21/11/2025
šListen up everyone. šItās Christmas where we all start spending on our loved ones. Small makers toil away all year making, showing, dragging our trollies of beautiful hand made goods from one fair to another, setting up our stall, selling, taking down, going home, unpacking, making, creating, doing the books, admin, online sales, maintaining a website, marketing packing, and so much more. Then we do it all over again, and again whatever the weather in order to earn a living. Talented small makers everywhere are beavering away because we love what we do and want to bring something original to you. We are not working on big overheads, we are not getting stuff mass produced at a small cost overseas, we are all making locally somewhere near you, and selling on your doorstep. If you want to find original wonderful craft, art and prints created with love and care, you need to get out there and spend a few quid with your local market or craft fair and support us! Christmas is the make or break for a lot of small business. We need you to come out and support us! We love what we do and want to keep on creating. šØPlease shop small this Christmas, a few pounds spent locally feeds back into your community, helping other local businesses keep going. Itās a chain folks and we are an important link. Donāt break the chainā¦Itās no surprise really that big business is constantly copying small business ideas. Iāve lost count of the time I have seen stories of artists work being literally copied, and up on those massive overseas website for a fraction of the cost. Then the small maker has to spend all their time getting the fraudulent goods taken down. Itās a battle. āCreativity takes courageā Matisse once said, but we also need a few quid in our pockets to sustain that. This country has amazing creatives who change the world, so support small.
We all appreciate so much each penny spent with us, it goes back into our little coffers so we can keep on producing original work. Shop Local. Shop small. It really does make a difference. šMerry Christmas.