If you are looking for a small, stylish gift for a friend, sister or co-worker then consider a handbag hook. When you sit down in a café you either have to put your handbag on a chair or on the floor. There’s nothing worse than putting your handbag on a dirty floor. There’s also the risk that while you are talking, someone can easily walk off with your handbag. Handbag Hooks help to solve this problem. iAdoreYour Gifts & Jewellery have a range of Handbag Hooks from Handbag Butler from £17.50 including free UK P&P.
Here’s a YouTube video of an interview with the people from Handbag Butler which show you in more detail how these handbag hooks work:
See the full range of handbag hooks from Handbag Butler at I Adore Your Gifts & Jewellery and take advantage of their free UK delivery option to get your handbag hook delivered in time for Christmas.
Christmas is a good time of year to try and do some good and consider giving a Fair Trade Christmas present. During the recent downturn people have been spending less on Fair Trade and Organic products, this is understandable but it’s worth sparing a thought for the small producers who rely on selling their products for their income.
There are many lovely fair trade gifts on the market this Christmas which are stylish and ethical. To start with have a look at the Nkuku Fair Trade gifts:
It’s just 40 days until Christmas and the Christmas shopping is well under-way. If you are still looking for some inspiration for a Christmas present for a friend why not consider luxury candles. If you don’t give candles as a Christmas present they will make a lovely addition to your home this Christmas and continue to bring some joy into your home well into the New Year.
I love the natural candles produced by the Melt Candle Company. They have recently been featured in “Country Homes & Interiors”, “Living Etc”, “Homes & gardens”, “Concept for Living” and “The Daily Mail”. Unlike many of the candles you find in high street stores they are made with natural fragrances and oils which are soothing and relaxing.
I have blogged previously about the benefits of making Christmas gifts such as chilli chutney. However, it does strike me that whilst an old jam jar is great for me to store this for myself it lacks a certain gift look about it. This is where the home made look can come in really handy. You don’t need to go too over the top, just some brown paper tied with a coloured piece of raffia is perfect. Don’t forget a parcel label to let the recipient know what it is! See the following link for more information http://www.allaboutyou.com/craft/Christmas-craft-ideas-gift-wrapping-homemade-touch/gallery
Not only does this look like Christmas of yester year, word will spread with your friends and they will know that they are going to get a Christmas treat made by you as soon as they see your signature wrapping.
Gift buying is difficult at the best of times. However, at Christmas this can be worse due to the number of people you have to buy for. When everyone has such busy lives, it can be difficult to spend the time looking for a gift that fits the person rather than what is just easy for you to buy.
A good place to start is to think what the recipient’s interests are. This may seem an obvious point but how many times have you opened a present to see a gift that resembles the givers tastes or interests, not yours? Christmas is an excellent time to venture into pastures new, after all, you want your present to stand out among the rest! To stand out for the right reasons, why not think of a cooking or creative writing course. I think adults can be really shy at enrolling in a course or evening class simply because they think it will remind them of school. In reality it couldn’t be further from the truth. To begin with everyone on the course will feel apprehensive but you can take comfort that everyone is there is learn a new skill and no-one is looking to trip you up so they can look better than you. It is not school and it is not work, everyone is there because they want to not because there is a mortgage to pay.
If a course or evening class sounds too expensive there are alternatives. If someone has an artistic flair bring this to life with an artist kit. Derwent have a wonderful selection. Personally, I have always wanted to go on a jewellery making course, I am not certain that I would be any good at all at it but I would like to have a go. I would even settle for a book with some basic tools and materials. It would be fun to be creative with something so different to usual that would bring about the same excitement I got with fuzzy felt at the age of 6. People usually grasp the opportunity with both hands to try something new and who knows it could end up the perfect pastime for them in which many other people will share their pleasure, especially if they end up making you a perfect piece of jewellery as a gift for you.
