Category: Christmas

The design on these coasters has clearly been influenced by Scandinavian folk art, featuring a pair of green birds.

The other element of the design is a white Christmas bauble, making these coasters ideal for this time of year, although the design is subtle enough and not in overly Christmassy colours, so you could probably use them after the festive season has passed. The coasters are made from a cardboard-like heavy duty paper and are sold in a set of 12.

They cost $9 (around £6) from Sprout Home.

Christmas is coming and we're all over it, especially when there's cool stuff like the Alexander Girard nativity set to buy.

It's a new design based on a Girard illustration that hangs in his son’s house and in homage to man who apparently amassed a huge collection of nativities in his later years. Well, it beats collecting stamps.

The set has 13  solid maple (and non-toxic) pieces, ranging from 1-inch to 7.75-inch tall, along with an 11.75-inch stable and a special reusable storage box. The US House Industries site is out of stock right now, but should have more in soon. If you're in the UK, Couverture has limited stock, priced at £279.

Couverture website