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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.

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Children’s Art File & Frame
Obviously, everything that the little darlings bring home is displayed proudly around the house for everyone to see their destined path to become the next Monet. But if you feel your living space is getting a little crowded, we’d recommend one of our clever Childrens Art Frames.
These are frames which you attach to the wall, [...]
Posted: March 16th, 2011 under Gift Ideas, Gifts for Girls, Product Reviews.
Tags: Childrens Art Frames, Mothers Day Gifts
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Practical and Pampering Mother’s Day Gifts
How many days a year should really be dedicated to thanking our mothers? I’m sure they’d say more than one. Now’s that time where you can really spoil your mum silly this Mother’s Day for all the extraordinary things that she does. Our panel of experts have handpicked a range of unusual mother’s day gifts [...]
Posted: March 15th, 2011 under Gift Ideas, Gifts for Girls, Product Reviews, Top Tips.
Tags: Kitchen Gifts, Mothers Day Gifts, Pampering Gifts
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Carolyn Sheffield Elephant Cachepot
At Handpicked we spend a long time rooting through products from hundreds of different places to come up with what we think is well thought-out collection of gifts with a choice of things to give to everyone. The gift ideas that we include are either unique in that you will be hard-pushed to find them [...]
Posted: March 14th, 2011 under Gift Ideas, Gifts for Girls, Product Reviews.
Tags: Carolyn Sheffield Elephant Cachepot, Hostess Gifts, Mothers Day Gifts
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Get Prepared for Moth Season!
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Wage War on Munching Moths
Are moths playing havoc in your wardrobe? Have you got seriously fed up with finding holes in your favourite cashmere tops? Moths love the warm weather and with Spring looming (so exciting in most ways) the moths are ready to play and boy are [...]
Posted: March 11th, 2011 under Eco Friendly, Product Reviews, Top Tips.
Tags: Moth Prevention
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More Unusual Mother’s Day Gifts
Dan Black is a valued member of Handpicked’s panel of experts. One half of Black + Blum, their team have come up with beautiful designs for interior accessories and some functional pieces. The Flower Loop is one of our bestselling gift ideas and goes down especially well at Christmas time. It comes complete with the [...]
Posted: March 3rd, 2011 under Gift Ideas, Gifts for Girls, Handpicked News, Product Reviews, Things we love.
Tags: Black + Blum, Candelabra Loop, Flower Loop, Fruit Loop, Mother's Day Gift Ideas
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A More Unusual Valentine’s Gift
At Handpicked we love gifts that you can personalise and though traditional roses and chocolate are always appreciated, roses perish and chocolates aren’t great for the waistline. The Handpicked Collection’s Founder, Jo McGivern, loves our Photo Frame Bookends and Managing Director Natasha recommends Handpicked’s bestselling product, the Photo Tray.
Jo says ‘The Bookends sit in my [...]
Posted: February 10th, 2011 under Gift Ideas, Gifts for Boys, Gifts for Girls, Product Reviews.
Tags: Photo Frame Bookends, Photo Tray, Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
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Dear Father Christmas…
We asked our some of our team what they would most to be given from the Handpicked catalogue…
Natasha – Managing Director
I would like the Porcelain Rose Candle Holder to help furnish my new flat.
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Claire – Marketing Intern
Please can I have the Aspinal Fit-Your-Life-In-Clutch? So I can have everything to hand.
Liza – Customer Services Team
Pure Cashmere [...]
Posted: December 8th, 2010 under Christmas, Gift Ideas, Gifts for Girls, Handpicked News, Product Reviews, Things we love.
Tags: Handpicked Christmas
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Gift Guide for the Boys
This week we’re sending out an email to all our subscribers every day with a spread of gift ideas for every person you can think of in your life. First of it’s the boys, young or old, we’ve got them covered. Who says they’re hard to buy for? Be sure to sign up to our [...]
Posted: December 6th, 2010 under Christmas, Gift Ideas, Gifts for Boys, Product Reviews, Things we love.
Tags: Gift Guide Christmas 2010
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Curious Aardvarks
When we style products for our catalogues, we try and imagine how they’d look if we had them in our own houses. For creative director Amanda, this isn’t a huge leap for the imagination because she has so many Handpicked bestsellers that her house is something of a showhome for our catalogue. We take many [...]
Posted: December 1st, 2010 under Christmas, Competitions, Handpicked News, Product Reviews, Top Tips.
Tags: Aardvark Safaris, Curio Cabinet
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We’re Still Flying the Flag
You might have noticed that the Union Jack flag (which I think is really called the Union Flag) is having what followers of fashion call ‘a bit of a moment’. Not ones to let a good trend pass us by, particularly a colourful, fun one that allows you to bring some vibrancy into your home, [...]
Posted: November 24th, 2010 under Christmas, Gift Ideas, Gifts for Boys, Gifts for Girls, Product Reviews.
Tags: Handpicked Christmas, Olympics 2012, Union Jack
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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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