More sales... and what I purchased

Cup cakes made with my sales purchase, the brilliant mini cup cake maker from BHS (see link below)

So far I have bought pretty thermal underwear from M and S (link below), pretty socks from John Lewis (link below), a set of four wood/leather storage chests from TK Maxx, a pretty dress for my daughter at Primark, a pair of trousers from Next and various bits and pieces from Sainsbury's (link below). There are some great sales still about, below are all the links....

Bhs
Boden
Clarks
Debenhams
Dyson Cleaners & Spares
GLTC
John Lewis
Kaleidoscope: great sales..........
Marks and Spencer
Minibarratts
National Magazine Company:
discounts on magazine subscriptions
Next Bathrooms
OXFAM Online Shop
Play.com
Sainsbury's
Zavvi

On the twelfth day of Christmas...

To win fab prizes every day, visit www.next.co.uk 

and click the banner Daily Xmas Giveaway

On the twelfth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me

Twelve drummers drumming,

Eleven pipers piping,

Ten lords a-leaping,

Nine ladies dancing,

Eight maids a-milking,

Seven swans a-swimming,

Six geese a-laying,

Five golden rings,

Four calling birds,

Three French hens,

Two turtle doves,

And a partridge in a pear tree!

 This is the last day of the Christmas Challenge (sponsored by Next) and it's all about drummers! Click here to kit your young musician. Black Drummer Boy Jacket for girls, from £26 and Black Drummer Boy Jacket for boys, from £19. 

Happy Xmas everybody and thanks for 

following. I don't need to wish you a White Xmas as snow is falling as I type!

On the seventh day of Christmas...

 

To win fab prizes every day, visit www.next.co.uk 

and click the banner Daily Xmas Giveaway

On the seventh day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me

Seven swans a-swimming,

Six geese a-laying,

Five golden rings,

Four calling birds,

Three French hens,

Two turtle doves,

And a partridge in a pear tree.

When no swans are available, you have to make do with ugly ducklings. Fear not, there isn't an ugly duckling in sight on next.co.uk, only pretty fluffy ones, including a cute, spotty duck baby sleepsuit, £7. Or you can opt for the comfy and warm duck boots, from £16 - perfect for this freezing weather!

On the sixth day of Christmas...

To win fab prizes every day, visit www.next.co.uk 

and click the banner Daily Xmas Giveaway

On the sixth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me

Six geese a-laying,

Five golden rings,

Four calling birds,

Three French hens,

Two turtle doves,

And a partridge in a pear tree.

No products featuring geese but since it's cold and snowing again, why not invest in an Anti-Allergy Goose Feather & Down Duvet? Prices start from £35 at ww.next.co.uk.

 

On the fifth day of Christmas...

To win fab prizes every day, visit www.next.co.uk 

and click the banner Daily Xmas Giveaway

On the fifth day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me

Five golden rings,

Four calling birds,

Three French hens,

Two turtle doves,

And a partridge in a pear tree.

There are various types of rings on www.next.co.uk - for your fingers or your home. Choose between gold napkin rings £7 for your table or for you, two-tone rings from £18... tricky!

On the third day of Christmas...

To win fab prizes, visit www.next.co.uk and click the banner Daily Xmas Giveaway

On the third day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me

Three French hens,

Two turtle doves,

And a partridge in a pear tree.

Talking of French hens, there is a set of four Porcelain Mugs with cute chicken motifs on www.next.co.uk (£7). I have recently bought a set of mugs from the Next shop in Cambridge (pictured below) but didn't see the fowl ones on the shelves. With the festive season coming, it's handy to have more mugs to offer hot drinks...

Pretty vintage stackable mugs from Next, my latest purchase

On the first day of Christmas...

Want to win fab prizes? Visit www.next.co.uk and click the banner Daily Xmas Giveaway

I love Xmas and couldn't resist taking part in the Next  blogging challenge! So here is my first icon and the corresponding lyrics...

 On the first day of Christmas, 

my true love sent to me 

A partridge in a pear tree. 

My personal challenge is to find something connected with this verse and as Next doesn't sell food or partridge-themed merchandise, I managed to find a lovely picture of pears, £15 for a set of three. Click here to see it.

Next launches children's modelling competition, plus fundraising fun!

The Next Generation Children’s Competition 2009 launches on 4 November on Next's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/nextonline.

Next is looking for new faces to star in a childrenswear shoot for Next Directory!

It's set to be Britain's most exciting competition for 4 to 7 year olds, offering an unbeatable opportunity for aspiring pint-sized models.

After the launch, parents and guardians can upload photographs of entrants, and family and friends can vote for them. Voting closes at noon on 25 November, when the top 100 entrants will be named. Each finalist, along with three guests, will then be invited to attend the grand final at Woburn Abbey on 21 December.

THE PRIZE

• The chance to star in a photoshoot for Next Directory
  
• Representation by the highly respected children’s model agency Urban Angels
  
• A shopping spree at Next

Become a fan of Next on Facebook and they’ll alert you the minute the competition opens. On 4th November, when the competition opens, you will be able to send your entry form from Facebook. From the 5th November entries will appear in a voting gallery. The competition will be monitored 24 hours a day!

FUNDRAISING FUNTIME 

Alongside the Children’s Competition Next will also be running an event for the Make a Wish foundation. Children aged 0-16 are invited to draw a picture showing “their wish” and upload a photo of the picture to the Make a Wish event at www.facebook.com/nextonline. A panel of judges at Next will choose the top 50 designs and the entrants responsible for the top designs will be asked to submit their original drawings and join in all the fun of the competition final at Woburn Abbey on 21st December, when an overall winner will be selected. The winning design will be manufactured by Next, with sales benefiting the Make-a-wish Foundation.