Christmas Hampers 2015 Australia

Merry Christmas 2015!

Christmas Hampers Australia free delivery 2015

Christmas Celebrations will kick off around the world for Christmas 2015.  What a great time to share a Christmas Gift from Hunter Valley Hampers.

In Australia. we celebrate Christmas on December 25 in 2015, which falls on a Friday.

Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, which is part of the Christmas story of the boy being born in a stable in Bethlehem.

Christmas was first celebrated around 335AD - and has been long associated with the winter solstice of northern Europe - where the shortest, darkest day and longest night of the year fell.

Christmas is from one of the pagan rituals of Saturnalia or the Greek Halcyon Days.  It is a time of celebration and an acceptance of the change of the season and of life.

Christmas Traditions like the adorned tree and hanging of mistletoe become part of the whole tradition as time evolved.  In Australia we have our own Christmas Plants to build traditions around like the Christmas Bush and Christmas Bells.

In Australia - Christmas is significantly impacted by the heat and summer and this means the white Christmas of northern tradition is not as relevant.  In Australia we celebrate sporting traditions at Christmas like the Boxing Day Test Cricket  and the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

Even the most simple things like having a large hot meal for Christmas lunch are not really relevant as the long hot summer day means that eating a smaller meal and perhaps being outdoors is more appropriate.

But one of the most successful traditions that still applies means that Christmas Hampers and Gift baskets are still as relevant as ever.  You can even send a delicious Fruit basket also. -

Go on - enjoy yourself!

Premium Corporate Gifts

NEWCASTLE, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA.
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Hunter Valley Luxury Gift Hampers, a leading name in corporate gifts, are very proud to release the relaunch of their new blog Gourmet Hampers Australia. The brand new help and advice packed learning resource will concentrate on the current business and advertising news from the Hunter Valley and explain why having a strong brand identity is so crucial in making a favorable impression with your corporate gifts.



Now, thanks to the Gourmet Hampers Australia blog, choosing your corporate gifts could not be easier. Our new blog looks set to become the first port-of-call for business owners and marketing teams across the UK and Australia, dishing out advice on all aspects of corporate gifts, gourmet hampers and fruit arrangements.

The blog-- which will be found at www.huntervalleyhampers.com - will also be jam-packed with the best tips on how to get ultimate value from your investment in branded gifts, employee gifts and referral thank-you presents; excellent for corporate businesses planning to share their goodwill, display at a trade show or host an unveiling open day.

Corporate Gifts Australia

For commercial gift occasions, purchasing wholesale is a realistic and affordable option for even the smallest business enterprise. Each high quality hamper and gift basket has an obvious purpose; ensuring you get highly regarded gourmet food and wine from the revered local vineyards, restaurants and paddock to plate providores of the Hunter Valley. Time and again sharing a luxury hamper proves to be a talking point and builds brand allegiance and ensures maximum exposure of your brand.

Hunter Valley Hampers are a marketing products and gourmet hampers supplier and specialists in personalizing everything from to do with gift baskets, hampers and corporate gifts. As you would expect, premium gourmet hampers don't come low-priced, and it is the quality and exclusivity of the Hunter Valley Hampers company that has established a respected niche in the market.

Luxury Gift Hampers

As well as a focus on the vineyards and Hunter Valley wine country producers, producing a relied upon corporate gift entails attention to presentation and making a meaningful lasting impression. Opt for a luxurious edible arrangement, wine and cheese hamper or twin pack wine bottle gift set to really wow potential clients, customers or investors. Alternatively, create a bespoke gift basket to match your brand's exact feel - using our extensive range of local farm gate produce.

Edible Fruit Arrangements

Hunter Valley Hampers is based in the glorious Hunter Valley around two hours drive north of the raucous confusion of Sydney, NSW Australia. To find out more about the new blog and their range of corporate gifts contact them through their website that can be found at www.huntervalleyhampers.com.

Christmas Cupcakes Gift Ideas

Looking for some festive treats to share with your family and children for Christmas 2013 with sweet cute cupcakes?  Here's some of our best finds and hints and tips to get you started on making this Seasons Greetings one of the most memorable and enjoyable for your family and friends.

Choose Christmas Theme Cupcakes

From the rich luxury of Profiterole Cupcakes to the light-hearted fun of Snowman Cupcakes, there is something for everyone this year and in the adorable format of cupcakes you simply can't go wrong.

Creative Twist Cupcakes

Martha Stewart takes us all on a veritable journey into downtown Christmasville when she combines the crunchy snap of waffle cones with the delicate snowiness of frosting to create her version of a snow encrusted Christmas Tree Cupcake.


Whatever you choose, please drive carefully and make sure to keep your cupcakes out of the sun so they don't melt.  Eat plenty of Fruit and drink plenty of fresh cold water too.  And best wishes for a Happy New Year!

Christmas Cupcake Ideas 2013

Little Christmas Tree cupcakes with mini presents make
such an adorable and cute addition to any Christmas Table Setting Spectacular

Away in a Manger - btw what is a manger anyway?  But seriously, this fondant creation is simply evocative of the real reason behind Christmas, something about a little boy being born in the Middle East.

Loving the dark rich moistness of the chocolate cake base on these cupcakes as well as the simple fun and movement of the twirled Christmas Tree.  5 Stars, highly recommended.

If you know how to manipulate fondant, you are well on your way to designing the best ever Christmas Cupcakes for 2013.

Christmas Day Countdown

The Future belongs to those who plan, a famous woman once mused as she prepared a week out for Christmas Dinner.  And one of the keys to success is careful and well thought out organisation which can give your big day and seamless flow from morning to evening on Christmas Day.  To save you time and worry we have compiled a schedule to act as a guide leading up to Christmas so you are never overwhelmed or feel as though the whole thing is getting beyond you.

12 months in advance?

It may sound completely crazy and beyond the scope of this article, but you can save money and feel super organized by having a look at the post Christmas Sales and making some critical purchases a year ahead.  Think long expiry and ease of storage, so you most likely will be looking outside of food and beverage items and more towards styling and design elements.

Best Selling Australian Cupcakes 2013

Best sellers with good storage life are for example wrapping paper, cards and decorations – and if you can keep the original packaging intact all the better for long term safe keeping.  Be mindful that just buying up everything without an overall style in mind can be hazardous – try to keep you theme to two complimentary colours and stick to this.  It is easier on the eye and makes adding to your presentation simply a matter of finding matching colours.

Creating a Gourmet Gift Basket

Here's our secret list of hints and tips to create a memorable gourmet hamper to thrill your friends and impress them with your savvy knowledge of what makes a difference when putting together a gift basket.

First things first - get a decent basket, container or hamper to put everything in.

Find Your Gift Basket

Now you can get creative here, but remember, we want to convey that it is a gift basket - not a jumble of unconnected items you rummaged out of the bottom drawer.  So go for classic, tried and true wicker baskets.  You can usually buy these at your local five and dime or two dollar shops - but be warned they are expensive and sometimes they are a bit small.

Collect Your Inclusions

Once you have a fair idea of what you are putting in, you can go ahead and start collecting items to arrange artfully inside your hamper.  I always try for seven eight or nine items, but always of different shapes, sizes and packaging so it doesn't look too same/same if you know what I mean.

Build Your Basket

Start with the larger items at the back as support.  Use some sticking tape for support at this stage so it doesn't collapse in on itself.  Then, when you have a back wall, start in-filling the rest of the hamper with the smaller items, again being mindful of texture, colours and appearance generally.  People want to feel as though it all just works together. 

Good Luck and let us know in the comments section how you are going - after all we all want you to succeed!

Diversifying Your Online Presence

1.  Have you got a web presence already?  You might have a blog or a Facebook page – that is great, and can be a launching pad for an online store with ecommerce functionality.  If you don’t have a web presence, get started today by going over to blogspot.com and registering a blog in your niche.  It’s relatively straightforward and there are a multitude of tools, tutorials and support forums available to help.

2.  Once you have any sort of web presence, fill out your landing page with relevant content – that means get busy writing a meaningful and honest About Us page for starters.  This way, potential customers can see what you’re all about and tell where your passion and enthusiasm for your niche shows.  Include images, video, testimonials – anything that relates to your market stall and what you are about.  This gives the search engines something to find when people go searching for your brand online.

Christmas Hampers

Its' that time of year again when Christmas Hampers are in hot demand for friends, family and business clients who appreciate fine food, wine and gourmet treats. I have had great success using Hunter Valley Christmas Hampers in the past and recommend them to you again, for a bumper 2012 season. Best get in early and make your selection because they apparently sell out of products every Christmas.

Easy Cupcake Recipes

G'Day and welcome to Cupcake Recipes Australia. As a father and husband with a young family, my wife and I have begun sourcing our own cupcake recipes and thought it would be a great resource to share online.  Hopefully you can make some of the recipes to share with your family and friends, and you too take some value from all our research into the delightful world of cupcakes.

In my own experience, I have found making cupcakes is a great way to spend some meaningful time with my daughters doing a creative activity with some instant rewards - the cupcakes!  And they make great Markets and Stallholders Ideas.

Set aside an hour or so and you too can follow our easy recipes to make some simple cupcakes for all Australian families.

Oh, by the way, when we source a cupcake recipe we will acknowledge the author with a link to their site or by referencing the cookbook itself.  If we have failed to reference a recipe of yours, please let us know and we will rectify the oversight.

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First Cupcake Recipe

375g (12oz) butter
1.5 cups caster (superfine) sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 eggs
3 cups plain flour
1 tablespoon baking powder

Preheat the oven to 160C (320F).
Combine butter, sugar and vanilla and beat well in an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Add eggs two at a time, beating well.
Sift the flour and baking powder over the butter mix and continue beating until combined thoroughly.
Spoon the mixture into cupcake trays, makes two dozen.
Bake for 35 minutes until cooked.  Let cool in the tins.