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Friday, July 1st, 2011
Gifts are traditionally associated with birthdays, Christmas and other holidays. However a gift is just as well received without reason or occasion. Some people enjoy giving them just to see the smile on the recipients face. These days there are a wide range of funky and novelty ideas to give people.
One popular trend these days are photo and personalised gifts. This makes a great present as it allows you to personalize it, giving the recipient something truly special and unique.
Some people like eco-friendly gifts, whether they have been made ethically or they use fewer resources and energy. These gifts are perfect as they often look funky and different. There are a wide range of items to choose from, whether it be recycled gift boxes, handmade clay pots and ornaments or other handmade presents. The advantage of this way is that you are giving them something special and unique.
You can find what you’re looking for without even leaving your home! You can choose from a wide range of products in different sizes, styles and colours, to suit the person you’re giving it to! You can even shop through different brands; there are a wide number of top brands and designers that produce great gift ideas and artworks.
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Friday, April 1st, 2011
Congratulations to Victoria Connolly who won March’s competition for our stunning screen print. This month’s competition is for two yummy retro sweets hampers for the Superman & Wonder Woman in your life!
Why not treat the SUPERMAN and WONDER WOMAN in your life to a gift they will absolutely love!
These fantastic Superman & Wonder Woman tin lunch boxes are bursting with all your favourite retro sweets which will bring memories flooding back.
The tin contains: 
2 x Drumstick Lollies
1 x Finger of Fudge
1 x Rainbow Drops
10 x Black Jacks
6 x Refresher Chews
1 x Fredo Frog
1 x Strawberry Chewitts
2 x Wham Bars
1 x Love Hearts
1 x Sherbet Fountain
2 x Double Lollies
1 x Double Dip & Swizzlestick
1 x Sherbert Dip Dab
4 x Rainbow Dust Straws
SPECIAL OFFER THROUGHOUT APRIL:- 10% OFF SUPERMAN & WONDER WOMAN RETRO SWEET HAMPERS. Just enter code: SUPER4 at checkout.
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
To celebrate the arrival of new products and brands to The Gifted Penguin site, we’re offering you 20% off two of our best selling brands, Zak Designs and Joseph Joseph.
Zak Designs create a colourful collection of tableware and kitchen utensils that join fashion and function in a fun and unique way. Quirky, functional and fabulous, the range of Zak products will look the part in any kitchen, and for a limited time we’re offering you 20% off the full Zak Designs range at Gifted Penguin.
As if that wasn’t good enough, we are also offering our customers 20% off another top home ware brand, Joseph Joseph. The Joseph Joseph brand specialises in contemporary kitchenware which combines function with style. The brands ability to constantly produce stylish and innovative products has lead Joseph Joseph to become a market leader in gorgeous kitchenware. To check out the range of Joseph Joseph, click here.
To brighten up your kitchen ready for Summer, take a look at the gorgeous ranges we have at The Gifted Penguin
Tags: joseph joseph kitchenware, joseph joseph sale, zak designs kitchenware, zak designs sale
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Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
An Advent calendar is a special calendar which is used to count down the 24 days to Christmas and its origins were based in the Christian faith but are equally in use as a secular means to mark the days to the festive celebration.
Most advent calendars are made for children and take the form of a large rectangular card with many “windows”, one of which is opened every day during Advent. Behind each window is often a chocolate item or a very small gift.
The German Lutherans at the beginning of the 19th Century are believed to have been the originators of the Advent calendar, and would simply draw a chalk line on the door at the beginning of the day throughout December. Some other families would light a candle and this tradition is still observed by some people.
Many of today’s Advent calendars are mass produced by the big confectionery companies but some people prefer a perpetual calendar they can use year after year.
Tags: advent calendar, celebration, Christmas, christmas advent calendar, gingerbread, gingerbread man advent calendar, gisela graham, reindeer, wooden reindeer advent calendar
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Congratulations to Laura Roberts who won last month’s competition for the Karlsson clock. This months competition is for a gorgeous
Catherine Colebrook apron.
Catherine designs and makes beautiful top quality items and this apron is no exception. Made from high quality, machine washable, 100% thick cotton it not only looks lovely but will last for many years. Made in the UK. Catherine’s work always makes you smile with her amusing observations on the everyday and this is no exception, ‘Cake is for Life not just for Christmas’!
Tags: apron, cake, cake is for life, Catherine Colebrook, Christmas, cotton apron
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Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
Orla Kiely is a fashion designer whose now instantly recognisable prints have appeared on handbags, accessories and homewares throughout her 20 year career span.
Kiely takes inspiration from the geometry she sees in nature and her unique designs are where colour, pattern, graphic control, texture and rhythm continually work and rework together.
We have stocked a number of her mugs in our shop for sometime but it’s her new range of stationery which has really caught our eye this autumn. Her repetitive patterns translate very well onto the notebooks, address book and her storage boxes. What a gorgeous way to store your CDs and DVDs.
Tags: A4 box, cd boxes, dvd boxes, multi stem, orla kiely, Stationery, storage box
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
I suppose it’s my age but I do love a bit of nostalgia especially around my childhood so I loved the new Morph products that have just arrived. Morph is an animated plasticine character that first appeared on our tv screens in 1977, in Take Hart. Morph lived in an artist’s wooden pencil box and was later joined by his friend Chas who was the naughtier character of the two. Morph just spoke goobledygook but his gestures conveyed all that we needed to understand.
I love all the Morph products but I think my favourite has to be the Morph Bookends as it combines my love of nostalgia and books! My colleague has already treated herself to a Morph Desk Buddy which now sits with pride of place next to her computer and faithfully holds her pen!
Tags: book ends, bookends, chas, coaster, coasters, desk buddy, door stop, doorstop, morph, morph bookends, morph coaster, morph desk buddy, morph door stop, office, Take Hart
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
We all love to reminise about our childhood and how the sun always shone, the holidays were endless & Tucker was the coolest guy at Grange Hill. One of the topics, often with friends, about our childhood is sweets! We can spend many a moment reminising about sherbet dib dabs, black jacks, refreshers and drumstick lollies. I think my favourite were refresher chews which had a shot of sherbet in the middle but I also loved nothing more than going to the shop and getting a ‘quarter’ of something. There before your eyes was heaven on a shelf, with just row upon row of loose sweets waiting for you to choose them.
Throughout the past couple of years one of our best selling items, especially at Christmas has been our retro sweets hampers, which we offer in either a Superman or Wonder Woman tin. People love to give a gift which will evoke memories of their childhood and both the sweets and the tin fulfill this. We are introducing another retro hamper this Christmas with the very iconic Union Jack tin.
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
You’ve just finished decorating your house, it’s almost how you dreamed it would be, but you can’t shake that niggling feeling that something is missing. What do you need? …A collection of modern home accessories. Why? To give your home a touch of absolute loveliness!
Home accessories will add character and charm to the dullest of decorated rooms. They allow you to personalise your space, making your home trendy, tasteful and beautifully unique. Quite often, a contemporary home accessory is considered more necessary than the decor itself. Of course the colour scheme and interior design of your home is important but it’s the modest added features that give your home that little bit more… the ‘S’ factor (well, the style factor.)
With a delightful range of home accessories to choose from, you will have no problem making your house, a welcoming home. From modern door stops to door mats and quirky cushions to coat racks, your home will ooze so much style that even your neighbours will be envious!
You could decorate your house with artistic canvases or photo frames; it’s surprising how much life and colour a single feature can bring to a room. To create the ultimate design with home accessories you could try hanging smaller pictures or prints in a bundle to fashion an artistic wall arrangement. Very chic!
Even the smallest of accessories can affect the appeal of your house, coasters for example. Some may argue that coasters provide little more than protection for your furniture; a truly house-proud goddess would argue that they are another must needed accessory which helps prettify your home. Check out these gorgeous Paua Shell handbag and shoes coasters…it’s the little touches that count!
There are an endless amount of ideas online to help characterise your home, so if you’re looking to turn your uninspiring house into an ‘oh-so-fabulous’ home then visit the gifted penguin today!
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Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Have you, like me, on numerous occasions thought what can I give as a newborn gift, or a christening gift that’s unique and something really special and guaranteed to bring a huge smile to the recipient’s face. Well your quest is at an end with our discovery of a new talented artist who is producing gorgeous artwork for children.
Charis Slade came up with the idea of producing such unique personalised artwork when she was trying to source some fabulous artwork for her own children’s bedrooms and after drawing a blank decided to create something herself. Following the making of these early pieces Charis started to make and give these as gifts for friends which attracted such a positive response her business was launched and as the saying goes the rest is history!
From her studio near Bath she started by creating gifts for newborns incorporating their names into striking images of teddies, toys and animals, and this has continued to expand incorporating a variety of personalised gifts. All her artwork is hand drawn and adapted to the customers requirements and so no two pieces are alike.
We know you will love these beautiful pieces of high quality art as much as we do, and how thrilled will your friends and family be when they receive such a unique gift.
Tags: Artwork, baby gift, birthday gift, canvas, Charis Slade, childs gift, christening gift, gift, NameArt, personalised artwork, print, unique artwork
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