Calendarwizard produce a range of personalised calenders which will make a fantastic gift for the office or home. It couldn’t be easier to do and really takes little time to personalise the perfect gift for your loved one, which will last throughout the whole year.
All the calendars available can be personalised using 13 of your most loved photographs. And also, you can add as many personal dates as you want. Adding in all birthdays, anniversaries and those important appointment dates will make sure you never forget an important date again.
Calanderwizard really is a great idea. Now when you look at the date, you can also smile at the treasured photo in front of you. It will brighten up your home, or office, or wherever you may put it.
Prices and Sizes are as follows:-
Family Calendar A3 - £19.99
Mini Desk Calendar A6 - £5.99
Slim Calendar - £9.99
Desk Calendar A5 - £10.99
Wall Calendar A4 - £14.99
Large Wall Calendar A3 - £19.99
Desk planner – 10.99
Slim Photo Diary from £12.99
A5 Photo Diary from £14.99
The Royal Mint has been producing all the coins in the UK for over 1,000 years. Now they have really upped their game and have produced a range of beautiful coins that make lovely and slightly unusual gifts.
These highly collectable Mint coins are keep sakes. It’s so nice to be able to offer a real gift alternative to the high volume, mass produced products we are used to.
Silver Lucky Penny - £14.99
This penny is the same size and shape as the pennies in your purse but with a difference! It is crafted in solid sterling silver and comes in a velvet draw string bag to keep it safe.
A most perfect good luck charm, ideal for newborns (available in pink or blue!) or for anyone special in your life, that maybe need a little luck.
Create-a-set - £7.50
This is the perfect gift for any budding treasure hunter! The pack includes the new style £1 coin, which is in circulation and has spaces for all the other denominations that make up the new shield design that was introduced in 2009. These would make special birthday gifts.
For young and old alike it’s amazing how quickly you start looking at every coin in your change to see if it’s the missing one. If you like, this is a gift that keeps giving – You have to get that collection complete! I think this would be a great gift for two, or more, siblings. Let the competition between them make this set really come into its own.
Doctor Who - £5.99
These medals are perfect for anyone who has enjoyed Matt Smith’s first outing as the new Doctor in the current series of Doctor Who.
This official Doctor Who collectable comes with an information card detailing the villain’s powers. The new Doctor (the best?) ensures that these will retain and increase in value as well as being a joy to collect.
The full range of these inspiring mint coins gift ideas can be viewed at http://www.royalmint.com
Being an Irish lass myself, I just love my potatoes (or as we call them, spuds!). I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love a good old helping of mashed potatoes with dinner, apart from my 5 year old son of course! The problem with mashed potato though, one that really puts me off, is when you get lumpy mash – yuck. Nothing better for ruining your Sunday lunch.
So for the best quality mash you could make in the comfort of your own kitchen, why not try out OXO’s stylish stainless steel Potato Ricer. This is my new best friend in the kitchen! I love it, and can’t actually believe I have lasted so long without one. It literally transforms lumpy potatoes into creamy, delicious mash with one simple little press.
This Kitchen Potato Utensil is so easy to use. Simply hold over a bowl, fill with cooked potatoes and squeeze through. The non-slip handles helps absorb the pressure as you squeeze, which in turn will save you time and the strain of mashing (not to mention the dead arm syndrome after).
Don’t think that you can use this just for potatoes; why not mash your turnips or carrots this way. Or better still, purée your little ones food with it. You really will find a lot of uses for it.
OXO state:-
“If the thought of all that mashing deters you, try a ricer instead to save you time and energy in the kitchen. There’s no doubt that some mashers could do the job admirably, but for a professional result that makes you look more like Heston than Delia, the ricer wins hands down. Just one quick squeeze and you have a bowl of steaming, delicious mash for everyone to enjoy.”
The OXO Ricer costs a well spent £24, and the whole range is widely available through a selection of national retailers, or visit http://www.oxo.com.
For stockist details, please call 0114 290 1455.
Everybody knows who QVC are! You switch on your telly and there are people offering you some fantastic items at bargain prices. Couldn’t get better than that, could you? There is an array of products for sale each day, and if you miss it on the TV then just have a look online.
I wanted to check out some art and craft ideas and came across two products for sale which really caught my eye. These will both make a great gift for a lady in your life.
The first is the Bamboo Knitting Pin Set in Rose Fabric Wrap (QVC price £16.28). This is the perfect gift for those we know who love to knit. The Bamboo Knitting Needle Sets comprise of a very pretty fabric wrap with roses, and within that you have eight different-sized pairs of Bamboo knitting needles. With this set, you will never lose a set of needles again, and will always have the correct size available whenever needed. The Knitting Needle sizes are; 3mm, 3.5mm, 3.75mm, 4mm, 4.5mm, 5mm, 5.5mm and 6mm.
Another great gift is the V V Rouleaux Feather Rosette and Headband Kit (£QVC price £20.24). With this, you actually get to make your own pretty headband, of which can also double up as fantastic hair facinators. The feathers are in vibrant tones of peacock blue, green, black and grey, which I am sure, will match in with a lot of outfits you may have. The kit also contains 2 silver-toned metal brooch clip, a white headband and diamante buttons. Don’t be worried about putting you Rosette and Headband together as it comes with step-by-step instructions, with diagrams to help you out.
Check out other arts and craft ideas at http://www.qvc.com.
Aaah, Home Brew! It’s always had a bit of a bad rep, hasn’t it? I remember my own kit, a birthday present from Argos, many years ago. It was bad, really bad.
I was asked to trial the ibrew home beer brewing kit, and I thought “well, why not? Nothing to lose”. Although I am sure I lost a micron’s worth of stomach and throat tissue from my last home brew attempt nearly twenty years ago, but I will do anything in the name of research!
Cheap beer making kits that produce great tasting beer. Available for just £64.99, the ibrew starter kit offers a complete re-usable home brewery with everything you need to begin brewing – including ingredients to make 40 pints in two batches. Re-fills cost £9.99 for 20 pints, which means home brewing costs from just 50p a pint.
So, cheap beer. Never normally bodes well. You get what you pay for.
Not so with ibrew! There are three varieties – a refreshing lager, a hoppy bitter and a rich stout, all of which are ready to drink within a mere 21 days.
I was sent sample bottles of the lager and a bitter brew kit. In the name of testing, I tried to reconstruct an optimum time for drinking lager. With the lager nicely chilled, I cut the grass in the back garden on a scorching day. With me tired, hot and sweating, I had reached that optimum point…I tried the ibrew lager.
This is as good as homebrew is ever going to get. Clear, sharp, crisp lager that you would think had been professionally brewed. It was so nice and I was so hot, I had another. Just to be sure (research) I had one more after that.
There are many commercially brewed lagers that I would leave on the supermarket shelves and go for the ibrew lager instead. It really is that good.
The ibrew pack includes a fermenter, which also doubles as the outer packaging, and a clever dispenser tap unit that fits onto the storage bottles. These bottles are designed to sit neatly on the fridge shelf making it simple for you to pour your draught beer ready chilled. The ibrew kits include the finest UK-grown malt and hops and require the addition of yeast (which is supplied) and water. All ingredients are 100% natural.
As far as ease of use goes, I had no issues setting up the bitter beer making kit. Very simple and concise products and instructions – and I normally have trouble making the bed. It’s brewing away as I write. My little baby.
ibrew kits and refills are available to buy online at http://www.ibrew.co.uk and in numerous retailers nationwide (visit website to find nearest stockist).
The ultimate gift for beer lovers.
