Website: 4lyf – 4Lyf
Meet Francesca @ 4lyf
4lyf is a local small business selling reusable 35mm film cameras and film. Francesca started the brand to make film photography more accessible and to encourage people to capture memories in a different way. What began as a simple idea has grown into a business with customers across the UK, supported by social media, collaborations and a growing community of film lovers.
Meet Jeanette @ At Home with Fran
At Home with Fran is a small, home‑based business based in Redcar, creating handmade pet accessories alongside a range of baked treats. Products include bandanas for all occasions, snoods for the colder months and practical treat bags for walks and days out. Be sure to check out the catnip fish for your feline friends too. At Home With Fran is about more than treats and textiles. It’s about passion, love, upcycling, remembrance and that something special and unique. It’s about celebrating the dogs who turn our houses into homes.
Website: Meadow Belle Boutique on Folksy
Meet Angela @ Meadow Belle Farm & Boutique
Meadow Belle Farm & Boutique is an artisanal, small business based in Skelton-in-Cleveland that specialises in handcrafted, cottage core inspired children’s wear and unique accessories. The brand carefully designs heritage-style daytime apparel, such as trousers and dresses utilising sustainable and upcycled vintage textiles. Alongside the clothing line, Meadow Belle produces intricately detailed, nature-inspired jewellery featuring hand-sculpted polymer clay figurines and botanical glass elements. Every creation balances whimsical storytelling with rigorous quality checking, offering customers modern, consciously made heirlooms.
Meet Chris @ MiniHalla
MiniHalla is a Local 3D printing company that offers Low Cost and High Quality Prints. We Specialise in Miniatures, Terrain, Scenery and Cosplay. We also offer Custom Prints, Trading Card Games and other Geeky Fandom. Our Goal is to allow everyone have a chance to experience their favourite genre of games from TTRPG, War Games, Model Trains, Cosplay and all other walks of life.
Meet Benjamin @ BG Hansom
BG Hansom creates short comics, zines, and other silly stuff featuring cats, all with a focus on fun, escapism, and silliness! A lifelong comic creator, he completed his degree in Comics in 2020, and started making Silly Cat Comics in 2024; a 4 panel humour comic posted to social media, and has built a small following online!
