A lot of people give flowers and jewellery as gifts to mums, girlfriends, sisters and friends on special occasions, but most do it just because they can’t think of anything else to give.

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Rock Chick Jewellery is a must have for the festive period and Asos.com have a great range for you to choose from and most are at a reasonable price.

The jewellery can be teamed with a little black dress, jeans and a t’shirt or even legins and a jumper so there is no excuse that you have nothing to wear it with.

I particulary love the rings as they are big and chunky and really stand out.

Other great shops to purchse them from are Topshop, River Island, Mikey, New Look, Dorothy Perkins and many more high street and online stores.

With Christmas only around the corner i thought i would give you all a few tips when buying your Christmas tree and keeping it alive as long as you can.

Buying your tree

• Make sure the center pole is not visible (the bushier the better)
• Check the height of your tree will enable your tree topper (angel) to sit on without touching the ceiling
• Shake your tree to check it is fresh

Keeping your tree alive

• Keep away from radiators
• strong and sturdy Christmas tree stand
• use a stand that holds at least 1 gallon of water
• Keep pets out of the reach of ornaments
• Turn off tree lights when you go to bed or leave the house to avoid fire