Betty Hula Delicate Dusting Powder from Betty Hula, Craft Your Own Herbal Handsalve and the Morepheus Sleep Enhancing range, both from Bathing Beauty, have been confirmed as the finalists in the Gift of the Year’s Beauty, Bath & Spa category sponsored by Progressive Gifts & Home/GiftsandHome.net
Other Gift Of The Year categories and finalists are as follows:
BRANDED GIFT
Frida Kahlo Boho Collection – Talking Tables
Harry Potter, Monster Notebook – BB Designs Europe
RNLI Build Your Own Lifeboat – Clockwork Soldier
CARDS AND WRAP
Hoot Parade Card Range – U Studio Design
Pin & Ink – The Handcrafted Card Company
Quilling Cards by Origamo – Blue Eyed Sun
CHILDRENS GIFT
Engenius Contraptions Marble Run – Cheatwell Games
Healthy Kids Cooking Kit – Little Cooks Co
History Heroes games – History Heroes
COMMEMORATIVE AND COLLECTABLE
Design your own My Icon Story Print – My Icon Story
Sweet Memories Tins – Gibsons
The Book of You – Colour Chronicles
CONTEMPORARY GIFT
Flightgiftcard – Flightgiftcard
Flip Click Clock – Gingko Electronics
LED Glass Fireball – Transomnia
DESIGN AND CRAFT
Citygami London – Clockwork Soldier
Handcrafted Gift Wrap Sheets – Paper Mirchi
Horn Viking Mug – Abbeyhorn
ETHICAL GIFT
Bathing Beauty Soap – Bathing Beauty
Bee Green Wraps – Bee Green Wraps
Ideas Range – VENT for Change
FASHION ACCESSORY
Blade & Rose – Arora Design
Jex Colour-in Trainers – Jex Shoes Limited
Pusheen Cat Headphones – Thumbs Up (UK)
FASHION JEWELLERY
Emma Lawrence Designs Necklace Collection – Emma Lawrence Designs
Isla – Billy’s Beach Hut
The Pink Link – part of the Airlinks Provenance range – Icarus Originals
FESTIVE & OCCASIONAL
Christmas Street: 12 Days of Christmas Calendar – Gibsons
Festive Boozeballs – Gift Republic
Woodland Reusable Christmas Crackers – Kate Sproston Design
FOOD AND DRINK
BBQ Hot Smoking Kit – Hot Smoked
British Roast Dinner Box – Ross & Ross Food
Cake in a Card – Bakedin
GARDEN AND OUTDOOR
BBQ Hot Smoking Kit – Hot Smoked
Gardening Collection – Wrendale Designs
Robin Winter Care Pack – Wildlife World
STATIONERY
Bookaroo Pen Pouch for Books – IF (that company called)
Citygami London – Clockwork Soldier
Yes Studio Stationery Range – Wild & Wolf
HOME ACCESSORY
Cat Face Plant Pots & Vases – Parlane International
Lexon Mino – Stone
R Space Lamp – Gingko Electronics
HOME FRAGRANCE
Bitter Orange & Ylang Ylang – The Recycled Candle Company
Kasper Aroma diffuser – Europium World (UK)
Aromatherapy Range – Purbeck candles
HOT NOVELTY
Affirmators – Abrams & Chronicle Book
Giant Handwarmers – Cozy Time
Weird Crushes – Bubblegum Stuff
Weird Things Humans Search For – Big Potato Games
KITCHEN AND DINING
BollyNice range – Apples to Pears
Gin Time – Dartington Crystal (Torrington)
T&G Ocean – T & G Woodware
PET GIFT
Fetch this gift – Leather Guild
Pet Party Kit – Talking Tables
The Bark Slice – The Sugar Shed
UNDER £10
Cake in a Card – Bakedin
Chocolate Box After Dinner Quiz – The Lagoon Group
Suck It – Really Good Ltd
Whisky Experience – Dartington Crystal (Torrington)
“As always, it was amazing to see so many products grouped together representing all corners of the giftware industry,” commented Sarah Ward, ceo of The Giftware Association. “It was also good to see many smaller companies among the well-known names.”
Continued Sarah: “With Gift of the Year continuing to go from success to success, with more entries and variation than ever this year, we will be continuing to grow the competition as well as looking at our new consumer competition.”
The category winners, and Judge’s Choice winner, will be announced at an awards ceremony starting at 6.30pm in Hall 20, at the end of the first day of Spring Fair on Sunday February 3. The event is free to attend.
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