We seek out some perfect cracker fillers from chocolates to more extravagant gifts

Cracker fillers

Chocolate

Busy Ladybirds, £4.50 for 50g box
Rococo Chocolates (020-7352 5857; www.rococochocolates.com)

Cookie cutters
Miniamo cupcakes cookie cutters, £7.50 for four
John Lewis
(08456 049049; www.johnlewis.com)

Jewellery
White-gold and diamond fir-cone drop earrings, £2,950
Guy and Max
(020-7499 5898; www.guyandmax.com)

Links of London Silver charm, from £35
(0845 120 2923; www.linksoflondon.com)

Mini spirit bottles
From £1.50
Just A Glass (01592 565100; www.justaglass.co.uk)

Chestnut specialty
Marron glacés, £35
for 240g box Fortnum & Mason (020-7734 8040; www.fortnumandmason.com)

Shaving
Mini badger shaving brush, £34
Geo. F. Trumper
(020-7272 1765; www.trumpers.com)

Mini-cosmetics and candles,                                                                                               Molton Brown £35 for a set of six (0808 178 1188)

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