Celebrate

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In days where we often entertain at home, or at least drink more at home than we ever used to (it’s often cheaper than visiting the pub!) a wine rack seems to be something that everyone needs.

It’s always handy having a bottle of the grape juice to hand in case of unexpected visitors or a bottle of bubbly for those surprise celebrations.

Yummy competition for those with a sweet tooth courtesy of MessageMuffins.com

Message Muffins have a mission in the world – to make life scrummier for everyone. And to spread the word and get everyone trying out these delicious delicacies, they are offering you a chance to win a box of tempting treats.

We are looking for people on the search for an unusual gift idea; those that are hard to buy for, families and even workplaces to have a go at winning one of the 4 gift boxes up for grabs.

All you have to do to enter is email the answer to an easy peasy question:

Me To You Online

Me to You Bears are those adorable tatty looking teddy bears that adorn cards and merchandise. I’m sure you’ve seen them – they’re probably the only grey bears you’ll find with a blue nose and patches.

Despite the soppy factor, they do make lovely presents for weddings, christenings and birthdays.

Bizzy Balloons

Website: www.bizzyballoons.co.uk

My new website of the week is Bizzy Balloons. The name for this online shop says it all – a one stop balloon shop, busy with ideas for presents to suit plenty of occasions.

If you find you are stuck for a gift idea to congratulate somebody on passing their driving test or celebrating your nephews christening, a balloon gift isn’t as silly as it sounds – in fact they are really rather fun!

There seems to be a day for everybody and every profession nowadays, and whilst it’s not something I would particularly celebrate (not being a nurse myself), Nurse’s Day is celebrated this year on the 12th May. Which just so happens to be Florence Nightingale’s birthday – one of the most famous nurses in the world.

So if you have a friend or relative who is a hard working nurse, or even if you have been in hospital yourself recently and want to say ’Thank You’, then what better way than to send a card or a bunch of flowers on Nurse’s Day.

Happy St George’s Day to everyone from GiftChooser.co.uk.

Hope you received your card and have finalised your preparations for a massive St George’s Day party!

It is coming up to St George’s Day on 23rd April, and whilst it’s not an obvious choice for buying gifts for people, it’s definitely becoming more common for people to send St George’s Day cards.

Plenty of sites are now offering cards to celebrate our national day. Card sites such as Moonpig.com and cards ’n’ scrolls.

Confetti

Website: www.confetti.co.uk

As spring is just around the corner, we find weddings coming out of our ears. Spring and Summer is obviously the most popular time of year to get hitched.

Confetti – a brilliant name for an online wedding shop. This one stop shop for wedding ideas, gifts and decorations has everything to make a wedding day extra special.

It’s strange how well known St Patrick’s Day is all over the world, but how little known St George’s Day is in England. St George’s Day falls on the 23rd April, and with St George being our patron saint, St George’s Day is classed a England’s National day.

There is a big campaign rolling around the UK at the moment to make it more recognised – and for it to even become a public holiday. Whilst not traditionally a day to give gifts, it is becoming more popular to send cards and hold St George’s Day parties.

The Personalised Drinks Company

Website: www.personaldrinks.co.uk

There is a real boom in personalised gifts at the minute. I think they are a brill idea and aside from making a gift with your own fair hands – it shows you have gone to some lengths to find a gift that is a little bit different, but that reflects them completely.

Hawkin's Bazaar

The next date on the calendar to be aware of is April Fool’s Day. Not a common time to send gifts and cards, but none-the-less, there are bound to be a few pranks and practical jokes going about.

It is a common time to read some strange tales in newspapers, or hear bizarre news on the TV or radio.

The choices we make each day just get harder and harder, because we end up being offered so many varieties to choose from.

It’s no different with Easter Eggs, this year we seem to be inundated with so many types to choose from. What happened to the days where it was either milk or dark?

Are you fed up of chocolates? Christmas was only 10 weeks away and I am still working off the tins of Quality Street and After Eights! I am sure most other people feel the same way, but are just too polite to say it. So why not buy some non-chocolate gifts this Easter instead?

Read on to see my hand-picked selection

Easter is one of those strange times of year that falls in a different place each year, known as a movable feast. It doesn’t seem to follow the gregorian calendar, but the lunisolar one instead.

It is a Christian religious festival and falls on a sunday, 40 days after the start of Lent – the fasting season.

Last year we indulged in over 80 million chocolate easter eggs. The total cost came to around £336 million.

Just think what could be achieved if we spent just half of this on chocolate eggs, and the other half on an alternative to the sugary sweets and chocolates that have become associated with Easter.