Holiday Snowflake Sweater

(see picture here)

A beautiful red zip-front sweater embellished with beaded and sequined snowflakes.

I absolutely LOVE this sweater! I fell in love with it when I first saw it in the catalog. Sometimes, the picture looks much better than the actual product, but not in this case. It really is a gorgeous sweater...and very comfortable as well. It's not too heavy, but is still a weight that should be nice and warm over a knit shirt or woven blouse. The beads and sequins seem very well sewn-on which is always an issue with this type of apparel. Of course, it's hand-wash only. The size does seem to run a bit on the large size, however. I ordered a medium thinking that it might be a bit snug, but it is actually a bit loose on me. Of course, it's meant for layering, so I suppose this is to be expected.

Overall, this is a great piece of apparel from Avon! I can't wait until it gets close enough to the holiday season to wear!

RATING: (4 out of 4 kisses)

Lighted Holiday White Wreath

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A beautiful shimmering white wreath with red berries and green foliage, lit with LED lights.

I really like this wreath. The only small disappointment was in the size...it is a bit smaller than I had thought it would be. Yes, the picture states that it is 13" in diameter, but I'd imaged that larger than it actually is, I suppose. It looks bigger than that in the picture. But, in this case, size doesn't really matter because it is a beautiful wreath. The LED lights are actually a bluish shade, but it actually enhances the look of the wreath and doesn't scream "BLUE light special" at all. I had thought that they twinkled, but they don't, but again, this doesn't distract at all from the beauty of the wreath. This is one holiday item I'll be hoarding for myself! ;)

RATING: (4 out of 4 kisses)