Gloria Monday

Gloria Monday Welcome to my page! I create unique jewellery and decorations using vintage maps and books. Find my shop here: https://www.gloriamonday.co.uk/

I was inspired to start my shop by a good friend, who had a second hand book business and a lot of unwanted or unsaleable books. I always keep in mind that I am recycling a precious object - a book, and that people love them. My background and education had always been in art and design, and as a kid I loved to make and to draw, yet somehow, by the time I was 38 I was fully ensconced in an academi

c job that really had very little to do with hands-on making, although I did work with other designers. It wasn't what I wanted to do with my life. I made the leap in the Spring of 2009, and set up Bookity a couple of months later, on a shoestring budget, in the spare basement room of our house in Reading, UK. My partner Matt made me a work bench out of an old door, and away I went! Bookity was small at first, and I experimented with all sorts of things. Now Bookity has grown into a fully fledged micro business, supporting me completely. I'm grateful for this, and for being able to learn so much about the art and business of handmade craft, and about my customers.

And there it is. 17,000 wonderful sales! Another milestone, and I can’t quite believe it. I made all of those pieces mys...
09/04/2026

And there it is. 17,000 wonderful sales! Another milestone, and I can’t quite believe it. I made all of those pieces myself, which is a fairly boggling thought. A huge thank you to all my fabulous customers!

Looking for a special and meaningful gift for him? Something that's not a headtorch? You still have time to order set of...
14/12/2025

Looking for a special and meaningful gift for him? Something that's not a headtorch? You still have time to order set of personalised cufflinks from Gloria Monday! I use vintage maps to create them, and every set is unique. You choose one or two placenames. I have a large library of vintage paper maps so almost no place is too small.

This Cuff Links item by GloriaMondayShop has 2814 favourites from Etsy shoppers. Dispatched from United Kingdom. Listed on 12 Dec, 2025

Happy Saturday! Are you feeling an urge to decorate? To sweep the path and put up lights? Starting to obsess about baubl...
06/12/2025

Happy Saturday! Are you feeling an urge to decorate? To sweep the path and put up lights? Starting to obsess about baubles?? Grab yourself a discount across my Etsy shop today, where I have a 10% discount on all things decor. Discount is applied at checkout :)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/GloriaMondayShop

It’s genuinely perplexing as a shop owner that thoughts about Christmas start early. By which I mean, they’re there basi...
22/11/2025

It’s genuinely perplexing as a shop owner that thoughts about Christmas start early. By which I mean, they’re there basically all year long. That said it does mean I get to play about with constructing things out of paper. My A+ all time favourite job!

Just a couple of sets of cufflinks I enjoyed making this week. The maps are from 1960s road atlases that otherwise sadly...
15/11/2025

Just a couple of sets of cufflinks I enjoyed making this week. The maps are from 1960s road atlases that otherwise sadly get thrown away.

I got a great review this morning, and my customer was happy for me to share it. I was obviously really glad she was hap...
07/11/2025

I got a great review this morning, and my customer was happy for me to share it. I was obviously really glad she was happy with her order, and also thrilled with her positivity for supporting small businesses like mine! I do have a stand-alone shop but I also have a great many valued and lovely customers over on Etsy too. Thank you, Emma!

Just a reminder our Halloween sale is ON! This weekend only, get 20% off fun and unique handmade gifts with code GLORIAW...
01/11/2025

Just a reminder our Halloween sale is ON! This weekend only, get 20% off fun and unique handmade gifts with code GLORIAWEEN

Boo! I’m having a sale! If you're looking to shop early for Christmas, this is the ideal time to find something beautifu...
30/10/2025

Boo! I’m having a sale! If you're looking to shop early for Christmas, this is the ideal time to find something beautiful, quirky and handmade!

This Halloweekend get 20% off shop-wide with code GLORIAWEEN. That includes personalised map cuff links and jewellery, vintage paper garlands and more at www.gloriamonday.co.uk

Happy Saturday! How’s yours? I just wanted to share this week’s new project: a personalised order for a customer who wan...
25/10/2025

Happy Saturday! How’s yours? I just wanted to share this week’s new project: a personalised order for a customer who wanted initials rather than my usual maps. I just happened to have the ideal paper in my stash. I’m really happy with them!

04/08/2025

I have a new Insta https://www.instagram.com/itsgloriamonday/
where I'm mostly posting interesting bits of paper ephemera, illustrations, book covers, graphic design, and just generally things that catch my eye.

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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