CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS & DECORATING

It may seem like Christmas was not that long ago but it will soon be coming around around like it was just yesterday!

One of the things that always excites me in this season as well as the actual Christmas presents of course is all the unique Christmas ornaments and decorations you can buy.

You can get traditional ones to do with Christianity such as the bible and the holy cross, Santa and winter inspired ones that always seem to be a favourite with children and gothic Christmas ornaments for people who like that something a little different.

But my personal favourites tend to be handmade Christmas ornaments . Whether they have been created by family members or I have had them specially made online. I just love how much time and effort must go into making them and the small details they come with like the tiny stitching, careful painting or specialists fabrics and materials that are used.

I will always remember how my nan would make everyone in the family one of those toilet roll dolls each year. You know which ones I mean?- The knitted dolls you put over your pile of toilet rolls!? My nan always insisted each one was different every year and Christmas themed of course. As thoughtful as they were at the time I now have a collection of about 10 Toilet roll dolls! Well at least I have a choice each year!

I am quite the traditionalist when it comes to decorating to and will hang holly wreaths on my door, those pretty little winter villages that light up on my window sills and put red goodie socks on my fireplace for Santa to fill up if I have been a good girl! My husband fills them really but lets not take the magic away now!

A good site I found for information and resources on all your Christmas ornaments and decorations is http://skeletonornaments.com/

FIRST PICTURES OF BECKHAM'S WITH HARPER SEVEN

David and Victoria are never ones to shy away from the media but this time they have shown us their own private (and first to be seen by the public) photos of their newest arrival Harper Seven.

And the way they did it was via their Twitter Pages. Victoria put a comment on hers saying "Daddy's little girl" and David put on his "Took this picture of my two girls sleeping."
Aww definitely ones for frames aren't they!? I think the black and white effect makes them very professional looking too. Maybe they were took by professional photographers. You never know with the Beckham's do you!?

ZOLOFT NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS IN PREGNANCY

When you're pregnant you always have to be very careful about what medicines you take because even if you don't have any side effects these could affect your unborn child.

Like the antidepressant tablets that have been linked to zoloft birth defects. The Zoloft tablet is generally given to people with certain stress, panic and anxiety orders. But recent research has shown it interferes with the fetus' development.

This could end up with your child being born with a heart defect, serious lung disease, cleft lip/palate and other problems such as club foot, seizures, breathing issues, lack of feeding and more.

Read the article using the link in this post to find out more and warn your pregnant friends and family members about it too.

EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL ISSUE ONLINE MAGAZINE FOR iPAD

This post brought to you by Ringier Media. All opinions are 100% mine.

Technology has given us a new lease of life in recent years and made things a lot more convenient. If we want to find out about some news a lot of us will turn to the Internet rather than wait for our local newspaper to arrive. Its especially important to people who are on the go a lot.

iPad have recognised this issue and have had an application exclusively made for them that you can download called the collection. Its the world’s first multilingual monthly high graphic magazine that focuses on global talking points and issues. And rather than just a few paragraphs you would find in your shop bought newspaper the collection world class editors and writers actually tell the story in depth and debates the topic from various different angles.

Issue one has already been released that featured the wedding of the UK's Prince William and Kate Middleton. Number two sounds even more exciting. Its called The Global Child and discusses stories to do with reproduction- Such as an Arizona couple who were unable to have children bought a donor egg and enlisted the help of an Indian surrogate mother.

The magazine that's full of quality pictures, text, audio, animation, rubbing and videos gives you fascinating stories you can take with you everywhere. And its no inconvenience as its already right there on your iPad to look at whenever you want.

You can find out more by using the links within this post and visit the iPad App store to download. Oh and if you wanted to see issue one or any others depending at the time that you read this post those are available from the App store too.

REVIEW FOR VERTBAUDET SCHOOL UNIFORMS

I have recently reviewed Vertbaudet's school uniform range and been impressed with the results. You can read my review via my family blog with more pictures of my son modelling the uniform from here (he loves to pose!)

If you didn't know Vertbaudet is an online children's specialist store where you can find clothes for boys, girls and babies as well as bedroom/nursery furniture and maternity wear.

MEMBERS ONLY FASHION CLUB FOR EXCLUSIVE DESIGNER SALES + £10 Off First Order

Have you ever envied the outfit of a high fashion catwalk show and thought there is no way I will ever be able to afford that?

Well how do you like the idea of being part of an exclusive invitation only members club for men and women, where special private sales are offered to people in the club only and not the general public?

Then I give you Bauer Media's pure e-commerce website Cocosa where you can get your hands on designer labels such as Alexander Mqueen, Vera Wang, Vivienne Westwood, Mathew Williamson, John Smedly and more big names at a slashed down price. These sales are so popular they only open up for a limited amount of time and when the items are gone they are gone so you have to get your stuff in your basket pretty fast!

The clothes you find in the sale are not ones that people don't want either or your usual 'bargain bucket' selections. In fact its quite the opposite - its popular hand picked brand name luxury clothing and accessories that are in demand and people want to be seen in them.

Once you register on Cocosa an email notification will be sent to you to say the sale is on so all you have to do then is go go go! Signing up is easy, its open to people worldwide and just takes a matter of minutes to set up.

As a special offer for my readers you can use this discount code to get £10 off when you spend £50.00. Just type in luxurystyle at the check out point. Then you can relish in the fact that you've just got even more money off an already discounted exclusive sale. You like?

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MOTHER BUYS HER 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER A BOOB JOB

Headline hungry Sarah Burns was in the media last year for teaching her 6 year old daughter how to pole dance. Now on her 7th birthday she has given her a £6,000 boob job voucher that she can use when she is sixteen (a few years early there aren't you then Sarah?)

The 50 year old mother who is known as the Human Barbie for the £500,000 worth of surgery she has had done herself has caused outrage with many people across the UK.

Apparently her daughter Poppy who 'begged' her mom for a boob job was delighted with her present. And as well as the voucher had also received a £12,000 pamper party, £4,000 spa break, £450 pink swarovski crystal ring and necklace set and a £250 computer.

Sarah said she wants her daughter to be a glamour model when she is older. And its probably these comments below that have angered people further;

Poppy:

"I cant wait to be like mummy with big boobs they're pretty".

Sarah:

"Poppy is a normal kid who is good at sports and loves playing outside. Girls don't want to be Snow White and Cinderella any more. They want to be WAG's and famous like Cheryl Cole and Lady Gaga. I'm just supporting her and making her dreams come true. "

CREATE YOUR OWN UNIQUE LOOK: Swarovski Crystal Beads

Swarovski jewelry has became really popular over the past few years. So much so that as well as people buying various bracelets, necklaces, earrings etc they are buying the special Swarovski Crystal Beads to make creations themselves.

What I love about this type of jewelry is it gives you the freedom to be able to make your own personal piece that's unique to you. And if you're a business you can get the beads, componants, elements and pearls to custom make your own creations for your customers.

Online store PandaHall.com have a fabulous selection of Swarovski jewelry that you can buy in bulk or buy the ready made pieces that would make an ideal gift for any jewelry lover. Its the type of jewelry you will want to wear all the time and it would probably go with most if not all your outfits.

With their rich colors and crystal sparkle its easy to fall in love with the Swarovski jewelry and even start making a collection of your own.

Many of the items on the website have been slashed from the recommended retail price and there is a promotion section you should check out too where you can get up to a massive 65% off for limited times only.