Waxing lyrical as Christmas preparations get underway…

There are only a few days left to wait until our very first, eagerly-anticipated Christmas catalogue lands on your doormat and having had a sneak preview, I can confidently say that you’re in for a treat! I was in the warehouse yesterday and happened to see the arrival of lots of Christmas stock ready to fill the shelves and noticed some of the gorgeous gift ideas which are sure to make your present buying more of a joy, from socks to scarves, and berets to boots. The Celtic Sheepskin ‘elves’ will definitely have their work cut out this year with more orders than ever before expected and more products than ever before to find on the shelves and deliver to you on time – they will thoroughly deserve their mince pies!

With Christmas spirit in the air I imagine that many of you will already be entertaining ahead of the party season. My diary for one is looking pretty full over the next few weekends with dinner parties and pre-Christmas get-togethers galore (bang goes that pre-Christmas diet!). So for a change today, I thought you might like to see one of our new homeware lines which we have introduced especially for Christmas that is appropriately perfect for a pre-festivities soiree or equally for sprucing up your home…

These stunning scented candles are hand-poured right here in the UK allowing the beautiful fragrances to infuse evenly throughout the wax. This means that they will smell wonderful every time you light them.

The three fragrances are Angel (rich, round, musky and slightly chocolatey), Aubergine (mulled wine with a floral twist) and Autumn (warm and spicy – the definitive Christmas fragrance) so there is something to suit everyone. My personal favourite is Autumn – the fragrance really evokes festive feelings.

All three fragrances are available in three heights so you can mix and match for a unique dinner table display and with approximate burn times of between 70 and 160 hours depending on the size, these candles will last for ages too. In fact after a quick calculation I have worked out that if you burned them for four hours per day every single day starting tomorrow, the longest-burning (the Tall Fat Candle) could potentially last until New Year’s Day!

Finally, some exciting news - If you would like to preview the Christmas collection for yourself, I can exclusively reveal that our online Christmas Gift Shop is now open! Take a look for yourself… http://www.celtic-sheepskin.co.uk/christmas-gift-shop/

Over the coming weeks I will share more ideas for Celtic Christmas goodies but in the meantime look out for your Christmas catalogue in the post and let the shopping begin.