Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Wednesday

Happy horsey holiday gifts for equestrians




Got a horse lover on Santa’s gift list this year? What color is his or her favorite horse? Here are some whimsical equine enthusiast designs to fit the bill nicely.

 
Happy horsey holidays!

Look at all these horse colors!

  1. Buckskin Horse
  2. Bay Horse
  3. Grey Horse
  4. Chestnut Horse
  5. Black Horse
  6. Palomino Horse
(A Cremello Horse design now available as well.)


These unique designs are available on tons of gift and apparel items, including caps, coasters, cups, handbags, keychains, magnets, mousepads, mugs, pajamas, pillows (like those shown above), sweatshirts, stickers, tank tops, tee shirts, tiles, tote bags, wine glass charms, and more. Follow the links on the above items to see the selections featuring those designs.

Tip: Use this code ELVES20 for 20% off all orders this week.

Disclaimer: All of these items may be found in this blogger’s online CafePress shop.

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Monday

Horsey craft for kids: Bottle-cork horse ornaments




Looking for a simple, but clever, horse craft for your summer pony camp, fall open house, riding student get-together, or another special equestrian event? Start saving those wine corks!

Here’s a fun art project for kids of all ages – or even adults.



Bottle-cork horse ornament craft

First, gather the essential supplies. You will need these for each ornament project:



Here’s how to make these adorable ornaments for the holiday tree or everyday decorating.

Plug in the hot-melt glue gun. Distribute the other supplies to all of the participating crafters. Instruct them to assemble the corks, gluing them together (with adult supervision and assistance, if needed).

Use the tinsel to add the mane and tail. (Or make these from additional yarn.)

Cut long, straight sided ovals to form the saddles. Snip small triangles to make the ears. Measure and cut the yarn to the desired lengths to create the bridle and reins. Glue all of these to the cork-formed horse body.

Make a hanging loop from another piece of yarn, and tuck it through the reins.

Bottle-cork horse ornaments are ideal for holiday adornment of the riding stables or the home. They're also great items to offer at a fall tack swap/fundraiser. Plus, they make pretty neat gifts for horse-loving parents too.

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Tuesday

Product Review: Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance



Want to try a little Nuzzle, horse lovers?

Two seasoned scent-makers have teamed up to develop Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance, a new fragrance, especially designed for equestrians.

Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance, created by Patrick M. Etchaubard, president of Beaute Marketing, Inc., and Beatrice Caboche, is now available as a personal gift for horse lovers and those who love them.

“Isn't it about time horse riders had their own fragrance, designed just for them?” asked the pair. The Pennsylvania-based husband-and-wife team (Patrick M. Etchaubard and Beatrice Caboche) are avid equestrians, as well as perfume impresarios with more than 30 years of combined experience.

Patrick M. Etchaubard has participated in the creation and marketing of perfumes for Guess, Paris Hilton, Paul Sebastian, Britney Spears and others.

Nuzzle’s product packaging, created by Dewey Saunders Design (of Philadelphia), proclaims this tribute to equestrians:

“She rides with confidence.
She dreams of freedom.
She wins with Nuzzle.”

Is this product worthy of FAVOR?

For product review purposes, let’s apply the FAVOR model to Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance. FAVOR is this product reviewer’s (copyrighted) model for evaluating product Features, Availability, Value, Options and Rating.


This article originally appeared on another publisher’s site, which is no longer open. All rights reverted to the author, so it appears here with full permission.


Features of Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance

Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance, is a soft citrusy scent, not too overpowering. This is a fruity fragrance (of black currant, lime, orange, pineapple and plum), with light essences of florals (such as Angelica and Violet) and bits of cedarwood, musk and vanilla. Nuzzle is a good choice for horse lovers.

A 1.7 ounce spray bottle of Nuzzle Eau de Parfum comes in a light pink glass vaporizer bottle (inside a glossy black and pink box), with a wearable crystal horse show slider charm attached as a free gift for horse lovers.

The Nuzzle product logo is a sketched line-art heart, created from two romanticized horse heads.


Availability of Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance

Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance, is sold in many saddle shops and tack stores, as well as directly from the manufacturer online.

In addition, the Nuzzle line of perfume products may be found on several equestrian gift and supply websites, and on Amazon.


Value of Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance

Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance, might be considered a mid-range perfume purchase. For example, a 1.7 oz bottle of Nuzzle Eau de Parfum costs approximately $35.00. (A half-ounce roll-on version is available for less than $10.00.)

The producers of Nuzzle have agreed to donate a portion of their proceeds from the sale of this scent to Habitat for Horses, a non-profit horse welfare and equine protection organization.

Options of Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance

Various product options are available for Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance, purchasers. Besides the Eau de Parfum, Nuzzle is available in lip gloss, roll-on and hand cream. (The Nuzzle lip gloss is apple flavored.)

Nuzzle caps, Nuzzle mugs, Nuzzle soaps (in horse head and jumper designs), “I’ve Been Nuzzled” tee shirts and even a pony gift bag (containing the eau de parfum and a pink plush toy horse) may be ordered from the manufacturer’s own website.


Reviewer’s Note:
This product reviewer received a free sample of the product described and evaluated here, although the reviewer has no prior or existing relationship (either familial or professional) with the creator, manufacturer or marketer of the product.


Rating of Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance

A pleasing perfume for equestrians seems like a prudent idea. After all, horse lovers may enjoy the aromas of sweet horse kisses, clean leather and fresh straw. Even so, after cleaning up from a trip to the barn or an invigorating gallop, even equestrians enjoy sprucing themselves up a bit. A light fragrance, created just for horse lovers, is a welcome concept.

Horses seem to like the scent as well. (This product reviewer spritzed herself lightly with Nuzzle perfume before heading into a pasture filled with young horses – without carrots, curry combs or horse cookies – and actually received an abundance of nuzzles from the junior equines.)

Certainly, such a scent is far from overwhelming or overpowering, if it appeals to both humans and equines. And, when it comes to perfumes, isn’t subtlety usually a plus? Because perfumes tend to emit slightly different aromas of various people, this reviewer asked several other horse lovers to sample Nuzzle. Across the board, these equestrians enjoyed the fragrance.

Nuzzle, The Unbridled Fragrance, makes a lovely gift for an equestrian – for an anniversary, birthday, Christmas or even to celebrate a successful horse show.