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Anyone fancy a brownie? Thought I’d just make a quick note to say that Starbucks are giving out free brownies when you buy any coffee for today only.
Or make your own with our borrowed recipe from our friends at Forman and Field. They assure us that its the Queen’s favourite. Click ‘ere to see it.

Never before have we had so much stuff. I’ve definitely been aware of this recently. My wardrobe is of poor design for finding things, specially for a closet slob like me. It has quite a big hanging space then one deep shelf at the top. Some people have a shoe fettish, I however, have a [...]

On a rainy Sunday afternoon, I could think of nothing better to do than redesign my recently acquired Photo Tray. Now if you’re unfamiliar with the layout of the Photo Tray here’s our photo from the website:

The inside mount is removable and as I’m such a hoarder I thought I would put a small sample [...]

Earlier this month, Handpicked Collection were contacted by the Britsh Heart Foundation. They told us they were holding a Valentine’s Day Ball and asked us to donate some prizes for their raffle. We gladly sent some lovely things over to them with our best wishes.After a few days we heard back saying they’d raised a [...]

As I have mentioned previously, my New Year’s resolution is to take advantage of all that’s on offer in Londontown. I aim to see something new every week, whether it be exhibitions or performances. On Saturday, I went to the Tate Britain to see an exhibition that I had been excited to see for several [...]

As many others, I wish I’d been at London Fashion Week but paying rent and eating, unfortunately take precedence over tickets and amazing outfits that are both as obligatory as each other if attending.  Instead, I must settle for watching from the web, investigating every single Google alert I get and fantasising in general. How much [...]

We have a horrible habit in this country of out of sight, out of mind. Having just listened to the latest BBC update, it has highlighted how much more there is to do in Haiti.
As the rainy season starts, the make-shift cloth housing which covers every available space between wrecked buildings in Port-au-Prince will [...]

Some have weekly book club meetings, (can’t resist to give our Bookclub Journal a mention here) others apparently have a weekly cake. Le Dolci is a patisserie that uses Fair Trade, free range and organic ingredients to make delicious and irresistable cakes. They have had the lovely idea of starting The Cake Club which, though [...]

What are you giving up for Lent? I like to take up something new instead of giving up. This way I can find new things to do and don’t miss out on any of the good stuff. Beauty Eating will be my resolution for Lent. Unfortunately I can’t put claim on coining the phrase  as Handpicked’s [...]

 
We’ll defintely be popping into Covent Garden this evening; Crème de la Crepe are giving away free pancakes in true Shrove Tuesday spirit. AND if you test them out today, you get a voucher for a free one in the future. Top notch. Click here for a map.
We’ve also got a few tips from our [...]