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Present ideas for the season!

Present ideas for the season!

The 🎄season is nearly upon us… are you a person who.. Knows exactly what you want to buy people on your list and buys as soon as the summers over. Has a list of people and wonders what to buy them for weeks or months but knows that you don’t want to buy from the highstreet.. If you fall into number 2 then we can help you! Over the past few years we have build some great friends with small businesses and have sampled many of the delights we are going to share with you! But if you have a...

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Getting out of our comfort zone..

Getting out of our comfort zone..

 As all businesses grow you get comfortable in what you do, it’s easy, you know what you are doing and you don’t want any more stress… but mum and I are driven ladies wanting to push the boundaries of our lovely business. You all say you love our products and they would be perfect in shops near you. There are several options for this. Cold calling—whether this is in stores or calling( not really our style!)  Wholesale websites… Attending a trade show… At the start of the year we featured our products on wholesale websites but no luck so we...

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What does shopping local mean to us?

About 10 years ago, shopping local or in the UK would never of been a consideration when we buy items, but the we talk to our friends, family and followers the more important its becoming. People want to support people and we love that.  When we were starting the journey of Annie with Alex we were “told” that we had to find factories abroad to make our products, as they were cheaper and had the capabilities for small to large production. But as a family business we really wanted to keep things close at hand, specially keeping an eye on the...

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Fairs in a new social distanced Coronavirus world..

Fairs in a new social distanced Coronavirus world..

It’s been over 9 months since we were last out and about and we all know why that is, but things are slowly starting to open up. It was a really tough decision whether to start fairs again and if we (exhibitors) were apprehensive then so must you (our lovely customers and friends). Thoughts that popped through our heads: How do we manage 2m distancing? Will people wear masks? Will people want to sanitise? How to we keep our stall and customers safe? So many thoughts, and even more at 4am the day of set up…. So what actually happened?...

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The Annie with Alex Fathers Day Gift Guide 2020

The Annie with Alex Fathers Day Gift Guide 2020

Fathers day in the UK is the 21st June and if like me you dread this time and never know what to buy your Dad, this blog may help! Its a one page quick read all about our range of practical items that we make! Please be aware that the post is taking between 2 days to 2 weeks so please dont leave it to late! As a thank you from us to you, we would like to offer readers and loyal customers 10% off purchases over £30 from today until the 23rd June. please use code “SPECIALDAD2020” The Most...

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Helping key workers at the time they need us the most - Simple Button Headband Pattern

Helping key workers at the time they need us the most - Simple Button Headband Pattern

We are in strange times, locked at home to try and save lives whilst key workers risk their lives saving people like you and I. As you will know nether Mum or I are not key workers but what we do have is a sewing machine, plenty of fabric and lots of time on our hands! we know that many of our customers are NHS workers so 3 weeks ago we reached out to them to see if we could help. We know from the press that they need scrubs, however despite having 4 sewing machines between us we do...

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