No, not my boyfriend. No, not my beautifully-decorated £25 Christmas tree, complete with red and gold theme, garland, lights, and special teddy bear Christmas ornaments (photos to come later). No, not my grandmother’s breakfast casserole (recipe to come later). And no, not film The Nightmare Before Christmas, though that is a close second.
My Christmas love, this year, is my new favourite London discovery: Sass and Belle.
Full of the loveliest, most adorable vintage and cutesy-inspired decorations, Sass and Belle provides the perfect gift-giving destination while staying Secret-Santa-budget friendly.
Some of my favourites include this Tea Kettle Chalk Board — just £4.95 and the cutest thing for your kitchen!
(And I love love love the the message! So very English — trust me!)
Also in the British-inspired theme:
This pillow is just so — what’s the word for it — cute! There is a novelty about the Union Jack to me; as I am not English, the symbol is still a bit foreign, pretty, and exciting for me (trust me, you’d never see me with anything bearing an American flag…). But now that I live here, I feel as though I have the back-up to rock something like this in my home. And at £14.95, this Union Jack Pillow won’t break my bank to have something so patriotic!
And lastly, to conquer my ever-lasting problem that has only grown proportionally since I began working at a jewelery store:
Where to put my necklaces? For my shape, I tend to look much better in long necklaces; since I now receive 75% off fantastically trendy and fun jewelery from here, I have a plethora of them. The trouble is, I never know where, or how, to hang them. Throughout university I invented the “shabby-chic” (and by that I mean significantly broke) way of pushing white thumb tacks into the walls and using my necklaces as art. Now, being 23 and, you know, not wanting to damage walls that I now have to pay for, I need something a bit older but still cheap. This Necklace Jewellery Hook, at £5.95, is a steal!
Located in two Covent Garden locations (and thus conveniently located close to my favourite London cafe), Sass and Belle is chic, affordable, adorable, and where I am hoping the boyfriend takes a pit stop in my Christmas bundle 
(And no, Sass and Belle did not pay me to make this post; I just love boasting about the little, off-the-beaten-track places I discover in London. Especially ones with home accessories and ones that are just so cute!)
Sass and Belle
21-22 New Row, London
WC2N 4LE
or find them at 31 The Market
Covent Garden, London
WC2E 8RE
