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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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Tag: Handpicked News
Declutter your Home with our Spring Cleaning Tips
Spring Clean Your Home & Freshen Up Your Life
I think I spotted my first daffodil desperately trying peep out through its green leaves this morning and I suddenly got rather excited about the prospect of Spring – some very welcome sunshine, pretty flowers adding a splash colour after the dullness of winter and a sudden [...]
Posted: March 22nd, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Handpicked News, Spring Cleaning
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Sheer Brilliance
At Handpicked we’re big fans of Sheerluxe.com – the ultimate guide to finding the great and the gorgeous on the web. Founded by our Expert Panellist, Georgie Coleridge Cole, it is such a useful resource for finding online shops for specific wants or else using it as a source of inspiration. We recommend [...]
Posted: March 4th, 2010 under Things we love, Top Tips.
Tags: Gift Guide, Handpicked News, Sheerluxe, Things we love
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British Heart Foundation
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 [...]
Posted: February 23rd, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Tags: British Heart Foundation, Handpicked News, People and Places
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Chris Ofili
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 [...]
Posted: February 22nd, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Chris Ofili, Handpicked News, People and Places, Tate Britain, Things to see
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London Fashion Week
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 [...]
Posted: February 20th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Handpicked News, London Fashion Week, People and Places, Things to see
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Valentine’s Day – the 16th Best Day of the Year* for Lovers
Valentine’s Day. The day I try hardest not to look like a gerbil (difficulty level 5) approaches. I take five online ‘How Romantic Are You?’ tests and do not score highly. This is a shock. I pride myself on being the 12th least emotionally stunted comedian in the country and (arguably) the second most romantic [...]
Posted: February 8th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Handpicked News, Sally Phillips, valentine's gift ideas, valentine's present, valentine's present ideas
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Handpicked in Sunday Times Style
We’re all very excited that The Sunday Times Style Magazine featured one of our favourite products yesterday; the Single Play and Display Album Frame. It’s a great way to showcase LP’s that you’re particularly proud of, and, as Style Magazine so wisely clocked on to, it makes a great Valentine’s Day Gift for the man in [...]
Posted: February 8th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Handpicked News, Sunday Times Style Magazine, valentine's gift ideas, valentine's present, valentine's present ideas
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