Christmas Gift Guide | The Craft Lover

PONY BAMBOO KNITTING NEEDLES, KNITTING TOTE BAG, SUPERCRAFT BOOK, JAPANESE PAPER

Hello and welcome back to the fifth and final instalment of my Christmas gift guide series! Make sure you check out the previous four posts for FASHION, BEAUTY, HOME and TRAVEL gift inspiration but today is all about crafts.

I have always been into crafts and creating, having been taught to sew and other skills at a young age. Last year I learnt to crochet thanks to the incredible catalog of YouTube videos and I have recently rediscovered the joys of knitting. I truly believe that it is never too late to take up a new hobby and the SUPERCRAFT book has some great projects - one for every weekend of the year in fact - to get your loved one inspired. It is also contains a handy sewing, crochet and knitting course so why not encourage them to learn a new skill with a gift of some stylish PONY bamboo knitting needles, a lovely ball of wool and a cute slogan tote to keep it in?

Alternatively, you could just allow their creativity flow with some beautiful patterned paper that can be used to make table place cards, in origami or even framed and put on the wall for a simple yet effective decoration! The possibilities are endless!

I hope you have enjoyed this Christmas gift guide series - I have loved creating it! It is a stressful time of year so I hope I have helped ease this by providing some gift ideas and inspiration! This may be the end of the gift guide posts but I have lots more festive posts planned throughout December and into the New Year so stay tuned.

Izzie x
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Christmas Gift Guide | The Traveller

FJALLRAVEN KANKEN BACKPACK, LONELY PLANET BOOK, BOHNANZA TRAVEL CARD GAME, POLAROID CAMERA, IMPOSSIBLE FILMS FOR POLAROID

Hello and welcome back to day four of my Christmas gift guide! We have already covered FASHION, BEAUTY and the HOME so today it is all about presents for those with the travel bug, those who have endless wanderlust or simply those who have an upcoming trip. 

Having been fortunate enough to do quite a lot of travelling in recent years and I never go anywhere without my super durable, comfortable and great looking FJALLRAVEN KANKEN backpack. It is the perfect size day bag for carrying around a camera or two, a guide book and some snacks, leaving plenty of room to spare for any souvenirs.

It is inevitable that travelling requires at least some waiting around and the need to pass the time. The bean trading card game BOHNANZA provides the perfect entertainment on long train journeys, in airport departure lounges and when stuck in the only hostel without wifi in the whole village. I cannot recommend this game enough so crack it open on Christmas Day and get practising with the whole family!

Travelling is all about experiencing, seeing and tasting things that you would not normally and LONELY PLANET's guide to budget travel proves that it does not have to cost the Earth. Having lived in Paris and Barcelona, I checked out what this guide recommends to do for cheap or free in these cities, from strolling through Le Marais on Sundays in Paris to climbing Montjuic in Barcelona, it has got you covered. We all love to capture these memories camera so why not give a old school POLAROID for your jetsetter to try on their next trip!

And finally, if your loved one is so well travelled that they already have all the gear, find out what their next destination is and I am sure they would appreciate some dollar.

See you tomorrow for the fifth and final part of this Christmas gift guide series!

Izzie x
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Christmas Gift Guide | The Beauty Queen

CLINIQUE DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT MOISTURISER, CLINIQUE MOISTURE SURGE MOISTURISER, TOPSHOP NAIL VARNISH, TONY MOLY FACE MASK, MAC LIPSTICKS, BIODERMA MAKE-UP REMOVER

Hello and welcome back to day three of my Christmas gift guide series!

Christmas is the perfect time to treat the girlfriends, best friends, sisters, mums and grandmas in your life to a little beauty therapy. Beauty products can be expensive so there are certain ones that I absolutely love receiving as a present. 

As I wrote about in my SKINCARE ROUTINE post earlier this year, I am a complete convert to the CLINIQUE 3 step skin care system ever since I kindly received it from my grandma a few years ago. Clinique moisturisers are completely genius and save my poor skin from dryness all year round - I cannot recommend them enough! As much as it is important what you put on your skin pre and post make-up wearing, it also vital to use a good make-up remover. The ever-so-popular French brand BIODERMA have a great range and I always choose the Sensibio H2O for sensitive skin. Although it is becoming more widely available outside France, it is still pretty expensive so treat someone to a big bottle this Christmas and it will last them most of the year! 

Now onto the pretty, fun and colourful stuff! Nothing completes a look better than a good lipstick and for that I always turn to MAC COSMETICS. From deep DIVA maroon and bright SO CHAUD red to nudes like VELVET TEDDY and TAUPE, you are guaranteed a big smile and thank you if you treat your beauty queen to one this Christmas. And finally, as someone who is very impatient with slow drying nails, TOPSHOP do an amazing range of quick drying, smudge-free nail varnish that make for perfect stocking fillers, as do face masks!

See you tomorrow for part four for more gift ideas!

Izzie x
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