{"id":36127,"date":"2018-12-07T14:15:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T14:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=36127"},"modified":"2018-12-07T14:15:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T14:15:54","slug":"storage-containers-house-canton-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/storage-containers-house-canton-businesses","title":{"rendered":"Storage containers house Canton businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Everyone keeps saying to &#8220;shop local,&#8221; though local shops are becoming harder to find&#8230;but what if you could find ten all in one small spot?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36137\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/food-culture\/storage-containers-house-canton-businesses\/attachment\/img_3547-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36137\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36137\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/IMG_3547-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"A pasteboard sign with the words 'The Bone Yard' painted against a rainbow background\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36137\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/IMG_3547-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"A pasteboard sign with the words 'The Bone Yard' painted against a rainbow background\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Follow the rainbow-painted sign down the alley to find a hidden oasis of local businesses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Small business entrepreneurs often struggle to find inexpensive places to start, but in Canton a lucky few have found a home in The Bone Yard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shippingcontainerstudios.co.uk\/the-bone-yard\">The Bone Yard<\/a>\u00a0is a collection of 10 shipping containers where local artists, botanists, non-profit charity stores and others can get a leg up in the small business world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a really affordable way for people like me to start the business, because you haven\u2019t got business rates which is crippling for people. If it wasn\u2019t for here we wouldn\u2019t have started up,\u201d said Charlotte Peacock, owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twinmade.com\/\">Twin Made<\/a>, a creative workshop that hosts art workshops and sells hand-made goods.<\/p>\n<p>Peacock and others like her can rent inexpensive space in The Bone Yard, which is a part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shippingcontainerstudios.co.uk\/\">Shipping Container Studio<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shippingcontainerstudios.co.uk\/\">s<\/a>, an organisation that provides shipping containers and the space for small business start-ups.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36138\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/food-culture\/storage-containers-house-canton-businesses\/attachment\/img_3548\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36138\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36138\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/IMG_3548-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"A courtyard surrounded by brightly painted shipping containers with a pop-up tent at the far end.\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36138\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/IMG_3548-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"A courtyard surrounded by brightly painted shipping containers with a pop-up tent at the far end.\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Early on a rainy monthly market, the Bone Yard inhabitants await causal browsers and local crafts enthusiasts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Bone Yard is home to a mix of arts and crafts shops like Twin Made and Peggy\u2019s Pots, galleries like Free Range Frames, jewellery makers like Lesley Jane Jewellery and more.<\/p>\n<p>Each business owner can use the space in The Bone Yard however they need, it simply serves as a base for their work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI run creative workshops,\u201d said Peacock, explaining her business. \u201cThey are all designed that people come in for two to four hours, make something, and then go home. So it\u2019s not like evening courses where you sign up and you have to do every Thursday for twelve weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peacock found her niche in weekly workshops and classes, but she also participates in <a href=\"https:\/\/en-gb.facebook.com\/events\/1991886887500441\/\">The Bone Yard Monthly Market,<\/a>\u00a0held the first Saturday of every month from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The market is a chance for the community to come together and show off their wares at a common time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36147\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/food-culture\/storage-containers-house-canton-businesses\/attachment\/img_3553\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36147\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36147\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/IMG_3553-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"A brightly coloured pompom vest hangs over a dressmakers dummy against a background of framed embroidery projects\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36147\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/IMG_3553-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"A brightly coloured pompom vest hangs over a dressmakers dummy against a background of framed embroidery projects\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> An example of a pompom wrap, one of the many crafts made at Twin Made workshops.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Like many other small businesses, Peacock has faced challenges with a shift in buying practices from shopping local to shopping online or buying from larger corporations, but she still feels optimistic about the future of Twin Made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know it\u2019s like a buzzword at the moment, but [creating art] is so good for well-being,\u201d said Peacock, relating the story of a recent workshop. \u201cWe were doing Christmas wreaths yesterday, just out of pompoms, and one was a primary school teacher who had had a really bad week, and she said this is the only place where she doesn\u2019t think about work. She just comes in, switches off, has our snacks, and just makes something and takes it home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to workshops, Peacock also runs Twin Made Shop, where she sells the creations made by her and others at the workshops.<\/p>\n<p>The Bone Yard is also hosting a Christmas Fair Saturday 8 December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a place to find a unique Christmas gift, or a place to blow off some pre-holiday stress? 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