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December is a festive month, full of special celebrations, holidays, and of course, cards and pressies!  There are also people who are lucky enough to have a  Christmas birthday which means the day is all about them, too!? Make your mind up if that's good or not... You might want to grab them a cheeky Christmas birthday card to cheer them up?! Whether you're looking to learn more about December-born celebrities or the special symbols associated with the month, this blog will give you everything you need to know about December birthdays. December Zodiac | December Birthstones | Symbolism & History | Birthstone Meaning | Birthstone...

Have you’ve been staring at that pile of Christmas cards and wondering what on Earth you’ll write in each? Or maybe you just find writing Christmas cards a chore and need a little inspiration even for short Christmas messages? Well here’s a selection of Christmas card messages for your family & friends that will inspire you to get motoring through them before you can eat that packet of mince pies you’ve had your eye on. Jump to the section you want by clicking on these headings below: For Parents | Mum | Dad | Children| For Son / Daughter | Sister |...

OMG someone left you in charge of coming up with the office party games, didn't they?! Got a large group of people relying on you, too and you need the office party to be one to remember - for the right reasons? Okay, well, you're in luck, as here's a list of truly side-splitting office party games for 2024 now we've see the return of office Christmas parties!  So, if you're looking for games to play at the office Christmas party, we’ve gathered some rather ridiculous office Christmas party games from around the Internet which you might like to try...

Christmas is very nearly here. In fact, it is so close we had our first mince pies of the season in September, and they were delicious. We have been excited to see the start of early Christmas orders coming in, with plenty of customers loving our new 2024 designs! And this time of year, it’s great to send cards to family and friends, the perfect way to keep in touch or maybe reconnect with someone. And so we want to remind everyone about or shipping rates, policies and the best value way to send your cards on to their recipients....

If you're looking for how to wrap Christmas presents or birthday presents, you've just hit the jackpot. As I'm sure you'll agree most people dread wrapping presents, especially odd shaped, large ones!  Our team have made lots of videos for you and found others. Use the jump links to quickly get to the present wrapping technique of interest, or you can wander your way down the page and read the lot - we're not going to stop you!   Wrap books & oblong presents | Wrapping odd shaped gifts | Wrapping with not quite enough paper | Wrap small presents | Wrap...

Welcome to our blog dedicated to the unique and special experience of having a birthday on Christmas Day! Let's face it, you'd probably be rather hacked off if someone said you shared your birthday with Christmas. Sort of steals your thunder, yes?  First things first. Remember to buy them a funny Christmas birthday card to cheer them up. Next, let's grab the day back for them, with the perfect birthday message. Tell them about some celebrities and famous people born on Christmas Day, who share their birthday (and who were probably equally hacked off) and even sing them a special song for the...

Oh no! Secret Santa gift time, again! Bah humbug! So, we're hurtling towards that time of year AGAIN – how has 2024 gone so quickly, eh? So we thought we’d do a quick update post on our Secret Santa gifts to help all of you get into that Christmas spirit, if you’re not there already?! Secret Santa presents are a little bit of a prickly subject, and if you’re a bloke and didn’t realise the peril of buying the wrong present for someone, then it’s time you woke up and took some notice.  When you're done, we have a great...

Some mornings the temptation not to start work is strong. Today was one of those days - a Tuesday that feels like a Monday!, so lying in bed doom-scrolling on the Insta a suggested reel pops up. And it really made me laugh out loud. It is a clip from a Esther Manito's stand up show Crusade that is currently available on UK TV Play. It's all about how her husband and his parents sign their greeting cards, reading it won't do it justice so watch the clip to find out.   View this post on Instagram A post shared...

We love Christmas! And two things we love about Christmas are sending cards and getting the family together for lunch! Everyone has their own way of spending Christmas Day, which was actually a part of one of my all time favourite adverts. There is a little scene in here that really does remind me of my mum on Christmas day. So much pressure put on us to have this "perfect" Christmas. And part of that is spending too much on the food, or there will be so many TV chef's telling you how to do your lunch. Which lets face it...

One of the pleasures of Christmas is the sending and receiving of hand written cards. They connect you to family and friends, and in a time of Tik Tok's, Instagram's and Facebook posts it is the perfect way to reach out to someone. There are usually two things that put people off sending cards - the cost of posting them, and the time taken to write them. Send Early, Send Second Class The cost of a First Class stamp has rocketed in the past year, but the cost of second Class has remained unchanged in the last price increase. So this year...