Who am I?

I'm Sarah, 40-something maker of joyful reusable face wipes

(@pipandliloriginal). I live in SE London with Mr Pip & Lil,

our 2 girls Lil & Pip and our 2 cats Rolo & Sid.

Pip & Lil Original was founded following the birth

of Pip when I taught myself to sew.

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What is the Small, Indie & Mighty Gift Guide?

It's a people-powered Gift Guide, made up entirely of amazing, small

and independent brands. This is the third consecutive year of the Small, Indie & Mighty Gift Guide. 

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How did Small, Indie & Mighty Gift Guide come about?
Back in 2020 after the Panny-D first hit and IRL Christmas markets were cancelled, I wanted to do something to try and help fill that gap, so I launched the Small, Indie & Mighty Christmas Gift Guide. It was published as a newsletter and it was jam-packed of makers/indies that I love and buy from.

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Isn't it a bit early to be Christmas shopping?

Not when shopping small, absolutely not...  Many of these businesses are 1 human outfits! Also, Royal Mail are holding a lot of strikes between now and Christmas. Please do shop as early as you can. 

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Word of mouth and recommendations have never been more important for us smalls.  If you love the independent brands that are in the guide, please share far and wide!

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HUGE THANKS to all the small and indies who are taking part this year, you are all amazing!
And a special thank you to Sophie of @inkandbear who took time out of her day to share how she runs the @supersecondsfestival website. Sophie, you rock! x

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#smallindieandmighty #shopsmallthischristmas