Freshers Week Top Picks

Well its A level Results time! All of you must be so nervous, excited, scared, worried the emotions are endless hoping you get the grades you need for University!

I have been there believe me so I know how you all feel even if it was what feels like a lifetime away!

I didn't get the grades I quite wanted, but had a few struggles through my final year with the fact that I was in hospital for a long period of time so meant I wasn't quite as revised as I should of been! 

This didn't stop me though, and luckily still got onto the course and into the University I wanted... Yippee!

Now once you know your going to University, you will be flying the nest, leaving your home comforts to face a brand new world.
Moving into your halls and living with people you have never met before is a huge deal for someone who has never been away from home before and can be quite daunting! 

So there's only one thing that can make you feel at ease and that's SHOP!

Here are my Freshers Week Top Picks, All the must have Gifts and Gadgets you will need for your new Beginning....

 Sleep In Rollers Kit £32.99

Sleep In Rollers

This is a must have kit, for all those crazy nights out looking all glam and then great for the late get ups due to shocking hangovers, these will be your life!

Happy Jackson Pencil Case £6.99

Happy Jackson Pencil Case

Keep all your stationary in order with this bright fun pencil, it has such a funny slogan on the side, "Pen Orgy In Here Tonight... Pencils Welcome Too.." haha!

Bomber Cups £9.99

The best shot glasses for the latest trend Jagerbombs! These are brilliant for those pre party shots in your pad and a great way to break the ice with all your new roomies!

Karin Akesson 'love your Job' Wall Art Print £28.99

Your new halls won't be the most glamorous place you will ever live, so spruce up those washed out walls with some inspirational Wall Art like this Karin Akesson 'Love Your Job' Print!


Funky Notebooks Prices from £9.99

You can't start university without some cool notebooks to write down all your To Do's, Idea's, Lecture Notes etc and if your anything like me your lost without your notebook and can sit for hours making bullet point lists! 


Tablet Cases From £19.99

You can't quite imagine your life without your iPad / tablet these days and you never know you might just get to buy one for your university work if you can try to convince your parents you 'need' one! These cases are brilliant and have choices to suit Girly Girls, Music lovers and that Dapper Gentleman!


Vintage Dolly Deluxe Sewing Kit £12.99

You will no longer have your mum by your side to do your washing, ironing, cooking and cleaning! Its time to stand on your own too feet! I was always asking my mum to sew buttons onto coats and dresses, to the point at the age of 29 i was still having to ask my mum to do any sewing bits i would need as i didn't own a sewing kit! 

Then that Christmas i got a lovely sewing kit from my mum, which now i have to say I've used loads and will most certainly be using it soon to sew in all my boys name tags for school!

Happy Jackson Random Crap Bag £4.99

This bag is brilliant for transferring all your prized possessions from your family home to your new abode! And this then turns into your washing bag, if you need to take your clothes to the launderette or even better pile it up and send to your mums when you pay a visit! 

This bag is HUGE and comes with a zip too so all your belonging are hidden away from preying eyes!

Ibed Lap Desk £12.49

This is a must have for any gadget lover! The Ibed lap Desk is a cushioned desk which has a slot to rest your tablet whilst lying in bed enjoying your Sunday morning breakfast! There's enough room to rest your coffee cup and toast whilst your reading through the morning news online!

Mona Mara 'Key To Success' Gold Plated Necklace £47.99 

Why not treat yourself after all the stressful nights and days you've had working hard to try and get the results you want, or even better get someone to buy it for you as a Well Done Gift! This gorgeous Mona Mara Necklace is a brand that Rihanna herself has been spotted wearing on more than one occasion and is a stunning statement piece and a lasting memory of how well you've done which can inspire you to keep trying and get to where you want to be!

Hope you all like my best bits, there's so much more on our website go and take a look 

www.gifts4gifts.com

Thanks For Reading

Gems 

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Gifts4Gifts Improve Delivery Charges.... Take Advantage Folks!

We have been 'Live' for nearly 2 months now and when we first launched our website we wanted to make sure we were covering all costs and for anyone who is in the business of retail negotiating delivery charges especially with us being Brand New is a tough task!

We have some great news though and have acknowledged that £4.95 maybe a little steep for a standard delivery charge, especially if you just wanted to pick up a few little bits.

So, We are now offering Free Standard UK Delivery on orders over £20 and even better we have reduced our UK Standard Delivery Charge to £2.95.

We still have the Gift Wrap Option which is an Extra £1 and Next Day Delivery of course is there if you've left your gift purchasing to the last minute!

Go and visit www.gifts4gifts.com and see what fabulous gifts await! 

Thanks Pep's

Gem

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Personalise Your Gifts!

Hi Everyone.... I've not wrote for a while and i'm starting to get that blogger guilt because i haven't done a daily post! 

I've read lots of other peoples blogs this week and there has been some great tips I've picked up one being that blogger's don't have to blog everyday! Just blog when you have something to talk about rather then trying to think of things to blog about ;-)

So I've done a couple of Product / Range reviews now and thought i would talk about our Personalised Gifts, as this is a huge section on our website and have so much choice and are suited for all occasions!

Personalised Gifts get more popular each year, there are so many products now in which you can have personalised and from my blog reading this week I read a post about these Personalised Illamasqua Designed By You Gift Sets in which you get to work with the creative director over 3 sessions to create your own bespoke nail varnishes! The set is a whooping £350 and there are only 10 available from Selfridges being released at Christmas but WOW i would love Santa to bring me something like this one day, oh well a girl can dream!

For all of us who want to give that personalised touch but at a fraction of a cost then here at Gifts4Gifts.com we have all the gifts you could want.

With there being so many products i am going to do a Top Pick for Children, Mum, Dad, and Friends please do leave comments as to what you all think and love the most!

1) Personalised Wooden Letter Blocks From £8.99

These are the perfect accompaniment in any kid's bedroom! These solid wood blocks are distressed to give them a vintage look and the result is a really funky, modern decorative item with more than a hint of shabby chic.

You have a choice of either pink or blue and can select a letter for each block spelling your child's name or words such as 'princess' 'baby'.

Each block measure in at 6.5 x 6.5cm and £8.99 per block, if you purchase now orders over £20 were offering Free UK Delivery!

2) Personalised Wooden Crate £29.99

For a quirky gift with that shabby chic feel, look no further than these gorgeous personalised wooden crates.

Each one measures in around 30 x 21.5cm and features up to two lines of writing on the front. With these lines say is entirely up to you, And just for good measure, there's also a choice of seven crate colours giving them that rustic charm!

The Crate price comes in at £29.99 it would look amazing in someones garden, or as a lovely vintage farmhouse storage box for indoors!

3) Personalised Football Book From £39.99

Relive your favourite football teams history through newspaper headlines in this fascinating Personalised Football Book.

This book will detail the history of your chosen club with copies of all the newspaper articles from famous league and cup wins, the memorable games, and the stars - past and present, all through newspaper coverage, written by reporters who were present at the games at the time, This book is the perfect gift for any football fan!

The book can be personalised by featuring the recipients Name and a message on the certificate on the title page. 

The recipients name can also be gold embossed on the front cover.

The tabloid size is 38 x 31cm and beautifully bound in a choice of quality hardback covers:

Standard Graphite Grey Cover 

Premium Leatherette Cover 

Luxury Leather Cover

4) Personalised Retro Sweet Hampers £34.99

Take a sugary blast from the past with this brilliant Retro Sweet Hamper!

Many years ago, a 20 pence piece was all you needed to buy a mountain of sweets that'd probably last you a lifetime. But alas, times have changed and so have sweets But where have all the classics gone?

The Fizz Wizz Poppng Candy, The Flying Saucers and Gob Stoppers? Watch out - They're Back.

Right here in fact within this delightfully retro wicker hamper - the perfect way to relive the hours of fun in your local sweetshop, choosing which scrumptious sweets should go into your little white paper bag.

It's jam-packed with the best classics EVER - from Refresher Chews and Candy Whistles to Drumstick Lollies and Dolly Bead Necklaces! Who said nostalgia was a thing of the past? This is nostalgia in a hamper; there are 27 lip smacking varieties to choose from, which are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth or someone else's.

And the best bit? you can customise a gift card for your sweet-toothed recipient!

As you can see there is such a wide selection of cool, quirky personalised gifts which will please any recipient!

We are now offering Free UK Standard Delivery on orders over £20, Take a look at all our products, we have lots for you to see!

I'm on a healthy eating and fitness regime this month, the more I look at all these sweets the more I want them! I must resist! 

Thanks for reading!

Gem

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Our Winner Is Announced.....Whahoo!

The time has come to close our competition at Gifts4Gifts and find out who the lucky winner is going to be!

We have had a phenomenal response to this with hundreds, yes hundreds of entries which is amazing!

Thank you to everyone who has entered, and please don't forget to visit our site regularly for you to see our new ranges which will be coming soon and to purchase your fabulous gifts for all your family and friends.

So, Now its time to announce the winner!

We have taken all entries names and placed then all into a hat (literally). 

One was selected at random and I can now say... 

THE WINNER IS.....

Kelly Alderson From Sunderland

Well done Kelly, We will be contacting you directly to arrange delivery of this amazing prize of over £400 of Gifts and Goodies

Thank you again everyone for taking part and please sign up to our newsletter if not already as there will be plenty more offers and competitions coming very soon!

Gem

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Gentleman's Hardware The Ideal Gifts For The Men In Your Life

I absolutely LOVE buying presents for people, I think its the most personal thing to give someone a present in which you spend weeks thinking about what your going to get them (well I do), remembering all those little things that the person loves, to then select the gifts which you hope they will love as much as you do and is a true representation of themselves and what they adore!

I always find it slightly harder to buy for males, just because the males in my life including my little boy seem to have everything already they want, or at least everything within reasonable cost, No Chris i will not buy you an Eventide Space no matter how many times you add it to your Christmas and Birthday lists! haha!

I came across a gorgeous range of gifts which is ideal for your Dads, Granddads, Brothers or any male you need to get a lovely gift for so thought I would do a review on them and talk you through some of my best picks! so here Goes..

Gentleman's Hardware

There is so much of this kind of design about at the moment, originating from Restoration Hardware In America, This is one of my favourite stores for inspiration on Gifting / Gadget collections... The pricing can be expensive but there packaging is rustic with great hand drawn images and their product selection is often random but very fun and some cool gadgets suited for everyone!

The Gentleman's Hardware range is a small and concise collection of products which is aimed around 'everything you need for that dapper gentleman' There's nothing better than seeing a Sharp, Smart Man and especially if they have the accessories to go with it, its just the perfect finishing touch.

Firstly lets talk about the packaging of these gifts, which i absolutely love, how a gift is packaged is as important as what the actual gift is!

They all come in a variety of hard boxes with a craft paper lid or a craft paper wrap band printed with the fabulous graphics and typography and bright coloured labels to give it that modern touch.

My Top 3 Picks

The range consists of products such as Waiters Friend, Pen and Pencil Set, Shoe Shine Kit, Tablet Case, Hip Flask and a Gorgeous Globe... All the products are great gifts which can be suited to almost all males and for a varied age too!

#1 Has to be the globe, this is on the top price bracket i know, but i just think this is a piece that will last and can be used in someones office, it would look amazing on a side table in a lounge of the best idea yet is to have it as your bedside lamp as it has a nifty light inside which when turned on creates the perfect ambiance!

The 25mm diameter globe shows off the gorgeous vintage map and comes on a chrome stand and base mixing vintage with modern perfectly.

To complete this the piece comes in a brilliant gift box for that finishing touch.

Gentleman's Hardware Globe Light £74.99

#2 Is the 'Wet Your Whistle Hip Flask' I am seeing these come back into the market a lot more now, and there starting to become a bit of a fashion statement with quirky hip flask shapes, and silver flasks with obscure engravings to make them more risky!

This one is a a great circular shape in a lovely brushed stainless steel. It has embossed PU around the front with the 'Wet Your Whistle' wording and comes with a brilliant little nesting cup which is placed in the centre perfect for the people who like 'easy measuring'.

This makes an ideal gift for your dad or Granddad who likes a tipple whilst playing a round of golf, or also makes a brilliant gifts for the Best Man and Ushers at someones wedding!

Gentleman's Hardware Hip Flask £24.99

#3 Is the 'Credit Where Credit Is Due Card Holder' This is a lovely little gift for someone, especially if they don't use a full wallet its a great holder to store your oyster cards, Starbucks card and so on. It is made from a lovely felt inner, and has gorgeous faux leather pockets either side for easy storage of multiple cards.

The pockets a lined to ensure cards are inserted and removed with no damage to the felt.

The front has the Gentleman's Hardware logo embossed and on the reverse has the slogan 'Credit Where Credit Is Due' I wish there was a female version of this as I want one!

Gentleman's Hardware Card Holder £11.99

Recommendation!!

I would definitely urge you all to take a look of this fabulous range, it has products in here which you would love to give to your loved ones and suits all budgets too!

Thanks For Reading

Gem

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Gifts4Gifts.com Last Chance To Win Over £400 Worth Of Gorgeous Gifts!

Hello Everyone!

I thought I would let you all know we are now soon coming to a close for our fabulous competition for a lucky someone to WIN over £400 worth of gorgeous Gifts!!

 All you need to do is  register here to our website leaving your details and then a lucky winner will be randomly selected which will be announced on the 31st July 2013.

There are lots of fabulous gifts from our ranges Thoughtful Gardener, Abbey Road, Karin Akesson Cards, Timbergram Occasions Bundle, Doodle Stitch Pillowcase, Happy Jackson Goodies, Gadgets and Gizmo's and more!

These will all come beautifully presented in a wicker basket making this a fantastic winning prize!

Prize Bundle What's Included

Rock The Custard 'Stressed Desserts' Tote Bag £12

Rock The Custard 'Love Is All' A4 Wall Art Print £14.99

Doodle Stitch Pillowcase £14.99

Happy Jackson Pencil Case £6.99

Happy Jackson 'Lovely Things' Washbag £12.99

Happy Jackson 'My Amazing Life' Notebook £7.99

Happy Jackson Men's Washbag £14.99

Thoughtful Gardener Gloves £9.99

Thoughtful Gardener Organiser £14.99

Set of 6 Karin Akesson Greeting Cards £18.00

Collection of six Timbergram Cards £29.99

Abbey Road A5 Notepad £9.99

Abbey Road Pencil Set £7.99

Gentleman's Hardware Waiters Friend £9.99

Gentleman's Hardware Puncture Repair Kit £14.99

Epic Win And Fail Stamps £9.99

Royaltees £9.99

Armour LED Watch £29.99

Fli Tunes £11.99

Luxury Spa Day Experience Day Voucher £199.99

Get clicking everyone and sign up now!

Good Luck Everyone!

Gem

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Timbergram Anyone?!

I'm not sure if it's just me but no matter what gift your presented with, you always like to receive a fabulous card with it!

I always try to look for the best cards, but never seem to be able to find many unique, quirky and design-led designs when out shopping locally and always end up purchasing ones which are run of the mill.

I came across this amazing Timbergram range, which are such a fantastic idea, they provide postcard style cards which fit many occasions such as Weddings, Birthdays, Celebrations, New Baby and of course Valentines.

So what's so unique about these? Well for starters the designs are bold, quirky and are a statement within themselves, but the best part about these is they're made from sustainable wood! The inspiration for these came from the old 1900 wooden postcards like the image shown below..(I love this!)

All you need to do is write your loving message on the back with Biro and post out like you would with a postcard... These also come with envelopes so you can insert them into here if you have a more private message to write.

Now i'm a bit of a sentimentalist which i definitely get from my mum and hugely missed 'Mamie'! We can never  seem to convince ourselves to throw away cards from our loved ones and special friends, which results in having  keepsake boxes galore and their contents never seeing the light of day. (To be fair some of the designs you wouldn't want them anywhere else but kept in a box!)

The Timbergram Cards are not only a lovely sentiment and card to receive and send but they can become centre pieces within your home, you would love to have these in pride of place displayed out on your coffee table or placed on top of your fireplace, these are cards that will see the light of day and last forever!

Another key factor especially for all you Eco Friendly folks out there the designs are screen printed in the UK on birch from sustainable forests and for every ten cards the company sells it plants a tree in Africa! 

If your wanting to see more about this brilliant range then take a look at Gifts4Gifts.com. We stock a broad range of the Timbergram designs making these the perfect add on purchase when your shopping for all your gifts and gadget goodies!


Lastly on a more personal level, I'm not even engaged (yet!) but i think I've found my unique and unusual wedding invites..... no pressure you know who!

Thanks
Gem

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