{"product_id":"first-page-new-year-gift","title":"The First Page: New Year Gift Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA New Year gift: a handmade lokta journal, a clear quartz sphere, an ivory pillar candle and a lemon and pine room spray\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 1 January the journal is blank and, for one morning, so is the diary. Open the windows wide for ten minutes, the way Germans air a room and call it Stoßlüften, then close them and light one candle. Write a single page about what you want more of this year; resolutions can wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA small ritual\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen the windows wide for ten minutes, close them, and spray the room once, into the air and away from the desk.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet the candle on a heat-proof plate and light it. Stand the quartz sphere beside the journal, out of the direct sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite one page of what you want more of this year, and read it again on the first of each month. Put the candle out before you leave the room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn A5 journal, 21 by 15 cm, handmade in Nepal from lokta paper flecked with recycled cotton: blank pages, a lokta bookmark and a button-and-string tie.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clear quartz sphere from India, 40 mm across, on a low round stand; each one is a little different inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne unscented ivory pillar candle made in Poland, 6 by 12 cm, rated for about 38 hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 100 ml room spray, 'Glacial Dawn', made in the UK: lemon and pine first, then vanilla, caramel and woods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pieces arrive together in one parcel. They are not gift-wrapped. Keep the sphere out of strong direct sun, where a clear sphere can focus light like a lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Greeks called rock crystal krystallos, ice, and Pliny the Elder recorded the belief that it formed only where winter snow froze hardest. It does feel colder than glass in the hand, because quartz carries warmth away faster.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SHAMTAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67595390550330,"sku":"SHB-26INT-04","price":49.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/8307\/0266\/files\/bundle-new-year-the-first-page-square.jpg?v=1790658822","url":"https:\/\/shamtam.com\/products\/first-page-new-year-gift","provider":"SHAMTAM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}