£6-£15
Jo Downs Organic Wavy glass hanging, £12.24
This groovy wall-hanging looks stylish in a hall, bathroom, dangling in the window, or pretty much anywhere. It’s a piece of affordable art from this talented Launceston-based glass expert who now boasts a network of studios across the Westcountry. Also check out her colourful bowls and funky ‘soap arcs’, as seen in all the posh places, darling. Visit www.jodowns.com or call 01566 779779.
Under £6
Aloe vera moisturiser from B Natural Skincare, £5.95
We love B Natural’s fantastic affordable range of creams and lotions, made by Chris Pearce and Sonia Gibbs from their Bodmin home. They use natural beeswax and essential oils in a traditional ‘cold method’. This is a light, but particularly good for sensitive skin. For the full range, visit www.bnaturalskincare.co.uk or call 01208 269956.
£15-£30
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier, hardback, £15.99 (audio CD is £13.99)
A good collectible for a book lover. Written by the award-winning author of Girl With a Pearl Earring, this new offering dramatises the remarkable story of Victorian fossil hunter Mary Anning from Lyme Regis. Available from local bookshops
Over £30
Spa treatment voucher, your local spa, around £60
Women this age are old enough to know what they like, and don’t just want More Stuff to store around the house. Give her a luxurious pamper treatment that she would rarely splurge on for herself. Call your local luxury hotel and ask for a list of treatments; some have them online. A few of our recommendations: Fistral Spa, Newquay; the Lugger Hotel, Veryan; the St Moritz Hotel, Rock; the Bedruthan Steps Hotel; Bovey Castle, Moretonhampstead; Woolacombe Bay Hotel; and Dart Marina Hotel.
What credit
crunch?
Jewellery design weekend workshop at the Victoria Sewart Contemporary Jewellery Gallery, £190
If she’s got a creative spark and wants to learn the basics of bling, Victoria will teach her to saw pierce, solder, form, texture and finish a piece. She will come away with a hand-made silver ring and a pendant, bangle or brooch – more if time allows! Victoria’s gallery is in Plymouth’s atmospheric Barbican. Call 01752 220011 or visit www.victoriasewart.com
