Erstwilder Merry Kitschmas Christmas Brooches

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

No, not Christmas. I'm talking about the time of year when Erstwilder release their Christmas jewellery collection!

It's something I look forward to every year, and I think this year's offering might just be my favourite festive collection yet.

For Christmas 2024, Erstwilder has put their heads together with US illustrator Kenzie Kae Elston- aka Snippets of Whimsy, and created a wonderfully kitsch collection called Merry Kitschmas. It's made up of fun and colourful designs inspired by all the best things associated with the festive season, with everything from Christmas trees and snowmen to Nutcrackers and roast ham. 

I wanted one of everything, but I eventually picked four brooches, and three pair of earrings, and snagged the gift with purchase brooch, too!

Today, I'm going to review the brooches for you. But first, I'm going to apologise for the awful phone photos I've used in today's post. Between flares, gloomy daylight, and Christmas prep, I've not been able to take proper photos of them yet, and I can't see a better day coming, so I'm having to settle for some quick snaps I took for my Insta-stories last month. They're terrible, but just pretend it's 2012 again!

Let's have a look at what I got:

First up, is an amazing snow globe brooch that's easily my favourite piece in the collection- Seasonal Snow Globe. I fell in love with it as soon as I first saw it, but, holy crap, it's even better than I was expecting. Their snowglobe brooches are always incredible, but this is one of the most beautiful Christmas accessories I've ever seen!

It's quite a big piece, and features a little red and green cabin flanked with pine trees in a snow-draped landscape, in front of a snowy and glittery spearmint-blue sky. The globe then leads down to a striking red and green base, with a diamond pattern running across it. Every last little detail is perfect, and I love the mix of ripple, glitter, and plain resins- especially the red ripple resin, which is one of my favourite resins Erstwilder use. I've already worn this brooch a couple of times this month, and I know I'm going to be wearing it to death for many Christmases to come. 

You'll need to look to resale groups if you want to snag this one, as it sold out super quickly.

Next, we have one of the stoic soldiers that helped defeat the evil Mouse King, Promised Prince, the Nutcracker. I didn't have a Nutcracker brooch in my collection, but Erstwilder made the decision easy, thanks to how gorgeous this little guy is.

He has a beautiful red ripple-resin crown and coat, both decorated with cornflower blue, white, red, mint, and green detailing, worn over sea-green ripple resin trousers, and glossy black boots. He's also been given the signature creepy Nutcracker face (Nutcrackers really are creepy, right?), partially hidden behind a big white moustache and beard, and matching long hair. It's a dainty brooch, not much bigger than my thumb, but it's nice and sturdy,and unlikely to easily break. It's survived a couple of wears with me already, so I think it's practically indestructable!

This one is also sold out from Erstwilder and UK stockists, but I have found it in stock in the US, here.

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without some snowmen (despite the fact I've only ever had one white Christmas), and this year's design, Cozy Christmas Chap, was too cute to resist.

He's a dapper little chap, with his black abstract top hat, navy patterned scarf, and glittery pink and red striped sweater- both wonderfully retro and modern at the same time. He's also perfectly formed, with a big round ripple resin body, and smaller round ripple resin head, that's been brought to life with a carrot nose, sparkly pink cheeks, and friendly black features. No notes on this brooch. He's perfect and I love him! 

This was another popular piece, but it's currently still available from a stockist in The Netherlands here.

The final brooch that made my short list was the gingerbread house brooch, Structurally Sweet, which is coming in strong with the Hansel and Gretel vibes. I can see why those kids couldn't resist a nibble, because it looks good enough to eat with its glazed, tan, ripple resin gingerbread walls, colourful gum-drop roof tiles, white ripple-resin icing, and other fun colourful details. I would've let the old cannibalistic crone invite me in to a house like this, too. It's so pretty! I think it will pair well with the gift-with-purchase brooch (that I'm about to show you), as well as some of the brooches from the Pete Cromer Fairytales collection.

I can't find it in stock anywhere in the UK, but it can be found from a stockist in The Netherlands here.

As I mentioned earlier, I was lucky enough to get the free gift-with-purchase brooch with my order from UK stockist, Oh My Marie, and I think it's probably the best bonus brooch they've done yet. This is Santa's Snack, and it's the most adorable gingerbread man brooch, looking just like a real gingerbread biscuit.

It's crafted from the same light tan ripple resin as Structurally Sweet, so they match perfectly, but it's the little details that make this brooch so sweet, like his sparkly periwinkle-blue bowtie, pink, green, and red sweetie buttons, pink and red candy cheeks, and impressively-even white, decorative icing. I love how cute it is, and have already been wearing the shit out of it this Christmas.

I'd imagine this bonus gift sold out super fast everywhere, so if you want to find one, your best bet is probably to keep an eye on eBay, Vinted, or Erstwilder resale groups.

There is still a selection of brooches, earrings, enamel pins and Christmas decorations available from Erstwilder, and their stockists, and you can shop them here.

I'll be back in a few days to show you the festive earrings I bought!

Which brooch is your favourite? Do you enjoy wearing Christmas jewellery?

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My Erstwilder Christmas Brooch Collection

My resin brooch collection has grown steadily over the last five years, but it wasn't until last week, when I was putting away my new Christmas brooches, that I realised just how many Christmas Erstwilder brooches I have.

Seventeen. I have seventeen Christmas Erstwilder brooches!

And that's not counting the wintry ones from other collections that also look a bit festive when worn with the right outfit.

I only started collecting in 2017.

I might be a little obsessed.

Am I worried? No; I love my little collection, and look forward to accessorising my outfits with different Christmas brooches and earrings each December. It adds some fun and joy to the Christmas count down, and a little personality to what I'm wearing. Plus, I get too hot to wear Christmas jumpers, so this is my way of getting in to the festive spirit with my outfits.

Anyway, now that I've found my missing Red Robbin brooch- it turns out he's been rockin' under my bedside cabinet for the last two years- and have my whole collection together again, I thought it would be fun to give you a peek at my Christmas Erstwilder brooch collection in all it's festive glory.

And here we are.

I have seventeen beautiful holiday brooches, with at least one brooch purchased from every Erstwilder Christmas range dating back to 2017. There are some in classic Christmas colours like red and green, some in pretty pastels, and some in bold, glittery shades of magenta and royal blue. And they're all so different. I have snowmen and Santas, Christmas trees and presents, and even more unusual designs, like partridges in pears and a kookaburra in a snow globe.

I love my entire collection of brooches, but I'd say my favourites would have to be the two snow globes and the robin. The snow globe brooches are just amazing designs, and I love how sparkly the robin is; it's like a pair of ruby red slippers. I also really love the cuckoo clock, and I'm loving my new True Love's Gift partridge in a pear brooch a lot right now, too.

I've worn quite a few of these brooches already this month- often just pinned to my PJs, as I've barely gotten dressed all month- and I'm trying to work my way through wearing all of them before Christmas is over.

Today, I'm wearing the pastel pink cuckoo clock, but tomorrow? Who knows?

Perhaps I'll remember to share it on Instagram, so you might find out.

Do you have a Christmas jewellery collection to rival mine? Which of these brooches is your favourite?

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Erstwilder An Australian Christmas Brooches and Earrings

I know this will come as a shock, but I look forward to Erstwilder's Christmas collection every year, and I'm always excited to see what theme and style they choose to go with. This year has been no exception, as I realised as I eagerly stalked their socials for spoilers the moment Halloween was over. 

I didn't have to wait long to find out, and I was excited when they began dropping spoilers for An Australian Christmas last month. I love Australian culture, and have always wondered how the Aussies do Christmas in the summer, without some of the things we associate with Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere, like frost, snow, and mistletoe. (Even if that's often just in movies and on Christmas cards in the UK). It's hard to picture Christmas in a hot climate.

Sure, a jewellery collection can't truly show us how a whole country celebrates Christmas, but Erstwilder definitely give us a feel for An Australian Christmas with their new collection.

Forget shrimp on the barbie and surfer dudes in Santa hats and Speedos, An Australian Christmas is not your stereotypical affair. (Well, apart from the Australian animals wearing Santa hats). It's a beautiful nature-inspired range featuring lots of animals and greens, reds, and blues.  There are Tasmanian devils and kangaroos, wreaths made from Australian foliage and berry-laden pavlovas, plus a few universal designs like Christmas trees and puddings added in for good measure. It's a beautiful collection, and you don't have to be Australian to appreciate it. 

There are a lot of great designs in the new collection, but if I had to pick a favourite- which naturally, I did- it would have to be the stunning kookaburra snowglobe brooch, Seasonal Merriment. It's one of the most beautiful pieces of jewellery I've ever seen. Everything about it is perfect, from the resins used, to the charming little kookaburra sitting on the branch of an old gum tree in it's centre. (Merry merry king of the bush is he). I love the marbled pearlescent and wood effect resins used to make the snowglobe, and the glittery mint-green background freckled with white snow finishes it off beautifully. We all need a little glitter in our lives at Christmas time. I've only had it a few weeks, but I can already say it's one of my favourite brooches ever, and I'm going to be wearing it to death this Christmas. And every Christmas. And also not at Christmas. Ah, I love it!

You couldn't have an Australian-themed collection without some koala designs, and Erstwilder spoiled us for choice with several koala pieces, including brooches, cardi clips, earrings, a necklace, and even a Christmas decoration. I already have a couple of Erstwilder koala brooches, so this time I didn't go for a brooch; I bought my first non-Essentials pair of Erstwilder earrings! (The better quality, detailed, and more expensive ones they make). I thought the Koala Claus earrings were the cutest of all the options, and I wasn't wrong. I mean, just look at them! They're little grey koala faces with pink ears, and marbled red and pearlescent white Santa hats on their little heads. They're so cute, and are a fun alternative to novelty Christmas tree or bauble earrings. You can be sure I'll be rocking them with most of my outfits this Christmas.

I also bought a couple of pairs of the Christmas Essentials earrings to wear with my Christmas brooches, as I didn't have any decent festive earrings in my collection. They released a great selection of stud and drop earrings in a variety of festive colours and designs this year, and I chose the green ripple resin drop trees, and gold glittery tree studs. 

The studs are simple three-tiered trees made from one layer of glittery yellow-gold resin, and are subtle enough for every day wear in December. 

The drop earrings are also three-tiered trees, but with tree cutouts in the centre, and are made from a gorgeous moss-green ripple resin. They're great statement earrings to wear with a Christmas dress, top, or jumper for night or day, and I think they look tasteful instead of tacky, like most Christmas earrings tend to be. The best thing is, they're nice and light-weight, so they don't hurt your ears when you've been wearing them a while. Not bad for around £5.50 a pair!

Most of these designs, and many others from An Australian Christmas are still available from Erstwilder and their stockists around the world, so there's still time to pick up the perfect finishing touch for your Christmas outfits. I'd still particularly love to get my hands on the King of Christmas brooch, A Splendid Christmas, and The Good Pud Neck Scarf.

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Last December, Erstwilder collaborated with the Australian artist Pete Cromer, and released one of their most popular jewellery collections to date. (I was lucky enough to collect six pieces, which I reviewed here). Everything sold out in record time, and the beautiful designs left Erstwildians begging for an encore- myself included.

I never imagined that Erstwilder would actually team up with Cromer again so soon, or that their second collaboration would include this year's Christmas collection, as well as a redesigned range of Australian animal designs. I was so excited when I heard the news and saw the spoilers that it felt like all my Christmases had come at once. 

The new collection included eighteen brooches, two necklaces, five pairs of earrings, and three sets of collar clips, plus a range of Essentials earrings in complimenting resins.

Luckily, for my bank balance, the collection included several designs that were only slightly different from the originals I purchased last year, or I could've gone crazy with this collection. While I wanted all the new variations, I managed to restrain myself and only bought four brooches- the snowman, robin, Santa, and koala- although, I put Santa on lay-buy for a month, so I won't be able to show him to you until closer to Christmas. 

I am, however, here to show you the other three brooches I recently acquired. I know some of you will love them as much as I do.

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without some snowmen, so let's start with the sparkliest snowman brooch in town, Snuggy Snowman. Snuggy Snowman was the first piece that caught my eye in the previews on Instagram, and one of the pieces I was most determined to add to my collection- partly because there was a snowman-shaped hole in my brooch collection, but mostly because it was one of the cutest snowmen brooches I'd ever seen.

Snuggy is a perfectly-formed three-tier snowman, made from glittery white resin snowballs that shimmer like a frozen diamond mine when the light hits them. The resin is so sparkly that I can't help playing with it, and showing everyone how much it sparkles! Naturally, a good snowman is all about the finishing touches, and Snuggy has been brought to life with a carrot nose and four coal buttons, and finished with a red and blue scarf, and a dapper black and red top hot using a mix of marbled and bubble resins. He's the perfect Christmas brooch, and has been getting so much wear already this month.

Next up is probably my favourite piece from the Christmas collection this year- a glittery red robin brooch creatively named 'Red Robbin.' Red Robbin is a festive little guy all dressed up for Christmas with a glittery ruby red breast to rival Dorothy's slippers. He's so sparkly! (I'm such a magpie!) The rest of his plump little body is made from a beautiful marbled white, and  caramel-coloured wood-effect resins, with a tear-drop shaped duck-egg blue, black, and ruby red wing. He's so beautiful, and easily one of my favourite brooches ever. I've always loved robins, and this is the perfect robin brooch I never knew I needed. I wore him over the weekend, and he'll definitely be on circulation until at least the New Year for many Christmases to come.

Moving away from Christmas and on to Australian animals, I was so excited to see some koala designs in this collection, as I missed out on last year's koala brooch, and have been sad about it ever since. Erstwilder and Pete Cromer spoiled us for choice this year with koala earrings, a koala necklace, and two Kuddly Koala brooches- including a new mini brooch, as well as the standard size we're more familiar with. The mini brooch was cuter than a bush full of koalas munching on eucalyptus, but I made a snap decision and went with the standard Kuddly Koala brooch because sometimes you just have to super size.

Unlike last year's sleeping Kindhearted Koala, this year's koala is bright eyed and bushy-tailed, watching intently as it sits clinging to an invisible tree. He's made from a beautiful grey marbled resin, and decorated with shapes in shades of white, teal, emerald green, lime, pink, black and grey in Cromer's distinct style. I particularly love the teardrop detailing on his left ear, and his cute little claws. It's a truly beautiful brooch, and I love it even more than last year's koala, so I'm pleased I waited, and so happy to finally have a koala in my brooch zoo. I know I'll be wearing this little guy to death from now on.

The majority of the Erstwilder x Pete Cromer collection sold out in minutes, so unfortunately, I haven't been able to find most of these brooches for sale anywhere. I'd recommend trying Erstwilder fan resale sites and eBay if you want to try to track one down. There are a few pieces from the collection still available from Erstwilder, Pete Cromer, and some of their stockists, though, so be sure to check them out. The collection is amazing!

Keep an eye out for a review of the Erstwilder x Pete Cromer Santa brooch in a couple of weeks.

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As a brooch addict and self-confessed Christmas enthusiast, I look forward to Erstwilder's Christmas jewellery collections every year, and I sure wasn't disappointed by this year's cutesy, kitsch offerings from the new collection, All Wrapped Up. You'd better believe I was up before sunrise when the range launched last month, shopping my favourites from the twenty-piece collection of brooches, necklaces, and earrings. I treated myself to three of my favourites, but I put them on lay-buy for a month and paid in instalments so I could concentrate on Christmas shopping before spending on myself. The wait was torture, but my order finally arrived last week, and I'm so happy with my choices I just have to tell you all about them.

My first pick and probably my favourite piece from the whole collection, is the Season's Greetings brooch which has been redesigned for Christmas 2019 in the prettiest pastel colours. Season's Greetings is an adorable snowglobe brooch with a festive scene inside, including a sweet little marbled resin gingerbread house sitting on a snow covered hill, with lilac glitter Christmas trees and a snowy pastel blue sky behind it. It's framed with a scalloped border of glittery white resin, and sits on a caramel-coloured base with white detailing. It's absolutely perfect, and easily one of the cutest Christmas brooches I've ever seen. I can't stop wearing it!

Another pastel piece I was powerless to resist was the Past Midnight brooch, a cuckoo clock brooch which has also received a new look for the collection, transforming from the original chocolate brown and red colour-way, to pastel pink and glittery lilac, ice blue, and white. It's so pretty with all those sugary sweet pastel colours, and I think it's utterly adorable. I'm so pleased to have this brooch in my collection after missing out on the original in 2017, and as it's not a particularly festive design, it's one I can see myself wearing from winter through til spring for many years to come.

For my third choice, I stepped away from the pastel colours, and went with something a little more traditional to add a little variety to my Christmas jewellery box. I adopted Miss Mistletoe, a sweet little Australian robin sitting amongst some holly. With her grey textured feathers, and an amazing glittery coral breast, she's different to the European robins which are often featured in Christmas paraphernalia in England, but I think she's adorable and really festive-looking. The holly leaves and berries surrounding her are made from the most gorgeous marbled green and red resins, and the colours make it the ideal brooch to wear with classic Christmas colours like red and green, which I wear a lot of at this time of year.

I also received a free red and green Christmas present brooch called Under The Tree Tradition for purchasing three pieces from the collection! I wasn't sure if I would qualify for the freebie since I put my order on lay-buy, so it was a lovely surprise to find in my parcel when it landed on my doorstep last week. The present is quite simple in comparison to the other designs in the range, but it's crafted from a stunning marbled red resin (which I'm a little obsessed with right now), and the glitteriest, sparkliest lime and emerald green resins for the ribbons. It's beautiful, and will be perfect for wearing on Christmas morning for opening presents with my family. Sadly, this brooch isn't available to buy individually, as it was a free gift for purchasing three or more pieces from the All Wrapped Up collection. There were only a limited number available, so I think it's unlikely that you'll find one in your parcel if you choose to order three pieces from it now. Sorry, guys.

Alongside the All Wrapped Up collection, Erstwilder also released a range of Essentials drop earrings on the same day that can be worn with the Christmas brooches and necklaces. I was drawn to several pairs, but after spending so much on brooches, I could only justify purchasing one pair, and choose the ripple resin hearts. They're big red hearts with a heart cut out in the centre, and are made from a stunning dark red ripple resin. I hadn't worn drop earrings in years, but I've found them light and comfortable, and they don't annoy me at all, which is great. They match so many of my Erstwilder brooches, and the colour is so festive. I'm planning to wear them over Christmas paired with a Christmas brooch and a pretty dress. At just £5.75 a pair, these drop earrings are so inexpensive, and I'm hoping to collect some more designs and colours as time goes on. The quality is fantastic for the price!

And those are the pieces I bought from Erstwilder's new Christmas collections.

There are so many other amazing designs in both the All Wrapped Up and Essential Drop Earrings collections, and if you want to check them out, you can find them on Erstwilder here, or via their stockists around the world here if you're outside Australia.

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A couple of weeks ago, I showed you the fun new brooches I bought from Erstwilder's new Festive Splendour Christmas collection, and today I thought I'd give you a peek at the pieces I collected from last year's Kitschy Christmas range.

These four brooches are actually the very first Erstwilder brooches I ever treated myself to. I've been a big fan of Erstwilder for years, but I could never justify the International postage costs, and didn't discover a UK stockist for the Australian brand until March this year. So, when I finally found a UK stockist, and stumbled up on these beautiful Christmas designs on sale, I just couldn't help myself, and snapped a couple up straight away. I was so pleased with them, I ended up going back for two more, and I've been waiting impatiently to wear them all year! Now Christmas is finally here, you'd better believe that I've been wearing them to death since the 1st of December! Well, I had to make up for lost time, right?

First up is To Be Jolly, a kitsch green and white snow-draped Christmas tree brooch, and one of my favourites of the four. Decorating the Christmas tree with my family, and relaxing in the glow of fairy lights have always been two of my favourite parts of the festive season, so I just had to have this brooch in my collection to take a little of that joy with me wherever I go. This wonderfully kitsch tree is so gorgeous with branches in shades of mint, aquamarine, and forest green, each capped with a layer of glittery white snow, with a little brown trunk just visible beneath the lowest boughs. It's finished with a freckling of multi-coloured baubles (or are they supposed to be lights?), as every good tree should be, and it's the perfect statement piece for completing all those festive ensembles. It wouldn't be Christmas without a Christmas tree, after all. My Mum liked this one so much, I had to go back and buy one for her, too, or she would've stolen mine! (Currently available from: Erstwilder, Glitterally, Kitty Kat, and The Midget Gem).

Next we have The Christmas Cardinal brooch, which features a red northern cardinal, nesting on a bed of holly. The cardinal isn't a creature I've ever associated with Christmas, and I've never seen it referenced in Christmas films or other media, but boy, does this glittery red bird look festive! It has a glittery scarlet body with a pearlescent ruby red wing, and a little diamond-shaped black face, and it's lying on a nest of mint and forest green leaves topped with red berries. It's so beautiful! I think they captured the unique little bird perfectly. I especially love the generous use of red and green; it's so festive and with those colours, it's perfect for almost every Christmas outfit, so he's already getting plenty of wear. If you're looking for a brooch that's a little different to your usual Christmas designs, I'd definitely recommend this one. (Currently available from: Glitterally, and The Midget Gem).

Up next is Mary's bells; a stunning pair of white and cream pearlescent bells, decorated with sparkly red, pink, and yellow flowers, dots, and squiggles, and topped with a big glittery aquarmarine bow. I love the choice of colours and resins used in this brooch, and how the glitter glistens like a diamond mind when the light hits it! It's such a pretty festive piece, but, at the same time, it doesn't look too Christmassy with non-festive outfits due to Erstwilder's choice of colours, and with the right outfit, it could definitely be worn for other occasions, such as weddings and christenings. You've gotta love a good versatile piece that allows you more wear for your money, instead of limiting you to wearing it one month of the year. (Currently available from: Carnation Collectibles, Erstwilder, Glitterally, Kitty Kat, and The Midget Gem).

Last but not least, we have Kiss Me Kindly, another of my favourites from the Kitschy Christmas collection, and a Christmas brooch I loved so much, I went out of my way to hunt it down, and paid full price for it- in March. Kiss Me Kindly is a big sprig of holly, with mint and forest green leaves and glittery red berries wrapped in a glittery white bow. This brooch screams Christmas to me, and it's another one that will go with just about every holiday ensemble. It's less 'out there' than most Erstwilder designs, too, so even if you aren't usually a fan of their jewellery, you may like this one if you love Christmas. It's quickly becoming one of my favourite Erstwilder brooches of all time! (Currently available from: Clovis By Meiken, and Kinks and Quirks).

If you're outside the UK and want to hunt the brooches down in your country, you can find a list of Erstwilder stockists around the world here.

There are many more designs still available from the collection, so if you like these, you can also check out the rest of the Kitschy Christmas range here.

Do you have any pieces from last year's Erstwilder Christmas collection? Which are your favourites?

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Erstwilder Festive Splendour Christmas Brooches

A couple of weeks ago, Erstwilder, my favourite Australian jewellery brand, released a new Christmas collection for 2018, and I've naturally been all over it like baubles on a Christmas tree.

As a big Erstwilder fan and Christmas addict extraordinaire, I look forward to their Christmas collections every year, and have been anticipating this year's offerings for months. I'm happy to say I wasn't disappointed- although, I don't think the designs quite live up to last year's Kitschy Christmas range. (Sorry Erstwilder).

Erstwilder have given us a twelve-piece collection called 'Festive Splendour' for Christmas 2018, made up of eight brooches, one brooch trio, two necklaces, and a pair of earrings. Designed by artist Elena Leong, the range has a wonderful nostalgic feel to it, featuring all the things you'd expect from a traditional, old-fashioned Christmas like Santa, reindeer, Christmas puddings, snowflakes, and Christmas candles.

I wish I could collect the whole range, but I've only been able to stretch to two so far; the reindeer and the Christmas pudding. I love the brooches I chose and I think many of you will, too, so I'm here to give you a closer look at them today.

First up is Guide My Sleigh; everybody's favourite red-nosed reindeer. Rudolph was instantly one of my favourites from the collection, and the brooch looked so cute, I just had to make him my first purchase. He's smaller and daintier than I was expecting, but I think that just adds to his charm. Good things come in small packages, after all.

He has the most beautiful caramel-coloured body, with two dark brown legs, and a matching antler and ear. The other antler has a white pearlescent finish, adding a touch of glitz and glamour for the festive season. Of course, Rudolph wouldn't be Rudolph without his iconic red nose, which Erstwilder have made a gorgeous ruby red, and he's been finished with a matching ruby red collar studded with four gold beads for jingle bells. He's without a doubt the most adorable reindeer on four legs, and even lovelier in person than he looks on screen. I've always wanted a reindeer brooch to wear at Christmas time, and I know this one is going to get a lot of wear this Christmas.

Guide My Sleigh is currently sold out from Erstwilder and most stockists, but is still available from Daisy Park, so snap him up fast if you want to get your hands on one!

The other piece I just couldn't resist was Treacle Treat, a big traditional Christmas pudding. Love it or hate it, Christmas pudding is such an iconic Christmas treat, and is as recognisable as the Christmas tree or jolly old Saint Nick.

When I saw Erstwilder had made a Christmas pudding brooch, I just had to have it in my collection to wear over the holidays. I fell in love with this brooch immediately, and surprisingly, I found it to be my favourite of the two I purchased- on screen the reindeer was actually my favourite from the collection. It's stunning. I think you have to see this brooch for yourself to fully appreciate how beautiful it is; my photos really don't do it justice.

The pudding itself is made from the most gorgeous chestnut brown textured resin, which my camera hasn't captured well at all, but the colours shown in the stock images are pretty spot on. It's topped with a layer of white resin brandy butter, which has silvery pearlescent lines running through it, and finished with a sprig of holly, made up of lime and emerald green leaves, and two glittery red holly berries. It's absolutely perfect, down to the last detail. Erstwilder did a beautiful job designing this pudding, and I honestly think you'd be hard pressed to find a more beautiful Christmas pudding brooch than Treacle Treat. I know I'll be wearing it to death this Christmas and for many more to come.

Treacle Treat is sold out on Erstwilder's website, but still available from most UK stockists.



Both brooches retail for £24.95, or $39.95 Australian dollars, and you can shop Erstwilder's entire Festive Splendour Christmas collection on their website here, and find a list of stockists around the world here. 

If you've enjoyed this post, look out for my review of my four Kitschy Christmas Erstwilder brooches, coming to the blog in a couple of weeks!

Which pieces are your favourites from the Festive Splendour collection? Have you bought anything from the collection yet?

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