Here’s the chocolate edition – it’s Thornton’s Advent Calendar! | Pre-Christmas shopping
There’s a name forcheap nasty choclate in this house – advent-chocolate. Ugh. Soapy, sickly and not chocolate-ey at ALL. So if you’re going to have a chocolate advent calendar (and let’s face it, why not?), please do your children a favour make it a good one! If you’ve not got a pocket advent to fill your own, then our pick of the pre-filled versions is definitely this one from Thorntons. Why not count...
Personalised Christmas Tree Wall Sticker | Pre-Christmas Shopping List
Oh, this is gorgeous, isn’t it? The perfect way to festive-up an empty wall space, and the personalisation gives it a really special touch. You can change two lines – last-but-one Spin Collective give you a choice of 12 phrases, and then you can make the last line your own. It comes in a whole range of 20 colours (I’m not sure you can go wrong with the festive red, but black would look really stylish, and the...
Vintage feel traditional Father Christmas Advent Calendar | Pre-Christmas Shopping
Such a wonderful thing. No gimmicks. No chocolates, no treats, no toys, no rewards for making it one day closer to Christmas – just a traditional, gentle countdown to the big day. Simply move the magnetic red square along the days, until you make it all the way to Christmas Beautiful. And a little bit special. The Midwest Father Christmas Advent Calendar was found in Selfridges, and can be hanging on a wall near you for a robin...
A spare fridge? Why yes, yes you do. | Pre-Christmas Shopping
One of my best ideas a few years ago was to pick up a small second fridge to keep in the conservatory. Now I know not everyone has the space for one, but if you do happen to have a small corner, a spare fridge or freezer can be an absolute godsend at certain times of the year – and when you don’t need them, you just turn them off! We have a small larder fridge that is kept full of cold drinks in the summer – mostly...
Christmas Oven Gloves from M&S | Pre-Christmas Shopping
So Pretty! Would love to use these to wrestle the turkey rom the oven (though knowing me I’d instantly ruin them by drowning them in roast potato oil). Also make a nice little festive filler gift for a keen cook, I think. 100% cotton Wadding- 100% polyester Machine washable, tumble dry The Christmas oven gloves were Spotted in M&S, and can be gracing an oven near you for just...
Gorgeous Christmas Pudding Basin from John Lewis | Pre-Christmas Shopping List
Achingly stylish – and yet so cheerily festive with those little red stars on the trees! This porcelain pudding bowl from John Lewis, is a keeper, and one to get out every year. 16.8cm diameter (that’s 6 3/4″ in old money), and it’s dishwasher safe too. i know. *happy face* Spotted in John Lewis, the Christmas Tree Porcelain Pudding Basin can be yours for just £9.