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Our buying team have trying to track down all the loveliest souvenirs with which to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee. Our favourite so far is this gorgeous jug by Jan Constantine. See all our ideas here.

- www.heatherlovesjelly.blogspot.com
- www.secretsworthsharing.blogspot.com
- www.angelsandurchins.co.uk
- www.mightygoods.com
- www.mrandmrssmith.com
- www.ilovemygrub.com
- www.kitchencritic.co.uk
- www.apartmenttherapy.com
- lickedspoon.blogspot.com
- www.weebirdy.com
- www.desirable.co.uk
- www.dulwichmum.net
- www.sugarpieexpress.com
- www.sweettidings.com
- www.blog.wahaca.co.uk
- www.handpickedcollection.com
Archive for November, 2009
Last Royal Mail Posting Dates for Overseas
We found a useful resource today that we thought would be helpful for our customers. If you want to find out last Royal Mail posting dates just click onto their useful tool on their website to find out.
Don’t forget we can deliver parcels around the UK on standard £4.95 delivery until the 18th December. After that [...]
Posted: November 27th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: last posting dates, royal mail
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Ila Dusk
We’ve done quite a lot of shouting about our Ila Dusk; but with good reason.
I am still holding strong to my last remaining year of teenage-hood and as this is one of the quintessential age groups to Ila, I thought it appropriate for me to write about it.
As you can see from my picture; my [...]
Posted: November 27th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Gifts for Girls, Ila, Ila Dusk, Personal Alarm, Personal safety alarm
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Tick Tock Clippety Clock
I now tell the time with pictures and memories with our clever Clip Clock. It’s been one of our biggest sellers since Handpicked began and I thought that really it was time (weak sorry) for one to live on my kitchen wall. I bought the white one and I was a bit worried it wouldn’t look [...]
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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A Few of My Favourite Things
We’re no different to anyone in that we get a lovely warm glow when anyone says something nice about us. Especially when it’s a genuine from-the-heart comment. So we were really touched when the influential US blog myfavouritethings featured us not once, but twice. It’s a blog we particularly like because it holds dear so [...]
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Spinning Rainbows
With great delight, I was allocated as chief tester of our new Rainbow Maker. That night, I duly stuck the little gadget with its suction pad to a sun-facing window in my bedroom and went to sleep wearing my Cath Kidston eye mask. So effective is this mask that instead of waking to a light [...]
Posted: November 9th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Gifts for Girls, gifts for her, rainbow maker
Comments: none
Something for the mid-week?
Good news, bad news from our friends, Mr & Mrs Smith… The bad is that their biggest promotion of the year, offering two nights for the price of one across a wide choice of hotels, has only one month left to run. The good? Some hotels still have rooms available, so if you haven’t yet managed to [...]
Posted: November 3rd, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Holiday, hotel break, Mr and Mrs Smith, Travel
Comments: none

Our sweet Bunny Ring Holder is a thoughtful gift and is also this week’s Deal of the Week; buy two for £10, usually £6.95 each.

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