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MEET THE MAKER: THE ROSE PRESS GARDEN

I’m Lizzie - flower and gardening obsessed. I started the The Rose Press Garden in 2020. It’s all about  making gardening modern, fun and easy. Step by Step guides and ‘How To’ videos showing you how simple it can be growing gorgeous flowers from seed. Easy to follow guides, carefully chosen collections and high quality seeds.

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MEET THE MAKER: A LIFE SEW SIMPLE

Hi, I’m Kim and I run A Life Sew Simple. I live on a small island in North Wales, called Anglesey, with my husband, two boys and my cat. I run my business full time, and spend my days designing and sewing cute and colourful gifts and home decorations, namely for kids and new babies. My designs incorporate my love of nature with lots of cute animals.

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MEET THE SHOPKEEPER: PRUDENT NELLIE

My name is Jess, my husband is Ross. We have been married 10 years and decided during lock down to start up a new business outside of our full time jobs. I spend my days hairdressing and own a small salon. Ross has always been a carpenter and general builder by trade and now produces storage solutions, wardrobes and fitted cupboards. We had lots of time during lockdown to decide on a name and figure out what we wanted to sell and from where. Our store Prudent Nellie sits within a large multiple retail centre over 4 floors in Long Melford. We have been trading 12 weeks.

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MEET THE MAKER: YOKO

We YOKO (You’re Only Kids Once), and we’re on a mission to brighten family life with products, interviews, offers, reviews and giveaways. We are Lizzie, Tricia and George – friends and slightly frazzled parents. We became totally fed up with the fact that there was nowhere that spoke to us as people first and parent second. We wanted to create a place where it was super cool and beneficial to be a family - a place that celebrated all types of family (not just mum-and-baby).

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MEET THE MAKER: DISCO DUST

Hi, I'm Nic, I am the Founder and Creative Director of Disco Dust London the Biodegradable glitter company @discodustlondon, and also a makeup and textile artist (and occasionally also a yoga teacher).

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