December 12th is the official occasion of National Poinsettia Day, marking the date when Joel Roberts Poinsett – the US congressman who introduced this winter flowering beauty to America – died, but not without bequeathing the iconic Christmas Star plant to his homeland. Poinsettias are the most popular winter houseplant, offering endless decorative opportunities for
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Gifts & Greetings Review is pleased to support the annual Greeting Card Association (GCA) Festive Friday campaign to kick-start the season for Christmas card sending. Due to take place on Friday November 28 (that’s tomorrow folks so get your skates on!), the idea is for the 100,000 or so people who work within the
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One of the UK’s leading publishers of greetings cards, Woodmansterne, has announced its acquisition of advent calendar specialist Caltime Woodmansterne reports that after an eight week process it is ‘delighted to announce that we have now acquired Caltime the advent calendar specialists established in 1979. This is the first acquisition to have been completed
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Gifts & Greetings Review celebrates the start of the Holy season with beautiful images and an intriguing history lesson provided courtesy of Yellow House Licensing In which country did advent calendars originate? When & where was the first advent calendar printed? The answers lie with the same nation that brought us Christmas trees and the
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Alison Gardiner is launching a new traditional advent calendar and advent card for 2012, featuring her latest design, Christmas at the Cathedral. A picturesque procession to the Cathedral, St Nicholas handing out golden coins to excited children and a charming Nativity Scene are detailed on this charming illustration. Alison has worked closely with Canterbury Cathedral
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