Super Kitsch Rhino Wall Lamp
/From Ikkle Lovelies sale, £42.50
Just When You Thought American Horror Story Couldn't Be Any Cooler...
/Check out these prints by the artist Roberto Sanchez. He has a set for each series so far, Murder House, Asylum and Coven.
Coven
Trash Pack Series 5: Even Grosser Little Stocking Fillers than Before
/Trash Pack series five is here. Our kids' version of our generation's Boglins and Garbage Pail Kids, the Trash Pack are sold in 'blind bags' or sets of five. The new releases come in their own yellow toilets, which my son found hilarious. He's at the anything gross is awesome stage, so we will be asking Santa for a sprinkling of Trash Pack blind bags in his Christmas stocking. Available in Tesco, Toys R Us and Smyths.
Gin in Jam? No Wonder the Snowmen Have Rosy Cheeks. Baked In Belfast's Christmas Range.
/Baked in Belfast is a good old cottage industry based in Northern Ireland. Suzanne creates handmade & hand painted plaques and decorations, and all year round plates depicting Belfast landmarks and phrases.
The BakedinBelfast.com Christmas collection arrived at our house yesterday, much to my son's delight he had two snowmen, due to Suzanne knowing his nickname too. We've chatted on Twitter for a few years and my son Michael is also known as WeeSmyth, so he had a snowman ornament of each name for his own tree in his room. Thank you, Suzanne!
We also got a Welcome to the Smyths' ceramic heart, totally cute. The main tree isn't up in our house until Saturday, but this will be on there. Fancy your own family bauble? Get in contact with Suzanne on Twitter.
Now Christmas isn't Christmas without some sort of special jam or chutney making an appearance to 'oohs' and 'ahhs' of 'try a bit of this with your Brie'. Baked in Belfast is your stop for these treats too. As well as regular flavours, there are cocktail inspired jams, Christmas infused chutneys and sweet chilli flavours to zing up your cheese and crackers game. Which will you go for?
Sweet chill jam with mexicana cheese on toast.. I'm coming for you
www.bakedinbelfast.com click!
Ikea Belfast Will Be Selling Real Christmas Trees for £25, Plus You get a £20 Voucher For Use in January
/A real, full-size Christmas tree for, well, sort of for a fiver. From 7th December you can pick up a real tree from Ikea, Belfast, for £25 and they'll give you a £20 voucher to spend in the new year.
We took advantage of this offer last year. You pay inside and get a token, take it to the tree lot in the car peak and pick any tree, big, small, 6ft or 3ft, and the staff take your token and give you your £20 voucher for after Christmas. Now this isn't even a '£20 off if you spend £100' type voucher, this is an actual £20 voucher you can walk in and spend on anything come January. So if you usually buy bits and pieces in Ikea anyway, it kind of means you're getting a real Christmas tree for just a fiver out of pocket.
Last December we got our Ikea tree on the 1st, and it lasted really well. Very little needle drop. So we will see you this Saturday morning, if you too decide it's too good a deal to miss.
Little Luxury Christmas Gifts Handpicked By Experts in Taste- Handpicked Collection
/I can never be a HandpickedCollection.com team member. To be one of their experts you need exquisite taste, an eye for stylish gadgets and an understanding of which gifts for which friend or family member.
I don't have good taste. I live for kitsch for goodness sake. I'm about neon fake fur and glittery plastic stag heads. So when I want to find something pretty as a gift for an aunt, or my lovely Mother-in-Law, Handpicked Collection is a handy place to start.
This week they sent me a cosy pair of 100% cashmere arm warmers which will go perfectly with my cape coat that doesn't cover my lower arms.
Comes in three colour choices
The second gift Handpicked Collection sent me was this tiny key birdhouse. We only have one car key, which my husband and I share, so putting the key in one place in the hallway so it didn't go missing (I lost it in my shoe last week) is a great idea. It now goes straight into the birdhouse when we walk in the door.
Handpicked Collection is packed to the virtual rafters will gift ideas. Here are some more clever, kooky and cool items in stock now, some with 20-30% off at the moment too.
Click to take a closer look and search on HandpickedCollection,com to buy.
Tattoo Artist Bob Done Will Be Painting Personal Designs for 24 Hours Straight. You Can Get One Too! For Free! #DoMeAPaintingBob
/Crazy, bearded genius that he is, Bob Done will be painting personal mini-tattoos based on people's loves and likes depicted in their Instagram feeds. Bob started the hashtag #DoMeAPaintingBob a few weeks back, and if you reposted his image with the hashtag, a few days later a little personalised painting would pop up in your feed.
I love mine, a cupcake castle, because I love buns and home interiors.
Want a chance to get your own, unique Bob Done doodle? Visit his Instagram feed for details, post a pic with his hashtag and tune in for his 24 hour paint-a-thon this week.
Absolutely all designs copyright Bob Done
Handsome Prints. Quentin Blake Wallpaper from Osborne & Little.
/A friend on Facebook just posted photos of her feature wall adorned with this Quentin Blake design wallpaper. You can find it on the Osborne & Little website along with fantabulous fabrics.
Photo by Marie Rowan
There are other Quentin Blake designs on there too
Lots and lots of other funky fabrics and papers
