Unique gifts, crafts and art at Cardiff Christmas Market

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Cardiff is one of the best shopping cities in the country for christmas, and that is in no small part down to its award winning christmas market. We’re speaking to some of the stall holders about the amazing gifts on offer, with virtually everything at the whole market being home made, it’s the perfect place to find something really special.

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00:00This is our little baby and toddler sleepwear brand.

00:05Everything's made from organic cotton and bamboo fabric.

00:08All the prints are hand-drawn by us,

00:12and it's been running for almost a year and a half.

00:16We've got Welsh-inspired prints.

00:18Seems to be a real hit here at Cardiff, so that's really good.

00:22Chris has Asperger's syndrome, so he was struggling a lot with life,

00:27but he found drawing really, really helped him express himself.

00:30And within two years of him being home from school,

00:33he started to draw photorealism.

00:35And now, with the help and support of me and my wife,

00:38this is now his business, self-employed as an artist.

00:41And we've been doing this now for ten years.

00:44It started as a hobby, and eventually, over a couple of years,

00:47it took over all our lives.

00:49And so we made the decision to downsize our jobs,

00:52and now this is our full-time job.

00:54So we come round to markets all year.

00:56We spend all year making decorations for Christmas and things like that.

01:00There's an array of different stores here that offer handmade stuff,

01:04and I think people are after that, something that's a little bit different,

01:08in terms of shopping this Christmas,

01:10and having that personal touch always means a lot more.

01:14The organisers put so much thought into who comes here, where you are.

01:19We're all spaced out nicely, so you get to walk around Cardiff city centre.

01:23You won't find two stalls next to each other who are similar.

01:26And there is something for everyone.

01:28There is a budget for everyone.

01:30From £2 or £3 decorations,

01:32somebody can commission a picture of their portrait,

01:35or, you know, £100.

01:37There is something for everybody here,

01:39and for every budget, and for every market.

01:41And that is the joy, I think, of the Cardiff market.

01:44Yes, every cabin is individual.

01:47The person in the cabin, or a relative of that person,

01:51has made what's in the cabin,

01:53so you're not going to get this in a retail store.

01:56You have to visit the markets to get these.

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