A GROWING business has seen a welcome response from the people of Cumbria. Gold Dipper which has launched on Etsy and social media, is offering unique home items and gifts with a swirled painting. Similar to tye dye, business owner and creator Alex Whittaker and his partner Amie Morris create items by dipping ornaments, plant pots and mugs in a solution of mixed paint. Alex described the solution as: “very specific paints that you drop on a surface of water. “It’s a process I’d often seen with guitars.” But the couple identified a niche in creating artistic household items and ornaments with the process.