As we have now been in various stages of lockdown for over 30 weeks, it’s more important than ever to buy from a business based in your country, or even better, a small business in your community.

I have vowed this Christmas to not buy from Amazon itself (I will buy from smaller sellers on there), or from other global brands. Smaller businesses, local businesses, home-grown businesses need our support more now. Both at Christmas, and beyond.

To this end, I thought I would dedicate this blog post to several small/local/home businesses I feel need to get some love and attention during these difficult times.

Barmouth Buys:
This is a recently started venture by a friend of mine, who makes resin pictures of the sea and seaside scenes, with sand and shells they find locally. My personal favorite is the one titled Ripple:

They have both an Etsy and