TrendLife Gifts

For a Christmas card with a difference this year head over to the Modern Toss website and check out their fun range of greetings cards.

The Carol Singers Bat card is so much fun, perfect for the Christmas scrooge in your life!

We love the mischevious Alan Christmas Card - cute and quirky.

Try the Partridge in a Swear Tree card to raise a smile - perfect for Potty Mouths!

£1.99

www.moderntoss.com

We love this Mum Me Time set from Samantha Morris - the perfect Christmas presents for mums!

Mums are often so busy, they forget to take time out and look after themselves. With Christmas just around the corner, why not remedy that and treat a special mum to some quality pamper time. The Mum Me Time set is beautifully presented and includes eight I.O.U cards that mum can cash in at any time!

A witty and thoughtful present to put a smile on mums face.

£18

www.samanthamorris.co.uk

Luxury brand Aspinal of London has the perfect gift for a label lover without the huge price tag.  Their round Bezel leather keyring comes in 'on trend' purple, crocodile leather or red and brown patent.

The outer metal is imprinted with Aspinal metal branding.

£25 Aspinal of London www.aspinaloflondon.com 

A great idea for this Christmas - Notonthehighstreet.com will personalise a t-shirt with a picture of a child’s favourite toy. It is an ideal and unique gift for any child under ten.

£20, 6 months–12 years - www.notonthehighstreet.com

80s Retro Robots are a huge trend at the moment and this Retro Robot is ideal for a funky female who follows the fashions, or it would work in a little boy’s nursery. It comes with a retro launch pad for desk or wall mounting.

£36 - www.notonthehighstreet.com

Let your creativity bloom with Cath Kidston’s button rose sewing basket. The floral basket is an adorable way to keep sewing supplies organised and has everything a creative person would need to get started with matching accessories included. This set includes a pair of scissors, tape measure, thread plait, pack of five assorted threads and a pack of Milward needles. An ideal gift for seasoned sewers or to inspire those who are just beginning.

Lady Gaga burst onto the music scene with her catchy hit Just Dance. Since then its been Gaga-mania and now she's the biggest star of 2010! Her wild and quirky sense of fashion style have also added to her press column inches and her fame status!

Lunacy offers three top Gaga-esque accessories, completely in her honour

1) Silver Telephone Bag. £165.00.  This bag is perfect to match her latest single telephone and is both quirky yet practical and servicable! www.lunacyboutique.co.uk

2) Being one who likes to bare all, these underwear and clothes hanger earrings are just the ticket. Sterling Silver too. £30.00 www.lunacyboutique.co.uk

3) Gaga Hair HairBow. £9.50. Like her previous music videos these hairbows are very Gaga, however they're not too big, ensuring you get all the attention but are not overpowered! www.lunacyboutique.co.uk

These little purses are a must for any cat-lover. Made with wool felt and boasting an organic leather head, they are simply purrr-licious.

Sidney comes in two sizes, the purse sized 12cm x 7cm or the 20cm x 12cm clutch size - perfect for taking out and about on Halloween night!

£39.24/£52.32 www.notmassproduced.com

Ready to Post Chocolate is the brainchild of Claire Wilson, of Send a Thought, and Flo Broughton, of Choc on Choc, who have come together to create a new unique selection of chocolate - that’s ready to post! No fuss, just three simple steps: 

1. Add your message
2. Seal, stamp and address it
3. Pop it in the post! 

Their mission statement is focused on bringing back the fun of sending gifts through the post. Remember the thrill of receiving birthday cards and gifts when you were younger, when you used to wait by the front door for the postman to drop brightly coloured letters through? Nowadays the usual postal delivery brings with it a pile of manila envelopes demanding payments, or a wodge of uninspiring takeaway menus. Ready to Post Chocolate plans to change all that.

The premise is simple, but then the best ideas usually are. Choc on Choc have carefully selected a range of their best selling chocolate products and Send a Thought have packaged them up in a beautiful box which will fit through a standard size letter box. Choc on Choc pride themselves on the superb high quality of their Belgian chocolate, which they have handcrafted it into original designs produced with the utmost care and attention to detail. Send a Thought are already accustomed to promoting what they describe as ‘Letterbox Glee’, so when you combine the talents of these two companies you have a product which is a surefire winner.

There are individual chocolate cubes hand decorated with stilettos, daisies, cupcakes and teacups for your female friends, and hearty chocolate slabs proclaiming ‘I love you more than chocolate’ for the men in your life. Who wouldn’t melt inside if they received such a beautiful (and edible) gift through the post? 

Ready to Post Chocolate is an easy and convenient way to send a thoughtful gift through the post, without the hassle of having to wrap and package it or facing long post office queues in your precious lunch hour, which let’s face it, often holds us back from the spontaneity of treating our loved ones and letting them know how much they mean to us. Whether you want to say Thank You, Congratulations or simply ‘I’m Thinking of You’, a gift of Ready to Post Chocolate will add a ray to light to your loved one’s life, and ensure that your heartfelt message is heard loud and clear. 

Once you have chosen the perfect chocolate treat, all you have to do is add your personalised message, seal and address it, add your stamps and pop it in the post. No special postage is required - just 3 first class stamps - and the packaged box can then be dropped in the nearest post box on your way to or from the office. 

That said, the chocolate is so yummy, you may be tempted to keep it for yourself. Or hope your loved one cares enough to return the favour!

Ready To Post Chocolate Flowers And Cupcakes, £10.00, www.readytopostchocolate.com 

Mister Potatohead hangs from a 20" silver plated chain, the centres of his eyes sparkling at unsuspecting passers by.

Lunacy Boutique is no stranger to unique 'talking point' accessories and this statement necklace is no different. With Toy Stoy 3 haven just been named the most successful animation of all time, there is no better an excuse to snap one of these mini icons up!

£16.50 www.lunacyboutique.co.uk