas lights display
Above: Hadleigh’s First Class Greetings has definitely joined in the Christmas lights display
Above: When stationery’s your thing, a pencil Christmas tree seems a great idea, and that’s just what Sarah Laker came up with at Stationery Supplies in Marple: “A friend suggested it when I was looking for a simple idea that wouldn't take long – but, of course, once that seed was planted I had to make one, and then it needed baubles, and presents, and before I knew it many hours of creating had passed!”
Above: When stationery’s your thing, a pencil Christmas tree seems a great idea, and that’s just what Sarah Laker came up with at Stationery Supplies in Marple: “A friend suggested it when I was looking for a simple idea that wouldn’t take long – but, of course, once that seed was planted I had to make one, and then it needed baubles, and presents, and before I knew it many hours of creating had passed!”
Above: Taking a bow at Sincerely Yours’ Hornchurch store
Above: Taking a bow at Sincerely Yours’ Hornchurch store
Above: The Little Gift Shop in Beith has been wreathed in festive fun
Above: The Little Gift Shop in Beith has been wreathed in festive fun
Above: Cards make the grade as part of Geek Bothy’s cute window in Kemnay
Above: Cards make the grade as part of Geek Bothy’s cute window in Kemnay
Above: Candy canes were the inspiration for the colour scheme at Blackhouse in Gullane, with locals looking forward to seeing the different designs each year
Above: Candy canes were the inspiration for the colour scheme at Blackhouse in Gullane, with locals looking forward to seeing the different designs each year
Above: Austin & Co may be a small indie in Malvern with a budget for window dressing in the hundreds, but owner Sean Austin still likes to think big when it comes to the most important shop window of the year – this year there’s a bit of a circus theme to go with the dogs!
Above: Austin & Co may be a small indie in Malvern with a budget for window dressing in the hundreds, but owner Sean Austin still likes to think big when it comes to the most important shop window of the year – this year there’s a bit of a circus theme to go with the dogs!
Above: It’s the advent season – so South Kensington’s Medici Gallery has featured advent calendars and cards
Above: It’s the advent season – so South Kensington’s Medici Gallery has featured advent calendars and cards
Above: The three windows at Mantons, on Port Erin on the Isle Of Wight, are a bit of all white!
Above: The three windows at Mantons, on Port Erin on the Isle Of Man, are a bit of all white!
Above: A colourful display from Highworth Emporium near Swindon
Above: A colourful display from Highworth Emporium near Swindon
Above: Silver, cream and blues make up the colour scheme for the two windows at Market Harborough’s In Heaven At Home
Above: Silver, cream and blues make up the colour scheme for the two windows at Market Harborough’s In Heaven At Home
Above: Hugs & Kisses has a classy Christmas display in Tettenhall
Above: Hugs & Kisses has a classy Christmas display in Tettenhall

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