Would Being A Millionaire Change Your Christmas??

Christmas is one of my most favourite times of the year, but for me and also a lot of people it is also a very stressful time!
Now i have a child of my own it has become even more stressful as i want to make sure its the most magical it can be for my son, but in doing this it also becomes quite expensive!

The kids toy adverts are in full force and all i am hearing at the moment is i want this, i want that, mum i want that, Wow mum i definitely want that pointing too the Despicable Me 2 Remote Control Minion! And my reply is always, well you will have to see what Father Christmas brings, he only brings presents to all the children who have been good all year and so on!

I think i carry a lot of guilt as i am a full time working mum and have been since Cohen was 8 months old, working long hours trying to earn a living and to build my career which will ultimately give him a better life and future.
I sometimes envy stay at home mums, parents who can afford to spend all there days bringing up their children, but then i don't think i could handle not having a career, which is my passion and is part of who i am. Plus i know that the Childcare my son has had has been loving and nurturing and has certainly made him into the polite and confident boy he is today. Many families now have to take their children into full time childcare and the ones who don't are very lucky indeed.

Feeling a little stressed out and panicking thinking will there be enough presents and gifts for my son on Christmas Day i then started to day dream on what Christmas would be like if we were Millionaires?!

For sure the gifts would certainly be more extravagant, Take a look at some of these from Neiman Marcus Christmas Yuletide Book, which supplies many gifts for the wealthy!

At over six foot high, five feet wide, and four feet deep, this is a real life gingerbread house which looks mouthwatering! Priced at a mere £9,500 and made from gingerbread, royal icing, lollipops, cookies and gum drops it have been created by New Yorks Dylans Candy Bar!

Another gifts a millionaire may splash out on would be the Metro Houseboat and costs £157,000, the River Thames style home is 48 feet long and has an open floor plan! Woweee!

Next up a 50th Anniversary His and Her Charm bracelet made from  18kt White and Yellow Gold is priced at £156,000!! Now even if i did have the ridiculous amounts of money to spend on a bracelet I don't think it would buy the below! I'd be happy with a Mona Mara 22kt Gold plated Bracelet!!

So, apart from the Over the top gifts, would Christmas be any different? 

No is my answer... 

When i actually thought what were the best bits about Christmas, Why do i enjoy it so much? The answer is FAMILY!

Spending time with my little family, Making up for all those recent long working hours and early starts to then being able to enjoying spending 2 weeks off work and doing nothing but eat, drink, watch films cosy in front of the fire, spend time with my boy playing with him, going for long walks and nice meals out. Visiting relatives and spending time with everyone. 

Yes the presents are nice, but there not what i remember and to be honest lots of gifts are still sat in my cupboard from last year which haven't even been used yet!

The lesson I've learnt here is that yes i want to give my son a brilliant Christmas, and yes i will be purchasing items for him, but i will also be spending my time with him which is precious and it is this time which he will remember and the memories he will have and not how many parcels he has to open.

Thanks for reading 

Gems 

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Christmas Traditions

Well its that time of year when we're all thinking about Christmas and starting to make plans for the festive session! The organised one's will have completed their shopping, the super organised will have completed their shopping and have it all wrapped ready in coordinating wrapping paper! And the not so organised (pointing no fingers) has absolutely nothing prepared and a huge list which seems to be growing by the second on what I need to get!

So who has set traditions they follow each Christmas? I have a few, one of which is to bake our own Christmas Cake, even though i personally don't like fruit cake, but its the fun of it and a family tradition which has to be kept up.

Another one was to always decorate my grandparents tree, sadly i am unable to do this anymore but i will always have a toast to them (using my new Sagaform Christmas Schnapps Glasses i may add) in hand when doing my own tree with my little boy.

Christmas Cards are one of those traditions that i never seem to commit too! Every year I purchase beautiful Christmas designed cards, spend the evening writing them out, put them in my car, write the addresses on the ones i need to post out and then what happens? 6 months later there still sat in the box or stuffed inside my glove compartment still waiting to be delivered! Really i should be super savy and keep hold of them to use this time round, however they always end up going in the recycling bin when im having one of my mad clear outs ( I blame my dad for me inheriting this trait)

So as were talking about Christmas Cards, i came across an article in the Telegraph which made me giggle lots! I am now looking to purchase some new Christmas Card, which I will definitely be posting out this year without fail! So if all my family and friends don't get one you need to tell me off! ha!

These are some Christmas cards however i most certainly WILL NOT be sending....although they send me into fits of giggles looking at this collection of the Worst Christmas Photo's EVER from www.awkwardphotos.com..... 

It would be great if you could upload any of your most embarrassing Christmas Photo's!  I will see what ones I can dig out from back in the day haha!

Thanks Everyone 

Gem 

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Our Gifts In The Press This Month

This month we have seen lots of new press articles on lots of the gorgeous gifts we stock! 

There are so many great gifts which we range and are in a wide range of prices depending on if your looking for a gifts for that grand gesture, or a lovely sentimental gift to show someone your thinking of them.

MONA MARA

Mona Mara is a Jewellery brand I absolutely love, Rihanna has been spotted wearing key pieces a few times, now Jessie J has been rocking one of their Necklaces! The range is all lovingly handmade and is 22ct gold plated and makes a key statement piece that will last you a life time!

Also spotted wearing this great brand is Jade Thirlwall from Little Mix, She was seen flaunting the Mona Mara bracelet.. Now magazine have done a full page spread showing off their brilliant pieces! Take a look at our great range of Mona Mara Jewellery, Plus with Free UK delivery on orders over £20 means you pay no postage! Yippee!

SKINNY DIP LONDON

There has been even more great articles and press on the fabulous brand Skinny Dip London! This company started off with an idea of supplying cool and trending items such has headphones and Iphone cases with a difference! They have come so far and have now launched an amazing range of Embellished perspex bags which can be found on our website Gifts4Gifts.  

They have celebrated with a huge Launch event in London, as well as having features in Grazia magazine to name a few! The pricing on these clutch bags are a steel compared to the Designer prices you would find from the likes of Chanel and Shourouk.. Treat yourself for Christmas, you deserve it! 

From You To Me Books

Gifts4Gifts stock these stunning books which certainly pull on your heart strings and make you instantly want to get one and start filling in full of all your wonderful memories and wishes especially for me as i am a mum of a 5 year old and the time is going so quick! Getting one of these books and completing it for him so he can treasure this in the future when we he is all grown up would be a lovely heartfelt gift for him! 

From Me To You are a brilliant company, so much so they have been selected as a finalist in the Local Business Accelerators, Which is a regional press campaign to support small businesses!

Here at Gifts4Gifts are so pleased, there a fantastic and supportive supplier to us and we love being able to range their books which not only do we love, but our customers love too! Take a look at our range here

Well Done, and Good Luck!

Thanks For Reading

Gemma

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Gifts4Gifts.com What We've Been Doing....

We are VERY excited here as we are fast approaching our 1st ever Christmas as Gifts4Gift.com!

We have been soooooo busy rearranging our site, making new categories to include all our Christmas products! We've also updated our 'about us' page to give you a better insight about us and how we work as a family in business (not always harmoniously!)

Since launching gifts4gifts we had noticed a few technical issues, particularly with our personalised section. One huge frustration was the search bar wouldn't work for this area. We hope this has now been rectified by us adding in individual product pages to our site which will trigger the search functionality... (This sounds ever so complicated!)

As you can see we have been beavering away, burning the midnight (sometimes all night!) oil and feel all the hard work has paid off and are pleased with the results - WE HOPE YOU ARE TOO!

We have just also found out Skinny Dip bags are now in Selfridges, our vintage playing card framed pictures are also stocked there, we feel in very good company and we are very competitively priced!

Lastly we would like to tell you all about our fantastic Christmas competition in which one lucky person can win over £630 worth of gifts and goodies!! This is an unbelievable prize fund and is over £200 more in value than our last competition!!!

All you need to do is register and sign up to our newsletter to be entered, the winner will be announced on the 16th December and the prize will be delivered to the winner in time for Christmas!

Please take a look at our Christmas ranges and enter our competition before its too late

We have lots of great brands and ranges for you all to see so please take time to browse through

Thanks for reading

Gemma