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Here’s a quick update following a lovely piece in Metro some of you may have spotted about our latest collaboration, with the Goring Hotel……

The world’s best Hotel (where else would you spend your last night as a single girl before marrying a Prince?! The Goring of course!) asked Alex to come up with a quirky idea for their afternoon teas, of which they change the theme throughout the year.

The Goring.

Well, as usual Alex managed to come up with some wonderful childhood tales…..memories of ‘Shrimp Teas’ he enjoyed as a youngster came to mind, with fresh shrimp bought straight from East Anglian fishermen, and enjoyed in the sunshine with a huge pot of tea and an endless supply of  bread and butter. Mmm, sounds delicious!

And so here we introduce the Goring Shrimp.  A lovely little fellow made in silver with a rose gold plate, and two black pearls for eyes.

The Goring Shrimp

He hangs on a 24 inch chain and would make the perfect addition to anybody’s jewellery collection – distinctive and quirky, yet somehow still incredibly pretty!

Alex actually worked alongside The Goring’s chefs to create the perfect ‘Alex Monroe Afternoon Tea‘, delicate finger sandwiches, and mini loaves of wholemeal bread filled with potted shrimp…..plus the essential scones, jam and clotted cream, and some stunning floral, honey and mint cakes!

The ‘Alex Monroe Afternoon Tea‘ will be available at the Goring Hotel from May the 1st, coming complete with the exclusive Shrimp Necklace for £195.  Call 020 7396 9000 to book.

The tea in all of it's glory!

The Goring Shrimp can also be purchased separately for £165 and traditional afternoon tea at The Goring is £35 per person.

From June, The Goring Shrimp will also be available directly from us! Drop us a line if you would like to go on our waiting list to purchase one: shop@alexmonroe.com

Afternoon Tea and a beautiful piece of jewellery……wouldn’t that make just about the perfect treat?!

It’s all terribly civilized!

Emma x

Firstly, we would like to say that our thoughts are with one of our newest Australian stockists, Something Different who are in Rockhampton, Queensland – and suffering with terrible floods. We offer our very best wishes to everyone affected by the floods. If you wish to find out more about what’s happening, and the relief fund, just click here.

January can be a bit of a gloomy month even at the best of times, so here are some things to hopefully cheer you up…..!

Our Burt’s Bees / BBKA auction before Christmas was great fun, but obviously the Ring could only go to one person – the highest bidder! But now everyone has the chance to own one of these coveted Rings with two on-line competitions running at the moment with both Elle and Glamour. Each Ring will be made to order for the winner, and the prize also comes with a Burt’s Bees Radiance kit.  You have until the end of the month to get clicking!

With a honey Sapphire and three little Diamonds.....

We sell our jewellery all over the world, but probably one of our most exotic stockists is Cooper Island Beach Club, which is on one of the gorgeous Virgin Islands. Unfortunately I didn’t manage to get a sales trip there, but the lovely Louise sent these pics through……

Look at that little glimpse of sea!

A selection of the pieces available in this idyllic location....

Sigh…….sometimes I think our jewellery has a more exciting life than we do!!

You may have watched the film ‘Love Actually’ recently (or quickly switched over!) as it’s always on a lot over Christmas, and we always get lots of enquiries whenever it is shown, as Alex is credited with making jewellery for the film. However, we didn’t make the piece that everyone is always after- which is the Necklace that Alan Rickman’s character buys for his mistress – rather than his wife, played by Emma Thompson. We can’t quite work out why everyone wants to buy a replica of a Necklace that causes so much heartache in the film, but you can see it here – with Rowan Atkinson going slightly crazy with his gift-wrapping.

The Necklace Alex did make, was worn throughout by Martine McCutcheon’s character……

If you can spot it, it’s a little Gold Heart Locket with a pearl hanging from it.

For a more current film, we’re all really excited to see ‘The King’s Speech’ – not only because it is having rave reviews from just about everyone, but also because they filmed a scene just around the corner from our studio! We watched how they transformed the street, so it will be great to see it on the big screen.

Well, it already seems a long time ago, but I hope that everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year.

Emma x

Part 5 – as there just seems to be too much news this month!

This week has been pretty busy, with our auction for the Burt’s Bees Ring going live on Monday lunchtime. All proceeds go straight to the BBKA – so get bidding!

Alex has also been working on a very exclusive collaboration with on-line luxury jewellery brand Astley Clarke, which also launched this week.

Forget Me Not Earrings in Silver and Gold Plate Mix.

It’s a very pretty capsule collection in Silver and Gold-Plate mix with Diamonds, and also features three show-stopping pieces in 18ct gold. Check it out here!

Very excitingly, we spotted girl of the moment, Emma Watson sporting our Bumblebee Necklace as she hit New York on the Harry Potter tour……

Emma's stunning new image...

.....with a little help from our Rosa Stud Earrings!

Emma is also a fan of our Rosa Damasca Stud Earrings, favouring the super-cool Black Ruthenium finish that we developed exclusively for Net-A-Porter……

Meanwhile, we started our run of Trunk Shows, visiting Jutta at Little 15 where we also did some filming….watch this space for the results…..! (*Cringe!*)

Next up, it’s Silverado in Brighton tomorrow morning – hope to see you there!

Emma x

Everyone loves our Bumblebee, and we do too!

Since it’s debut at the end of 2007, our Bee Necklace has gone on to become our most popular piece, and is now somewhat iconic and is signature of the Alex Monroe brand.

We are nearly approaching selling our 1000th Bee Necklace on-line, so to celebrate, we are offering the 1000th Classic Bumblebee (in Silver or Gold-Plate) for FREE!!

It’s a game of chance, but we reckon we’ll sell the 1000th Bee at the end of this month…..

The lovely Sophie modelling our Bee!

You need to actually purchase a Necklace, and we will notify you afterwards, and then refund your purchase.

We are also running a competition with the National Magazine Company, as part of their ’30 Days of Fashion and Beauty’ event, which details a September full of events, shows, offers and giveaways…..

By entering on-line, you can win a gift voucher for alexmonroe.com for £125

Lots of excitement, so good luck!!

Emma x

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!