christmas
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Getting festive with Ocean
We have a bit of a tradition in our house. Every year we buy some new decorations and baubles for the tree, something to add to the (already) large collection that will ensure that the house doesn’t look exactly the same year after year. I get the decorations from some of my favourite stores (Paperchase, Debenhams, John Lewis) and then, on the last weekend in November, we decorate the house as a family. It is always a lovely time, Christmas music on , a glass of sherry in hand, and, by the end of the weekend the house looks all festive and pretty and the Christmas mood is fully in…
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Santa sends a letter from the Lapland Mailroom
By now your child has probably sat down to write a letter to Santa, highlighting all those fabulous presents that they hope to receive this year. They will probably have insisted that you post the letter – with or without a stamp. And now they are probably checking the post every day to see if there is a reply yet. It’s a very exciting time for children everywhere. If you are a parent looking for a really lovely reply letter from Santa, take a look at the ones created in the Lapland Mailroom. Beautifully personalised, the letter from the Lapland Mailroom contain lots of clues that these come from the…
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Gudrun Sjoden and the perfect Christmas Day Dress
Certain colours have certain connotations. Yellow seems to typify Spring – Daffodils, sunshine and all things bright and new. Autumn is all brown and bronzes, those crunchy leaves and golden sunsets. Halloween can only mean black and gothic, and Christmas is all about red – holly, advent candles and a certain man in a red suit. When I’m looking for something to wear on Christmas day, it is rare that I step away from red in some shape or form. This year, Gudrun Sjoden have created the perfect Christmas Day dress. It’s red, it’s velour, it’s stretchy for extra turkey and trimmings, and it has long sleeves. It is the…
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A preview of the House of Fraser #HHHO Grotto in Birmingham
Saturday 28th November will see this year’s launch of the most beautiful grotto in Birmingham. The House of Fraser grotto is truly beautiful, a veritable Winter wonderland that mixes the joy of reindeer’s, snow and Santa with a look back to the traditional shops and houses of the Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ era. The Grotto, once again, raises much needed funds for the Harry Moseley Charity, Help Harry Help Others, and is sure to delight children and parents with its sheer festiveness. I was lucky enough to be invited to go along to the launch, and took my sister Jodie, Joe and my niece Renee along with me. A Christmas…
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Put A Smile On Your Mom’s Face With These Beautiful Gifts
With Christmas fast approaching, you may be starting to stress about what to get your mom. Don’t panic, you’re not alone when it comes to shopping for our moms, old or young, we all struggle. The problem isn’t that there is nothing our moms will like, the issue is that we want to get them the most incredible gift. No matter how old you are – 14 or 44, there’s no denying it, your mom does a lot for you. So come Christmas, you want to show her just how much you care by getting her the most wonderful gift. The only problem is, you can’t decide what to get…
