by I Love Unusual Gifts on September 2, 2010
Doing my weekly food shop at Morrisons at the weekend I spied all the chocolate advent calenders strategically placed at the end of every aisle and already some are almost out of stock. Yes … and that is at the end of August! Obviously many of you are reading my articles about spreading the cost of Christmas and snapping up bargains left, right and centre! LOL!
The ones that I did notice had sold out where all the popular TV characters such as Ben 10, Fifi and The Flower Tots and I didn’t even see any Scooby Doo or Mickey Mouse so either they were so popular that they need restocking or they can’t get hold of these sought after characters just yet.
When it comes to the kids at Christmas the one thing you can never do is leave it all to the last minute and expect all the toys and most popular characters to still be in stock. What you will be left with will be slim pickings or the boxes that got battered in the bun fight to buy the last one!
We have just received some new fantastic Disney and children’s TV character items in stock ready for Christmas. All of our new products are unusual and the kind of items we guarantee you will not be finding easily on the high street.
Why not pull out all the stops this year and make that promise to decorate your little one’s bedroom, you can easily do it with one of our walltastic murals. We have 3 new character designs in and my little boy is shouting in my ear to buy one as I am looking at them. “SPIDER MAN, MUMMY, LOOK SPIDER MAN, CAN I HAVE THAT?” Now that I only have hearing in one ear, I shall continue…We indeed have Spider Man, Dora The Explorer and the ever popular Ben 10 added to our range. I have no doubts that these are all going to be best sellers. The mural size is 8ft x 10ft but can be trimmed to size; it is a complete doddle to apply to the wall too.
Wallpaper Murals
We also have some simply lovely Disney ornaments including Lady and the Tramp depicted in that iconic scene where they are eating the same strand of pasta and end up kissing when they get to the end…everybody…”Ahhhhh”. Also we have everyone’s Disney favourite Mickey Mouse in an ‘Old Saint Mick’ scene where he is carrying a sack full of toys and ringing ye old bell! And we wouldn’t forget Minnie, there is also a Minnie and Mickey festive kissing scene. Finally for the girly girls we have Cinderella and Prince Charming ready to waltz the night away at the ball. Any little girl would be delighted to receive this as a gift. We think that all these wonderful ornaments are family heirlooms in the making!
by I Love Unusual Gifts on September 1, 2010
I remember as a child shopping with my Mum and wandering round the big department stores such as John Lewis or Debenhams and whenever we got to the china and crockery department my Mum would slow down, stop and say to me “Don’t touch anything!” Now when a child hears that they immediately want to touch everything and suddenly everything becomes very tempting indeed.
I remember all the glass cabinets, china figurines of dainty ladies in fancy dresses, crystal statues and delicate plates with butterflies in garden scenes depicted on them. Of course you can still find such departments in the shops, but they never seem to have as much choice in them now-a-days nor do they seem to look as glamorous to me as they did as a child. But to me there is still something very special about a figurine, its delicacy and daintiness, it captures the spirit of something in 3D form. I think they can be quite special and I think the Willow Tree range at Boutique to You is also very special and make for some truly unusual gifts.
The Willow Tree collection is so special because all of the tree figures, angles, figurines and ornaments are the creations of renowned artist Susan Lordi and Demdaco. Susan hand carves each original Willow Tree sculpture, using family and friends as models, she tries to capture a moment in time. Each Willow Tree ornament is cast from her original carving and then individually hand painted. They are painted using natural tones and accents, which are representative icons of Susan’s work.
Susan manages to use a wonderful simplistic style in her work, yet she manages to capture more warmth in her work than some of the most detailed ornaments. The mother and daughter figurine keepsake depicts innocence and strength in this classic and poised piece of art. Also equally as stunning is the father and new baby figurine. It just captures that ‘first time dad’ element and expression.
Love is captured in a truly unique way by Susan, like the word ‘love’ her work is simple and says all it needs to say. I absolutely love her ‘Soulmates’ figurine. The pose and way she has carved the arms of the woman somehow she has manage to make her pose very gentle and tender, just as you imagine soul mates to be with each other. It makes the ideal unique wedding gift.
Susan also depicted a newborn baby and its parents in a heart warming scene that is the absolute essence of that classic pose of two parents holding their baby, but she has managed to make it completely unique and somehow contemporary but with elements reflected from nature. Her work is quite unique and understandably in high demand here at Boutique to You.
See the whole wonderful range of unusual gifts here.
