Ho, ho, ho, hello!
Welcome to The Business Bakery’s Christmas List!
I like to buy gifts and Christmas-y things from small businesses. Not only because it helps support our hard working small business owners (we ♥ you) but because, actually, the products are much BETTER quality than big-store stuff.
Usually I’m a bit late with my Christmas shopping so I end up buying from the same small businesses each year. But this year I decided to get organised, and a while ago I started taking notes of nice gift-y ideas from businesses in The Business Bakery community.
This Christmas list is a collection of some of the best Christmas Gift ideas from my notes. I’ve popped the ideas in three categories: Christmas-y stuff (cards etc); Gifts for friends (or you!); and Gifts for kids. It’s going to make my Christmas shopping much easier and I hope it helps you TOO!
Happy shopping!
Julia x
PS Some of the gifts below come with special discounts just for YOU!
Santa’s Cookie Mix
Make cookies for Santa (or yourself!) with this divine Milk Bottle Mixer. It’s filled with a sweet mix of milk chocolate chips, oats and Christmas coloured smarties. Just add a little butter and an egg yolk and – voila – you’ve got 6 delicious festive homemade cookies! Each bottle comes with an instruction swing tag and it’s super-fun to do with kids!
Price: $9.95
Sends to:Australia
Buy from: Sweet Health
“Elf Legs” Christmas Cards
Oh look at these cards! They feature Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2016 shoes on Elf legs! The design is a hand drawn original illustration by Emma McNamara
Each card is a 5″ x 5″ Folded Card (12.6cm x 12.6cm). It’s blank inside for your own greeting, comes with 1 x Kraft Envelope and is professionally printed on watercolour stock card
Price: $6
Sends to:Based in Sydney, ships everywhere on earth
Buy from:Illustrated Memory
“Little Bird” Lino printed Christmas Cards
Aw, I love this cheerful little bird perched under the twinkling red stars!Jo Degenhart prints these Lino cards by hand using her Adana Quarto Press, and finishes them off with a hand stamped ‘Merry Christmas’ inside.
Good for the environment, the designs are printed using oil based letterpress printing ink containing organic and earth pigments, the off white card is 100% recycled and and it is tightly packaged with a recycled kraft envelope in a compostable biodegradable clear bag.
Price: £2.75
Sends to:Based in UK, sends Internationally
Buy from: Jo Degenhart
Gingerbread gift tins
Aw, these Gingerbread Mini Gift tins are packed full of our beautifully spiced mini gingerbread cookies. They are delicately hand decorated and once eaten you get to use this elegant cookie tin for keepsakes!
Price: On request
Sends to:Based in South Australia, sends nationwide
Buy from: Piped Dreams Cookie Boutique or just email info@pipeddreams.com.au
Special for The Business Bakery community: a 10% discount on Gingerbread gift tins with the use of a code (BB2015)
Christmas pug!
These cute little pugs are a perfect stocking filler! They are handmade, solid stitched and machine embroidered. Each pug is soft and snuggly and a whisker under 10 inches from head to toe. Oh yes, and he comes with a handmade Father Christmas hat and scarf! Ho Ho Ho!
Price: £23
Sends to:Based in UK, sends Internationally
Buy from: Vintage Magpie Bears
Ho Ho No MUG
For the Christmas grinch or scrooge in your life. Not everyone Jingles All The Way to Xmas, so Bah-humbug to them! This will suit them to a cuppa tea! Lynne sketches all the lettering/illustrations on paper first then uploads them to the computer for finessing. She then prints on the mug using a heat press meaning it is microwave and dishwasher safe. Hurrah!
Price: $19
Sends to: Free shipping in Aus. International delivery available
Buy from: Summer + Skye
Special for The Business Bakery community: 10% off until end of November using code BIZBAKER10
Too cute Christmas Stocking!
This handmade Christmas fabric Stocking has a cute cuff, is fully padded and lined and has a matching loop for hanging. The stocking measures 36cm high x 22cm wide and is perfect for a visit from Santa
Price: £12.50
Sends to: Based in UK, sends International
Buy from: Molly Felicity Designs
Special for The Business Bakery community: 10% discount of purchases over £5.00 using the coupon code on Etsy: ‘BAKERY10’
Christmas Eve Box
This is a treat box for the children to open on Christmas Eve. It is a lovely treat for them and great to use to settle down to watch a Christmas movie before bed. There is popcorn and hot chocolate included as well as other treats. A nice list certificate with magnetic peg and reindeer food to sprinkle outside to show Santa they way!
Price: On enquiry
Sends to: Based in UK, sends International
Buy from: Sugar Coated Events
Special for The Business Bakery community: 10% discount (just mention The Business Bakery when you order)
Needle felt reindeer
This is available as a ready made sculpture or you can buy it as a kit and make it yourself! Isn’t he adorable? The reindeer are individually hand made from British wool by Lydia Needle and each one is unique. [Just as a guide – he’s approximately 14cm long]
Price: £50 (or £15 for the kit)
Sends to: Based in UK, sends International
Buy from: Black Dog and Ginger Cat
Special for The Business Bakery community: 10% discount. Use code: BBSO
Antlered Christmas Cards
Look at this FABULOUS set of 5 Christmas cards! Each card features a reindeer or antlered kangaroo in a Christmas bauble design cut from a photo of tulips by the card creator and Artist, Joy Phillips. The photo is then attached to thin textured cardstock to create the finished Christmas card.
The inside of each card is left blank so you can write your own lovely Christmas message and the set comes with 5 envelopes.
Price: $20
Sends to: Based in Australia, posts Internationally
Buy from: Joy Phillips Artist
Special for The Business Bakery community: 10% discount. Use code: BBSO
Christmas cake!
Ooh! Who’d like some yummy rich fruit cake?! Me! Me! These cakes, from the Kitchen Croxley, are packed full of fruit, spices, butter, brown sugar and free range eggs. They are made by hand, baked the traditional way, matured and covered with marzipan before being hand finished. Perfect!
Price: Starting from £6
Sends to: Posts everywhere in mainland UK
Buy from: The Kitchen Croxley
Handcrafted leather Tote
Isn’t this handcrafted whiskey coloured leather tote bag gorgeous?! It’s a nice size for an every day bag and because it’s a raw, unlined bag with waxed seams it really is ALL about the leather. Made by Sasha Carroll a trained bespoke shoe maker and self taught bag and leather goods maker this bag is the biz.
Price: Canvases £265
Sends to: Australia
Buy from: The Butcher Byrd
Cat with Amber Eyes
Isn’t Amber Eyes just totally gorgeous?! This a square canvas print [30cm x30cm] from an original design by the Artist Ruth Slater. It’s part of a bigger range called Solo and the collection is available as high quality cards, prints and canvasses in a variety of sizes.
Price: Canvases £25
Sends to: Based in the UK but sends Internationally (though watch for final posting dates!)
Buy from: Ruth Slater
Special for The Business Bakery community: 10% Discount for Business Bakery customers with the code BB10 on my website.
Astrid necklace
Here is Astrid! She’s quite the party animal, with her three strands of glass, resin and clay beads, all threaded on stainless steel wire and finished off nicely with a silver fob clasp. Adorable! Yes?! (Astrid is 75 cm long and weighs 240g)
Price: $95
Sends to: Based Australia, posts Internationally
Buy from: White Tiger Designs
Beach Bag Making Kit
I love this Beach Bag Making Kit! It’s everything you need to make a beach bag tote from rubber matting and gelato coloured raffia! Perfect for a crafty beginner! Not only do the complete instructions come with the kit, but you can also follow a fabulous video too. [Here’s a sneaky look at a short version]
Price: $59
Sends to: Based in Australia but sends Internationally
Buy from: Hands On Workshop
Special for The Business Bakery community: 30% off for Business Bakery readers using the code:BIZBAKERY
Lip Nourish by Luk Beautifood
This clever little lippie is a 100% natural, edible lipstick brimming with special skin food actives to keep your lips looking gorgeous, nourished and hydrated. It comes wrapped in a beautiful piece of fabric which you can use as a keepsake to polish glasses and screens! Coming in different colours and flavours such as Tea Rose and Chai Shimmer, my fave is Pink Juniper and it’s kinda like my go-to gift!
Price: $24.95
Sends to: Based in Australia but sends Internationally
Buy from: Luk Beautifood
The Mixis
The Mixi Collection necklaces are a sweet range of simple yet beautiful linear drop handmade pendants and the Mixi Infini necklaces are a combinination of simple bead drop with a hand forged sterling silver textured ring. Oh my, which to choose?!
Price: Left image $20-$34; Right image $40
Sends to: Australia
Buy from: Radge Design
Special for The Business Bakery community: Free upgrade to Express post if you mention The Business Bakery in the comments!
Seasonal Blooms 2016 Calendar
The ‘Seasonal Blooms’ 2016 Floral Desk Calendar is going to take you through the year with a burst of flowers and inspiration! The hand illustrated calendar cards sit in a beautiful hardwood stand which makes it perfect for your home-office desk!
Jo packages the calendar in an ivory colour gift box with purple tissue paper and finishes it with a tie of purple and white bakers twine, so you don’t have to wrap it yourself. Perfect!
Price: £13.30
Sends to: Based in the UK but sends Internationally
Buy from: Jo Elise Designs
Special for The Business Bakery community: use the code SURPRISEMEJO to receive a discount and a surprise gift from the Jo Elise Designs shop!
Original Abstract Canvas Art “Ocean Depths”
This is a hand painted original artwork by the Artist Victoria Fitzgerald. The intense hues and dark tones evoke the deep ocean with the glimmer of the surface towards the top. Victoria has left the artwork unvarnished to keep the unique effects of the textures clearer. It is ready to hang with picture wire on the back and measure 20 x25.5cm.
Price: $250
Sends to: Based in the Australia but posts Internationally
Buy from: Victoria Fitzgerald Artist
Alfajores from Heavenly Biscuits
Adriana makes the most AMAZING hand made biscuits from old family recipes. Her signature biscuit is the Alfajore – a south american style biscuit which melts in you mouth and makes your test buds dance. These biscuits are really something special! [I also Instagrammed them here!]
Price: Approx $2.50 each
Sends to: Based in Sydney and can send Australia wide
Buy from: Heavenly Biscuits
Special for The Business Bakery community: mention The Business Bakery when ordering to get a surprise gift from Heavenly Biscuits!
The Stationery Case
Isn’t this GORGEOUS! A large and roomy case to carry totally ALL your stationery needs. It’s 28cm long x 10cm tall x 7cm deep which make it perfect for papercraft fans, the planner community and artists.
Price: $30
Sends to: Based in Sydney, posts Internationally
Buy from: One Busy Sloth
The gift of TIME!
Time! It’s the only thing money can’t buy. Or is it?! The lovely people at Concierge Connections can help you buy time! They’re ace at helping with travel arrangements, sourcing tickets, doing personal shopping, sorting your relocations and being an indispensable virtual PA. Sounds so good I might buy it for myself!
Price: Varies
Sends to: Based in Sydney but many services are virtual, so Concierge Connections has clients worldwide
Buy from: Concierge Connections
Special for The Business Bakery community: Get three hours for the price of two!
Sweating for two
Aw, I needed this five years ago! How gorgeous is this pink maternity singlet top? Makes you want to exercise, yes?! This clever little piece has four-way stretch and side-ruching to hug your shape and grow with your belly, as well as ultra-soft, moisture-wicking fabric so you’ll be kept comfortable during even the most intense training session!
Price: $69.95
Sends to: Based in Australia but ships Internationally
Buy from: Pregfit
Special for The Business Bakery community: A 15%discount on your first order.. using the code BIZBAKERY15
Bath Salts from Bathopolis
These bath salts are handmade in single batches using only natural ingredients like sea salt, Himalayan salt and Epsom salts and they are scented with pure essential oils, so that means no harmful chemicals, synthetic fragrance or colour. Hurrah! There are six blends including “Relax” (with lavender & neroli) and Detox (with lemon & lavender). Mmmmm!
Price: $15.95
Sends to: Based in Australia but posts Internationally
Buy from: Bathopolis
Special for The Business Bakery community: Use voucher code BAKEOFF at checkout and receive 10% off (excludes postage)
Personalised Quote Frames
You *might* know that I love quotes, so I thought these Quote Frames were super-cute. Each frame features a lovely little quote along with a clay figure. They are custom hand made so you can choose any quote and any clay figure you want (including maybe a mini figure of you or your family!)
Price: Custom made, but prices from £8
Sends to: Based in UK but posts Internationally
Buy from: Elsa Rose Boutique
Private Baking Classes
These private baking classes are held at the Sugarplum Bakery kitchen in Vaucluse, Sydney, and run for 3 hours. The class fee includes all ingredients and recipes as well as a box of goodies to take home. You can learn to bake things like Artisan & Sourdough Bread, Choux Pastry (Profiteroles & Croquembouche), Little Treats (Friands, Madeleines & Mini Quiches), and Christmas yumminess (Mini Mince Pies & Pavlova). Sounds delicious!
Price: $250
Sends to: Based in Vaucluse, Sydney
Buy from: Sugarplum Bakery
Spindrift 4 Stack Pendant
Last year I bought this as a gift for my best friends, and gave one to myself! It’s a beautiful custom made recycled sterling silver and beach glass stack pendant. The four pieces of beach glass are hand collected & sea smoothed and come in turquoises & whites with a long chain.
Price: $115/ £70
Sends to: Based in Australia+ UK
Buy from: Spindrift Collections
“Hope Whispered” Canvas
Such an encouraging little canvas! Graphic designer Jade Sweeney wrote these words after waving goodbye to a very difficult time in her life. Aren’t they lovely! This canvas comes in three size: 30cm, 40cm and 50 cm.
Price: $30-$50
Sends to: Based in Australia, posts Internationally
Buy from: Ark & Deer
Betsy boo Creations Christmas Dress
This handmade Christmas dress is just one of MANY choices from the lovely Betsy Boo Creations. Before my daughter stopped wearing dresses (shame!)…. we had the most gorgeous collection of pretty cotton dresses from Betsy Boo! Now I just dream wistfully at pictures of them!
Price: £39
Sends to: Based in UK but sends Internationally
Buy from: Betsy Boo Creations
Unicorn Dance Rainbow Mobile
This mobile was designed and created by the lovely Kylie Wiffen. She custom makes it so I’m guessing you might have to join a queue! If the timing doesn’t work for you she also has other gorgeous versions in stock right now!
Price: $150/ £100
Sends to: Based in Australia but sends Internationally
Buy from: BirdyNumNum
Christmas Harem Shorts and Bamboo Dribble Bib
This little Harem Short and Bamboo Dribble Bib combo is just perfect for all of those bubba photos. And yes, the bib is made from BAMBOO! Why? Well it’s soft, durable and three times absorbent then cotton. Plus it actually *increases* in absorbency with washing. Who knew?! It’s also naturally antibacterial, and antifungal and it’s grown without the use of pesticides.Perfect!
Price: $35
Sends to: Based in Australia but sends Internationally
Buy from: Bugsey Bee
Special for The Business Bakery community: Use the coupon code : Bakery to receive 20% off on any order over $50.
Princess and Warrior T shirt
My daughter (that’s not her in the picture!) lives in this t shirt because she totally has the Warrior spirit and the Princess sass. Made by Indie & Sloan, this is one a of number of unique designs which are lovingly hand printed with non toxic, kid friendly ink on a soft, premium 100% cotton tee. Perfect!
Price: $29
Sends to: Based in Australia, sends Internationally
Buy from: Indie & Sloan
Explorer skirt!
Here’s something my tomboy daughter would love. A skirt in a Dinosaur print! It’s kinda got that Christmassy look with the red + green but is definitely an all-year-round piece. The skirt is made to order in sizes 1-10 and has cool things like pockets for collecting treasure. Oh yes and I just found out that this pattern is now out of print! So if you want it you’d better hurry!
Price: $35-$41
Sends to: Based in Australia, sends everywhere except the US and Canada
Buy from: My DD Hearts Dinos
‘Littlefolk’ by Angie Who
Listen! Isn’t it fabulous?! This is a *really* lovely kids folk album which is kinda for adults TOO! Aw, we can all sing along together! What a lovely gift! Seriously, LISTEN again!
Price: $15 (currently on pre-sale)
Sends to: Based in Australia, sends everywhere!
Buy from: Angie Who
Super-Kid Cape/Sets
This Cape Set is perfect for your Super-Kid! The hard wearing costume is made for boisterous play, personalised with your child’s initials and created in whatever colours your child loves! Buy this and you’ll be Super-Mum!
Price: $50
Sends to: Based in Australia but sends to the UK
Buy from: Signed With Love
Special for The Business Bakery community: 10% at the Etsy store using coupon code BUSBAKERY at the checkout
Top Knot Headbands
Using their own hand-drafted pattern these headbands are handmade in Melbourne using a gorgeous range of designer fabrics. They are available in 3 sizes (to fit newborns through to adults) and are machine washable which makes them perfect for little ones with sticky fingers and big girls who wear make up. Such a fabulous stocking filler!
Price: $14
Sends to: Based in Australia (Sends to the UK but please contact Cheeky Little Fox first)
Buy from: Cheeky Little Fox
Lanka Kade Skittles
These Lanka Kade skittles are from one of my totally favourite Toy shops! Mungo and Maisie have a terrific collection of stuff for children and they are just the nicest people to deal with.
Skittles Not your thing? Mungo and Maisie also sell super-cute stationery and are giving The Business Bakery community a special 10% off it!
Price: £19.99
Sends to: UK
Buy from: Mungo & Maisie
Special for The Business Bakery community: All Busy B stationery, diaries, organisers and calendars etc 10% off Code: BUSY10
Animal Matching Game
This animal matching game is a lovely gift for children who need extra help with fine motor skills, speech development or social development. OR, actually, any kid really because it’s really FUN! There are a limited number of these games so mooove quickly before they run out!
Price: £6.95
Sends to: UK
Buy from: Rudkins Toys
The post Our Christmas Gift List! appeared first on The Business Bakery - Julia Bickerstaff.