We are a group of ninety-six small online business owners who - after seeing the harrowing pictures of the Syrian refugees - wanted to take action together to do something to help.

Together we each pledged a gift which will make up a whole year's worth of surprises for eight lucky winners.  The winners have now been chosen and their prizes will be sent out from next month.

Although the prizedraw is now over we are still happy to take donations - which will all go direct to The Red Cross.

The businesses who took part are:

A Few Home Truths
Kelly Connor Designs
We Are Scamp
Snapdragon Online
Cards + Cotton
Sparks Clothing
Zoe Brennan
Suzy Q Jewellery
The Green Gables
Nickynackynoo
Paper Pipit
PostTea
Littlebirdydesigns
Bespoke Verse
What Katie Did Next...
Bookishly
2by2 Creative
Skull and Cross Buns
Button Box Cards
Paper Plane
Joanne Hawker Design and Illustration
Becka Griffin Illustration
Bread & Jam
Martha Mitchell Design
Coconut Grass
We Love To Create
Wink Design
Half Pint Home
Tanya Garfield Jewellery
Heidi Nicole Design
Born Bespoke
XOXO Stationery
Auntie Mims
Sweet Pea Design
Twenty-Seven.co.uk
Newton and the Apple
The Forgotten Library
Studio9Ltd
Hoobynoo World
Hope House Press
Mrs L Cards
Megan Claire
Alexia Claire
Harrow & Green
Clouds & Currents
Holmes-made Papercuts
Witty Hearts
Clara and Macy
Indigostitch
Helen Biles Studio
Doodlelove
Intwine
Kyleigh's Papercuts
Lindleywood
Louy Magroos
Spice Kitchen
Bonnie & Bell
Alison Moore
Which Glasses Are Which?
Carole Allen Jewellery
The Write Soap
Betsy Jarvis
Ruby Wren Designs
Little Cherub Designs
Ink Pudding
Angel Cake Designs
Nutmeg Wall Art
Julia Davey Ceramics
Ivory Mint
Gemima London
Adam Regester Art and Illustration
More Than Words
Snowdon Design and Craft
ekawear
TLK Jewellery
Six0Six Design
Penny Lindop Designs
Harrow & Green
Louise Wright Design
Carys Boyle Ceramics
Ben Whittington
Handmade by Bunny Bosworth
Polly and Me
Laura-Kate Draws
Quirky Gift Library
Elephant Grey
Betsy Benn
Print for the Love of Wood
Charlotte Bezzant
Little Chook
The Letter Loft
Giddy Kipper
Maps International
Little Joy Designs
Small Print
Old English Co
EVY Designs

To see what the surprise packages could include please search for any of these businesses on Facebook.  Please note that photos are for illustrative purposes only - and each business is only donating one prize, so the winners might not get the exact items pictured! Some businesses specialise in personalised items - so winners may be sent a gift voucher for their products.

We also have our own Facebook page - www.facebook.com/pages/Makers-for-Refugees.

The winners were drawn at random at 9pm on 23rd September 2015, and they have all been informed.

Huge thanks to Fran from Half Pint Home who came up with the original concept of "A Year Of Happy Post".