About us

Hi, we are Tracey and Nigel of Purple Ribbon Company. We are a small family run business on the North East coast of England.  The purple ribbon is very close to our hearts as it is the ribbon for a medical condition called Fibromyalgia, which Tracey has suffered from, close to 20 years, hence our business name. 

Tracey has always been artistic and creative from a very early age. Unfortunately the FMS diagnosis forced a departure from the normal 9 to 5 professions. Creating hand crafted items quickly became a source of therapy. Tracey actually created several cards and appeared in many of the mainstream card magazines for several years before moving on.  More recently in the past two years, due to her continuing health struggles, rather than giving up completely, she decided to go back to her roots and put that 'A' Level Art qualification back into action and start painting again, some 30+ years after gaining the qualification. Tracey loves to add as much colour to her artwork as possible, especially the latest floral ranges.  This is to prove that although your body can be going through the darkest of times, colour and art can prove to be a source of light and mental wellbeing. Tracey has the support of her husband Nigel and family in everything that is created.

We design and make our handcrafted creations and original art paintings in Northumberland and like to pride ourselves in our work. 

Thank you for supporting us and our small business.

Tracey & Nigel