Lili Reinhart is starting the lovely Christmas trend we all need to follow this year

Lili Reinhart has asked fans for their help with this sweet Christmas trend

Actor Lili Reinhart attends the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018 in Santa Monica, California.
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Lili Reinhart is starting the sweet Christmas trend that we all need to follow this year.

The actress has pledged to help small businesses by purchasing her Christmas decorations from companies that would otherwise be overlooked - and she's asked fans for their help.

The Riverdale star took to Twitter to announce: "I’m looking to support small business this year when buying my Christmas decor... send me website links please! Preferably within the states."

And fans have jumped at the chance of sharing their favorite festive buys, with some fans even sharing their own small businesses that make decorations.

One fan shared: "I just wanna say this lil guy is mt favors winter themed item and he’s still on my site (sic)".

While another fan shared wreaths and handmade macrame ornaments for the tree.

Lily has impressed fans with her kind gesture that they have started thanking her for thinking of them during the difficult economic situation following the Coronavirus pandemic.

One grateful fan said: "Thank you for supporting small businesses," and another showed off her beautiful candles and captioned it: "Hi! I make 100% soy, hand-poured candles. I just launched my holiday collection this week—stock is running a little low, but there are still some available!"

While we don't know exactly how many festive items Lily is looking to buy and whether she is a minimalist when it comes to decking out her home with all things festive or whether she goes to town, Deck The Halls style—it's important to show support and give small businesses a platform to showcase their crafts. 

Just some of the benefits of buying your Christmas decorations from small companies is that you are more likely to get something bespoke and something which not many others will have.

And also take comfort in knowing that the small business gets all the proceeds of the sale—thus helping them to continue to trade and try new things, while also supporting local jobs.

Unable to spend lots of money on huge advertising campaigns, many smaller companies rely on word-of-mouth and friend recommendations to succeed and grow their customer base.

Fans have even been suggesting small sustainable gifts—like artisan soaps. You could even try making your own homemade shampoo bars?

With many shops closed due to lockdown, supporting local businesses by shopping with them could be one of the best gifts you can give this year.

Selina Maycock
Selina Maycock

Selina is a Senior Entertainment Writer with more than 14 years of experience in newspapers and magazines. She currently looks after all things Entertainment for GoodtoKnow, Woman&Home and My Imperfect Life.

Before joining Future Publishing, Selina graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2006 with a degree in Journalism. She is fully NCTJ and NCE qualified and has 100wpm shorthand. Having spent the start of her career working on local newspapers and online, Selina spent six years as Acting News Editor and Entertainment Reporter at the Scunthorpe Telegraph where she dug into hard news stories, conducted interviews, covered court reporting, features, and entertainment, whilst going to gigs in her spare time.

Whilst at the paper she was awarded an O2 Media Judges' Special Award for helping a terminally ill cancer sufferer realise his dying wish and marry his childhood sweetheart through a successful newspaper campaign. Things like this are close to her heart when it comes to using journalism to make a positive difference in people's lives.

Selina later branched further into all things celebrity to became a Showbiz Writer at Heat magazine, covering red carpet events, showbiz parties, and various launches before going freelance for two years. One of her biggest celebrity achievements - aside from generating celebrity exclusives - was interviewing Take That (including Robbie Williams) and bumping into Simon Cowell so much at events she told him 'I'm calling you my showbiz dad!'

In 2017 she joined TI Media as a senior reporter on Woman, Woman's Own, Woman&Home, Woman's Weekly celebrity desk before branching online in 2020 when Future gave her the opportunity to focus on digital-first.

When she's not interviewing celebrities you can find her exploring new countryside walking routes, catching up with friends over good food, or making memories.