I love advent calendars. They’ve come so far since the paper ones with just a picture behind them! For me it’s the first real signal that Christmas has arrived at home. Every morning as I watch Lillia open a door, her face lights up and I get a little flash of what it’s like on Christmas morning! With so many options, when I was looking at what advent calendars we should stock, I took inspiration from the traditional Christmas trend I’m seeing, combined with the flexibility that fully-customisable advent calendars can bring. You can fill them with chocolates, little toys, stationery or even dog treats (if you have a furry friend that needs to join in with the festivities!). And the best thing about them is that you can store them away for next year and reuse them! So, here’s a selection of the advent calendars we have at Collecting...

Welcome to Collecting Seashells I’m Tilly, Founder and CEO of Collecting Seashells. I wanted to introduce you all to our new Collecting Seashells Blog Page and let you know a little more about us.I have always had a passion for home décor, home accessories and home interiors and this led me on a journey to launch Collecting Seashells.When choosing the company name I had lots of ideas but nothing was quite working until my daughter, who was 8 at the time, said “Mummy, you should call it Collecting Seashells.” Sometimes, children just see things more clearly than we do don’t they!! It was so beautiful and simple and had the meaning behind it I was searching for. You see, seashells are our thing!! Whenever we go away on holiday, she and I spend hours collecting seashells together and bring them home with us and put them in jars around the...