The Christmas Guide at SallyAkins.com

Yes, Christmas has only just finished. But there's no time like the present to start making plans for Christmas 2023!

Get ready now for Christmas 2023!

Make your garden the perfect venue for a magical Christmas party with these five simple steps.

How to celebrate Christmas in the Garden

Enjoy a snowy Scottish Christmas in Sarah Morgan's new festive novel, Snowed in for Christmas!

Book Review: Snowed in for Christmas

Find out how to organise a Reverse Advent Calendar this Christmas and download your free printable calendar!

How to do a Reverse Advent Calendar

Christmas Planning

This simple guide will help you to create a Christmas budget so you can keep track of your Christmas spending

Simple steps to help you plan a Christmas budget

Make decorating the Christmas tree easy with our simple step-by-step guide for making your festive tree look fabulous!

10 Simple Steps for Decorating a Christmas Tree

Discover how to cut the cost of Christmas with this bumper selection of tips, that will help you to make the most of your Christmas budget!

30 Money Saving Tips for Christmas 2022

Don't miss the last posting dates for your cards and presents - here are the dates you need to know for Christmas 2022!

Last UK Posting Dates for Christmas 2022

Discover how easy it is to make a festive Christmas video to share with family and friends with these simple tips.

How to make a festive Christmas video

Find out how to organise a Reverse Advent Calendar this Christmas and download your free printable calendar!

How to do a Reverse Advent Calendar

Christmas can be a stressful time of year, so here are seven simple ways to relax during this hectic season.

7 Easy Ways to De-stress at Christmas

Make your garden the perfect venue for a magical Christmas party with these five simple steps.

How to celebrate Christmas in the Garden

Christmas Gift Guides

Are you looking for a special gift for a blogger or vlogger? You'll love this gift guide full of ideas for the bloggers and vloggers in your life.

40 Gifts for Bloggers and Vloggers 2022

This gift guide is full of ideas that are perfect for anyone who loves that most British of drinks - a good cup of tea!

20+ Perfect Gifts for Tea Lovers 2022

Woman tying Ribbon on Christmas Present, with scissors, gift wrap and greenery nearby

20 Gorgeous Gifts for Gardeners 2022

Do you struggle to find presents for your partner, husband, Dad or Grandad? Here's some ideal gift inspiration for the men in your life!

2022 Gift Guide for Men

Two glasses of pink peppermint martini cocktail with Xmas decorations and candy cane sweets on a white marble kitchen table

The Best Gifts for Gin Lovers 2022

In this gift guide, you'll find 25 fabulous ideas for gifts for book lovers. They're perfect for the bookworm in your life!

The Best Gifts for Book Lovers 2022

Struggling to find the perfect Christmas gift for someone who’s tough to buy for? Here are six potential solutions to your problem!

Six Solutions to your Gift Buying Dilemma

Christmas is the perfect time for some festive pampering. So here's a selection of beauty, skincare and perfume gifts to please every beauty lover!

20+ of the Best Beauty Gifts

Christmas Food and Drink

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Giveaway: Win a Letterbox cake from Bakerdays

Mix up a batch of this delicious homemade mincemeat recipe and you'll be able to make mince pies whenever you want!

How to make Classic Homemade Mincemeat

This delicious Galette des Rois is the perfect way to finally round off your Christmas festivities!

Round off Christmas with an Epiphany Galette des Rois

Christmas Home

Christmas Reads

Enjoy a snowy Scottish Christmas in Sarah Morgan's new festive novel, Snowed in for Christmas!

Book Review: Snowed in for Christmas

Book editor Eve reluctantly spends Christmas at a grumpy author's house in Kate Forster's new festive novel.

Book Review: Christmas Eve at Cranberry Cross

Journey to Iceland with Freya and her friends, as keeping a Christmas promise reveals more than they expected!

Book Review: Keeping a Christmas Promise

In this gift guide, you'll find 25 fabulous ideas for gifts for book lovers. They're perfect for the bookworm in your life!

Get Cosy with a Christmas Novel