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I don’t know about you, but we can’t quite believe it’s nearly December!  And that means it’s time to think about Christmas shopping…….

We have lots planned to help you out, the only trouble will be deciding where, and when to start!

First up, is this Thursday, the 1st of December, when we have two events planned:

Head to Harrods to “Meet the Masters” from 5-8pm. Say hello to Alex and a whole host of other amazing designers……

Come and check out Harrods' amazing jewellery hall.

While this is going, we will also rather excitingly, be holding our *only* Trunk Show this Christmas at Ede & Ravenscroft in Chancery Lane!

Members of our team will be on hand to advise, and I believe the lovely ladies at Ede & Ravenscroft will be keeping you refreshed with champagne…… The Trunk Show runs from 4-8pm and Alex will be calling in to say hello here too.

Trunk Show delights at Ede & Ravenscroft.

Following on swiftly from this is our open studio event in Iliffe Yard, on Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th.

This is a great opportunity to visit lots of designer’s studios around the Pullens Yards, and we will be selling off slight-seconds at bargain prices. (please note that there will be no first-quality stock available at this sale)

Find us at number 9a Iliffe Yard.

Next up is the launch of our *exclusive* Black Chrysanthemum collection at Liberty, which makes it’s debut on Friday 9th December. Alex will be in-store, alongside members of our team to advise and help you pick your dream piece. (The AM team will also be around on Saturday 10th)

It’s a darker twist on the sophisticated Chrysanthemum collection, making the pieces a bit more edgy……I think these pearl earrings might be my favourite:

Sneak preview from our Ruthenium plated Chrysanthemum range.

For our North London residents, Alex & Family will be at the Primrose Hill Designer Sale on Saturday 10th December, from 10-6pm.

This is held at St Mary-the-Virgin Church on Elsworthy Road, and again, we will only be selling seconds here.

This is a really cute little sale and great for pressie buying!

For all of our fans who aren’t residing in London, be sure to keep an eye on our website, as for the second year we will be running our ’12 Days of Christmas’! This was a huge success last year, and very exciting, as it really is a case of being quick off the mark – numbers are very limited……

It’s all very top-secret, and I haven’t even seen all of the pieces yet, but here’s an ultra-sneak preview that happened to pass my way……

(.....just don't tell anyone I showed you!!)

We will also be launching new Trunk Show pieces soon, with a magical wintery theme.

PHEW! Think that’s about it……oh and somewhere in amongst all of that we will be opening our FIRST EVER SHOP!!

Number 37 Snowsfields.

We have yet to set a date, so keep your eyes firmly fixed on our website for news.

Finally, we have been doing some celeb-spotting, and it seems like Feathers are the way to go this party season…..

Zoe Ball recently opted for our Little Feather Necklace…..

Zoe Ball on 'Strictly'.

And the ever-glamorous Elle Macpherson went for our Peacock Feather Earrings to complete her 70′s chic outfit at a thanksgiving parade in New York…..

Elle looking stunning in our Peacock Earrings!

Be sure to let us know if you spot anyone wearing Alex Monroe……or even if you want to share your own outfits with us! Either way, it’s always great to see Alex Monroe jewellery being worn and loved.

Emma x

Well London Jewellery Week seemed to come and go in a flash!

There were lots of events all over town, but we were of course launching our ‘Chrysanthemum’ collection at Liberty.  Our newest team member Jutta was on hand to offer advice, as were Susie Lee and Suzy.A, and they were pleased to report that everyone loved the new pieces.

Alex helping out at a very busy counter!

Also that week, Alex and myself were lucky enough to be invited to the launch of Basil’s Beach Bar at The Goring Hotel by Mango PR.

Welcome to Mustique in London!

The garden of the hotel has been turned into a mini beach complete with a bar shack for the summer, so there was rum punch and lots of delicious barbecued food on offer…..

Barbecued fish and prawns with mango salsa - yum!

And mini fondant ice creams for desert.

The garden has been given quite a transformation, from it’s normal traditional English appearance.

Even the garden's statue entered into the spirit of things....

Can't say we spotted any though!

Although I wore a tropical dress to fit in with the beach theme, it was a bit too chilly to take my jacket off!

The Goring is a very historical hotel, just over 100 years old, and still being run by the founding family. It of course shot to fame recently as the hotel of choice for the Middleton family the night before the Royal Wedding – so we were excited to see them in attendance!  It didn’t really seem appropriate to start trying to chat to Pippa about Alex Monroe jewellery, but she did look lovely as ever……

Pippa looking radiant as she left the party.

We have a project with the hotel in the pipeline, it’s something a bit different, so watch this space for news on that……!

We are still waiting to move into our new building and shop – we are really looking forward to what will be a new era for Alex Monroe, but at the moment have no definite news……

But we will of course keep you posted…..thank you for your patience!

Emma x

Hi All.

How did it get to be June so quickly? London Jewellery week has started (here’s a list of stuff going on), Alex is off to Japan at the end of the week, but our shop still isn’t finished. Ah well, we’ll get there…..

Anyway… here’s some news:

As part of London Jewellery Week, Alex is giving a talk at Morley college on Wednesday. Here’s the details…. Date: Wednesday 8/6/11
Venue: Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7HT. Closest tube is Lambeth North. Room B13 (We think that’s correct!)
Time: 12.30-1.30 (will allow for extra in case we over run).
For further information contact helen.smith@morleycollege.ac.uk . Or have a look here.

Alex promises to try not to send everyone to sleep, although that might be a pleasant way to spend your lunchtime! It’ll be biographical (Alex thinks it will be, he’s not prepared it yet!)

Also for LJW, we’re launching the new Chrysanthemum collection in Liberty on Wednesday. Someone will be in all day, Alex should be in store from about 5-30 ’till 7. Come and say ‘Hi’!

Catching up on the other stuff…. the building is coming along nicely, still no definite completion date, but we’re hoping it’ll be finished before the next ice age. Alex just did a nice bit of filming with the bees and Burt’s Bees and the BBKA. The rushes look great, but Alex did get a sting or two! More filming in the workshop afterwards..

The trunk shows in Germany were a hit! All very busy, lots more pics on Room 9′s facebook page.

We keep seeing all sorts of other stuff, jewellery on tv etc. Best check our facebook page for all that.

Anyway, maybe we’ll see you at one of our events soon.

All at AMHQ.

Look at this! The building is going up sooooooo fast. It arrived from Austria on a lorry, pre-fabricated in lovely sustainable natural wood, and the guys from KLH wasted no time and have put it up in a couple of days. The contractor are Neilcotts, and the site manager is a super chap called Adrian. I can’t stay away so I’m there every few hours. Adrian showed me around this morning. They’re doing such an amazing job!

I’m supposed to be working on New Collections, so it was back to the workshop for a bit of hard labour…

But it hasn’t been all in the workshop. I had a free food day the other day. Breakfast meetings in town, lunch meetings, then over to the Royal exchange for the Press Launch of London Jewellery week. We’re taking part this time opening the new shop of course, but I was there in my official capacity of ‘Ambassador’ to LJW. But hang on, if that’s true, who’s that scruffy bugger on the hunt for canapees?

Liberty came and filmed me. An interview for their web-site. I don’t think I’m ever going to be able to watch these films…. is that really me? Ah well…

Here’s a little film Tom and Susie made, hope you like it!

The next month or so is going to be pretty manic here at AMHQ, but that’s not going to stop us from having some fun too……

We have SIX Trunk Shows planned over the few weeks, they are all London and Brighton based, so apologies to anyone further afield, but hopefully there will be a time & place for you!  Each store has be assigned their own piece (check out the images….) which will be available only there – so doubly exclusive!

First up is Little 15, next Thursday, the 18th of November. They are on Cullum Street in the City, and it all kicks off from Midday until 8pm.  Little 15 will be offering an amazing 20% off Alex Monroe (excluding the Trunk Show pieces)

Only at Little 15: Tiny Butterfly & Blackberry Loop Necklace, £144

On Saturday the 20th November we will be at Silverado in Brighton, for some fun with Tea, Cakes and Champagne! Silverado are offering 15% off Alex Monroe, and a goodie bag with purchase. There will also be a raffle for one of our cute Key Necklaces.

Silverado's special piece: Posy and Bird Heart Necklace, £135

Thursday 25th and Friday 26th of November we will be at Fenwick on Bond Street, who have a great new jewellery department, so we are looking forward meeting everyone who comes along.

Exclusive to Fenwick: Poppy & Cornelian Loop Necklace £144

Thursday the 2nd of December, we have double events! We are at Ede & Ravenscroft, Chancery Lane and Sefton on Upper Street.  Both events are running from 4-8pm, with some rather fabulous refreshments!  Check out their exclusives here:

Cherry Blossom Hoop Earrings with Pink Sapphires, £195 (Ede & Ravenscroft)

Sefton: Honeydew Ring with Citrines & Tourmaline, £225

We will be rounding off our Trunk Show marathon at Liberty on Friday the 3rd and Saturday the 4th of December, with lots more goodies including this beautiful necklace:

Cherry Blossom & Butterfly Branch Necklace with Pink Tourmaline & Ruby, £195

We all really enjoy getting out and about visiting our lovely stockists and meeting customers, so do come along and say hello!

Lastly, we can now also reveal that from Monday we will be auctioning this AMAZING Ring to raise money for the BBKA……

Burt's Bees / BBKA Limited Edition Honeybee Ring

We have collaborated with Burt’s Bees (who by the way, make the best lip balm ever!) on this exciting project, to promote their new Radiance range of products.  The Ring is one of a very limited number, and is a mix of Silver and Gold-Plate, with three Diamonds and a honey coloured Sapphire.  All proceeds from the auction will go to the BBKA to help the plight of the British Honey Bee.

The auction runs from the 15th November – 15th December, so that someone will have the chance of receiving a very special Christmas present! The winner will also receive a Burt’s Bees Radiance kit.

Burt's Bees Radiance Kit

There will also be opportunities in the New Year to win this exclusive Ring, but the auction will be the only way of securing one. When the bidding finishes, we will make the Ring especially for the winner, in their size.

PHEW – There is still more news, but I think that will have to be it for now!

Have a great weekend everyone! Emma x

We’ve got big news that we’re all really excited about here at Alex Monroe HQ.

Several of Alex Monroe’s 18ct Goldcrest collections are now available in store at Liberty. The Forest Jewels and Eyebright Ring collections, plus a very special new 18ct Baby Bumblebee Necklace are there for you to go see, and try on!

18ct Baby Bumblebee Necklace

Liberty are the first brick and mortar shop to sell the Goldcrest pieces, which have previously been available only by appointment at our studio and online at the Alex Monroe website. The pieces maintain Alex’s signature style, with the added touch of luxury you get from 18ct Gold, and brilliant colour, thanks to the stunning stones used in each piece.

Forest Jewels

The Forest Jewels are dominated by beautiful trillion checkerboard cut stones, set in delicate twig rings.

Eyebright Rings

Whilst the stunning Eyebright Rings look great worn individually, and really make an impression when a few are stacked together, mixing the colourful stones for added effect.

Finally, and perhaps most excitingly, there’s the new 18ct Gold Baby Bumblebee Necklace. The addition of the pink sapphire stone shown in the photo, adds a colourful highlight to this Alex Monroe classic, reworked in amazing 18ct Gold. And if the pink sapphire isn’t for you, there are a selection of other coloured stones available. You really need to see this to understand just how beautiful it is!

18ct Baby Bumblebee Necklace

So pop along to Liberty to have a look at these 18ct Gold pieces and maybe try a few on. With Christmas now visible on the horizon, it’s not too early to start thinking about that extra special gift, for a loved one, or for yourself!

Soooo sorry I haven’t written for ages. Too much going on as usual. But I’m just back from Paris Fashion Week and I feel like I can catch my breath (before things start to hot up for Christmas!)

So once again, looking back on what’s been going on, I think I’ll do a little list. Just a little reminder of my late-summer. Lots of mucking around and some fun worky stuff too.

I had a brilliant Summer; the cycling I already wrote about, then we popped over to Majorca for that party, then we had a lovely week in France. In the Loire Valley in my uncles house. I love it there. It’s a huge rambling place near Bourgueil, so there’s lovely grub and loads of wine tasting. My Mum and Dad were there, and my sister and her family so it was a proper get together. I love playing Boules with my Dad and it was great when the kids joined in…

Then a week in Suffolk in the cottage we take every summer. Nice to see some old friends and do a bit of cycling with mates. I spend the days cycling, cooking and pottering around in my little boat. We picked so many wild plums and made gallons of lovely Suffolk Plum Jam. Ah… it’s the good life alright.

Summer over and it’s back to school. My middle one, Connie, started at big school. All very grown up. And of course I had to get on with some work as well…

Back to work means lots of hard graft of course, but there was a nice little treat when we were declared a ‘Trend Setter’ in Professional Jeweller’s ‘Hot 100′ list. So we duly attended the knees-up. I left early but the girls partied away.

Back to reality, my friend Dave needed an expert hand to help chop down a blooming great tree in his garden. Action man to the rescue. Dave is a fantastic photographer and film maker so watch out for us working together in the future.

We have struck a deal with my eldest, Verity. Bread for itunes. She bakes a loaf and we buy her two songs from itunes. Not a bad deal I reckon, especially since I love bread and butter almost more than anything!

Very nice for me that I’ve had so many commissions on that I’ve had to spend at least two days a week on the bench (my idea of heaven). Can’t even remember all the projects, exclusives for John Lewis, HP in Tokyo, 18 carat for Liberty, the Midomo charity bracelet, Astley Clarke, Burt’s Bees, British Bee keeping association, and of course new collections for London, Paris and Tokyo!

The Midomo bracelet came out great. It’s a really nice project, you may remember seeing the water purifying rolly thing on Dragon’s Den. Check out the bracelet on the Red Button website.

Then Connie got her Rabbit for being so clever. Look out for it’s influence in the collection!

We had great fun launching the exclusives at John Lewis (that’s Emma holding my glass while I photograph)

Very exciting to be working with Burt’s Bees and the British Bee Keeping Association. We’ve great ideas for raising money for bee research so watch this space!

Most fun for me has been working on the new collection. It’ll be out in the shops in Spring but here’s a sneaky peaky..

During London Fashion Week I managed the odd lunch with clients. Here I am with the girls from HP at the good old Anchor and Hope.

Oh yes, and noodles at Koya with Katsu and Kaori from Baycrews. Lovely place and the best for Soba in town.

Then off to Paris for the shows, nice to catch up with my Japanese distributor again………….

………….. and time for the odd snack as well.

More soon.

Alex

Our Trunk Show at Silverado last Saturday went really well, with lots of brand new one-off pieces being snapped up, and Christmas presents being bought.  We had a lovely email from Samantha Lee who chose her Christmas present and then won the prize draw piece – she said: “I haven’t stopped smiling since!”

So thank you to everyone involved who made the day such a success.

This week, from tomorrow until Saturday, we are at Liberty…..

We will have another, completely different selection of unique Alex Monroe pieces, and will also be unveiling of our exciting new collection “The Peacock and the Crow”. Here’s a sneak preview!

Peacock Feather Hoops with Amethyst, Apatite & Emerald Beads.

We really can’t wait to hear what you think and see how quickly the pieces get snapped up!

Susie L, Rakhi, Suzy A, Mayo and Myself will all be popping in to lend a hand, so come and say hello!

Emma x

Hi there,

In the last couple of weeks we have sent out so much stock….. here’s a quick update for all of you who are heading out shopping this weekend….

In London Madeleine Hamilton, EcOne, Cerise and Indian Summer should be fully stocked.  Liberty will soon have our new ‘Tumbleleaf’ collection and a new selection of ‘Posy’ pieces in stock (in about a week I think) and Little 15 in the City have a fantastic range of pieces.

Around the UK, check out our new stockist in East Molesey – Hersey Jewellers. Marmalade in Hertford, The Hambledon in Winchester and Plum in Twickenham all have new stock. Also check out Whistles stores nationwide for brand new pieces….

Over in Germany, we have delivered to LaLa and Konk in Berlin, Julies in Munich and Heckmann in Darmstadt.

We’ve also sent lovely pieces to Vestibule in Zurich and Bon Bons in Tokyo.

Alex is off Down Under on Sunday, which we’re all very jealous of! They’ll be lots of excitement in the form of Trunk Shows and Press launches (watch this space!) so ahead of his arrival we have sent deliveries out to: Husk, Morrsion, Wax Jambu, and new stockist Stem.

In case anyone wondered where we had our cocktails the other week, here’s a little clue…..

What to have....?!

And here’s the full gang of us girls…..Alex decided to leave us to it!

Suzy A, Emma, Freda, Rakhi & Yoko.

Mayo, Susie, Ulrikke & April.

Have a great weekend!   Emma x