Christmas Gift Guide – Suggestions for the Home*

Welcome back to our blog and we do hope you are enjoying all the wonderful things we share here especially with Christmas just around the corner. This Gift Guide features 5 wonderful items for the home and these can also double up as Christmas gifts for friends or loved one.  We feature the vegan-friendly soy candles beautifully presented in a Christmas Gift Box from Manchester Candles which will make your house smell amazing. Next, we feature Masha the Electric Potato Masher/Hand Blender/Soup Maker to help turn you into a Domestic Goddess in the kitchen. We can’t recommend the VonHaus Colonial Storage Box enough if you are redecorating or restyling your home. A lovely Mosso Bamboo Cheese Board and Knife Set from Tru Bamboo for cheese lovers and finally the Wonderful Time Gift Sack from House of Wonderland to make Christmas even more special for little ones.   Hope you love our selection and keep on reading for more Christmas gifts for friends or loved one here.  Don’t forget to find a great Christmas gift for your kids too.

Christmas Gift Box by Manchester Candles 

Lost for ideas on what to get a loved one or a friend? You won’t go wrong with the Christmas Gift Box from Manchester Candles.  The gift box contains 2 snap bars, 2 large snowflakes, 1 small wax melt filled bauble and 1 Christmas votive candle.  The wax melts snap bars and snowflakes are approx 50g  each and can be used in either a tea light or an electric burner. What I loved most about it was the strong and wonderful fragrance! As soon as I opened the box, my whole room smelled amazing even before the wax melts or candle was lit.  The best part about these wax melts? They are all handmade, non-animal tested and 100% vegan-friendly soy candles with a varied selection of scents (you will receive at least three Christmas scents in each box).  Do note that there might also be a slight variation to colours and frosting might be visible on the items as these are genuine.  What was so wonderful, was that each wax melts comes individually wrapped so that their scents are further preserved.  Priced at £22, this gift set is a must have and can be purchased here.

Electric Potato Masher/Hand Blender/Soup Maker

We were sent this wonderful electric potato masher, hand blender, 3-in-1 multi-tool which blends, purees and whisks to feature in our guide.  The Masha comes with 2 blades, a rotor-cone blade and an aerator blade. The patented rotor-cone technology helps you create restaurant-quality creamy mashed potato instantly.  What is superb about the masher, is that it also doubles up as a soup/hummus/guacamole/baby food maker all with a touch of a button.  The interchangeable aerator blade also means that you can use to make crumble toppings, pastry and batters for Yorkshire pudding and sponge cakes or to whip cream.  The blade is easily removable and not sharp at all so kids can use it as well and it is easily cleanable as well. This versatile, yet affordable electric hand-held gadget can make your life and cooking in the kitchen a lot more fun.  Which is why we think it will make the perfect gift to give someone who considers themselves a Domestic Goddess in the kitchen.  The Masha Electric Potato Masher/Hand Blender/Soup Maker retails at around £32.25 and you can purchase it from Amazon here.

VonHaus Colonial Storage Box

If you are thinking about redecorating your house this Christmas and looking for a storage box which is both stylish and practical, then this stunning Colonial Storage Box from VonHaus will be perfect!  Constructed from sturdy MDF with a smooth white painted finish, this functional box provides lots of storage space, almost like a Tardis. It is great to be placed in the hallway to store toys and bags or at the end of the bedside for soft toys and blankets.  Measuring 45cm x 80cm x 40cm, this arrived in a flatpack box and did not take long to assemble at all.  The trunk features a modern three-hinge mechanism for soft closing, making it very child-friendly. The paint finish is water-resistant hence easy for cleaning with a damp cloth.  Priced at £49.99, you can purchase the storage box from VonHaus’s website here.  We loved our Colonial Storage Box so much, that we ended up reordering two more trunks, for the bedroom and hallway, rest assured, the house is looking a lot tidier and organised now.

Premium Large Bamboo Cheese Board & Knife Set

Christmas is one time of the year where most Brits indulge in variety of cheese (without guilt) hence having a good cheese board and knife set is so vital.  This Mosso Bamboo Cheese Board and Knife Set from Tru Bamboo measures 45 x 22 and is one of the largest cheeseboard cutting surface we have seen.  Which comes in handy, if you like us, love serving other side items such as grapes, crakers and pickles as an accompaniment to the cheese.  The board comes with an integrated and removable tool drawer which consists of one short thick stubby blade for hard cheese (such as parmesan), one narrow blade for creamy cheese (such as Stilton), one blade for crumbly cheese (such as Brie) and one cheese fork for picking up pieces of cheese. This come beautifully presented with bamboo lacquered handled. What we love most about this board is that it is made from natural bamboo hence anti-bacterial, it is sustainable and made from a renewable source as well. The board is also sturdy when slicing the cheese on, durable, organic and eco-friendly.  So why not impress your guests or a loved one with this stunning cheeseboard set this Christmas.  Priced at £24.99, you can purchase this board from Amazon via this link here.

Wonderful Time Gift Sack

Nothing beats that feeling of rushing downstairs and finding a pile of presents under the tree on Christmas morning. Even as adults, we never forget that childhood magic. This ‘Wonderful Time Christmas Sack’, from House of Wonderland, captures the spirit of the festive season and is perfect to stuff with gifts for little ones (or grown-ups). The bag which measures 45cm in height and 30cm in width features an attractive, classic design, hand-pressed on an ethically-produced storage bag. The sack is illustrated with fine inks and digitally coloured to give a bold and bright colour finish. The bag is easy to store and can be enjoyed again and again, and if it gets wrinkled, it can be easily ironed. Plus, it can be machine washed. The wonderful time gift sack is priced at £12.

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* Disclaimer: We were sent these items in return for a feature. All opinions are our own.