Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without some delicious chocolates to delve into. And, with Guylian Chocolates easy to get at hand, there is no better way to share treats with your loved ones! The world’s favourite Belgian chocolatier, like every year, has something for everyone, and is certain to keep all the family happy.
With many delectable boxes available to us, it will be hard to choose which one you want! But, as they are all at fantastic prices, why not pick up one of each for a true treat! Below are two that I have had the pleasure of tasting.
La Perlina really is a mouth-watering box of chocolates. Each individual chocolate is made from 74% dark or milk chocolate and filled with a velvety smooth milk truffle centre. Yes, they do taste as good as they sound! Guylian’s 132g La Perlina box provides an intense chocolate sensation, guaranteed to appease chocolate lovers this Christmas. These would make great stocking fillers for many, but even better as a gift to yourself! These are available in a choice of milk or dark truffles and costs £3.99.
Guylian Temptations Gift Box is another fabulous chocolate selection! This latest creation takes their trademark Guylian seahorse shape, with each seahorse individually wrapped. The chocolates are then presented in a wonderful creative gift box, which doubles as a serving tray when opened. Each box contains an assortment of the Original Praliné (copper wrapper), Dark Praliné (dark brown wrapper), and the Milk Truffle (blue wrapper). These too would make a great gift, and are wonderful for putting on the table for guest.
Guylian’s Chocolates are available from all high street retailers and will without a doubt make a perfect accompaniment to your shopping basket this Christmas. For further information, please check out http://www.guylian.be. You can also visit their Facebook page where you will find lots of interactive fun.
Pierre Marcolini, the inventor of the concept ‘haute couture chocolate’ has created his bespoke Christmas collection for all the family to enjoy. Chocolate at Christmas time is always a must, but having the finest chocolate available to festive guest will delight many. This year sees Pierre Marcolini play with tradition and modernity to make Christmas a merry occasion for the child in all of us, with two festive offerings available to the UK for the first time from the new e-boutique this Christmas 2011.
This year sees a chocolate beautiful pearl Christmas Tree shaped by individual chocolate shells with a variety of praline fillings. Praline of all kinds are includes, consisting of old fashioned, double milk, pistachio nuts and nougat chips – utterly mouth watering! They are cleverly arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree and costs £26 per tray.
In addition, Pierre Marcolini has crafted a magnificent Father Christmas flat chocolate tablet filled with nougat chips and praline to tickle everyone’s taste buds. This not only wil taste ultimately divine, but it looks wonderful. It will delight both young and old. The Flat Father Christmas costs £22.00.
These dark, milk or white chocolate offerings are made from the best beans from Cuba, Ghana or Ecuador and make mouth-watering Christmas treats! Be it a gift for a loved one, for the boss or even for you, the chocolate delights of Pierre Marcolini should be experienced by all!
These Christmas Chocolate delights are available from Pierre Marcolini’s new e-boutique http://www.marcolini-eboutique.com. Helping us to have a fantastically chocolately Christmas.
Well, Christmas is only weeks away, and it should be the time to get your stores of food and drink in preparation for the festive celebrations. So, if you’re looking for bubbles to serve at your Christmas party/celebration but don’t want to break the bank, then this Cono Sur Sparkling Brut will more than do the job!
A lot of people find it difficult to purchase a good champagne, simply because most of the time it’s just too darn expensive! Finding a sparkling wine that is truly bubbly and joyful is always great. It offers us a great alternative to traditional French Champagne. It tastes totally delicious! The Cono Sparkling Brut is juicy, crisp and refreshing, making it the perfect complement to canapés at a festive drinks reception. Or, if you’re like me, it makes for a wonderful tipple at home after a hectic week at work! Well, at a price of £9.99, why not!
Cono Sur says:-
“It combines the classic and traditional variety Chardonnay with Riesling and Pinot Noir, which not only contribute in acidity and structure, but also reflect Cono Sur’s fresh and modern approach to winemaking. It’s a lively and radiant sparkling wine, whose aromas reveal great expression of fresh fruit, mingled in with the complexity and elegance of honey, white flowers, and notes of yeast. A fresh palate, with good acidity, balance and complexity, displays an extremely elegant and delicate brut.”
So, if you’re on a budget or just appreciate a good sparkling wine, then the Cono Sur Sparkling is perfect. Check out wwww.conosurgreencooks.com for more information.
If you’re looking for a personal touch and something a little different for gifts this Christmas, the Gallery Thea might just be the place to shop! Gallery Thea is a studio and ceramics shop in the Suffolk coastal town of Southwold. They create hand-painted ceramics to celebrate a range of special occasions. Be it for weddings, christenings, anniversaries or any other event, a personal touch from Gallery Thea could be right up the recipients’ street!
Gallery Thea produces beautiful and unique hand designed ceramics and recent commissions include a dinner service for a customer in New York as well as producing orders for returning customers from all over the world. They are becoming increasingly popular, and only in their own right!
For a small snippet into what they offer, is this cute little Tea Bag Dish (£12). It’s small, bright and very useful indeed! I am sure anyone would like this dish in their kitchen for the practicality of it. You know what’s it’s like when you put your teabag in the bin, and there is a trail of drip marks left on the floor, or (if your like me) leave them in the sink for the upmost ease – yes annoying and lazy! Well, simply purchase a cute little dish and hey presto, no more drip marks!
If you look at http://www.gallerythea.co.uk, you will see the array of wonderful gifts they have to offer. Christmas shopping could be completed in only a few clicks – now that’s the style of shopping I like!
We all know that Christmas is a time for giving! But giving a gift with more meaning to it should be something we should all be doing! Why not visit Oxfam today and do your bit for charity this Christmas 2011. They do much more than charity shops and second hand clothes, oh yes; Oxfam has an array of new gifts available that could fill all your nearest and dearest needs. The products are really lovely and you know that when you buy a gift from there, you will also be helping those in need. Oxfam say:-
“Oxfam is a vibrant global movement of passionate, dedicated people fighting poverty together. Doing amazing work, together. People power drives everything we do. From saving lives and developing projects that put poor people in charge of their lives and livelihoods, to campaigning for change that lasts. That’s Oxfam in action.”
Here are some amazing gifts from their shop that I think would make wonderful gifts.
There is an array of craft kits available, which would make any craft enthusiast happy. From making your own bunting to letter embellishments, all craft projects are well and truly covered with Oxfam’s help. The Heart decorations craft kit (£11.99) would make a great sewing project for both young and old. Well, they say that home is where the heart is, and with these gorgeous little hearts, it certainly is that! This craft kit will give you the opportunity to make five fabric hearts to hang around the home or give away to someone special. The kit contains everything needed to create wonderful heart decorations in a mixture of corduroy, felt and patterned materials. You could even try stuffing the hearts with dried lavender for a fragrant treat. The box contains fabric, ribbon, stuffing, buttons, thread, needle, patterns and instructions.
Another crafty gift could be this Vintage buttons craft kit (£14.99). Now people who love their haberdashery as much as Gok Wan does will appreciate this kit! It makes for a fabulous creative project for grown-ups to make accessories out of vintage buttons. You have everything you need to make one long necklace or a shorter necklace and bracelet, as well as a brooch. The pot contains 150 buttons in a variety of sizes and styles in shades of green. The recycled bit and bobs are from old garments and factory waste – very clever indeed! This pot contains buttons, ribbon, embroidery thread and a needle kit.
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