Happy New year from all of us at Animal Gifts. I really hope you’ve all had a lovely festive period and start to 2023. So far we have been really merrily trotting along into the new year. As I write this I’m sitting by the fire with the Head of FR (Feline Resources) Margot. Having a lovely cup of tea from one of our Roy Kirkham Breakfast Cups and Saucers, I really love these cups, they’re that perfect mix of delicate and dainty, but also big enough to have a proper cup of tea in them.
January is a difficult time for so many of us, with the darker mornings and evenings, and the bitter cold snap that we are going through here at the moment. Though that is perfect for all the night owls out there. If you have a night owl with a birthday coming up, our owl vases are the perfect gift. But if the dark is getting you down, never fear, evoke much sunnier climes with this koala vase. You might not be in the Australian sun, but what’s the harm in bringing one of Australia’s cutest citizens into your home? If you are gifting any of your purchases, check out our unique and beautiful gift wrap from Amelia Florence.
I find that the winter months are the perfect time to snuggle up with a book, but me being me I find myself reading several books at the same time. So if you are like me it might be worth picking up a few of our delightful bookmarks so that you never lose your place in the story ever again. Not only that, I find that these bookmarks are an excellent way to brighten commutes and might spark one of those rare but lovely phenomenons, the conversation with a stranger on a train. Nothing brings me more joy in these winter months than through brief moments of connection as you go about your daily life.
Maybe like me, you have set a new years resolution to write more, whether that be journaling, blogs or letter writing. I find sprucing up my writing space at the beginning of the year really helps with that, our stationary section has really helped there. Our range of paperweights has made my desk a much nicer place to be, maybe it can do the same for you.
Looking forward to spring, if you’re looking for inspiration for your garden do cast your eye over our garden section, it might be the place you find the piece that you can build your garden around, or perfect the vision you already have for your garden.
Hanging basket brackets are one of our best sellers we have many designs available.
I hope you are safe and well. In this blog post I will be talking about our promise to help the planet as it’s a very important cause and close to our hearts to cut down on plastics.
We urge you to do your bit for the planet by recycling our packaging which we are working on to get it as good for the planet as possible.
We currently pack your orders using eco-fill, we will also look to use paper instead of bubble wrap and hopefully paper tape as well.
I am wishing you a productive and happy week ahead. This weekend we took part in counting butterflies, which helps indicate climate change, as different butterflies appear at different times of the year – weather dependant.
We look forward to a more eco-friendly future, which should actually help a lot more animals around the world!
If you took part in the butterfly count then why not treat yourself to a butterfly product, like this bookmark!
Our Suffolk sheep flower vases have been extremely popular and we are thrilled to have these back in stock again, in both the black and white faced options.
Thank you for reading and don’t forget to recycle as much as possible.
Hope everyone is staying safe in these testing times! First of all I wanted to say thank you to our customers, you keep me going when I don’t feel well. I’m learning to accept myself which has inspired my creativity of this post. We all know Halloween is very close so I thought I’d show you some spooky products, perfect to celebrate this time of the year!
We have a never ending list but here are a few of my favourites! Although I do have one particular favourite…
TRICK OR TREAT?! I choose treat hands down!
A treat doesn’t always have to be edible but can still be sweet!
Happy Halloween to my Kings & Queens! If you would like to keep up to date with my blog don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter which is on the bottom of our website!
