Help us keep The Kiwi Fruit Is Cute alive!

Aim

Help us restock Kiwi, grow sales and cover the higher running costs of our new Cheltenham shop while we build back up.

The Kiwi Fruit Is Cute started as a little scrunchie side hustle and has somehow grown into an independent craft shop and creative community on Cheltenham High Street.

We sell yarn, fabric, haberdashery and all the little bits people need to actually start and finish their projects. We run workshops, free Make & Mingle sessions and a monthly craft market too. It is more than a shop to us, and we know it has become more than that to a lot of you as well.

Since moving into our new shop in February, our overheads have risen massively. Sales are growing, which we are so grateful for, but not quickly enough yet to cover the difference. We have put significant amounts of our own money, time and energy into keeping it going while we build things back up.

We have now hit a tricky point: we need to restock the things people regularly come in for, but without that stock, we cannot make the sales needed to meet the bills.

This fundraiser will help us place a core restock order, fill the gaps on the shelves and give the shop some breathing room while sales continue to build. It is not for a fancy makeover or a vague future plan. It is for the practical stuff that keeps the doors open: stock people need, stock that sells and the immediate costs of keeping Kiwi running.

We know money is tight, and nobody owes us anything. If you can donate, it will make a real difference. If you cannot, sharing the fundraiser or choosing Kiwi for your next crafty purchase helps more than you know.

We will be completely transparent about what the money is used for and share updates as we go.

Thank you for believing in Kiwi and the little community we have built together.

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 9th September 2026 at 4:05pm