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Here it comes, another festival! City of London Festival, as the name perhaps suggests, takes place in the Square Mile; it has been running since the 21st June and draws to a close on the 9th of July. This weekend the Handpicked Events Inspection Team (newly coined job titles ahoy) will be off to inspect [...]

If you’ve never popped across to Sheer Luxe, we’d highly recommend it. As they say, they really are ‘the definitive guide to online shopping’ and this year, as only seems natural, they have organised the first Sheer Luxe Shopping Awards. If you take a look under the Gifts and Leisure section, you’ll find Handpicked Collection [...]

If you are a times reader and were feeling alert whilst reading the magazine this Saturday, you may have seen a little feature on Handpicked Collection. They decided to review our coloured knives. These have been in our catalogue since the beginning (of Handpicked) time and for good reason.
Coloured indeed they are, I have a [...]

Have you heard about this? The old Eurostar platforms at Waterloo are being transformed into a 1000 seat venue where a cast of actors will perform The Railway Children. The seats are either side of the railway track and the performance features Stirling Single, a real 66 tonne steam locomotive. Cafes, bars, daily children’s activities, [...]

Beatrix Potter is one of the world’s best loved children’s authors. I remember having a little shelf full of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck and Mrs Tiggy Winkle when I was small. The books are all beautifully illustrated and completely timeless.
The V&A are holding an exhibition of never-before-seen illustrations and letters from 3rd July to 11th [...]

Our mantra here at Handpicked is ‘make shopping easy and enjoyable for our customers’. It’s the reason our company was founded three years ago – to help people find a thoughtfully selected but large range of gifts all in one place.
Sometimes though, we do have to betray our Handpicked loyalties and look to a couple [...]

It’s proving a stop-start summer, but there’s enough sunshine out there to mean plenty of picnics. With children in tow (I’ve three) it can be hard work keeping them entertained between the showers, but I’ve discovered a failsafe activity that also doubles up as a picnic treat. I’ve been making Yummy Dough cookies, and it’s [...]

I was watching This Morning today, while having a pedicure. Which is a nice way to spend a bit of free time, you’ll probably agree. But the purpose of this post isn’t to show off that I’ve clearly got too much time on my hands, but to agree with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby’s choice [...]

This weekend sees festivities at Covent Garden for its 180th anniversary. Originally an iconic fruit and vegetable market, the site is where Oscar Wilde was put on trial and supposedly where Charles Dickens wrote Oliver Twist. It now unashamedly appeals to the masses of tourists that pass through everyday and the effect is quite enthralling. [...]

I’ve had an annoying week trying to get my children to eat healthily (or get the younger one to eat at all). So I was very interested to read the interview with Sally Bee about her healthy eating book on one of my favourites websites Hot Brands Cool Places. Looks very inspiring and I [...]