CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE Buy, buy, baby

Just four little words, as you embark on your Christmas shopping: KEEP IT LOCAL (PLEASE)

GRAND APPEAL FIGURINES, £30-£60 Looks like rein, deer; in fact, it’s everyone’s favourite sheep, dressed in his festive finery, raising money for the Grand Appeal. As well as plenty of Shauns, you’ll find Gromits, Wallaces and the dastardly-yetsomehow-adorable Feathers McGraw at the Gromit Unleashed shop at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, and also online. All profits go to supporting Bristol children’s hospitals gromitunleashedshop.org.uk

I hose halls aren t going to deck themsel es, you know

WOODEN ROBIN, FROM £10 Standing or hanging, big or small, Artisan ha e your robin needs co ered. ade from reclaimed walnut; standing robin has brass legs From The Bristol Artisan, 3 Lower Redland Road thebristolartisan.com GIN BAUBLES, £32 ep, that s si baubles, fi lled with smooth, fl a oursome ickerings gin. ry not to swig them all down before they e en make it onto the tree, yeah? From Harvey Nichols 27 Philadelphia Street harveynichols.com GLASS ORNAMENTS, £7.80 EACH (REDUCED FROM £13) As it’s quite impossible to choose a fa ourite from these dinky as opposed to Dinky) cars, we suggest you snap up all three in the sale From Fox + Feather, 43 Gloucester Road foxandfeather.co.uk GINGERBIRD, £2.95 ne of se en wooden laser-cut tree decorations featuring all your ardman fa ourites Gromit Unleashed Shop The Mall, Cribbs Causeway gromitunleashedshop.org.uk WOODEN TEACAKE DECORATION, £4

Handmade wooden decoration with the iconic – yes, iconic – design of the worldfamous tea cake From BAM Bristol 104-108 Belle Vue Road bambristol.co.uk FOX ON SKIS, £8.50 eep the nation s knitters of teeny tiny woollen jumpers in business this Christmas, by buying felt woodland animals for the tree From The Pod Company, 24 The Mall thepodcompany.co.uk ‘THE ARBORETUM’ WOODEN TREES, £19 EACH Call them decorations, kids’ playthings, desk toys or collectors items; they re defi nitely not just for Christmas From The Bristol Artisan, 3 Lower Redland Road

thebristolartisan.com GLASS FOOD BAUBLES: CHILLI AND LOBSTER, £6.50 EACH; BURGER £7.50 We took one look at that Sass & Belle burger and thought: yep, that’s Bristol on a tree all right. eep it company with other foodie decs From That Thing, 45-47 Stokes Croft thatthing.co

FRIDA KAHLO BAUBLE, £8 Across Bristol this year, trees will be decked with anthropomorphic woodland animals, wooden teacakes, glass burgers, and of course, depictions of Mexico’s most famous female artist From Mon Pote 177 North Street monpote.co.uk

MADAME STOLZ METAL MISTLETOE, £19 Golden mistletoe, with tiny pearly beads for berries From Fox + Feather 43 Gloucester Road foxandfeather.co.uk

NKUKU REINDEER GARLAND, £29.71; HOUSE DOCTOR CHRISTMAS TREE WITH LIGHTS, £69 A tiny tree with even tinier lights, and a whole pack of reindeer in enamelled brass. From Fi ol Ferr te s fi .co.uk FOX GLASS BAUBLE, £4.25 Foxy here takes a stroll in a winter wonderland, cocky as you like From The Pod Company 24 The Mall thepodcompany.co.uk

BLOOMINGVILLE NUTCRAKER ORNAMENTS, £6 EACH

Six smart little soldiers, designed in Denmark and made from fi r wood From Fig 1, Gaol Ferry Steps fi .co.uk WALTHER & CO WREATH, £35, AND ACORN, £11 Lovely metal leaves that can be hung practically anywhere, for instant festive cheer From Maze, 26-28 The Mall, mazeclothing.co.uk IRON CABLE CAR, £5.95 A retro cable car decoration inspired by trips to the Alps. Can you imagine the views? You may have to From Graham & Green grahamandgreen.co.uk MOOMIN GLASS BAUBLE, £8.96 A troll taking a wintry ride on a reindeer – who could possibly resist? Not us From Fig, 1 Gaol Ferry Steps fi .co.uk

CHRISTMAS TREE CANDLE, £10 Poured with beeswax, meaning that the warm scent of honey will fi ll the home as the candles burn From Midgley Green, 26 Alexandra Road

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& KLEVERING CANDLE, £15 Surely far too nice to actually light; we’d rather keep him as a table decoration From Grace and Mabel , 32 The Mall

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FERM LIVING EMBROIDERED FERM LIVING EMBROIDERED ORNAMENTS, £7.20-£9 Nothing says ‘heirloom’ quite like a beautiful embrodered fabric tree decoration, with the not inconsiderable bonus that they are impossble to carelessly smash From Truce, 54 Princess Victoria Street truceonline.co.uk

KIDS For kids and big kids everywhere

SLINGSHOT, £20 And yes, rather like a drum kit, this may turn out to be one of those gifts you wish you could confi scate ten minutes after they e been opened; but when we heard that these slings were made from wood foraged from fallen trees in Sherwood Forest, we were helpless to resist. Sling responsibly, kids From The Bristol Artisan, 3 Lower Redland Road thebristolartisan.com WOODEN MICE, £7 EACH Not a creature was stirring, apart from these mice – who are made in the Czech Republic by craftspeople in a toy factory that’s been going since the 1940s From Midgley Green 26 Alexandra Road midgleygreen.com CHUNKY CHILLI ANIMALS, £13.95-£27 From a piratical elephant to a lion and wolf in smart little Fairisle tops, these soft cotton toys are ideal for newborns upwards From From Fig, 1 Gaol Ferry Steps fi .co.uk JELLYCAT TOYS, £12.99-£29.99 JELLYCAT TOYS, £12.99-£29.99 The marine edit from Jellycat’s adorable collection of cuddly critters. Have you ever seen a friendlier shark? What’s he going to do, beam you to death? From Soukous, 44a, 46 Cotham Hill

& KLEVERING PENGUIN SNOW GLOBE, £13 For Pingu fans of all ages; suitable from three upwards From Grace and Mabel , 32 The Mall graceandmabel.co.uk

HOUSE OF DISASTER BABY RABBIT LIGHT, £32.50 Mother and baby add the softest glow to any nursery From Mon Pote, 177 North Street monpote.co.uk

soukous.co.uk ANIMAL VINYL STICKERS, £3 High-quality prints of digital animal illustrations on durable, vinyl stickers From Paper Plane 196 Gloucester Road paperplanebristol.co.uk

TOY BRUNELS, FROM £6 No self-respecting Bristol nursery should be without Isambard Gromit (£10-£17) or Isambear (£17), while every bathroom needs a Brunel Duck (£6) From ss Great Britain Museum Shop, Great Western Dockyard, ssgreatbritain.org

FOOD onestly, if you want to think of this as the self-gifting page then don t let us stop you

MULLED CIDER SYRUP, £5.95 dd to cider or apple uice. hare nicely From Fig, 1 Gaol Ferry Steps fi .co.uk WINE AND SWEET TREAT MINI-HAMPER, £30 ust one of many apadeli hampers that can be deli ered ia Good i ty, an ethical company deli ering foods from independent businesses to customers across ristol From Papadeli, 84 Alma Road papadeli.co.uk CHEESES; PRICES VARY he one-stop shop for the turophile in your life is he ristol heesemonger. his is actually a wedding cake , but how ama ing would it look on the hristmas table From The Bristol Cheesemonger, Cargo 2 bristol-cheese.co.uk BAMBOO CUTLERY SET, £5 delightful little stocking fi ller in a pouch, ideal for those who like to snack on the go From That Thing, 45-47 Stokes Croft thatthing.co BRISTOL COOKBOOKS earn to cook like an absolute ristol boss 1 Zaika by omy Gill egan Indian cooking, 2 Eating for Pleasure and Planet by om unt of oco ethical, fl a our-packed dishes, fl a our-packed dishes, Food for Thought by hil aughton; a celebration of the oy of eating well and li ing better, . 4 Let’s Eat! by lly ear simple but delicious e eryday pescatarian recipes, complete guide to eggie grilling complete guide to eggie grilling and , . From all good local bookshops HOCUS DRINKS SET, £59 ew ward-winning roduced in ristol cl bottle of neutral spirit base comes with spirit essence ampoules; it s a bar in a bottle, with a magical touch of alchemy

Charred by Gene ie e aylor a From hocus.uk CIDER ADVENT CALENDAR, £69.95 eally, is there a better way to count down to hristmas than a daily tipple of awardwinning local cider from the ery best producers in the est ountry ml bottles per bo From Bristol Cider Shop bristolcidershop.co.uk

THE CULTURED COLLECTIVE KIMCHI, £5.45-£5.79 pertly crafted in the otswolds using natural ingredients, this is the most awarded imchi range in the From Wild Oats 9-11 Lower Redland Road woats.co.uk

OTHER STUFF few things that refused to fi t the themes on the previous pages

BIKE MULTI-TOOL, £13.50 “But I don’t have a bike!” “What do you think that HUGE parcel in the corner is, Sharon – bath salts?” From BAM Bristol 104-108 Belle Vue Road bambristol.co.uk True, you may not be able to make it over to Juan-les-Pins this winter; but there’s always Perret’s Park. Let it snow . . . From Ellis Brigham 160 Whiteladies Road

AGO SPEAKER, £35 Small but powerful bluetooth speaker – portable, lightweight, easy to carry and actually rather sexy From Fig, 1 Gaol Ferry Steps JONES FRONTIER SNOWBOARD, £535.20

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DOG COLLAR, £8; LEAD £18 This season, the fashionable Bristol pooch will be sporting this blue paisley Liberty print set from Bristol’s bespoke dog accessories-maker, Fawn & Blue – plenty more colours and designs where these came from From fawnandblue.com UPFEST PINS, £7.50-£12 tocking-fi ller essentials namel pin badges from a wide range of artists, from Cheo’s Bee to Carla James’s Love Bristol, Ejit’s Zombie Horde, Angus’s Anti-social, Pahnl’s Atlas,and – of course – the classic Upfest pin From Upfest Gallery 198 North Street upfest.co.uk

STEP-THROUGH LIGHTWEIGHT BIKE, £875 Is there any age at which a new bike for Christmas isn’t thrilling? All the more so when it’s hand-built by Bristol’s Temple Cycles. Spritely and smooth, instantly comfortable and familiar, this model is ideal for daily riding, touring and commuting; check out the website for the full range and colour options; as if you wouldn’t From Temple Cycles, 22 Brookgate templecycles.co.uk

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