Dear All,
We’re off! LeJog as it’s inappropriately called starts tomorrow morning for us three cyclists.
We’ll be blogging our way along so do keep in touch at http://eyecycle.fightforsight.org.uk/blog/
Any messages much appreciated, ridicule or support, beggars can’t be choosers……
Many thanks for all your support and donations….
Here we go.
Alex
Don’t forget to join us if you can. All details on the website 
Cheers me dears.......
Have we got a treat for you this Friday afternoon! First up is a new archive charm collection just posted on the website. For this, we’ve brought together a collection of our favourite charms from past and present, and crafted them in a beautiful solid 18ct yellow gold.
Adorable little dog charm
There are so many to pick from. You can opt for a loose charm if you want to add it to your own chain, or alternatively choose a matching solid 18ct yellow gold bracelet or necklace to wear it on. Plus, if you’re finding it hard to decide, Ulrikke has created her perfect charm bracelet to act as inspiration.
The acorn charm on a bracelet
That’s not all though! Susie L has been feverishly working through the heat today to put up some new Trunkshow pieces. Don’t dawdle though, because these new fruity wonders are sure to get snapped up quickly!
A sneak peek at one of the new fruity Trunkshow pieces
Have a great weekend everyone!
Forgot to say, we’ve been shortlisted for UK Jewellery Designer of the Year again, and Web-site of the Year. Don’t get too excited, we were shortlisted for Fashion Exporter of the year again but didn’t win it. We did get a fab lunch with Joanna Lumley and Princess Anne and very nice they were too. These awards announced in July….. we’ll let you know (only if we win!!!)
I’ve so much to write about I don’t know where to start! We went to the Cricket, Connie cooked at Moro(!), I had a great trip to Japan, I picked up my new bike (fantastic!!!), a great meeting to design our new look, Tasha’s 21st birthday party, loads of great cycle training, and funny story from April’s sister.
Anyway, what shall I do right now….. First the cutest…. my gorgeous middle daughter really likes cooking and wants to be a chef, so I asked my mate Sam at London’s BEST restaurant Moro if he would show her round the kitchens. Dear old Sam was fantastic. Connie and I went in at 12 on a mid-week lunchtime and she was whisked away. When I returned she was hard at work, dressing salads and making flatbread! We had a delicious lunch and Connie was allowed to join us, we ate the bread she’d made. We love Moro, and big thanks to Sam.
Connie and Sam cooking in Moro
What next… Oh yes, very funny. April’s sister was reading a racy novel on the tube the other day. She photocopied it for me… take a look for yourselves. I think I can retire now!
Hey! How brilliant is that?
More soon,
Alex
Recently Alex treated Susie and myself with a trip to the Chelsea Flower Show.
One of the many inspiring show gardens
We’re all very keen gardeners, so it was amazing to be there and experience all the gardens and flower displays after watching the coverage on television.
All of the gardens were impressive, but our favourite by far was the M&G show garden.
We loved the summer house and perfect pond
As we walked around, we all enjoyed a glass of Pimms. Whilst in the pavilion, Susie saved me from a fall into the roses at the David Austin stand. These are my favorite roses and I was just leaning over to smell them when I lost my balance. It had nothing to do with the Pimms!
Have a look here at David’s beautiful roses www.davidaustinroses.com
This was one of the most popular stands. I just wish that fruit in the supermarket was displayed in this way.
Everyone seemed to love this stand
We really enjoyed ourselves and had a great day.
Wouldn’t it be fantastic if we could do our own Alex Monroe garden one day?!
April x
As our studio is a bit out of the way, we love it when we have shopping events and get the chance to meet our lovely customers. So thank you to everyone who came along to our pop-up shop at Penhaligon’s on Tuesday, we all had a great day!
We had lots of great support from like-minded companies which really made the day complete. We of course love Penhaligon’s who kindly let us use their consultation room for the shop, and by the end of the day we were all smelling beautiful and fully converted from wearing ‘designer’ fragrances.
41 Wellington Street, Covent Garden
We really wanted to create an ideal shopping experience, and Matt and Marc from Planet of the Grapes gave us some lovely fizz for everyone to sip as they browsed. We also gave a goodie bag with every purchase, which contained some little treats for the way home – Burt’s Chips and Frü Puds.
Goodie Bags!
There seems to be quite a bit of excitement about our new ‘Peacock & the Crow’ collection, so don’t worry if you couldn’t make it along, as it will be uploaded onto the site in the next couple of weeks – keep your eyes peeled! But in the mean time, here are some images from the day:
Peacock & the Crow display, complete with Black & Gold Birdcages!
A goblet of Earrings.
The setting of Penhaligon's really created an atmosphere for the Jewellery.
Classic Alex Monroe pieces.
Yesterday we took it in turns to whizz off to Little 15 in Cullum Street to help out Jutta with her launch of the collection, but it was too busy to take any pics!
Susie is going to be up bright and early tomorrow to visit Silverado’s new Lewes shop for a Trunk Show – lots of lovely one-offs as usual, and Silverado will also have the ‘Peacock & the Crow’ in stock. We will be back down at their Brighton store on Saturday the 10th of July.
We are looking forward to Alex’s return from Japan to hear all about what he’s been up to, but in the mean time, look who we’ve spotted wearing AM recently!
New X-Factor presenter Konnie Huq wears a Dragonfly Necklace.
And we think Kimberley Walsh looks great in our Peacock Feather Earrings.
Have a great weekend everyone! Emma x
Wow – we are soooo busy at the moment…..!
Alex is off to Japan on Sunday, so we have all been helping him prepare for his trip. He will be visiting clients and doing Trunk Shows in HP Bijoux in Shinjuku, Goldie in Shibuya, and Goldie in Osaka – very exciting for our customers all the way in Japan!
But back here in London……
Tuesday the 8th of June marks our very special launch of ‘The Peacock and the Crow’ collection, as part of London Jewellery Week.
Tuesday 8th June - 'Peacock & the Crow' Pop-Up Shop!
We are having a one day pop-up shop in the lovely Covent Garden Penhaligon’s store, 41 Wellington Street.
Join us there from 11am -7pm for your first chance to purchase this exciting new collection – plus we also be selling Alex Monroe ‘Classics’ too.
There will be some lovely fizz to sip as you shop supplied by the amazing Planet of the Grapes, and everyone will receive a goodie bag upon purchase, containing treats from Penhaligon’s, Frü Puds and Burts Chips – plus a 20% off voucher for your next alexmonroe.com order!
For anyone who can’t make it on Tuesday, don’t worry as we will be at Little 15 for the second ‘Peacock & the Crow’ event, on Thursday the 10th of June. Little 15 can be found at 15 Cullum Street, EC3M 7JJ.
The Alex Monroe gang will be calling in at this event too, which kicks off with drinks at Midday and runs until 8pm. Little 15 are offering 20% off to their Select Card holders, check their website for details.
Little 15
We were really pleased when Silverado told us about their new shop in Lewes – they’ve been trying to buy a property there for ages, but it looks well worth the wait!
Look at the lovely collection of hand mirrors on the wall!
So…..Susie will be heading down on Saturday the 12th of June for a Trunk Show! As usual there will be lots of one-offs, plus a raffle prize, and yes, they will have a delivery of ‘Peacock and the Crow’ too!
On Saturday the 10th of July we will be back down in Sussex to visit Silverado’s Brighton store with a Trunk Show – lots of dates for your diaries!
So there is a LOT of jewellery being made at the moment, lots of parcels to pack, emails to answer…..I need a lie down just thinking about it!
But it’s all going to be lots of fun so come and say hello!
Emma x
