Wow!  Even we're still some months off Christmas, Emma Bridgewater's Christmas range has launched and it's got lots of wonderful products to choose from, including the 12 Days of Christmas!   They would either make great gifts or you can use them to decorate your home with - and keep for Christmas after Christmas!

So among them you'll find a bauble for the tree, napkins to put on the table for everyone to use, a tray to put things on, and a biscuit barrel to store lovely Christmas goodies in!   There are also gift bags (medium and large sizes)! 

There's the Six Geese A-Laying Medium Tin Biscuit Barrel
for £12.50

There are the 12 Days Of Christmas Premium Crackers
for £21.67

There's the Partridge In A Pear Tree Round Tin Tray for £8.33

and more to choose from! 

Visit Emma Bridgewater here

How about the London at Christmas Advent Calendar?

By the way, if you're not a member already, you can join the Collectors Club for just £10.00, and enjoy...

• Access to the Member's Only section of Emma Bridgewater's website with exclusive news, behind-the-scenes content and competitions
• Access to exclusive Collector Club pieces plus preview access for other new or limited edition items
• Early access to seasonal sales and dedicated Collector Club promotions
• Invitations to Emma Bridgewater's annual Factory Open Days, product previews and launch events!

Join the club here.

If you're one of those people who like to get organised well ahead, e.g. buying Christmas cards early, there's some great Christmas cards from the RSPB online shop - there are some delightful cards to choose from.  

 
The Midwinter dusk Barn Owl Christmas cards (pack of 10)
are designed by Jo Grundy - a beautiful twilight scene.
for £5.00

There are cards with barn owls, curlews, avocets and misty waters, robins, sleepy hedgehogs, hares, puffins, donkeys, blackbirds,wrens, mice, doves and of course the Three Kings.  

Just look at these donkeys snuggling up!  
It gives me a warm cosy feeling inside! 
The cards come in a pack of 10 and they have been illustrated by artist Ian Saxton.
£5.00

All the RSPB Christmas cards are glitter free, and can be recycled.  And the RSPB has ideas of what you can do with the cards you receive - including making bunting from them!  

I love this card - Four Candles, with the rabbit sitting in the snow and the Welly boots, too!
The artist is Kirsty Walker - and I'm sure her design
will bring back lots of memories of the Two Ronnies sketch,
Four Candles or Fork Handles!  
£5.00

I think it's lovely to send Christmas cards and show you're thinking of people and connect to them.   It's a great time to pop a little message in and say "how are you?"  

This Christmas Quackers card is very cheering to look at. 
Lynsey McLaughlin has designed this card, with the carol-singing ducks
and their robin friend, all having a merry time!  Quack, quack...
£5.00

Of course, we don't need to wait until Christmas to connect with people - I love to send Mum a card through the post, usually something funny to make her smile.  It's a small way to make a difference and make someone's day!

There are also cards for those wanting a more traditional scene.
This one designed by Caroline Armstrong depicts
the Christmas journey of the Three Wise Men. 
£5.00.

TVisit the RSPB Christmas card selection here and help nature whilst you shop! 

By the way, the little bird I mentioned at the start?  His friend hopped by to mention that you can get £2 off if you buy 2 calendars from the RSPB - a good time to start planning ahead and get things in the calendar!   The offer lasts until 10th December 2025!  

T&Cs for these offers

Cards

• 15% discount available on Christmas cards only. Add product to your basket to see the 15% saving.
• Not available in conjunction with any other offer
• Loyalty points can be collected/redeemed
• Offer subject to availability
• Offer ends 3rd September 2025

Calendars:

• Add any two 2026 calendars to your basket to save £2
• Offer is subject to availability
• Loyalty points can be collected/redeemed
• Offer not valid with other promotions (including promotion code discounts)
• Offer ends 10th December 2025

Into the Blue list a wide range of gift experiences around the country, catering for all sorts of budgets.  And they cover a wide range of gifts and interests, with everything from flight simulators to water sports, days out to afternoon teas, short breaks to animal experiences.  They also have an incredible range of creative and craft gifts and outdoor gifts to choose from too. 

SPECIAL OFFER!!

What's more, they've got a fabulous 15% off for you!  It covers all experiences up to £250.00 - there's no minimum spend, although some products are excluded from this offer.  Just use the code...

ITB15FORME

You could give a dog lover
a Sheepdog experience in Yorkshire!

How about a Swinton Estate Lunch & Garden Tour (Ripon, Yorkshire)?
Enjoy talks, garden walks & lunch at Swinton Park
See other Gardening Workshops and Floristry courses here


There are a number of Rural Craft experiences
including this Traditional Basket Weaving Course in Surrey

 
Fly off to see the Falconry experiences -
give them the chance to meet, handle and fly a bird of prey!

Fly off to Into the Blue to see their full range of experiences! 
 
Don't forget, the code ITB15FORME for 15% off experiences up to £250.00, although some products are excluded from this offer.

Many congratulations to the Lionesses for their Euro 2025 win!  What an incredible achievement!  It was amazing to watch the final - and they are so inspiring. 

If you know of a football fan, here are three gifts you could treat them to...

This is the England Women Squad Lionesses 2025 Poster

from Not on the High Street from £26.00.
Kick your way to find out more here

There's also this t-shirt for adults, I Play Like A Lioness for £25.00

Emma Bridgewater has this Personalised England Football 1/2 Pint Mug 
for £21.67 (plus £0.83 per letter).
What will you put on your mug gift?
Your loved one could use it for all the England matches!

and how about this England Lionesses Flag...


Get ready to support the Lionesses at every match!
£8.00 from the Calendar Club with this England Lionesses Flag.
It's 910mm high by 1520mm in width. 


And if you're passionate about football, 
take a look at the Calendar Club's Fan Club.
It specialises in official football merchandise from
top Premier League & Scottish Premiership clubs.
Kick off to find out more by clicking here.

An alternative could be a football stadium tour experience - Virgin Experience Days have a lot of them to choose from, covering a range of clubs such as Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, Burnley, and Fulham.   Take a look at them here.

Good luck for the future, Lionesses!

Emma Bridgewater produces wonderful products which add cheer when you look at them or use them!   With everything from mugs to jugs, vases and glasses, plates and bowls, there's a great range of goodies which would make lovely gifts!

There are lots of themes connected to the natural world - animals including dogs and cats, birds and bees - plus lots featuring flowers.   And there's her beautiful Oak Collection, too!

It's great to see the oak featured in Emma Bridgewater's range.  Oak trees make a wonderful sight, and they have been important trees in England.   They can grow up to 20 to 40 metres in height, and 8 metres wide, and they can live up to 1,000 years old.  So they are very majestic, beautiful trees which I always think give you a sense of history and long life.   Do have a look at this video from the Woodland Trust which is all about a year in the life of an oak tree - it only takes a minute! 

Wildlife love an oak too!  The Woodland Trust says that oaks can support over 280 different insect species!  Wow!  Small mammals and birds also think of oak trees as a source of food and shelter.

I love this Personalised Oak Cocoa Mug.
There's nothing like a warming mug of cocoa,
especially as autumn moves along towards winter! 
From £24.17 (plus £0.83 per letter)

There's a Personalised Oak 3 Pint Jug from £50.83 (it's £0.84 per letter).
You could put flowers in it for decoration, or use it for drinks.


There's an Oak Small Old Bowl
- which could be just the thing for nibbles and snacks! 
For £17.50

There's something for our furry friends, too!

You could put your dog's name on it or a dog related word! 
From £26.67 (plus £0.83 per letter).
There's also a large pet bowl, too from £31.67 (plus £0.83 per letter)

 Take a look at Emma Bridgewater's Oak Collecton here! 

Remember the story of King Charles II,
who hid in an oak tree from the Parliamentary forces
in Shropshire back in 1651?
 Read all about it here.