Tuesday, 28 April 2009

Who is Winnie the Pooh?

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We have a great selection of Winnie the Pooh figures & figurine so we thought a brief history of the character was in order.


Winnie the Pooh is a Walt Disney Company franchise, based on animated fictional characters who have been featured as part of the Disney character line-up. The Winnie the Pooh franchise is based on the book by A.A. Milne. Winnie-the-Pooh (note the hyphenation), is the first volume of stories about a bear called Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, from 1926, upon which the franchise is based.


In 1961, Walt Disney Productions licensed certain film and other rights to the characters, stories and trademarks from Stephen Slesinger, Inc., and The Estate of A.A. Milne and made a series of cartoon films about him. The early cartoons were based on several of the original stories and the distinctive images made popular by Stephen Slesinger, Inc. during the 1930s through 1960s.
Disney’s storytelling style and characterisation have little in common with Milne’s tales, and were greatly disliked by the Milne family. Alongside the cartoon versions, which Disney adapted from Slesinger, Slesinger’s simplified lines and pastel color adaptations of Shepard’s classical drawings are now marketed under the description “Classic Pooh”.


In 1977, Disney released the animated feature The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, introducing a new character named Gopher, which Disney acknowledged by having Gopher proclaim, “I’m not in the book, you know!” This movie features three segments that were originally released separately as featurettes: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966), Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974). This feature version featured new bridging material and a new ending, as it had been Walt Disney’s original intention to make a feature. In 1983, a fourth featurette, Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore, was released


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Wednesday, 15 April 2009

Gift For Her

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We have just added a new section to our website entitled ‘ Gifts for Her ‘. In this category you will find giftware aimed towards women & specifically towards wedding gifts. Products include Diamante Silver Plated Heart Trinket, Compact Mirror, Personalised Wine Glass & Make Up Brush Set.



All the items within this category are included in our personal engraving service. This means that you can add your own personal message to every item which makes all these products perfect as gifts or presents. Just add your message in the comments box when completing check out.

Please click here to see our Gifts For Her section

Thursday, 9 April 2009

Metal Wall Signs added to website



We have just added a new category & products to our website. Within our Metal Wall Sign section you can find signs featuring The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Superman, Betty Boop & Harry Potter to name a few. We will be adding more Metal Signs over the coming days.


Metal Wall Signs offer a new & different way to decorate your walls. Each sign has 4 small holes in each corner for easy hanging . These are very light and can also be held up with a small amount of Green Tack placed in each corner.


Some of our other wall signs include vintage prints of Lambretta Scooters, VW Mini Coopers & famous films.
Please click the link to see our full range of Metal Wall Signs: http://www.choose-gifts.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=59

Friday, 3 April 2009

New Products added to Website - Framed Film Cells



We have just added a new section to our website dedicated to Framed Film Cells. We only have a small selection at the moment but we will be adding many new film cells over the next couple of weeks.


A framed film cell is simply an original 35mm negative from a particular film, tv or documentary put together with some photos to create an attractive display.




Within our film cell category you can find products including The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Manchester United, Liverpool FC, Marilyn Monroe, Muhammed Ali & Frank Sinatra.


Please follow the link to go straight to our Framed Film Cells catalogue: http://www.choose-gifts.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=58