Look what has caught the eye of the editor.
In a year of environmental awareness, Valentine's Day 2020 promises to be a season of love - for the planet, not just our significant others.
Bella Middleton, the founder of Norfolk Natural Living, says: “last year, we spent a collective £710 million on Valentine's Day gifts in Britain. With nothing to suggest we won't spend even more this year; it's a fantastic opportunity for retailers to sell a whole manner of giftable items - not limited to cards.
“Our natural, lovingly hand-crafted skincare range; combined with our beautiful scented candles and room diffusers make thoughtful, long-lasting Valentine's gifts.”
Norfolk Natural Living's full range, including their Skincare collection as candles/diffusers are available at wholesale pricing in packs of six with no minimum order. Bella and her team can be contacted via hello@norfolknaturalliving.com or the website https://www.norfolknaturalliving.com.
It’s been a great year for Cyberjammies; in fact, one of its best.
The company's autumn/winter 2020 ranges will be delivered in three phases at regular intervals within the season. The first of these will launch in early June, followed by a phase two launch at the beginning of August with phase three launching in early September.
My favourite isn't till pahse three, but it's worth waiting for. As the season closes, phase three's grand finale includes a seasonal red story, a fun penguin print and this stunning celestial print - so on trend!
Collections are sold online at www.cyberjammies.co.uk and throughout selected retailers UK wide including John Lewis, House of Fraser, Fenwick and many more.
For UK and Worldwide sales enquiries, email: mark@cyberjammies.co.uk or telephone 01245 396821
Based in Sri Lanka and already distributed in several other countries, Tikiri offers a safe, environmentally responsible alternative to plastic toys. It is estimated that 90 per cent of all plastic toys will end up in the ocean at some stage, so simply by avoiding products made from this material, both retailers and consumers can make a big difference to the health of our ocean life. Committed to the betterment of the Community, Tikiri has initiated a ‘clean beach’ project and, particularly during monsoon season, provides food, shelter and clothing to flood-affected families.
The super cute My First Tikiri range includes three different animal collections, including My First Tikiri Ocean Buddies, My First Tikiri Farm and My First Tikiri Safari. Dinosaurs, dragons, unicorns and other fairytale designs are also available. Products are manufactured from ethically sourced, organic, chemical-free rubber, eco-friendly cotton and other sustainable materials.
For further information, please visit www.tikiri-toys.com
This is a Good Guide - for a Sustainable Lifestyle by Marieke Eyskoot (BIS Publishers) - this is a great guide for a sustainable lifestyle. It's as simple as that. Would you like to live a bit more consciously, but don't know how? And rather not put much time, money or effort into it? Then this is the book for you.
It's filled with practical and positive tips regarding fashion, beauty, food, home, work and leisure, and shows that stylish and sustainable go very well together. And especially that it's about good, not perfect: about smart choices, doing what you can and what suits you. With this modern handbook, sustainable fashion and lifestyle expert Marieke Eyskoot makes green and ethical living fun and doable. The right addresses, beautiful brands, inspiring insights, surprising facts and useful solutions – exactly what you need. After all, doing good and feeling good at the same time: does it get any better than that?
For further information about the publisher, visit www.bispublishers.com
Following the success of Joe Davies scrabble sentiment range, some new pieces have been added to the collection. The original plaques and photo frames have been so successful that other products have been developed to match the range such as candle holders, coasters and peg clip frames.
New for 2020 are the scrabble standing table hearts and hanging hearts in captions for friends and family that all sit nicely with the original range.
The collection has a lovely shabby chic feel to it with a beautiful French cream and natural wood colour palette, the addition of the scrabble pieces and wooden hearts make the whole thing look handmade.
With fabulous RRP's of £3.99 - £9.99 they're a perfect gift to show a loved one you care.
Joe Davies has an abundance of new gifts to launch on its new stand in hall 3 K20/L21 at Spring Fair at the NEC February 2020.
Crabtree & Evelyn has launches its Holiday 2019 campaign, exploring what makes this time of year so collectively special and the celebrations that happen across the world.
Understanding that the world is united by a feeling of celebration during this time but that each place does so in its own special way, Crabtree & Evelyn is working with eight artists from different locations to give their artistic interpretation of the festive season in their city.
These handpicked artists have captured the spirit of the holidays in their city with a bespoke design for eight limited-edition gift boxes. Inside the gift sets are some of the brand’s best-selling favourites across its four core collections: Evelyn Rose, Crabtree, The Gardeners and Cult Collection.
The special travel-focused designs and curated product selections in the gift sets, as well a selection of candles and perfumes, make ideal presents to connect with those you love celebrating with - or those you wish you could be celebrating with - in your city! I'm not sure if there will be an Essex one but I certainly like the London set!
If you're embracing the eco conscious world we're living in, you've no doubt heard about the straw debate. Well, the Personalised Memento Company has a nifty solution; a metal straw engraved with your name (so no one can even think about pinching it!).
What's even better, it comes with a cleaning brush and you save the planet with every-single-sip, all without breaking the bank! So whether you're a strawpedo queen or a sophisticated sipper, pop one of the personalised metal straws in your bag on a classy night out for a guilt free drinking solution.
The gift you'd probably have never thought of, but everyone could do with, this stainless steel metal straws will last the distance, perfect for kids and adults alike.
Visit https://www.personalisedmemento.co.uk to see more fab products.
Well these have certainly got me in the Christmas spirit. A lovely refreshing tipple for the Big Day!
Award-winning Raisthorpe Distillery has launched its Yorkshire Tonics in a box set complete with a 'gin wheel' to help consumers pair them with their favourite spirit this Christmas.
Sales of Raisthorpe's Yorkshire Tonics has exceeded expectations since being launched a year ago. Its Pink Grapefruit Yorkshire Tonic was awarded two Gold Stars at this year's Great Taste Awards.
Based at Thixendale in the Yorkshire Wolds, Raisthorpe's mixers are blended using quassia rather than quinine to deliver a slightly less bitter flavour.
Quassia comes from the shrub Quassia Amara and as an extract is used as a flavouring substitute to quinine.
The Yorkshire Tonics box set is embossed with beautiful Yorkshire scenery and features 200ml bottles of Skinny Premium, Citrus, Strawberry & Pomegranate and Apple & Elderflower tonics, priced £9.99.
Customer demand for larger bottles has seen Raisthorpe recently add a 500ml version to its original 200ml bottles which include its Pink Grapefruit and a Premium tonic.
Raisthorpe was established more than 10 years ago. The company produces a range of gin and gin liqueurs as well as vodkas, whiskies and ports – all perfect presents for Christmas.
Please visit www.raisthorpemanor.com for more details
Chocolate brings all the nostalgia of childhood excitement and with esthechoc's revolutionary technology, there's now a best of both world's advent calendar for those who want to enjoy a luxury chocolate designed by world class chocolatiers and scientists from Cambridge.
Finally, the ultimate chocolate calendar for the skin-savvy and beauty conscious.
Guilt free, every delicious dark chocolate bite are so many powerful ingredients and is only 38 kcal a day. Its hero ingredient - astaxanthin - comes from algae means it is also totally vegan friendly.
ou can use the code: 'CHRISTMAS' online for your exclusive discount 50% off. Visit https://www.esthechoc.com/uk
Not long until we get to open our advent calendars! If you haven't got yours yet, this a great adult version!
Brighten up the darker days of December with this year's delicious advent calendar from Bonne Maman.
Doors 1 to 23 carry an adorable 30g mini jar of jam or marmalade, offering different and exciting flavour combinations not usually available in the UK, so the perfect way to say 'Joyeux Noel' to loved ones this festive season.
Each morning of December enjoy a different, delicious new conserve with some toast or croissants, such as Cherry & Blackberry, Apricot & Mango, White Nectarine & Peach, Purple Fig & Cinnamon, Mirabelle Plum & Linden or Grapefruit & Dragonfruit jams plus Sweet Orange & Mandarin, Lemon or Orange & Cinnamon marmalades. Then on Christmas Eve discover a festive surprise gift to welcome the day itself.
The Bonne Maman Advent calendar is available exclusively online at www.bonnemaman.co.uk/Advent at £23.99 plus postage & packing.