Holiday Highlights- Christmas 2017

Hello everybody and Happy New Year!

In this blog I'm going to be sharing some of my favourite decorations, gifts I received and Christmas moments.

We had three trees in our house this year- two artificial and one real pine tree.

Of course, the real tree was my favourite and it featured some beautiful baubles and decorations that we bought this year.

Most of the decorations on the tree were bought from York on various market stalls, but we also bought some beautiful pheasant feather baubles from High Bird Designs.

                                                                                      

High Bird Designs

               

  I also received some other pieces by High Bird Designs, including the Sterling Silver Pheasant Necklace and a Feather Pin which is on my new Rydale Tweed Jacket.

High Bird Designs Pheasant Necklace

Rydale Tweed Jacket

Another favourite was my Mackenzie and George Wycombe Shotgun Shell belt with my initials embossed in gold.

M&G Wycombe Shotgun Shell Belt

I also received a subscription to In The Country Magazine for 2018 and I'm really looking forward to seeing more of Hollie-Ella's work!

After Christmas, we went to see Mia McKenna Bruce performing in Jack and the Beanstalk at Tennants in Leyburn. The pantomime was really good and we got a chance to take some photos with the actors at the end too (featuring my new Rydale jacket and Jack Wills scarf)

I'm very grateful for everything I received this year and had a lovely Christmas with my family. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and I'd like to wish you all the best for 2018 (a little bit late on the bandwagon, I know).

Charlotte x

P.S. Cheeky self-promo here but I've recently created a photography Instagram account so if you'd like to check that out it's @cebphotography23

 

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE- LADS

Now it's time for some ideas to get your boyfriend, father or grandfather. These are a few things that I liked the look of and some things that my dad chose for himself as well!

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Firstly, let's start with the most expensive item! My dad has the Schoffel Oakham Fleece Gilet in Navy and has his eye on the Berkeley 1/4 Zip Fleece for Christmas. He's currently debating between the Navy and the Kingfisher.

Schoffel Berkeley 1/4 Zip Kingfisher

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The next thing is the 12 Gauge Shotgun Cartridge Cuff Links by High Bird Designs. I think these are lovely and are at the extremely affordable price of £8! If I was a lad I would definitely wear these!

12 Guage Shotgun Cartridge Cuff Links by High Bird Designs

Also by High Bird Designs, the 12 Bore Shotgun Wood Effect Keyrings would make a lovely edition to a set of keys and are very reasonable at the price of £5 each!

12 Bore Shotgun Cartridge Keyring

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And of course no Christmas would be complete without a 'his and hers'! To match the Wycomb belt I listed on my last gift guide for lasses (http://thatmardyyorkshirelass.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/christmas-gift-guide-lasses.html). The Mackenzie and George belts are of amazing quality and can be personalised with initials in gold foil, silver foil or plain. Mackenzie and George's products are of a high standard and come with a Built to Last Guarantee and they also offer a TLC service for when your products need shortening or refreshing!

Mackenzie and George Chester Belt

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Another winter essential is definitely wellies! These Barbour wellies are crafted in super-vulcanised rubber and lined in Barbour's signature Classic Tartan.They are sure to keep your feet warm in style. They're also not badly priced at £79.95.

Barbour Griffon Wellington Boots

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John Norris currently have a huge Barbour sale, including these gorgeous Redcar Oxford Brogues. They feature a suede upper, cotton canvas heel counter and classic tartan cotton lining. The sturdy rubber sole is detailed with Barbour's iconic 'Walking Man' motif.
These shoes are currently reduced from £109 to £59.99! Get yourselves on the John Norris website or visit their store in Penrith to grab yourself a bargain!

Barbour Redcar Oxford Brogues

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Another winter essential is definitely a nice warm scarf! Hortons have some really nice scarves at the moment and I really like the Hexham Scarf in 'blue check'. I have a multitude of scarves but I think you can never have too many!

Hortons Hexam Scarf

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Jack Wills have some lovely jumpers and a huge knitwear collection available.
You can't go wrong with jumpers in winter and I know my own jumper from Jack Wills is brilliant quality and has lasted me a few years now.

Marlow Merino Wool Cable Jumper

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Thank you for reading and I hope this has inspired a few people who were worried about last minute gift ideas! Sorry I haven't been posting as much recently- I've just been extremely busy trying to balance uni interviews, college work and Christmas preparations!

Charlotte x

WEEKEND IN LONDON & DIRT BIKE SHOW

Covent Garden

Every half term, my family and I visit the annual Dirt Bike Show in Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire and then continue to travel down to London for a few days.

It was lovely catching up with some people at the Dirt Bike Show and seeing all of the trade stands. We set off early on Thursday morning and arrived just after 9.30, which gave us plenty of time to look around all of the halls and allowed us lots of time to continue our journey down to London.

We stayed in Islington and I was nominated chief navigator for the weekend as apparently I'm good with the tube. On Friday we went to Leicester Square, Covent Garden and Harrods. Whilst in Harrods, we bumped into Mia McKenna Bruce who played Tee in Tracy Beaker Returns. She was really lovely and we're actually going to see her in the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk in December at Tennants in Leyburn.

My outfit: Hoodie- Jack Wills, Top- Joules, Jeans- Gap

On Saturday we walked around Oxford Street, Regent Street and Trafalgar Square. We did some shopping, although I didn't buy much. The weather in London was so much nicer than the weather up here in Yorkshire!

Trafalgar Square

Rainbow Baubles in John Lewis

On Sunday we travelled back up to Yorkshire and had a relatively straightforward journey with no major traffic jams! Sorry it's been a short blog (and rather late!) but I've been super busy with university applications and coursework I've barely had any time to sit down and chill!