Hi! It's so great you're here! You might already know a bit about us, but let's just recap on where we've got to so far on this crazy business journey!
We are Simon and Rachel, we met 10+ years ago, we both worked in large corporate organisations but both always wanted to get out of that corporate life.... to cut a long story short, we set up Dinky Artist in 2018 as a side hustle whilst we both worked full time. The business took off so Rachel left her corporate job in April 2021 and Simon followed in January 2023!
Dinky Artist takes your children's artwork and loved ones writing, expertly edits them to exactly how you would like, and makes them into the most amazing gifts to be enjoyed and loved every day. We bring back the thoughtfulness into gifting, whilst at the same time growing children's confidence through art and restoring your loved ones writing to keep and enjoy forever.
The business was initially being run in Rachel's home, but it soon took over the entire house! In March 2023 we moved into our current office space, 15 minutes away from Rachel's house in Witney, Oxfordshire.
In 2024 we expanded the Dinky Artist family into the Dinky Artist Group to include Dinky Designer, Dinky Branded and Dinky Artist for Schools.
Fast forward to today! Dinky Artist is now a significant and unique Ultra Personalisation business bringing total happiness for thousands of customers and their families.
The business has grown every year, and we now employ 5 amazing and super talented people. We have the highest levels of customer satisfaction and over 84% of customers go on to purchase again.
We also won a Gift Of The Year Award!! WooHoo!
We have now outgrown our amazing studio and we need to keep on growing and take on more staff.
By a twist of business fate, the studio next door has become vacant and we would really appreciate your support in enabling us to move in. We can then knock down the adjoining walls and rapidly expand this incredible business!
Our goal is to become a household name, producing treasured gifts to thousands more people in the UK and in the US.
The money we raise will help us not only expand into the office space next door but to buy new state of the art machinery, enabling us to provide an even wider range of Ultra Personalised, unique and treasured gifts.
In return for your incredible and generous support we have created a wide range of rewards, which we hope you love.
For you to be part of our journey means everything to us, and words cannot describe how appreciative and thankful we are!
Rachel and Simon X
The Rewards:
1) The Dinky Artist VIP Club!
You can come be part of the best club! This is what you'll get:
- An exclusive VIP Club Mug - postage is included
- An exclusive discount code to use unlimited times for 12 months
- An exclusive discount code for your friend or family member
- Access into the VIP Club private Facebook group where you'll not only see all the new gifts launching before they do but you'll also be able to input and share your opinions on all the business decisions!
2) The Dinky Artist Experience Studio!
You can come and bring your children into our new studio space here in Witney, Oxfordshire where they can not only do their artwork using all our art supplies but also choose and watch their gifts being made in our "Gift Making Production Room"! They can take their gifts home there and then!
If this Crowdfunder is successful we'll be launching the Experience Studio at the end of July 2025 ready for the summer holidays!
*Please note that unfortunately we are unable to provide disabled access on this reward*
3) Hand Drawn Photo Mug, by Annabelle (Rachel's daughter)
Annabelle has her own unique creative style, she's hand drawn all our team by using a photo of the person and drawing them which we turn into their mug! Each time we show these on social media they get the biggest positive response so we are now offering you the chance to get your own mug hand drawn by Annabelle! You email us a photo of yourself/the person you'd like Annabelle to draw and she'll create you your own mug! The price includes postage
4) Dinky Artist Lifetime Discount!
Either 20% or 50% lifetime discount! You'll get a code which you can use forever on all purchases with no restrictions!
5) A 2 Hour Business Advice Session with us!
We'd love to help you in anyway we can, if you need help setting up an online shop, pricing, margins, cashflow etc etc we'd love to spend a whole 2 hours with you and put actionable plans in place!
6) Dinky Branded Workwear Bundle!
This bundle will include a range of hoodies, t-shirts, beanies and tote bags all branded with your logo!