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Light Fantastic!

Light Fantastic!

The Candle Selection – A Fantastic One-Stop Shopping Experience.

Just newly launched www.thecandleselection.co.uk – an easy to navigate website for you to browse and shop – when looking for that inspirational Christmas gift idea.

The Candle Selection aim to offer you a beautiful selection of quality candles, enabling you to enhance the ambience of your home with the introduction of light, colour and fragrance.

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Party of Five – New Silverware from Andrew Martin

Party of Five - New Silverware from Andrew Martin

Arriving just in time for the festive party season, this silver plated collection designed by Andrew Martin is the perfect serve ware for every special occasion.

Exclusive to John Lewis, the new range includes everything from a champagne bucket to a water pitcher and candy bowl.

Exquisite and beautifully crafted, they are true pieces of luxury for your home:

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John Lewis Puts the Glamour Back into Christmas

John Lewis Puts the Glamour back into Christmas

Christmas may be a time for the children, but there is absolutely no reason why grown-ups should miss out on all of the fun.

This Christmas add a touch of glitz and glamour to your home, with black and gold decorations.

A striking selection of baubles, dark trees and glitter-laden accessories are available at John Lewis, so whether you want to add a touch of class to your own collection of decorations, or go all out for sheer opulence, John Lewis aims to deliver the answer.

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DotComGiftShop’s Inspiring Christmas Adornments

 DotComGiftShop’s Inspiring Christmas Adornments

It’s December already, and our thoughts drift towards getting the old box of decorations out and doing up the living room.
If your old baubles are looking a bit tired and jaded, why not reinvigorate them with a festive face-lift?

The DotComGiftShop have a truly exquisite selection of beautiful and inspiring adornments, from artificial trees and electric lights to charming wreaths and candles, to help you create a fantasy wonderland this Christmas.

Putting up the Christmas decorations is one of the pleasures of the festive season, and fun for all the family.

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Oxfam Unwrapped A Small Gift – Big Difference

 Oxfam Unwrapped Small Gift - Big Difference

Looking for a way to make a small Christmas charitable gift, then look no further – Oxfam’s poverty busting activities and services are neatly packaged into small gifts with a big difference, with their Oxfam Unwrapped project!

HOW IT WORKS:

Choose a gift
There’s masses of choice – from goats and cows to teachers and health workers – you can even help build a bog if you like.

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Everyone Loves To Receive a Christmas Hamper!

Everyone Loves To Receive a Christmas Hamper!

There’s no better time to indulge the ones you love than at Christmas – after all, it’s the time of year to ‘eat and be merry’.

Lakeland have a wide selection of hampers to suit all tastes, and the fun of opening a hamper and rummaging through the contents is a joy in itself.

So if you’re looking for that extra special something, or just struggling for a gift idea, look no further – everyone loves to receive a Christmas hamper!

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The New House Textiles Homewares Design ‘Red Orchard’

The New House Textiles Homewares Design Red Orchard

Well-known for their original work with blinds and accessories, New House Textiles also offer an exciting Homewares Collection … inspired by classic Swedish design.

The collection brings together the work of leading Swedish designers, with both modern ‘retro’ prints and original vintage designs from the 1950s.

One of the more colourful designs in the New House Textiles Homewares collection is ‘Red Orchard’, designed by Victoria Mollgard in 2007. The lush green leaves and bright red apples provide a hint of summer in a country orchard.

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Largest Collection of Herend Figurines Now at Thomas Goode

Largest Collection of Herend Figurines Now at Thomas Goode

Herend will be showing the largest collection of their popular VH or Fish Scale figurines at Thomas Goode, who will also display these beautiful animals in their dedicated Zoo Window for Christmas from November 9th.

In addition Herend has introduced a new special colour – emerald green – which is available exclusively at Thomas Goode in Mayfair, London until spring next year, when it goes on general sale.

These popular fish-scale figurines from Herend in Hungary, stir up a passion for collecting no matter what your age.
You might have been given a baby bunny rabbit as a child and been collecting ever since, or recently fallen in love with a great lion spotted in a china shop and now can’t wait for the next one!

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Habitat Launches The ‘this is my Habitat’ Competition

Habitat Launches The ‘this is my Habitat’ Competition

Habitat has launched the ‘this is my Habitat’ competition, by inviting people across the UK to dig out their cameras and share with them  – What Makes Their House A Home.

Helena Christensen, who fronts Habitat’s ‘this is my Habitat’ campaign, will judge the competition, which is intended to give enthusiasts of design and interiors, a platform to share with others their own style, and show the Great British public what inspires them.

With almost two thirds (62%) of Brits feeling that their home urgently needs a revamp, but unsure where to start, now’s the perfect time to share sources of inspiration.
Anyone can enter, whether you are a budding interior designer, have a unique living space, or simply feel house-proud.

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Fair Trade Christmas Decorations From Fairwind

Fair Trade Christmas Decorations From Fairwind

This Christmas Fairwind has a stunning range of fair trade Christmas tree decorations; all handmade, ethical and ideal as gifts, or decorations for your own tree.

The Angel decoration pictured here; is a gorgeous Christmas tree decoration, which would make a great, ethical gift. It is a fair trade product that has been handmade using glass and acrylic beads.
£1 from the sale of every angel goes to the Midlands Trauma and Crisis Centre in South Africa. 6cm x 6cm. Available in gold, red and silver. £9.50.

Silk rocking horse; a lovely red silk tree decoration,which is quite different from the usual tree decorations. Handmade by polio and landmine survivors in Cambodia using 100% Cambodian silk.
Hand sewn sequins and detailing make this a gorgeous decoration for your tree. 11cm x 3cm x 11cm. £6.

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