UncommonGoods - A Wide Range Of Gifts With A Difference

Founded in 1999, Uncommongoods is the place to go for unique gifts for when you want to find something a little bit different. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Uncommongoods is a privately owned retailer that features designer decor, handcrafted gifts, unique jewellery and table top items. Uncoommongoods like to make sure that their items are environmentally friendly. 

Uncommongoods have a wide selection of items that make ideal gifts for many occasions. 

I have picked out some favourite bits that I feel make great gifts for the man in your life for birthdays and fathers day as well some personalised gifts too. 

Below are a few items I found that would make great gifts for fathers day this year. The personalised whisky barrel is a lovely gift idea for Dad's that love the tipple. The equation geek watch is smart and stylish and features the equivalent notation of each number. The shark socks make a fun addition to the man in your life's wardrobe. You can click here for more gift ideas for fathers day. 

When it comes to birthday gift ideas for men I picked out items that I could see the men in my life loving. I really love the look of the Bioluminescent Aquarium,tiny bioluminescent plankton illuminate this spherical environment when you gently swirl it. We love to have plants in our home and really like the idea of having a Bonsai tree, this Bonsai forest set is great as it comes with the all the bits to grow your own. Last of all my favourite is the deep sea sand desk sculpture which is ideal for  bringing a calming presence to the home/office. Why not check out the website to find more birthday gifts for men. 

In regards to personalised items I picked out some bits for women as well as men as their really are some lovely products. The personalised definition of family necklace is a unique charm necklace which makes an ideal gift for mum's like myself. The custom map serving tray is a lovely way to feature the special spot of your choice whether its the first spot you met your soulmate or your favourite holiday destination. The personalised porcelain mug set is carved with your initials and anniversary which will make a great wedding or anniversary gift. You can find more personalised gifts on this page.

Uncommongoods have been awarded for outstanding customer service every year since 2007. In 2015 they achieved the BizRate platinum circle of excellence award which is their highest achievement yet.  

UncommonGoods has been awarded for outstanding customer service every year since 2007. In 2015, we

achieved the BizRate Platinum Circle of Excellence award, out highest achievement level yet

UncommonGoods has been awarded for outstanding customer service every year since 2007. In 2015, we

achieved the BizRate Platinum Circle of Excellence award, out highest achievement level ye

Last Minute Fathers Day Gift Ideas

With it being Fathers Day this Sunday (19th) I thought I'd do a final gift guide of last minute items you could get for your Dad. This guide also includes items that Blake has got for Stuart, so Stuart please don't look at this post please. 

DVDS

Blake (I)  picked out Legend for Stuart as he had been wanting this DVD since its release. 

I think DVDs are an ideal gift for anyone but also are great if you know your Dad loves a good film. 

Chocolate

Another great idea is Chocolate and if you can get a novelty bar than even better I found this games controller one for Stuart on amazon. 

A tie

Another idea is a tie and this quirky looking was sent to us and is from House of Fraser.

I actually like the blue shade but know this wont really suit Stuart so will pass this on to someone else.

Homemade items

Get crafty with your little ones for Fathers Day as lets be honest here there is nothing better than a gift or card that has been handmade by your son or daughter.  Here are some crafts Blake has done recently to give you some ideas. 

I hope you all have enjoyed my last minute guide and that you all have a lovely Fathers Day whatever you get up to. 

Fathers Day with Getting Personal

One of my favorite companies has to be Getting Personal, I love how you can find the perfect gift 

for anyone and for Fathers Day there is no exception. 

I could spend hours on the website and it always takes me ages to decide what I am going to get. 

So here are three fab ideas of what you could get for your Dad or to buy for your children to give to their Dad.

The Man Tin is an ideal for gift for men who if they are anything like my husband always has a drawer in the kitchen filled with miscellaneous items. Now Stuart will be able to keep his pointless items he wants to keep in this little box out of the way. It's definetly a useful gift for Fathers Day. 

Next is this gorgeous engraved star paperweight its an ideal gift for commemorate a special occasion.

I chose this as I feel that it makes a fab memento for Stuart as it will be his first Fathers Day. 

The paperweight is crafted from smooth , polished metal and can be engraved with a message of your choice.

The paperweight can be personalized with any message up 60 characters printed over four lines. 

I chose for it to say: 

"Daddy

Lots of Love

 Blake

xxx." 

Next up is the Personalized pint glass, Getting Personal have many different designs for Pint Glasses but I chose this one. 

The glass is expertly engraved with a stylish oval badge design, alongside the word "Pint"

I chose for it to say "Stuart's Pint" rather than "Daddy's Pint" as I felt it would be more personal to Stuart that way. 

The special message I chose was

" Happy Father's Day 

Lots of Love

Blake" 

Have you chosen what you are going to get for your Dad or for your children to give to their Dad?

I'd love to know, comment below. 

Fathers day with sendmecakes

Fathers Day is just under two weeks away now and they say that the best way to a mans heart is through his stomach. 

Well I was sent some yummy cakes from sendmecakes which make the perfect gift.  Whether for  Birthday & Christmas Presents, Mother's & Father's Day,  Easter, Afternoon Tea , Picnics & Parties , Saying Sorry,  Thank you , Good Luck,  Get Well Soon , New Home  ,Thinking of You ... Or to treat yourself!

Sendmecake are a unique letterbox cake boutique. 

Bringing you delicious cake and bake slice boxes that are made to order in the heart of Kent using local and British ingredients.

The cakes have no fancy fondant icing, no buttercream and no "fake food" ingredients. 

The cakes stay moist for days and are full of flavor because every one of them has a fruit or veg, herbs and spices and only natural extracts to keep them that way.

I was sent a spring variety box which retails at £22 for the purpose of this post. 

The box contained nine yummy slices of cakes and bakes in seven wonderfully yummy flavors. 

- Chocolate and Cherry Jam sandwich

- Lemon and Strawberry Jam sandwich 

- Orange and Poppy seed drizzle 

- Kent Apple and Almond cake

Gran's Lavender shortbread

- coconut flapjack 

and

- Chocolate Brownie. 

I absolutely enjoyed every flavor and feel that this would make an awesome gift especially if you are a cake lover like myself. 

I feel that Dad's would love this treat for Fathers Day and Mum's and children will hope Daddy will share

a slice or two with them. 

Check out sendmecakes seasonally changing and growing range of different and better cakes. 

Order for asap, for a future date or they can be perfectly frozen in their box until required. 

Mothers Day: Bunches

When it comes to Mothers Day I love the idea of the traditional gift of flowers.

Flowers are a gift that is suitable for every occasion and Mothers Day is no exception. 

My favorite company for sending out amazingly gorgeous flowers has to be Bunches. 

Bunches provide a wide range of high quality flowers and gifts that are fab prices. 

I have always received excellent service from Bunches and delivery has always been prompt. 

For the purpose of this post I was sent the gorgeous Fairy tail bouquet. 

This luxurious  bouquet brings with it a wonderful splash of colour and features beautiful pale pink Roses surrounded by exquisite pink Oriental Lilies and hot pink Gerbera.

Glossy Salal leaf and white Gypsophila provide a lovely contrast to the shades of pink and give the arrangement a fairytale finish.

As you can see this bouquet would make a real treat for Mothers Day and priced at £32.99 I recon it

is worth the price. 

I have always found Bunches flowers to last ages and like the ones I have received in the past is of outstanding quality. 

If you are thinking of buying flowers for your Mum this Mothers Day than pop over to Bunches

to see what they have on offer. 

Don't forget Mothers Day is 15th March. 

Mothers Day with Asda

I am a huge fan of Asda as you probably know by now so when my inbox pinged with a press release

of what they have on offer for Mothers Day I was excited. 

Under £5

The under £5 range of products includes George make-up, body oils and creams as well as

some face masks to make Mum feel pampered this Mothers Day. 

Asda also has the Mum's breakfast in bed kit which contains heart shaped  napkins, toast stencil, a little menu card and heart shaped confetti.  

Foodies

For the foodies Asda has got a range of Champagne, chosen by you heart crumpets, chosen by you decorate your own heart chocolate and an extra special photo frame memory box which contains chocolates. 

Pop in store or have a look online today to see what other items are available to treat your mum this Mothers Day. 

Mothers Day with Aldi

This year is my first Mothers Day, I am really looking forward to it as Stuart got to have a Fathers Day card from the bump last year, which I never got the chance for Mothers Day. 

When it comes to special occasions such as Mothers Day Aldi is the place to go to find some fab 

budget gift ideas.

This year Aldi has a fab range of Mothers Day special buys at a range of fab prices no matter what yours or your little ones budget is. 

The Mothers Day special buys are in store whilst stocks last as of 1st March so you will need

to get there fast if there is something you have your eye on. 

They have a fab range of cards which are about £1.99 each, below is an example of one of the many designs

available. 

Aldi also have a 3 piece make up bag set in a range of different color's and designs

so that you are sure to find one that is perfect as an ideal gift for make-up mad mummy's. 

£4.99

Aldi also has a range of comfy Ballerina slippers in a range of colors so that Mum 

can sit back and relax in comfort this Mothers Day. 

£2.99

A women can't have too many bags so ensure this Mothers Day your Mum's latest is this

Ladies Patch Leather Handbag. A stylish yet practical bag that is made from real leather. 

Other Mothers Day items available: 

- Square Mothers Day Card and Bottle Bags 79p 

- Large Mothers Day Card and Medium gift bags £1.29

- Handbag Pocket Puzzles £1.49

- Gift Books £1.99 

- Easy World Craft Books £2.99

- Ladies Printed scarf £3.49

- Ladies Umbrella with Frill £3.99 

- Mothers Day Tea Time gifts £4.99

- Ladies sleep tee 2 pack £7.99 

- Ladies fashion Watch £9.99 

- Sherpa Fleece £12.99

- Ionic Hairdryer £15.99

- Premium Travel Case £17.99

Remmington Sleek and Smooth Straightener £19.99 

What we got for Christmas

I know quite a few bloggers love to read these types of posts so I decided to share with you

this year what I, Stuart and Blake got for Christmas 2014. 

We didn't really ask for anything specific this year from people as we didn't really know what we

wanted. Plus as Blake was due so close to Christmas we were more focused on his arrival 

than on Christmas and gifts.

I'll start off with Stuart's gifts. 

- Micheal McIntyre the complete laughter box from me

- Baylis and Harding set from Blake

- Class of 92 Book and DVD from me 

- Tool set from my mum 

- Amazon Voucher from his Aunt and Uncle

- Ryan Giggs and a history of Football books from his sister as part of the round robin we do. 

He also got some items not pictured: 

- A black shirt from me 

- New Pjs from Blake 

- a cashmere scarf from his aunt and uncle 

- Some beers from a client at work 

- A bottle of prosecco and chocolate's set from work

- Money from my Nan

I also got some fab gifts: 

- Jack Monroe a year in 120 recipes book from Stuart 

- A girl called Jack recipe book from Stuart

- Russel Hobbs Mini chopper from Stuart 

- Champneys set from Stuart's Aunt and Uncle

- Polargear lunch box from Blake

- W7 In The Buff Lightly toasted eye shadow set from Stuart

- Nicky Clarke DesiRED the next generation hair straighteners from my mum. 

Not pictured: 

- Superdrug gift card from my sister

- Cath Kidston print mug from Blake

- Money from my Nan. 

- I am awaiting to see what I got from the family round robin this year.

We were also lucky to get some joint gifts: 

- Red Towel set 

- The Hairy Bikers complete Mum's know best cookbook.

 - Tin of sweet shop favorites 

These were joint presents from Stuart's Mum and her husband. 

We also got a George Foreman 5 person grill from Stuart's Dad which we needed

as our small 2 person one was heading for the bin.  

Onto Blake's gifts: 

- Baby Ocean Tummy Time Play Mat from Stuart's Aunt and Uncle

- Cuddly dog toy from Blake's Granny and Jim (Stuart's Mum and husband) 

- Cuddle toy giraffe from his Auntie Annie (my sister) 

- Cute little booties from Auntie Annie

- Lamaze Freddie the firefly from Mummy and Daddy ;)

- Teddy shape Money box from Mummy and Daddy

- Teddy Rattle from Mummy and Daddy 

- Nuby Teether  from a family member 

- white knitted cardigans x2 from Nanny (my mum) 

He also got: 

- Money from one of Stuart's other uncle's 

- Tesco Voucher from Grandad (Stuart's Dad) 

- Amazon Gift Card from Granny and Jim

- A cute christmas outfit from Auntie Annie 

As you can see we have had an awful lot of presents in our home at the moment 

combined with gifts that were given the previous week when Blake was born we really need to organise things

before Stuart goes back to work in January.

Fathers Day with Asda

So on Sunday 15th June, its Fathers Day and since I am expecting this year I have brought 

a Father to be card for my hubby.

Every year the day before Fathers Day I try and go over to my Mum's

so that we can put some flowers on my Dads grave and she will put some

on my Grandad's. 

Also with my birthday being quite close to Fathers Day (17th) it means I get to spend

time with my mum and sister and eat cake. 

Asda have sent me some samples from their Fathers day range to show you. 

Asda have a wide range of products this Fathers Day so you can find something 

whether your Dad is a sweet lover, is stuck on his Iphone or a fan of Star wars. 

Asda always have a great range of products at low prices. 

So here are the goodies I have been sent; 

- Star Wars light saber pens

- Star Wars Notepad

- Mr Men Iphone case

- Mr Men Keyring 

They are a great range which I will be passing on to the hubby as his Father to be gifts 

from the baby.