Christmas: Treat Republic Jewellery Box

In my opinion, giving and receiving personalised gifts is just so much more special than other gifts. I've always remembered the personalised book I received as a child about myself and Santa having a Christmassy adventure (and it had my name in the book which is always a plus when you have a slightly unusual or old fashioned name as I do).

When the opportunity arose to work with Treat republic and review one of their gorgeous gifts, I couldn't say no! I received the *Treat Republic Bronze Monogrammed Jewellery Box (£30) which I actually wanted for my mum as I know she will LOVE it because she loves shabby chic and distressed style homeware so this will be perfect for her. 

The wooden jewellery box has two pull out drawers and a top section which contains ring holders and cute fabric detailing. The two drawers are fairly spacious even though they aren't massive and the top section is also quite roomy. The lid of the jewellery box can be personalised with the recipients initials so I added my mums initials of SJN which looks so fancy on the lid and the personalisation makes it so much more special and meaningful. 

Overall, I love the design and finish of the box and I know my mum will too! Personalised gifts are always nicer to receive and to give especially if the recipient isn't expecting it as you don't actually see that many personalised gifts in stores any more - personalisation was everywhere in the good ol' 90's, did anyone else have a personalised glitter Alice band?! Overall rating: ★★★★★, 5/5. 

Have you bought anything from Treat Republic? What do you think of this gift? 

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Go Customized iPhone 5C Case

Marble is such a big trend in the blogging world, bloggers have been turning into Gollum from Lord of the Rings this year when it comes to anything marble or rose gold *my precious...* and there's a good reason for that - marble is SO pretty! It may be a cliche but I love it so when the lovely people at Go Customized asked if I wanted to review one of their phone cases, I had to choose their marble like design, obviously.

I have the *Go Customized iPhone 5C Full Wrap Personalised Hard Case (£19.99) and you can make your own iPhone 5C case but I chose to use one of their own pre-made designs as the marble like design is just gorgeous and I have wanted a marble iPhone case for ages but the only full wrap ones I was able to find were either expensive or on Etsy but this one is really high quality and reasonably priced too.

The case fits my iPhone 5C really well, it is easy to attach and not so easy to remove but it is fantastic - I love the marble like design but it is a little different to most others I've seen and the effect is relatively subtle. There's enough space around the buttons and the camera although there is a black area around the cut out for the camera which I don't really like. One of the main things I like about it, is that the design is a full wrap around so the design continues onto the sides of the case.

Overall, I love the marble like design, the case seems to be well made and durable and the price is reasonable, in my opinion. If you didn't want to use one of their pre-made designs then you can make a personalised phone case which would be a great christmas gift! Overall rating: ★★★★★, 5/5!

Have you bought anything from Go Customized? What do you think of my phone case design?

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