100 Days Til Christmas!

It's that time again, Christmas is on it's way! With only 100 days until the big day (which to some people may seem like an age), the festivities are in full swing here at Jonny's Sister HQ. The temporary Christmas elves are in training, the kitchen table is full of treats, and the Christmas sack orders are flying in..

As we are all feeling super prepared, we have put together a list of our top Crimbo picks for those of you who are too!

1. Reindeer Mug
Last year we introduced these festive little mugs to our enamelware range. They can be personalised with the name of your choice, with the wording matching Rudolf's nose. They are perfect for those cosy winter evenings spent tucked up with a cup of something warm!

2. Cream Cake Tin
These tins are the newest addition to our cake tin range, perfect for budding bakers with a flare for something colourful! The wording is painted in the colour of your choice, from cherry pie to our popular metallic shades, you are sure to find something to suit your kitchen! Why not treat your Granny to an extra special tin to fill with mince pies?

3. Christmas Sack
It isn't Christmas here at Jonny's Sister without the sound of people shouting about Rudolf's nose (or no nose!). This is the 5th year of the Christmas sack, and they are now going stronger than ever! Perfect for small children and adults alike, we even do a Christmas sack for your favourite pampered pooch or pussy cat!

4. Wool Dog

What perfect stocking fillers these little wool dogs are; filled with lavender, they are sure to make your bedroom smell divine! You can personalise the collar with a special message, followed by one of our festive Christmas symbols- we love Santa's sleigh!

5. Man Tin

Last but not least, why not treat the man in your life to one of our personalised Man Tins? They can be funny, factual, or just plain personal; these tins can be filled with all of his 'man stuff'!

We can't believe how quickly time is flying here at JS, soon it will be December 1st and the countdown truly will begin! Are you getting ready for Christmas? We'd love to hear how you're preparing for the holiday season!

Cupid's Coming!

With January over, that means one thing... Valentine’s Day! 

Here at Jonny's Sister we love an excuse to embrace all things fluffy and romantic (plus the odd box of chocolates or two!), so we thought that we'd share the love. People everywhere dread the thought of finding that special someone something ‘unique’; but fear not, we have put together our top picks of Valentines prezzies that are bound to blow your socks off!

Top Left: Jonny's Sister Personalised Cake Tin

http://www.jonnyssister.co.uk/personalised-cake-tin-p-740.html?page=all

Top Right: Sparks Clothing Personalised Hot Water Bottle

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/sparksclothing/product/personalised-together-since-hot-water-bottle-cover

Bottom Left: Sparks Clothing 'Put Your Feet Up' Socks

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/sparksclothing/product/personalised-put-your-feet-up-socks

Bottom Right: Jonny's Sister Pride & Prejudice Print

http://www.jonnyssister.co.uk/pride-prejudice-gift-valentine-print-p-914.html

Happy New Year!

We can’t believe it’s that time again- we want to take a moment to say a great big happy new year to everybody and we hope that you all had a fabulous Christmas!

Here at JS we all love the festive season; full shelves, the constant hustle and bustle of people singing ‘jingle bells’ and the chocolates on the office table! Despite the feeling of relief when it’s all over, Christmas 2014 was a good one for everybody. This year we had the most temps to date, we feel like we packed hundreds of ‘BAKED BY KATE’ cake tins, and sold over 1500 Rudolf Christmas sacks- who knew there were that many lucky children in the world!?

To celebrate the success of 2014 we felt that nothing would do the trick better than nibbles and some champers. Here are some pictures to show what we got up to!

 

Although January always brings some relief from the Christmas mania, it is still sad to say goodbye to our Christmas elves and to tidy away the tinsel and baubles for another year. But forget the January blues as during 2015 you will be seeing lots of new and exciting things from Jonny’s Sister….so watch this space!

Spirit of Christmas 2014

Last week Jane and Shannon went up to London to be a part of the Spirit of Christmas Fair at Olympia... and gosh did they enjoy themselves! With Christmassy music playing, the hustle and bustle of those organised shoppers and with a secret stash of Celebrations behind the stand, they came back on Monday and brought the festive spirit with them!

For those of you who haven’t heard of Spirit of Christmas, it is a large fair made up of hundreds of small boutique retailers (such as ourselves) offering original gifts and quirky Christmas ideas to thousands of shoppers. Due to sheer size of Olympia, in our opinion you would need a couple of days to take everything in, but would definitely recommend a trip in 2015!

Like many previous years, this year did not disappoint and we did very well at Spirit; not only did we get a chance to meet other companies alike, but we got the opportunity to sell directly to customers which isn’t something we get to do very often! The weeks coming up to Spirit are always busy, making booklets, finalising new products, getting excited whilst freaking out, but we love it none the less. 

Bring on next year is all we can say!

A message from Jane: 

As always Spirit of Christmas is a great way to meet our customers and to get a feel for what products they like best. Each year we have some tickets to give away as prizes in a competition that we usually run mid October time. Make sure you keep checking your in box for details as it is a great show for visitors as well as exhibitors! 

Christmas: 83 days to go

83 days ‘til Christmas. Let the games begin! If we’ve learnt anything over the past 9 years, it’s that Christmas starts in October here at Jonny’s Sister. Although it comes at the same time each year and no matter how much we like to try and prepare ourselves, we’re never ready!

With 20 days and counting, we’re soon to be moving our studio to a new location (blog post on the way- keep your eyes peeled!). At Christmas we have our lovely little handmade gifts coming out of our ears and are sick of the sound of jingle bells by December 1^st. But this year we will be ready. Although October has only just begun we have already started preparing; finalising our exclusive Christmas range, mass producing gift cards and gathering the troops!

Here are a few shots from last year- look at poor old postie trying to squeeze those all prezzies in!