Monday, 22 December 2025

Erstwilder Christmas Brooch of the Day December 15th to 21st 2025

I can't believe we're already in to week four of December, and that Christmas is only a few days away. Where has this month gone? I feel like I blinked and missed most of the month some how. 

It's crazy as I haven't done anything exciting at all so far this Christmas. My one bit of fun has been accessorising my outfits (or PJs!) with a different Christmas brooch every day (I know; I'm sad), and I'm here to show you the ones I wore during the third week of the month.


December 15th- I kicked off week three of December with the most untraditionally-accessorised snowman I've ever seen- Stay Frosty, Snowman from the Modern Holiday collection 2022. I love how Erstwilder put a modern spin on an old Christmas classic with gorgeous jewel tones, and lots of glitter.


December 16th- Back to something a little more traditional today with a holly and robin brooch... except that it's an exotic Australian robin instead of the European kind we all know and love in Britain. This one is Miss Mistletoe from the All Wrapped Up collection 2019. Not one of my favourites, but still cute and festive.


December 17th- I apparently decided to remain with the winged things on the Australian continent a little longer, and wore a kookaburra snowglobe brooch called Seasonal Merriment from the An Australian Christmas collection 2021 today. It might not be the most classically festive design, but it's so beautiful, and one of my all time favourites.


December 18th- Twasn't the night before Christmas, but a mouse was definitely stirring all through the house today. An adorably festive little mouse called Milly the Mouse, from this year's Merry Menagerie collection. I was planning to save her until Christmas Eve, but I just couldn't wait any longer to wear her.


December 19th- I did some double-brooching today, wearing Erstwilder's Darcy the Deer (the free gift-with-purchase brooch from the Merry Menagerie range), with a mini Lipstick and Chrome bauble brooch (another freebie I got with my Merry Menagerie order). I thought the turquoise bauble went perfectly with the even tinier one Darcy is carrying around.

December 20th- Some days, you just need to sparkle, and at Christmas time, Snuggy Snowman from the 2020 Pete Cromer Collection, is my go-to. He's so glittery, and shimmers like a diamond mine under the fairy lights! I love him!

December 21st- And for the shortest day of the year, I went with Treacle Treat from the 2018 Festive Splendour collection. I'm not a huge fan of Christmas pudding, but there's just something about cold, dark winter Sundays that make me nostalgic for steamed puddings with custard- probably as my Mum often made them when we were little. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the brown resin has a tortoise-shell-like effect, and it's so much prettier in real life.

And those are the Christmas brooches that I wore last week.

I still have more left to wear before the month is through, so I'll try to squeeze in one final brooch post after Christmas. 

Have you worn any Christmas accessories this week?

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Saturday, 20 December 2025

Lipstick and Chrome Itty Bitties Christmas Jewellery

 When I posted my Erstwilder Merry Menagerie haul last week, I forgot to add a photo of the Lipstick and Chrome freebies the stockist, Oh My Marie, sent with my order.  

Along with my Erstwilder brooches, I was given some cinnamon hot chocolate, a mitten Christmas decoration, and the cutest mini bauble brooch, and stocking stud earrings. I might have squealed a little when I found them in my parcel.


I've never purchased anything from Lipstick and Chrome before, even though I've been tempted by so many pieces over the years, so this was a lovely way to get introduced to their jewellery. I'm really impressed with the quality of them so far, and the designs, while simple, are gorgeous, and super festive.

The mini bauble brooch is definitely my favourite. I love the mid-century style of it, and the bold pop of dark turquoise. It's made from a couple of layers of laser-cut jelly resin, and it's perfect for double-brooching with larger Christmas brooches. I haven't been able to find it for sale on its own, but it's available in a set of four mini brooches from Kinks and Quirks here. Not gonna lie, I'm tempted...


I haven't worn the Itty Bitty stocking earrings yet as I need to repierce one of my ears, but they're pretty darn cute, too. They're little red stocking studs with a white trim, and yellow accents, which have also been made from laser-cut jelly resin, and include engraved and painted detailing. They're basically the perfect classic Christmas earrings, and the best part is, they're only £8 from Kinks and Quirks here! I can't wait to wear them.

Well, I'm definitely sold on Lipstick and Chrome. I have a feeling that this might be another collection in the making...

Do you own anything by Lipstick and Chrome?

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Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Erstwilder Merry Menagerie Christmas Brooch Haul 2025

Another Christmas, another Erstwilder Christmas brooch haul. 

I've lost count of how many Christmases I've been blogging about my picks from their Christmas collections, but I look forward to writing about them every year- almost as much as I look forward to the collections themselves. And this year is definitely one of the best yet.

For Christmas 2025, they've collaborated with Hannah Buzgau for Merry Menagerie; a big animal-centric collection with wonderfully-nostalgic Christmas vibes that'll make you homesick for Christmases past. 

With so many lovely pieces to choose from, narrowing down my favourites was particularly hard this year, but I love my choices, and like to think I picked some good ones. 

Shall we check them out?

Of all the Santa brooches I've seen, I think Santa's Surprise is my all-time favourite. He looks like the perfect classic Santa, with his bright red suit, broad face with a bushy white beard, and his little round-belly, which I'm sure shakes when he laughs, like a bowl full of jelly! (Actually, I hope it doesn't. If the brooch starts laughing, I'll be outta here faster than you can say 'ho ho ho'). Thankfully, I think he's just a harmless old dude in a pretty ripple resin suit, with the glitteriest trim a Santa suit ever had... but I'll be keeping an eye on him, just in case. 

Next, let me introduce you to Milly the Mouse. Look how cute this festive little rodent is, with her little Santa hat, and bough of holly. The grey, red, and green ripple and marbled resins are gorgeous, and I love the sparkly white trim and bobble on her hat. I don't think it's hard to see why she's my favourite piece in the collection. She'll be the perfect brooch for the night before Christmas... if I can get her to stir, that is.

From stirring rodents to sledding lagamorphs, next we have Breezy the Bunny, a sweet brown and white ripple-resin rabbit making the most of a winter snow day on her little red sled. She reminded me a little of my old ginger and white bunny, Honey, so, of course, I had to adopt her in Honey's memory. It's such a cute brooch, and there's something about her that also makes me think of the pictures in classic children's books. I'm not exactly sure which ones... Richard Scary? Old Enid Blyton bedtime stories? Who knows? Unfortunately, Breezy appears to be sold out everywhere online, so you'll need to try resale groups and sites if you want to find one.

The gift-with-purchase brooch for this collection was a festive little doe called Darcy the Deer. This darling little deer is getting into the Christmas spirit early, with a pretty crimson bow tied around her neck to compliment her shiny golden-brown, ripple-resin coat, and a little teal bauble carried proudly between her teeth, so you know she means business. She's been designed with the same love, care, and attention as the rest of the range, and even though she's a freebie, she's just as lovely and well-made as all the others. Thank you, Erstwilder.

I also received some extras from the stockist I used, Oh My Marie, because orders were delayed by a couple of weeks thanks to a shipping issue. My parcel included some cinnamon-flavoured hot chocolate, a mitten Christmas tree decoration, and, best of all, a little turquoise retro bauble brooch, and red Christmas stocking studs from the Lipstick & Chrome Itty Bitties collection! How cute are these?! I can't wait to wear them!

And that's my little Erstwilder Christmas haul for 2025.

If you're looking for more festive jewellery content, check out my Instagram page, where I'm currently challenging myself to post a 'Christmas brooch of the day' each day this month!

Did you buy anything from Erstwilder's Merry Menagerie collection? Which one is your favourite?

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