Gift Shops

£25 at Boutiko

Noel tea light holders

One of our favourite online UK gift shops is Boutiko. They always have a gorgeous range of gifts at any time of the year.

But this christmas season they have a fantastic collection of winter treats. My particular favourites are these wonderful Noel tea light holders.

Kate Gary is a designer and artist in the UK. She crafts and creates a quirky and eclectic range of loveable characters then uses them to embellish a variety of her handcrafted products.

They make truly unusual gifts for people as they are handmade in such a limited number.

Time is flying and Christmas is only a month away

If you are like me and not very organised then you probably still have lots of xmas decorations and christmas gifts to buy.

Why not spend a few seconds entering our competition to win a hamper of christmas gifts to make life a bit easier for you.

Give the Purple Puffin Christmas Competition a try – you could be a winner!

Win a Christmas Gift Hamper from purplepuffin.co.uk

Fancy beating the credit crunch and winning some fabulous christmas gifts this year? Then give our competition a whirl.

Not only could it save you spending lots of money (it’s a free competition), but it’ll save you pounding the streets for hours on end looking for those little xmas presents for family, friends and colleagues.

To be entered into the prize draw you simply have to complete the famous christmas song.

Ingenious gift for green fingered gardeners courtesy of www.Sandedge.com

Sandedge are offering a truly unique gardening prize in our latest competition. Bringing wheelbarrows well and truly into the 21st century, this marvellous invention is a folding wheelbarrow.

Not only does it fold up flat so it can be stored in even the smallest gardens, but it can also come with this unique carrot design unlike the boring green metal wheelbarrows of yesteryear.

If you’ve not yet entered this exciting competition then do before it’s too late!

Christmas is only 10 weeks away and these would make the best presents courtesy of Purple Puffin.

Enter the Purple Puffin camper van competition

Spoil someone you love with a luxurious pampering bath giftset from jacarandablue.co.uk

Jacaranda Blue is giving one lucky winner a Luxury Bath Gift Box

We all need – and appreciate – a little relaxation and pampering now and again and Jacaranda Blue are offering one of their bestselling bath product gift sets to a GiftChooser reader.

The gift box the products come in is handmade and lined with tissue paper allowing the recipient to unwrap carefully and discover the goodies waiting to be found underneath: moisturising bath & body oil, organic soap and fairtrade bath melts. The winner will get to choose between Rejuvenate or Romance – whichever takes your fancy!

Treat yourself or better still give it as a gift to a loved one for a birthday or anniversary celebration. Just answer the simple question for your chance to win!

We have a recycled leather giftset to be won by one lucky person courtesy of blueberry-park.co.uk

The Recycled Leather Collection

Recycled Leather notebook

The leather notebook is designed by Artbox and comes in several colours: aqua, brown, light pink or hot pink and retails at £8.95. The winner gets to choose their favourite.

2 Recycled Leather Photoframes

The small and large photo flexiframes are designed by Artbox and come in a stylish brown leather that retails at £6.50 for the small frame and £8.50 for the large frame.

To enter the competition, all you have to do is answer a very easy question:

We have 10 copies of The Pet Poets Club book up for grabs courtesy of petpoetsclub.com

The Pet Poets Club book: Volume 1 contains over 34 poems from all your favourite animals: dogs, cats, birds, goldfish, mice and a whole host of other pets. Read about the trials and tribulations of Fifi the Showbiz Chihuahua or Pugsy Malone, The Dogfather.

It’s quirky, humourous and beautifully designed with a spectacular array of colour photographs and graphics. Amazingly over 13,000 copies of this book have been sold so far, making it one of the biggest selling poetry books of the last year!

These books will make the ideal christmas present for pet lovers of any age!

To enter the competition, all you have to do is answer a very easy question:

Website: chocolate-now.co.uk

No it’s not a demand. It’s my latest gift website find. It may appear to many that I have a slight obsession with chocolate but really what is there not to like about them?

After my recent gushings over Montezumas I have now discovered an online shop selling some delicious Belgian chocolates which will make great christmas gifts.

They even have a selection of chocolates in boxes that would make ideal Wedding Favours. Want to find out more?

Win a set of fabulous Camper Van collectables courtesy of purplepuffin.co.uk

Camper Van Collectables

It seems the Great British Holiday is becoming a popular option again for families. It’s a chance to take to the open road and explore a number of beautiful locations around the UK. Well we don’t have any real ones up for grabs but we do have some fantastic Camper Van collectables to win!

The exclusively designed Camper Van range are made from durable resin and ceramic and are ideal gifts for anyone interested in camper vans, cars or just cool collectables. They are available for sale at the Purple Puffin online shop but you could be lucky enough to win one of the two Camper Van collectable sets available which are full of campervan goodies.

Prize One:

A psychedelic Ceramic Camper Van Money Box, a psychedelic Camper Van Mug and a Set of Camper Van Egg Cups

Prize Two:

A Camper Van Splittie Money Box, a Camper Van Mug and a Set of Camper Van Tealight Holders

To enter the competition, all you have to do is answer a very easy question:

Win a beautiful satin clutch handbag courtesy of kittyandpolly.co.uk

Get set for Christmas 2008

Looking forward to getting ready for christmas? This stunning clutch bag will be just perfect teamed up with that Little Black Dress for the office christmas party.

Classy and feminine, the ’Maggie’ clutch bag is handmade from luxury black satin with a fabulous red chiffon bow. To finish it off a stylish black bangle not only looks great but makes it easier to hold. And not wanting to be upstaged the internal lining has a black and white polka dot pattern – very retro!

This fabulous bag usually sells at £40 but the good news is that we have one to give away to a lucky winner courtesy of kittyandpolly.co.uk.

To enter the competition, all you have to do is answer a very easy question:

Jacaranda Blue

Website: jacarandablue.co.uk

You know it’s going to be a good week when you find an online gift shop worth shouting about. For gifts that are handcrafted, fairly traded and distinctly different visit Jacaranda Blue for the shopping experience of the century.

This gem of a site will make sure you are never stuck for gift ideas. Find presents for the men and women in your life – whatever their age. Yes, babies and kids are also included.

£12.95 at Montezuma's

Website: www.montezumas.co.uk

I can whole heartedly recommend Montezuma’s chocolate shop after years of experience. They sell some of the most delicious chocolate treats going. In fact these aren’t just chocolates, these are delectable treats from the chocolate god himself.

I love receiving these chocolates – they make great gifts for any occasion, even a simple ’Thank You’.

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!