MaidCloser August 2014 | Page 22

High street is great!

We all love it!

Don't we?

But there's thousands of small home based

businesses who are trying to break through.

At the moment they do not stand a chance

to compete with big retailers.

The cost - can we afford to buy cheap clothes? Is price more important than quality? Would it be worth while if, now and then, say 30% of the time we shop, we shopped at small home based businesses?

Conditions and pay - are they always ethical and legal? Not so!

Can we all start helping each other by buying from each other?

Next time you need a gift, bag or a bracelet, please consider it!

Maid Closer is on a hand made mission! Join in pls...

Esme and the Sailor make unique items to beautify your home.

A collaboration between up-cycled decoupage and button inspired items which can be customised to your own design and stunning paper

cuttings by Johnathan

which

are created as one off

bespoke art works.

Home picture £7.

Paper cuttings

from £50