Our gorgeous Pearl Tag Bracelet is this week’s Deal of the Week. Normally £29.95, at huge 25% off, it is now £22.46, and a perfect Mother’s Day Gift. Be sure to get yours quickly, the offer is only valid until midnight this Sunday and only whilst stocks last.

Pearl Tag Bracelet

Special Offer: Now £22.46

The Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s annual National Personal Safety Day aims to raise awareness of simple, practical measures that everybody can take to avoid violence and aggression and live safer, more confident lives.  To mark the event, The Handpicked Collection will donate 15% from sales of our personal safety accessories for a whole week (Sunday 9 October to Sunday 16 October).

Why not take this opportunity to get a few Christmas presents that also offer peace of mind to your friends and family members?  You could be their own personal guardian angel!

	When under threat, women often find that they are unable to scream.  Named after the Hindu Goddess of Speech, “ila”, the alarms in the collection are designed to scream on their behalf in order to shock and disorientate an attacker or thief, and to attract attention.  The ila DUSK (£15) is a stylish charm that hangs conveniently from a handbag or backpack and, when activated by simply pulling the chain, emits an ear-piercing 130dB woman’s scream, giving precious seconds to get away.
	Most women get their keys out of their bags in advance of approaching the front door or car, so the ila PEBBLE (£9.95) key-ring alarm is literally on hand in case of an attack close to the home or vehicle.  The ila PEBBLE releases a 130dB siren.
	For enthusiastic joggers, the ila SPORT (£19.50) is a stylish pedometer, calorie counter and personal alarm.  Clipped unobtrusively to sports clothing, the ila SPORT is easily activated with one hand, and can be switched off to avoid false alarms.
	Whether at home or away, placed on the floor against the door inside a room, the innovative ila WEDGE (£14.95) emits a siren when activated, which will scare off a potential attacker or thief, warn the victim that they have an unwanted visitor and alert neighbours.
	The ila HOOK (£14.50) is a bag hook that attaches to any counter top or table, from which you can hang your bag so you can always keep it close at hand.  Also contains a built-in compact mirror. Please note: this product does not feature an alarm.
	The ila WORDLOCK (£6.95) locks with letters rather than numbers so you can set it to a memorable word.  TSA-approved, so luggage won’t be forced open by airport security in the US. Please note: this product does not feature an alarm.

A note about The Suzy Lamplugh Trust

In 1986 Suzy Lamplugh, a 25 year old estate agent, disappeared after she went to meet an unknown client.  So far her body has not been found.  She has been presumed murdered and legally declared dead.  Her parents, Paul and Diana Lamplugh, believed that Suzy was simply unaware of the possible dangers that individuals can face in society.  Paul and Diana founded the Trust to highlight the risks people face and to offer advice, action and support to minimise those risks.  The Suzy Lamplugh Trust’s mission is to raise awareness of the importance of personal safety and to provide solutions that effect change in order to help people to avoid violence and aggression and live safer, more confident lives.

For more information about National Personal Safety Day please visit www.suzylamplugh.org/npsd2011

The weather may be taking a turn for the worse but there’s still time to brighten your day with one of our carefully chosen gift ideas at a special discounted price. Once all the things in our 75% off section won’t be coming back once we’ve run out of stock. Our Shining Knight Cufflinks are shaped like a Knight on a chessboard and are made of shiny silver rhodium, a wonderful gift for a man in your life.

There are some fantastic bargains on our jewellery; the best of which is our Charm Cluster Earrings, they come in a variety of semi-precious stones; rose quartz, amazonite and smokey quartz. The stones dangle prettily amongst Thai 925 silver charms of fish and flowers. These are at a huge 75% off, originally 34.95 and now £8.74.

Another piece of our jewellery at a quarter of the price is our String of Pearls. Again these come in three different varieties; wobbly pearl – this gives an interesting texture and is finished with a larger clear quartz stone, the rose quartz option is made with freshwater pearls, coin pearls, rose quartz beads patterned at intervals and finished with larger rose quartz baubles. Our smokey quartz with pearl necklace has a smoother finish, the string of white pearls looks lovely against the dark smokey quartz. We love these, they do not have a clasp but are meant to be wrapped round, twisted or tied to fasten them. These are at 75% off, they were £39.95 and are now £9.99. A perfect gift for a girl friend or family member.

The Big Summer Sale finishes midnight on Wednesday. The Handpicked Collection has lots of other great gift ideas.

If you’re going to a party instead of throwing one, don’t forget to check out our range of fabulous birthday gifts.

We love hunting down gifts for any occasion. The Handpicked Collection’s range of birthday gifts has been steadily growing since our launch. We’re confident that no matter who you have to buy for, be it a tiny toddler, tricky teen or grumpy grandparent, we’ve got a gift for them that can be anything you need it to be. Our range of personalised gifts will stand out from the crowd and show that you really have put some thought into the birthday present you are giving.

18^th birthday presents and 21^st birthday presents celebrate significant milestones; with the help of our panel we’ve picked a selection of special gifts including jewellery or a style consultation for the girls and smart leather version of the addictive betting game Perudo for boys. Or how about a cool classic like the now famous Roberts Revival Radio?

The Handpicked Collection has lots of birthday gift ideas for all ages.

We’ve got all stations covered with The Handpicked Collection’s range of unique Father’s Day gifts.

One of our favourite Fathers Day gifts is our sleek Travel Photo Album to carry your home. When we introduced this to our collection we had travelling in mind. We’d give this to dads who are off jetsetting around the world on business trips. Adding your own photos will be a great way to personalise your gift. Our Travel Photo Album is slim enough to be slipped into a briefcase and is made of recycled leather. There’s space for 36 photos in our Travel Photo Album, plenty of room to add a couple of photos of your own then let dad fill it up with photos that have yet to be taken. It takes 4” x 6” photos.

The Handpicked Collection has lots of other Father’s Day gifts including a whole range of Personalised Father’s Day gifts which includes cufflinks and a keyring display any photo or piece of children’s artwork that you like.

This fantastically useful piece of kit comes with plates, cutlery and plates enough for two, as well as salt and pepper shakers and a bottle opener. There are two compartments, one where all this kit packs neatly away and another insulated section for all your bottles and Tupperware (no-one likes soggy egg mayo after all).

Though we’re all after them ourselves, the Backpack Picnic Set would make a great and unusual wedding gift or a wonderful present for people who love the great outdoors.

The Handpicked Collection has lots of great picnic and outdoor entertaining as well as lots of gardening gifts.

If the heatwave rumours are to be believed (hottest May on record, average temps of 29C, we’ll believe it when we see it) then our range of picnic and outdoor entertaining gifts will come in handy. From our newest range, the bestselling gifts for him have been our Fish Grill and Burger Grills. They help with even cooking and make it easy to turn the meat over, preventing sandy burger buns.

Barbecue Burger Grill £22.95

Barbecue Fish Grill £17.95

Also new is our Disposable Barbecue Holder. Disposable barbecues leave scorch marks on lawns and decking, this clever and inexpensive holder solves the problem and can easily be transported between house, garden, beach or park.

Small Disposable Barbecue Stand £9.95

We’re not forgetting our naughty little sister site, Funpicked.com. Barbecue offerings from there include really silly Barbecue Zorro Kit, complete with sword hilt and a Zorro eye mask for your hero. Funpicked.com is full of lots of other silly gift ideas.

Barbecue Zorro Kit £16.95

We’ve just introduced our collection of Framed Vintage Playing Cards. These are made from genuine sets of an old letter playing card game, collected together and framed in smart dark wood frames. The monotone colours mean they will sit well in many interiors and show a bold message. We like these two for Father’s Day gift ideas.

DADDY Framed Playing Cards £38.95

Our Daddy Rules mug message is short, sweet and straight to the point. Bring it to him on the morning of Father’s Day with some coffee to get off to a good start. We also have lots of other Father’s Day gifts under £15.

Daddy Rules Mug £7.95

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 you normally receive a catalogue from us, you will receive in the next few days, if not, click here, fill in your details and we’ll pop one in the post to you.

Some of our favourite new products…

Wooden Party Sign

Our Party Style range is something that we introduced last year and one of the most fun parts of the catalogue to fill up. Hang up our party sign along the driveway or garden path to make sure all your guests get there in one piece. Our clever stylist, Emma, added a posie of English roses and some ribbon.

Star Table Sparklers

It’s always the little details that bring things together. As Lifestyle Journalist Alice Rose says in our new catalogue, wow guests by sticking these into a pile of brownies and lighting them before presenting them to your friends.

Sunburst Photo Frames

In this new collection, we have introduced a whole new range of photo frames. This is one of our favourites; with its bold art deco design, it will make a great feature in any living room or bedroom.

We came in to the office this morning and were met with this gorgeous photo. This is the son of one of our customers enjoying a recent Handpicked purchase – our Playmat and Bag.

The Playmat and Bag was the second ever toy we added to The Handpicked Collection back in ’07. We picked it for its dual functionality – firstly it’s a playmat, printed with a roadmap and obstacles to keep little ones entertained for hours. Secondly, it folds up into an easy-to-carry bag, perfect for entertainment on weekends away. It sits alongside lots of other activities and games from The Handpicked Collection.

We absolutely love seeing our products in action. It is lovely to know that people get as much fun out of the toys or gifts that we hoped they would. If you have any photos of any of our products in use, please do send them to blog@handpickedcollection.com or upload them to our Facebook page.

We also have lots of other great gifts for girls and gifts for boys in our gifts for kids section.