4 Christmas Traditions to Start This Year

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Yep, we're taking Christmas already! Christmas is all about tradition, but it doesn’t need to follow the stereotypical Christmas traditions that everyone else is doing. Instead, make your own. Making your own traditions is how you reclaim the holiday and make it once more about what the season is all about: spending time with your family. Traditions can be anything that you and your family love to do, so long as you do them annually, so that they’ll become a magical element to the Christmas

Jan

Bake Your Way to Christmas Day

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Christmas is the best time of year for eating! Christmas is absolutely the best time of year to put your apron on, stick Christmas songs on the radio and cover yourself head to toe in flour and icing sugar. With so many wintry flavours on offer, how could you ever resist a baking session? Some foods are an absolute must-have at this time of year. It isn’t December until you’ve had your first mince pie with a nice cup of tea, or possibly a small mulled wine. Christmas day really shouldn’t be

Dec

Ways To Get Yourself In The Festive Spirit

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Need a little help to get festive? Christmas comes around once per year, meaning that the novelty factor usually allows us to enjoy it. We find ourselves wanting to indulge in all the old traditions, play the songs we’ve heard a thousand times before, and delight in a time of year when everything glitters and merriment can be found everywhere you turn. Or at least, the above is what usually happens during the Christmas season. On certain years, you may find yourself lacking when it comes to

Dec

Warm Up Your Home for Winter

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How to have a cosy Christmas The most wonderful time of year is upon us. Shimmering frost begins to form on the window frames, a glittering dew forms a layer over the grass and the air has a crisp freshness which can only be associated with Christmas. You begin to bake delicious, fruitful foods which fill your home with the warming smell of the holidays. We all want have the cosiest and most luxurious Christmas, so here’s a few ways to deck out your grotto this year without spending a pretty

Nov

8 Fun Indoor Activities This Festive Season

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Don't forget to relax this Christmas! Christmas is such a busy time of year; hitting the shops to get all the perfect gifts, wrapping up things at work for your time off (not to mention all the Christmas parties) and seeing all the extended family. Fitting in some quality family time can be difficult – as well as expensive – so here’s some fun festive activities that you can enjoy as a family right in your own home… Decorating the Christmas Tree A tradition in most households, putting up the

Nov

The Ultimate 2017 Advent Calendar Guide

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Advent calendars under £50 In the last few years advent calendars for adults seem to be the most popular thing around Christmas time. From make up and candle filled calendars to nail polishes, alcoholic miniatures, retro sweets and bath bombs, there is something out there for everyone. However, because there are so many, it be hard to know which ones are good value for money and  Melody Maison Gingerbread Advent Calendar - £29.95 This gorgeous wooden gingerbread advent calendar from Melody

Oct

Unique Christmas Gift Guide

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What will you buy this Christmas? The fall has rushed by in the blink of an eye, Halloween is here, and that can only mean one thing… it’s almost Christmas. Christmas is a time of year when we spend a few days with our families, giving them gifts and eating A LOT of mince pies. It is a special time of year, which is why it’s great to be able to give some special gifts to your loved ones. Today we are going to talk about some unique gift ideas which you can personalise, and your loved ones will

Oct

5 Ways to Make Your Home Perfect for Christmas

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What will you be doing this Christmas? Once again, Christmas is just around the corner! For a lot of homeowners this is a call to arms in making our places even cozier than their usual comfortable state. At the same time, though, you can easily get overwhelmed with your Christmas decoration quests. Dozens upon dozens of check lists and "to do" stuff that leave you frustrated, tired and in more severe cases – totally fed up with the festivities before they even started! How about we skip on all

Oct

It's All About Secret Santa

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What will Secret Santa bring you this Christmas? I don't reminder Secret Santa being a thing at all when I was younger but over the years it seems to have become more and more popular. It started off in offices as a way to give everyone, especially in larger offices, a present without having to pay hundreds of pounds to get something for everyone. It was a cheaper way to ensure everyone got a gift without it creating a whole in your pocket or making some people who may be struggling more

Dec

Christmas Gift Ideas For Men

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What to get the man in your life this Christmas? Sometimes it can be really hard to buy for men as they either don't let you know what they want, get it themselves or are just really picky when it comes to buying gifts for them. So, here are a few things that might inspire you for gift ideas this Christmas. The price for all these is under £30 so all pretty affordable and easily accessible at online stores with super fast delivery! Dartington Crystal Pair of Circle Tumblers - £26.00 Deep

Dec

Christmas Gifts For All The Family

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There's Something For Everyone You Know! Buying Christmas presents for everyone in your family can be soo hard, especially if you have a big family or someone difficult to buy for, you know the ones who buy what they want as soon as they want it...grr! Anyway, to help those of you that might be struggling for gift inspiration, here are a few I have come across lately that are a little outside the box but might be what you are looking for or could give you help in deciding what it is you're

Dec

Gingerbread Houses - Where to buy?

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To Buy or not to Buy? I have been making Gingerbread Houses for as long as I can remember and love the tradition of making the house, the trees and whatever other items I decide to add to it each year. You might think that after doing it for so long I would be good at making them - well, you'd be wrong! I'm not bad at making them, i'm just not great either. Getting all the pieces the right size and then making the 'glue' to hold it all together. This was the part I used to dread doing, for me

Dec

Low Cost Christmas Gift Ideas

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An affordable Gift Guide for all the Family I wanted to do a low cost Christmas Gift Guide this year as I do think people forget sometimes that it's not about how much money you spend, it's more about getting the right gift for each person and putting thought and effort into their gift. I don't know about you but I would much rather be given a gift that cost £5 that I loved and would get use out of rather than something that cost £50 that I would probably never use and would just end up in the

Nov

Christmas Gift Ideas for Food Lovers

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For the foodie in your life! Is there that one person in your life who you find it really hard to buy presents for? The one who either has everything or who doesn't want anything, i'm sure we all have that one 'difficult' person to buy for. For me this person is my Dad, he doesn't really ever want or need anything and the things he does need, he buys himself as and when he needs it. He isn't the kind of person to ever go out shopping, unless it's to get something for the house for his latest

Nov

Classic Christmas Candles

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The best bits of Christmas in a Candle! Being a huge candle lover, I thought it's only right that I do a Christmas themed candle blog post on the run up to the best day of the year...Christmas! I can't tell you how much I love Christmas. The run up to it, for some reason is so much better than the day itself. I love shopping for other people, finding really cute decorations and looking at all the beautiful twinkly lights that go up everywhere...oh, and the Christmas markets, I try and go to as

Nov

Christmas Gift Guide for Her

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Need some gift ideas for the women in your life? With the big 'C' now only a few weeks away, or 6 Fridays away (so I was just told), everyone is now starting to think about the presents they need/want to be buying the loved ones in their lives. For me, buying gifts for people is so much more rewarding than getting gifts. I love watching people's reactions when they open their present, did they like it, love it, or are they pretending to like it because you're watching them? However, I know a

Nov

Personalised Gift Ideas

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Looking for that extra personal gift this Christmas? Finding Christmas presents each year, I find gets harder and harder. Most people in my family and circle of friends are the kinds of people that buy things they want, when they want them so it leaves finding things to get them kinda tricky. Usually I do some kind of baked goods for them all which always seems to go down well but it's really not the same as ripping into a present to find out what's underneath. So, along with one or two baked

Nov

Sleep Aids...

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Dreaming of that perfect night sleep? When I was younger I never had any issues when it came to sleeping, even as a young adult too actually. It only seems to have been in the last year or so, or since I started my own business that sleep seems to be a thing of the past! Below are a few things that I have tried using over the last year to help me get a better night sleep and to be honest, these are pretty much the ONLY ones out of hundreds that I've tried that actually worked! Fingers crossed

Nov

Boozy Christmas Cake Recipe

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The Perfect Christmas Cake! Although it's not really that close to Christmas yet, it is the perfect time to start doing your Christmas cake so all those yummy Christmassy flavours can soak into it making it THE BEST cake you'll ever eat! I normally start mine in mid October to give it the best start I possibly can, so this year I am running a little behind. Baking the cake always puts me in such a Christmassy mood, classic Christmas songs blaring out, Christmas apron is on...and possibly some

Nov

The Contemporary Home - Santa Snow Globe

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'Who better to 'Wish you a Merry Christmas...' than the man himself Father Christmas. A charming traditional snow globe in a New England style where Santa takes the leading role in a snowstorm. Endless hours of fascination for the younger members of the house that would make a great stocking filler or Christmas decoration for a kid's room.'

Dec

Melody Maison - Wooden Christmas Tree

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‘White wooden cut out Christmas Tree ornament. Wooden rustic style tree ornament in white. Perfect christams tree ornamentation for window, mantel or table top and a lovely looking ornate decoration. Would be perfect as a Christmas table centrepiece. From the Christmas collection, this small Christmas tree decoration is made from wood and painted white.'

Dec

The Contemporary Home - Clear Glass Shred Bauble

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'A very elegant and stylish Christmas tree bauble delicately filled with fine white thread that would look great on a winter wonderland tree and give a contemporary twist to house plants. Why not hang a collection of the two glass baubles from different lengths of white or silver ribbon from the ceiling in the corner of a room, creating an original and eye catching Christmas display.'

Dec

Kitchen Craft - Snowman Lantern

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'Light up your cold winter evenings with a delightfully festive touch of snowman style. With a delightful snowman shape, the LED operated lantern is perfect for using either as a decoration on the tree or anywhere else inside the house, lighting the way for friends and family to visit during the festive season. And not to forget the kids, that will definitely love this lantern too!'

Nov

The Contemporary Home - Merry Christmas Garland

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'A resplendent Christmas garland in gold glitter with the words Merry Christmas cut out from gold coated wooden letters. A simple and effective way to decorate many corners of the house year in year out, from a chimney breast to bedposts or entrance halls, at a very economical price for its meter and half of length.  Length 150 cm, Height 8 cm.'

Nov

Melody Maison - Starburst Card Holder

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'From the Christmas collection, this is a metal Card Holder fashioned as a starburst emanating from a circle containing the words Merry Christmas.  It is made from metal with a white distressed painted finish and it has pretty stars coming from each stem to slot cards, photos or memos into. This is a novel way to display your cards this Christmas.  It is overall 46 cm in diameter.'

Nov

Elf For Christmas

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‘With endearing charm, a friendly face, a festive outfit, long legs & mischievously long arms, our Elf is perfectly designed to be able to get up to mischief (the arms are long enough to reach around things & the hands velcro together!) Elf is a cutie, with rosy cheeks & dinky dungarees, we know Elf will be loved.’

Nov

Kitchen Craft - Countdown to Christmas

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'We might (quite embarrassingly) already be counting down to Christmas right now and what better way to keep track of how many days to go than with this gorgeous Christmas countdown sign! It's great to get the kids even more excited about Christmas this year and bring the family together! This painted wood sign has ten, double sided numbers so you can be sure to stay right on top of when Christmas is occurring.'

Nov

Peach Perfect - White Friendship Ball

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'Since the 17th century, glass blowers in eastern Europe made balls at the end of the day to utilize the glass remaining in the furnace. Given as gifts, these hand-blown glass balls (diameter 10cm) have traditionally been known as a symbol of friendship and good luck. Hung in the light, these beautiful Friendship Balls will sparkle. Each is as unique as the friend who gives it!'

Nov

Premier Animation - The Snowman

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As a child I LOVED watching the snowman every year around Christmas time. I would wait for weeks/months to get the first glimpse of it on the television and to be honest, even now, I love to watch it. It brings back all those feelings I had as a child. Wondering what it would be like to fly and, if the snowman I would make this year would spring to life and take me on an amazing adventure.

Nov