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Festive Wishes and Volpes {GIVEAWAY}

In our last Style Off post we promised it would not be the last word from us for the year… and although this is going out a touch later than we would have liked, we are absolutely delighted to announce that our “adieu” to 2015 includes a giveaway for our special Spruce readers!

You may remember in our Coricraft post that we mentioned the Kramerville store now stocks a range of bed linen, pillows, duvets, towels and curtains from local manufacturer Volpes. At the time, we both agreed that this step was absolutely brilliant; Coricraft Kramerville is quickly becoming the “one stop shop” for all home related purchases.

Volpes has recently expanded their product offering to include an online shopping catalogue, which features items from their newest range of linen “Under the Sun” (think fresh summery florals, crisp white, duck egg blue and Moroccan-inspired warm hues) through to towels and curtains. The range available online is really extensive – and affordable!

To celebrate the launch of their online summer catalogue, Volpes has given us one R1000 voucher to giveaway to a Spruce reader! All you need to do to enter the competition is make sure you are subscribed to Spruce and comment on this post telling us what you would pick from the Volpes collection!

We will announce the winner of this fabulous voucher on Christmas Eve (a nice little prezzie ) via our Social Media accounts (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) so make sure you have entered and are following us to find if you have won!

While Sam still finds herself working (after a short but magnificent break to Mozambique), Ilaria has already joined the lucky souls on holiday soaking up the South African sun! Spruce will also be taking a few days’ off and will return in the New Year.

From both of us – we wish you and yours the most wonderful festive season; may it be filled with love and gratitude!

P.S. If you still are hurrying about for gifts, make sure to check out Christmas gift guide for some last minute ideas

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The ULTIMATE Christmas Gift Guide

Okay, let’s not beat around the bush here! Christmas is in 21 days meaning there are only 20 days left to do your Christmas shopping. Luckily for you, we have put together our version of the ultimate gift guide this year – one that suits every budget! While the guide is mainly aimed at the ladies (well done all you men reading this post and getting some fab ideas along the way), there are a few things in here that may suit the boys as well.

Our idea was to create our own advent calendar – that is one gift for each day in the lead up to Christmas (as per usual, we are a couple of days late!) but to divide these into five price categories:

  • Hey Big Spender! No limit here
  • The One Thousand Club: If your budget is around the R1000 point;
  • Half a grand is GRAND: Gifts coming in the range of R500;
  • Splendid Stocking fillers: Items around or below the R300 mark;
  • Cheap as chips: Less than 100 bucks (ideal for Secret Santa and the like)

We seriously loved each and every item included here, so if you are still looking for a gift for either us then this is a good place to start 😉

Clockwise from top left:-

Stanmore Music Player; Nutribullet; Kardashian 3-in-1 Hairstyler; Apple Watch; Victoria Verbaan Silk Scarf

Clockwise from top left:-

Estee Lauder Eye Shadow PalleteSiciliy One PieceStella McCartney Stella EDT and Nail Polish Gift Set; Jo Malone Candle; Copper Vase Set

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Striped Tote; REN Flash Rinse 1 Minute Facial; Havaiana Flip FlopsIlda Cuff; Payot Perform Lift Eye Patches

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Original Beauty Blender; Christian Audigier Rose; The Ultimate Mediterranean Diet Cookbook; Smashbox Be Legendary Lip LacquerCotton Shorts

Clockwise from top left:-

Paris France Skyline Print; Toy Coral Nail Polish; Sunglasses; Sketchy Spot Scarf; Heart Stud Earrings

Happy shopping everyone – we would love to know if any of these items made it onto your gift list (for yourself or others)!

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