Happy New Year from Sincerity Gifts

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Happy New Year from Sincerity Gifts! We trust you all had a very pleasant Christmas and New Year Break. For us after a busy run up to Christmas, it was nice to spend some much needed family time. With seven children between us, there was certainly lots to do and catch up with!

As we enter our second year with Sincerity we look back at 2011 in what was a very memorable year for us. For those that have  been following us for the last few months will know of our exciting wins with Theo Paphitis and his Small Business Sunday on Twitter (#sbs) and Jacqueline Gold's Women on Wednesday (#wow). To be chosen by two highly respected Business people was a big honour for us and has had a positive impact on our business. 

The icing on the cake was our Gold Website award from MumpreneurUK in November.  We work very hard with the website and our customers are  most important to us, and we strive hard to give our customers a good shopping experience and so were over the moon to know that Independent Judges had chosen to award us with a Gold Award for the Website Design, Navigation, Ease of Use, Content and Overall Presentation. 

You can read about it here

We hope to continue with our success and do more great things in 2012. We promise lots of new goodies, with our Local, Handmade,and Ethically sourced gifts, so do keep checking back. 

Love

Monica and Maria xx

GOLD Website Award!

We are delighted to have won a GOLD website award from MumpreneurUK! 

Mumpreneur UK is a support network for mums in business, offering advice, resources, articles and events to parents who run their own business.

As well as supporting and celebrating "mumpreneurs", a mum who juggles running a business with family life, Mumpreneur UK are also keen to provide information and support for mums considering starting a business, and reach out to the public and let them know that starting a business is achievable.

Mumpreneur UK offer many awards to show support  to Mothers in Business.  One of those awards is the Website Awards which offer a Gold, Silver or Bronze

QUOTE

"We want to ensure that these sites are rewarded, and that their customers can see that their high standard is being recognised. We're looking to acknowledge mumpreneurs who have realised the importance of getting your business online, and doing it well!"

Our customers are very important to us and we strive hard to give our customers a good shopping experience and so were over the moon to know that Independent Judges had chosen to award us with a Gold Award for the Website Design, Navigation, Ease of Use, Content and Overall Presentation. 

Of course, the website design credit must go to QwertyCow , who has made our website so visually lovely to look at and the ease of use of use and navigation is credited to Create who without their fabulous platform, we would not have been able to develop and design this website with such ease. 

So If you're a mumpreneur with a website that your proud of, why not enter yourself ? Read how to here

'WOW' we became one of Jacqueline Gold's Winners!

On  Wednesday 23rd November we became one of Jacqueline Gold's WOW winners!

 So what is this #WOW I  hear you ask?

Well #WOW stands for "Women on Wednesday" and every Wednesday between 1-3pm  on Twitter Jacqueline Gold - Chief Executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox invites women to submit their business to her via a tweet, she then 'retweets' her favourite 3 to  well over 16,000 of her followers and leaves an lovely personal comment about your business!

This is what we submitted:

 @Jacqueline_Gold #WOW 2 hardworking mums building a Stylish and Gorgeous Gifts and Homewares Business. Supporting Handmade & Eco-friendly x

and these are the 3 business she chose this week:

" Some fantastic entries to #WOW this week ladies - well done! My winners this week are @rubyandginger @VictoriaLovesB @SincerityGifts."

This is what Jacqueline said about us

The phone did not stop with congratulation messages and we gained many more followers on Twitter and interest in our Business has grown overnight. Jacqueline also sent us a winners badge which we proudly have on our website. A big congratulations to fellow winners @rubyandginger and @VictoriaLovesB and a massive thank you to Jacqueline for taking the time to visit our website and choosing us as one of your worthy winners! We are grateful and honoured.....and have not stopped smiling :) - Thank you also @Shellibobbins for the screenshot xx

Jacqueline Gold is one of Britains most successful Businesswoman. Chief Executive to Ann Summers and Knickerbox creating an empire run by Women for Women. She’s been voted the second Most Powerful Woman in Retail by Retail Week, the Most Inspirational Businesswoman in the UK (Barclays Bank), one of Britain’s Business Icons (Nat West Bank), and one of Britain’s Top Businesswomen by publications including Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Woman, and Good Housekeeping.

The Daily Mail listed Jacqueline as one of Britain’s 100 Most Influential Women and she was made Business Communicator of the Year 2004 by the British Association of Communicators in Business.

She is a columnist for Retail Week, New Business, Kent Business and Women Mean Business magazine.

We are delighted to be featured by the Supportive Business Mums Ideal Christmas Gifts Guide, where you will  find Ideal Christmas Gift Ideas for all the family, reviews and recommendations, Christmas Gift Give Aways, exclusive special offers and discount codes!

Here is a selection of some of our most popular Christmas Gift products.

These Lolita and Eva Hand Painted Bowls are just  £5.95 each. These Charming bowls are hand painted by the Crafts people of Kashmir. Fill them with bits and Bobs, or use them for snacks and nibbles. Beautiful on display at Christmas time or any time of the year these bowls make lovely gifts for any home.

Our Festive Shoes are £15.99
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer has a very shinny nose! These handmade leather baby shoes have a Reindeer motif and a very sparkly red nose. If you need a special gift for a Christmas baby, or need an accessory for that special Christmas Day outfit, then these are the perfect gift. Go on give Grandma a big hint! Sizes range from 0-24mths and is one of the many winter designs from our Festive range.

Our popular British Stamp Cufflinks are £16.95 If you are looking for a special and unusual gift for him, Then check out these Best Selling pair of cufflinks which are made with wooden scrabble tiles and genuine recycled British Stamps. Most of the tiles have postmarks on them which add to their character and are made to order.

Our Black Leaf Shawl is just £19.99 This beautiful Black Shawl features Hand Lace and Crochet work and offers a Vintage twist. A truely lovely gift for any lady to receive!

 These t-light holders are stunning, and come in vibrant shades of teal, lime and purple. A feature for any room, they can be co-ordinated with our vibrant kitchen bowls and accessories. A beautiful gift for any home.

OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT TO YOU!

Sincerity Gifts in conjunction with“Supportive Business Mums Give Aways” is offering you the chance to WIN one of our Fair Trade 4 Point Bowls, worth £7.99 These bowls come in rich Autumnal colours of Red, Orange or Aubergine and give a really lustrious shine to the bright coloured interiors. These Bowls are food safe and are perfect for snacks and nibbles or even for pot pourri.

All you have to do is visit Sincerity Gifts here  and then comment  on Supportive Business Mums Christmas Gift Guide Blog to tell us which product from our site is on your Christmas Wish List and why! To double your chance of winning (your name will go into the draw twice) share the message and link below on twitter and facebook. Remember to tell us you have done this when you comment with your answer on the Supportive Business Mums  blog. Good Luck!

TWEET / FACEBOOK SHARE :
“I’m entering with @sb_mums to #WIN Christmas Gifts for family and friends. You can too at http://bit.ly/xmasguide Pls RT”

Good Luck!

Hmmm Cupcakes

How could you not feel tempted by our delicious cupcakes?

To celebrate Cupcake Week, we have put together a selection of our favourite cupcake designs!

Go on they're irresistable !

These are beautiful handmade soft leather shoes.

If you're looking to buy for your own baby or for a gift, these are perfect!

Baby Pink Shoe with Chocolate Cupcake Detail

She will look good enough to eat! This gorgeous Cupcake Gift Set is  the purrrrrrrfect present! 100% cotton footless babygro and shoe with cupcake detail

Little Cupcake Giftset

Pretty 'Cupcakes and Cookies' Deep Edged Canvas .

The wooden letters and cupcake are hand painted in mixed pastel colours with white polka dot detail. This cupcake themed artwork would make a beautiful gifts or delightful accessory for any room

Cupcakes and Cookies Canvas

We Love this Yummy little Cupcake Design!

Deep Edged Mini Canvas with  Wooden Handpainted 'Love' sign and Cute little Cupcake. 

Mini Love Canvas

This lovely Cupcake Pink decorative Tape is perfect for adding finishing touches for your gifts, parcels and packages!

Great for brightening up your craft projects too!

Pink Cupcake Decorative Tape

These cupcake toppers would make the perfect addition to your party or special event. Use them for tea parties, weddings, birthdays the list is endless!

Tea Party Cupcake Toppers

Riot Raffle - The Creative Community Come to the rescue

Following the events of the recent Riots that took place on our Captial and surrounding Cities, people were left shocked at the devastating scenes of violence and looting that took place.

Many innocent Local and Independent Businesses were caught up the the violence and had their livelihoods and homes destroyed.

Recovery for these small businesses is hard and virtually impossible for some. Many people were made homeless.

Shocked at these events and wanting to do something to help, Zoe Grant from Zoe and Drew had an idea to organise a Raffle of Donations from Designer Makers and Independent Businesses all over the UK.

Through the power of Social Media, word spread quickly with many people wanting to help and within 24 hours Zoe had over 50 Businesses involved.

Choosing the Retail Trust as her Charity, it meant that 100% of  the donations would be used to help retail staff, shopkeepers and their families who have been affected directly and indirectly by the UK riots.

Zoe found help from other sources too - The Managing Director of BWebsites, Zoe Brown offered to build and host the Riot Raffle Website. Other help came from  Graphic Artist and Digital Designer,Whoatemycrayons, who designed their Logo and badge

Over 80 Artists, Designers and Independent Businesses have pledged prizes so far. Here at Sincerity Gifts we have donated a London Calling Mug designed by Sweet William Designs and 4 piece Soap Box hand made  by Savvonerie

Raffle Tickets cost just £1.00 each and can be purchased through the Just Giving page

The Raffle closes on the 30th September 2011 and the winner will be announced on the 2nd October 2011

So go take a look at the fabulous prizes on the Riot Raffle website and donate to this fabulous cause!!

Follow on Twitter and on Facebook

Here are a just a few of the fabulous prizes available

Traditional Mayan Bola Chiming Necklaces

These beautiful silver chiming Bola necklaces are a wonderful way for any Mum to Be to bond with her little one. 

Heart Bola Chiming Necklace

The ‘Bola’ chiming pendant has a gorgeously rich history in Mayan culture. These Mayan Bola's are handmade and used for relaxation and meditation. It makes them ideal for calming babies. 

Traditionally worn by pregnant women in Mexico the Bola is worn low over Mummy’s growing bump, allowing the soft tinkling chime to gently serenade and soothe baby as Mum goes about her daily life.  

The pendant evokes a soft magical sound from within. 

Pretty Bola

From about 20 weeks gestation, a baby can hear sounds through their Mummy’s tummy and will be able to hear the soothing sounds of the chime

When the little one arrives, the same relaxing sounds of the Bola are said to bring baby comfort and a sense of familiarity and can be used to help soothe or entertain.

Simple Bola

Each beautiful silver-plated Bola is teamed with a generous longer length natural cord (200cm) which can be adjusted to sit perfectly over Mums growing bump. 

To make it the perfect gift or scrumptious treat for yourself and bump each necklace is delicately wrapped and presented in a beautiful handmade jute pouch with a card detailing the gorgeous story of the Bola necklace – we’re sure you’ll love it! ♥

To view these pendants by Blooming Lovely Jewellery Click Here