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I thought we shouldn’t pass up the opportunity to write our Tip of the Day about The Powderpuff Girls who we have mentioned in our post today. They’d be our dream idea for a girly party; manicurist, masseurs, make-up artists and hair stylists, what a treat!

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Our Wilbur & Gussie Clutch as seen on Pippa Middleton
Last month Pippa Middleton attended the Boodles Boxing Ball in a beautiful Temperley London dress accompanied by a glittery gold clutch, one and the same as our gold Wilbur and Gussie Clutch.
Buy the Gold Wilbur & Gussie Clutch from The Handpicked Collection>>
Posted: November 18th, 2011 under Handpicked News, People and Places, Things we love.
Tags: Gold Clutch, Pippa Middleton, Wilbur and Gussie
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Christmas Tips from Party Pieces
Christmas is a time of fun and frolics, delicious food and getting together with friends. It can also be a season of stress as you watch the clock count down and think you’ll never have enough time to get everything done. So to help you enjoy the festivities we asked Lorraine from the Party Times, [...]
Posted: November 17th, 2011 under Christmas, Handpicked News, Things we love, Top Tips.
Tags: Christmas 2012, Party Pieces
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Did you see us in The Daily Mail?
Did you see us in The Daily Mail this weekend? Our new Personal Library Kit was featured in the front of Saturday’s magazine.
Personal Library Kit £11.95 It is frustrating to lend books and never see them again. With this kit, both you and the borrower will be able to keep tabs on [...]
Posted: November 7th, 2011 under Handpicked News.
Tags: In the Press, Personal Library Kit, The Daily Mail
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What women really want
As the founder of SheerLuxe, the ultimate online shopping guide, Georgie Coleridge Cole is the ideal person to reveal what girls really want.
If you’re her other half then don’t buy things that are secretly for you. She does not want a Sky Sports subscription when she isn’t interested in sport. Feigning interest in the World [...]
Posted: November 1st, 2011 under Gift Ideas, Gifts for Girls, Handpicked News, Top Tips.
Tags: Georgie Coleridge Cole, gifts for her, Sheerluxe
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Creepy Homemade Halloween Costumes
Witch’s Hat • Paint four sheets of newspaper black. When dry, roll one sheet into a cone about 16 inches high and tape together, holding the cone shape in place. Then cut the bottom edges until it stands flat on a table, creating a fringe effect. • Next cut several pieces of red, orange or green crepe [...]
Posted: October 20th, 2011 under Handpicked News, Top Tips.
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How safety-conscious are you? National Personal Safety Day – Monday 10 October 2011
Do you ever take a moment to think about your safety and whether you’re doing all you can to protect yourself from crime? Have you ever considered how you might react if faced with a nightmare situation?
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s annual National Personal Safety Day aims to raise awareness of simple, practical measures that everybody [...]
Posted: October 10th, 2011 under Gifts for Girls, Handpicked News, In the Press, Product Reviews, Top Tips.
Tags: Ila Security
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Unusual Father’s Day Gifts and Congratulations to Thornback & Peel, Purveyors of beautiful Rabbits
We travel far and wide to find our suppliers, and are always interested to hear about their new products. One of our quirkiest ranges is produced by eccentrically English company Thornback & Peel. We’ve stocked their beautiful screenprinted designs since our launch, and their men’s handkerchiefs are fab Father’s Day gifts [...]
Posted: June 6th, 2011 under Gift Ideas, Gifts for Boys, Handpicked News.
Tags: Fathers Day Gifts, Fathers Day Presents, Thornback and Peel
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ECMOD Awards Ceremony Video – The Handpicked Collection wins Best Brand
A while ago we won Best Brand at the ECMOD awards. We were up against some tough competition, so the whole team were really proud when Jo, Handpicked’s Founder, and Natasha, Managing Director, came back with the good news. Click on the image below to see a video of them being presented with the prize [...]
Posted: May 27th, 2011 under Handpicked News, In the Press, People and Places.
Tags: ECMOD Awards, Jo McGivern, Natasha Cubitt, The Handpicked Collection
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The Handpicked Collection Father’s Day Competition
Our brand new Father’s Day competition launches today! We’re giving away a fabulous Fathers Day gift to one lucky winner. We’re asking all our Facebook followers to choose their favourite thing from our Fathers Day Gifts section. We’d love you to take part. All you need to do is find the gift idea from our [...]
Posted: May 26th, 2011 under Competitions, Handpicked News, Things we love.
Tags: Father's Day Gift Ideas, Fathers Day Presents
Comments: 2
Our NEW Summer Collection is HERE!!
After a long long wait and lots of debating which new ideas fit well together, our new summer collection is finally landing!! We’re all very excited about the reception that our new range will get from our customers.
Click here to browse our catalogue online or here to see all the products on our website. If [...]
Posted: May 5th, 2011 under Gift Ideas, Handpicked News, Product Reviews.
Tags: Handpicked Summer, New Summer Collection
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Fingerless gloves are so useful, and our Cashmere Wristwarmers make the perfect gift.

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