A local artist is bringing hand-painted glassware to Small Business Saturday, a fundraiser supporting the hospice where she used to work.

When Nikki Woolvine worked as a physiotherapist at The Myton Hospices, her patients gave her advice she'll never forget "follow your dreams, don't waste a minute of your life".

This December, she's bringing those dreams full circle.

Nikki will showcase her hand-painted glassware business, Sweetpea & Bumble, at the Small Business Saturday Christmas Fun Day at The Court House in Warwick on 6 December, an event supporting the very hospice where those conversations happened.

"My patients were incredibly wise and kind," says Nikki.

"They'd tell me not to waste a minute, to pursue what mattered to me. This business is my way of honouring that advice while giving back to the place that shaped how I see what really matters."

After 29 years in physiotherapy, including 5 years at The Myton Hospices, Nikki, from Coventry launched Sweetpea & Bumble, transforming charity-shop glassware into one-of-a-kind painted pieces.

Each gin glass, vase, and tea light holder begins as a forgotten item on a Warwickshire charity shop shelf before being hand-painted with intricate designs.

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"I love that I'm supporting local charities when I buy the glassware, keeping items out of landfill, and then giving back," Nikki explained.

"It's creativity with a conscience - everything connects back to community and sustainability."

Warwick's Christmas Lights organises the Small Business Saturday Christmas Fun Day in partnership with The Myton Hospices.

The event brings together local makers and families for festive celebrations at The Court House. Nikki will be among the small businesses showcasing their work.

The event represents more than just another craft fair for Nikki, it's a chance to directly support her former colleagues and the cause she cares deeply about, while showing what her patients' guidance inspired her to create.

Nikki said: "I listened to what they told me.

"And now I get to use what I've built to support the care they received and that others will receive. That feels like the right way to honour their memory."