Monday, 29 December 2014

A Christmas Card Swap and 2 Bloggers Secret Santa's!

Hello!! I hope you’ve all had a fabulous Christmas and are enjoying this festive time of year! I have till the 5th January off work and it shall only be a 4 day week as the 9th is my birthday and I’m keeping it free to do not too much in particular! This week my aim is to properly relax, catching up on blog stuff, reading, writing etc and make some more pieces for my Etsy shop. As well as spend time with friends and family. I just hope it’s not going to fly by too quickly!

I’m sorry there has not been too many blog posts over the last week, what with Christmas, my laptop dying and my blogging mojo running away I’ve taken an impromptu break! However I am back, as long as my laptop stays alive (think it needs a trip to the shop tomorrow to be fixed, boo!) and today’s post is all about some of the Christmas snail mail projects I’ve been involved in. I love all forms of happy snail mail as you’ll know if you read my blog regularly or join in with The Bloggers Snail Mail I run! Therefore I was super excited when I spotted the following...


Jenny from Sunny Sweet Pea runs a Christmas Card Swap every year and I was so excited to get involved with it this year! Jenny put everyone into groups of 5 and in you need to send everyone in your group a Christmas card. I think this is such a lovely idea and I was so excited to send off my cards and receive some in return! In my group were Danielle, Rachel, Joanna and Rachael, whom I would like to say a massive thank you for their awesome cards and kind words inside them!

Next up are the Bloggers Secret Santa’s I received... I joined in with a couple last year and loved buying treats for a blogger and seeing what I received in return so couldn’t resist signing up again! I signed up for 3 separate Bloggers Secret Santa’s  but only seem to have received presents from 2 of them which is a shame. 


The first Secret Santa I came across this year was one Char from ‘t*rexes and tiaras’, she is one of my favourite bloggers and has the most awesome wardrobe going, if you haven’t checked out her blog yet make sure you do! I was give Janet to be Santa for and had so much fun stalking her blog and twitter trying to figure out what to get her, in the end I decided on a Tattoo colouring book as she likes tattoos like me, and I though the book was a pretty fun concept! I also got her a mug with her blogs logo printed onto it. My parcel arrived a couple of days after I sent mine with a big label on it saying do not open till Christmas day! I don’t know how I managed to do it but I did well and waited to the big day and was so excited when I finally got to open it! My Santa was Ann, and she has massively spoilt me! Inside the gift box was a pair of candy cane stripes, a candy cane bubble bar from Lush which is my favourite, some frosted berried tea light which smell amazing. I also received some strawberry foot soak crystals, foot lotion and some chocolate coins, all the ingredients for a good night in! Huge Thank You to Ann!


Next up is the #BloggerSecretSanta14 which was run by Jasmine and Kirsty from ‘Beauty is Perfection’ they asked me to be Santa for Lyndsey so I put together a goody box of things to create a perfect night in. In return Jasmine and Kirsty were actually my secret Santa! They sent me a fun filled box which included some of their favourite products, inside was a bright pink cracker with a nail polish inside, some Soap and Glory body butter and head cream, an organic snail gel moisture mask (unsure about this but willing to give it a go!!), Burt’s Bees lip shimmer  and a yummy selection of sweets! Thank you ladies, I feel very spoilt!

Did you get involved in any secret Santa’s this year or Christmas snail mails?

Saturday, 27 December 2014

Empties #3


I seem to have run out of quite a few products in the last few days so though I would share a few of them in an empties post! I’ve not done one of these in so long....

1.    Organix Renewing Moroccan Oil – check out my review of this hair oil here. I love this stuff! I use it daily on the ends of my hair before drying it and it really helps keep it in a fab condition.

2.    Biore Warming Anti-Blackhead Cleanser – I have been using this a couple of times a week. It heats up when on your skin which is a funny sensation and it leaves my skin feeling pretty refreshed. Good if you are having a breakout!

3.    The Body Shops Tea Tree Skin Clearing Cleanser – I found this tended to cause me breakouts and was a little too harsh on skin so I think I will be sticking to my go to Lush toner water from now on!

4.    Elemis Balancing Lime Blossom Cleanser – I recently reviewed this a while back, which you can find here! I absolutely love this stuff! It’s done wonders for my skin and its smells of those sweets, parma violets!

5.    The Body Shop Deep Sleep Dreamy Pillow and Body Mist – I know this isn’t a beauty products but beauty sleep is important so I am using that as my excuse to include this! I have used this for years on my pillows. It is made from camomile and essential oils and has such a comforting scent. I will definitely be buying more of this!

Have you tried any of these products? How did you rate them?

Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Monday, 22 December 2014

Motivational Monday #41

 
As Christmas is now only a few days away, this is my last Christmas themed motivational Monday before Santa visits! The last couple of motivational posts have been pretty light hearted and fun, so I thought id finish on a bit more sentimental note.
This is what Christmas is all about for me, spending time my friends and family, those I love.
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!

Sunday, 21 December 2014

My Top Christmas Movies...


My Favorite part of the build up to Christmas is watching as many Christmas films as humanly possible! I absolutely adore them and their feel good spirit! It really gets me excited and counting down to the big day its self! So I thought I would share with you lovelies my top six (I tried to make this 5 as I thought it sounded a better number but just couldn’t cut it down!) all time favorite Christmas films!

 Santa Clause the Movie – it has to be the old one not the new one! We watched this every Christmas Eve growing up and it was a fab tradition that we still stick to now!


Love Actually – this one reminds me of my mum and sister who are also huge fans of this film! Definitely one to get the Christmas spirit flowing, who doesn’t love a film with Hugh Grant in it!


Miracle of 34th street – who doesn’t love this film?! Richard Attenborough is the perfect Father Christmas who gets the little girl believing.


 It’s a Wonderful Life – this is my all time favorite movie let alone Christmas movie! It is just such a lovely heartwarming film and never fails to make me feel all gooey inside!


 The Polar Express – this one melts my cold stone heart every time! Its true Christmas magic! It is just too cute!


Elf – for a laugh a minute you need to watch this film!! I wouldn’t say I’m a massive fan of Will Ferrell I find him massively annoying in most films but this is a massive exception! As buddy the elf he is hilarious and cute, love it!

What Christmas movies get you in the Christmas spirit? would love some new recommendations!


Thursday, 18 December 2014

Gift Idea: Glitz Blizzard Jewellery


When Zeynep from Glitz Blizzard recently got in touch with me and asked if id like to check out one of their stunning necklaces, after swooning over their beautiful pieces on their Facebook page I couldn’t resist saying yes!
If you follow this blog regularly then you will know that I am obsessed with all things glitter. Therefore this Glitter Bomb necklace is right up my street! I received a 1inch Heart shaped bezel on a silver plated chain, its green glitter on a heart base with a gorgeous little silver heart in the corner. I love it and have worn it non-stop since receiving it!
I am definitely going to be treating friends for birthdays etc to a piece from Glitz Blizzard, all their pieces are so pretty and fun! If you don’t believe me, go and have a mooch around their Facebook page!

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

The Christmas Tag!


I love a good tag post! I am a ridiculously nosey person and love finding out a bit more about the bloggers behind the blog, team that with Christmas my favourite time of the year and it’s my perfect tag! I’ve spotted this Christmas tag on a few blogs and thought I would give it ago....
1. What is your favourite Christmas Movie/s?
Oooh I absolutely love Christmas movies and must watch hundreds in the month leading up to Christmas! I did a post on this last Sunday so go check it out. I love Elf, Santa Clause the Movie, Love actually... just to name a few! My all time favourite would have to be a It’s a Wonderful Life, it’s just a lovely film that never fails to make me feel all gooey inside and fill me with Christmas magic! 
2. Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?
Without fail on Christmas morning! We have to wait for everyone to get up and my dad usually makes everyone bacon butties and then we can finally open our pressies!
3. Do you have a favourite Christmas memory?
It used to be so magical when we were little! We would leave Santa some milk and cookies out on Xmas eve and then the next morning we would come down to a mountain of pressies under the tree and my Nan would always tell us she heard reindeers on the roof the night before!

4. Favourite festive food?
Christmas dinner... a huge turkey roast.. yum yum!! Oooh and a ridiculous amount of chocolate and peanuts, followed by turkey sandwiches on Boxing Day!
5. Favourite Christmas gift?
A few years ago a friend brought me a special edition Harry Potter book set, I LOVE Harry Potter so it was super special to me!
6. Favourite Christmas scent?
A fresh real Christmas tree! The best Christmassy smell ever!
7. Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions?
Yes it usually involves family time, lots of alcohol, a Chinese take away and Christmas movies.


8. What tops your tree?
We used to have this scary looking vintage white angel but sadly a fairy light charred her dress so she went and we now have a big glittery gold star. Our tree is usually gold themed which I love.

9.As a kid what was the one (crazy, wild, extravagant) gift you always asked for but never received?
A horse! As a grownup I don’t even like horses so no idea what that was about!!

10. What's the best part about Christmas for you?
Getting to spend time with friends and family. I love the build up to Christmas, the excitement, choosing presents for everyone. I love all the Christmas parties and recovering the next day in front of Christmas movies! And generally just having a lovely time!
I now tag you all to have ago! Let me know if you do, I would love to read them!
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