Anna Lou of London

It's not long to go until Christmas and if you are anything like me, you keep putting off buying presents as there's nothing special or unique enough, and you keep saying to yourself I can find something better. So much so, you begin to sound like a broken record. But with Christmas just under two weeks away, the panic starts to set in and your left more clueless than ever, wondering what on earth you're going to get them. To make gift hunting a little easier for you, we at Anna Lou of London have listed our favourite last minute gifts...after all, good things come in small packages. The best part? If you order by 22nd they will be delivered to you in time for Christmas! Personalised gifts unfortunately cannot be delivered in time for Christmas however we still have some initial necklaces and bracelets available which can be posted in time for Christmas. Click here to see what stock we currently have available.

Another personalised number. A pearl bracelet with Gold/Silver Initial available at £18.00

These Shooting Star Studs available at £58.00

The Forget me knot bracelets available at £35.00

Gold Stackable Band Rings available at £40.00.

By Hyejin Kwon

We're loving an all gold jewellery look at the moment and it seems one of our blogger ambassadors, Anneli of the blog What I Bought Today is in agreement. We asked her to style up one of our most popular necklace designs, the love necklace, and along with some of our gold stacking rings she's put together a great easy weekend look. She's made double denim look pretty damn stylish and the gold tones of her jewellery compliment the subtle shades of her outfit perfectly. Read more about Anneli's styling tips below... The Love Necklace by What I Bought Today "I am so into gold at the moment; layered, dainty, statement and unique styles are my current favourites and I love anything personalised." "I was so pleased to be asked to be one of the blogger brand ambassadors for Anna Lou of London! So much of the range is right up my street, and fits perfectly in together with my existing jewellery. I chose the dainty ‘Love' chain, which looks great together with other gold pieces on my wrists and hands, to complement the overall look" "I also adore the more chunkier gold trio ring, which I layered together with two simple gold rings. It’s all about adding your own touches to your jewellery." "I'll be wearing my Anna Lou of London pieces stacked, layered or on their own - simple pieces go with everything." We're also pretty pleased to have Anneli on board as a brand ambassador. To see the full post and get more tips on how to style this outfit, check out her feature here. All images courtesy of What I Bought Today. Thank you to Anneli for the short interview.

Would you like to have your say in how the Anna Lou of London brand can be improved? Do you have a great creative eye for packaging and design? Maybe you're a whizz when it comes to website usability and technical know how? Maybe you have a passion for jewellery and accessories? or maybe you're simply an Anna Lou customer and can offer us some tips on how we can improve your shopping experience? Either way we'd love you to join us at our ALOL focus group on the 12th April. Focusing on product, website usability, imagery, packaging and customer service, we'll be inviting a small group of people to our new showroom in Battersea to discuss the next steps for the brand and to get your input on our ideas. To make sure it's a fun afternoon and not 'all work and no play', we'll be treating you to a lovely British tea party with drinks, cakes, a chance to meet the team behind the brand and hear from some of our experts. You'll have the chance to view our new collections first hand, have a chat with Anna and you can leave feeling that you've had a strong input into the direction of a growing fashion jewellery label. As if that doesn't sound fun enough, to thank you for giving up your time and helping us improve, everyone who attends will also get to leave with a £100 gift voucher for the site in their back pocket! Wowza! Sound like something you'd be interested in? Email anna@annalouoflondon.com to register your interest, describing why you'd be keen to attend and someone will be in touch to let you know whether you've been given a spot. We look forward to welcoming you! Please note: The focus group will last around 3 hours so please make sure you are able to commit to the whole afternoon before emailing.

This week as part of our 'choose it, style it, shoot it' feature we've teamed up with another of our blogger ambassadors, the lovely Van who runs the fashion and style blog, Chopstick Panorama. We're forever in awe of her amazing effortless style and we LOVE how she wears our jewellery! Here she shows us the one piece of jewellery that's giving her true motivation at the moment, and how she is wearing it for Spring. The Achieve Necklace by Chopstick Panorama "My style changes as much as the weather does in London. So I chose the Achieve Tag Necklace exactly for that reason: I wanted something that I can incorporate in the variety of my outfits.And the word “Achieve” is so good to get me motivated throughout the day!" "It’s so easy to style the tag necklace, since it goes with simply everything I wear. Especially for such a simple outfit, it adds a little bit of glamour." "Once Summer hits and all the Festivals start, it will be such a good piece for layering as well, making any festival outfit much more fun and exciting." What do you think of How Van has styled the tag necklace? Would you wear it differently? Let us know by tweeting us @annalouoflondon or following us on Facebook. See the full blog post here. All images courtesy of Chopstick Panorama and big thanks to Van for the interview.

There are only three more Sunday's until that all important mothering Sunday and if you haven't yet thought about what you are going to treat yours with, we are on hand to help. So here's what you already know... - Your Mum is pretty special so she deserves a special gift. - Ideally you'd like something unique that she can keep for a while rather than a throw away token. - If you can get something that she will love without breaking the bank that would be even better. Check, check and check. Here at Anna Lou of London we've been in the gifting business long enough to know what's really important, and further more we know the type of items that will raise a smile on the day. As a result we've only gone and reduced all of our 100% silk scarves by half price just in time for Mother's day - don't say we aren't good to you! It's the Mother's Day must have item - it's beautiful (100% silk, great quality), it's timeless (a silk scarf is chic at any age), versatile (so many ways to wear it), thoughtful (a gift like this shows you really put thought into it) and, most importantly, it's now affordable. Did someone say perfect? There's 11 different styles to choose from, from classic monochrome prints to bright blue scenic pictures, so you can be sure that she won't see her best friend sporting the same one three days later, and there's 3 different shapes, meaning you can opt for the chic neckerchief or the long slim. It's a no brainer right? You can shop all of the scarves here and if scarves don't quite suit your mum then take a look at all of our Mother's day gift ideas here.

You know how we mentioned at the beginning of the year that there were lots of exciting plans in the pipeline for Anna Lou of London? Well we weren't kidding and perhaps one of our biggest changes occurred this week - ALOL has moved into a brand spanking shiny new office with a beautiful showroom to boot! Yup, 2014 is already shaping up to be an exciting year for the brand. We're growing and expanding, and the office move is just the first of plenty of exciting ventures. After a LOT of planning and organising, not to mention the packing and unpacking of endless boxes and some crafty DIY work, this week we finally moved into our new home, ready to start afresh in a lovely creative space next week. The really exciting news for you, our customers, however, is that we now have a gorgeous showroom to welcome you into. As of this Month we will be holding appointments from 9-6 weekdays and by appointment on weekends for you to come and view the collections first hand and get a little help with your orders. So if you are a bride looking to kit out your wedding party in fabulous jewellery and accessories, or simply looking for the perfect Mother's Day gift, why not drop in and see us? You can schedule an appointment with our personal shopper who will help talk you through your order from idea to visualisation, you'll be able to see the products and try them on and can even ask questions and get advice from designer, Anna herself. Our bespoke service is really important to us at Anna Lou of London and we pride ourselves on offering a creative one to one approach to ensure all of our customers get a product that's just right for them, plus we love to meet you lovely folks in person over a cuppa and a chinwag! For more information or to book an appointment now email sales@annalouoflondon.com and we look forward to seeing you soon! Anna Lou of London Unit E1/E2 Anna Lou of London/ Girl Meets Dress 71 Warriner Gardens, Battersea London, SW11 4XW

Hello and welcome to a fun new weekly feature on the ALOL blog. As you may be aware we've been teaming up with some fab fashion bloggers of late to showcase our new collection and they've been busy styling up our pieces in their own unique way. To give you plenty of ideas on how to wear our jewellery, we're going to be challenging our bloggers to choose, style and shoot a different piece of jewellery each and then publishing the results here on a weekly basis! First up, we're chatting to one of our blogger ambassadors, the lovely Julia from Stylonylon as she shows us how she's been wearing her new personalised tag necklace. "I chose a rose gold tag necklace which I had personalised with my blog name. I'm obsessed with rose gold and am slowly building a small collection of favourite pieces. This is the first time I had a personalised piece of jewellery and I'm loving it. It's also so handy for showing people how my blog name is spelt!" "At the moment, I am wearing my new necklace over jumpers. I'm going for lighter, spring colours like oranges and pinks, but it also looks brilliant on black and dark blue. It's really eye-catching and people always comment on it." "I'm really looking forward to exploring pleats this summer. Not just on skirts, but on shirts too. I like the idea of pairing something so detailed such as this necklace, with a pair of ripped jeans and trainers!" Well we can't wait to see that look either! To see more of Julia's style, follow her blog and stay tuned to peek into another blogger's wardrobe next week! All images from Stylonylon and thanks to Julia for the interview.

Want to know what the latest jewellery trend to sweep the celeb nation is? Of course you do. Now what if we also told you that this is one of the easiest celebrity trends to try this year? And it's a piece of jewellery that you can literally wear with anything? Frantically nodding at your computer screen about now, eager to hear more? Well folks we've noticed that everyone who's anyone has been wearing the oh so chic and oh so beautiful personalised bar necklaces of late. From Drew Barrymore and Elle Fanning to the gorgeous Blake Lively, the celebs can't get enough of this sleek trend. More subtle than the name necklace, more sophisticated than the initial necklace, this piece can be worn for day or night, dressed up or dressed down. You only need to take a quick look at the bloggers and street style stars to get more than a few options of how to wear this gem, from Aimee Song's professional look to Jules Sarinana's weekend downtime option. But the best part about this trend is that everyone can wear it and everyone can be unique at the same time. At Anna Lou of London you can personalise your bar necklace with any name or phrase you choose and with our designs starting at just £30, getting the look won't break the bank. Check out our mini gif below for some ideas and shop our range here. What do you think of this trend? Would you wear a personalised bar necklace?

If you follow us on Twitter or Instagram, you may have seen that the last few days we've been  Somerset House bound for the bi-annual style-fest that is London Fashion Week. As we've been working with some super stylish bloggers of late we were keen to see how they worked our accessories for the cobbled streets and we definitely weren't disappointed! If it was up to the weather I think it would have had us all at home in our PJ's, but us Brits have never let the weather dampen our fashion spirit and bright colours, bare legs and sans coat were just some of the brave trends we spotted. Here's just a few of our fave fashion bloggers spotted accessorising their stylish LFW AW14 outfits with Anna Lou of London accessories. Shop the looks below. Clockwise from left to right; Julia from Stylonylon wears our rose gold stacking rings Wendy from ThankFifi teams her bright yellow ensemble with our stacking bangle Lucie from Lucie Loves looks fab in our dreamy luxe earrings Lois from Bunnipunch matches her pink hair with our love at first sight earrings Van from Chopstick Panorama accessorises to perfection with our Achieve tag necklace Jen from A Little Bird Told Me compliments her new blonde barnet with our dreamy earrings What do you think? What would you wear if you went to LFW?

2014 is already proving to be a busy yet rewarding year for the Anna Lou of London brand and we've got some pretty exciting plans afoot which we can't wait to fill you in on! First up though, we're thrilled to announce our latest online campaign, which sees us partner up with some of our favourite fashion and lifestyle bloggers! You may have spotted an #annalouambassador tag being bounced around the Twittersphere lately and we can finally reveal what the mystery is all about. Starting this month, we are working with 11 of the UK's brightest fashion and lifestyle blogging stars in order to showcase our new collections and give you different ideas on how to style our jewellery. Our bloggers will be incorporating their favourite items from the Anna Lou of London collection into their outfits over the next few months, stamping their own personal style on the products as they go. We firmly believe that there is something in the Anna Lou of London range for every women and that's why we have chosen a wide range of different bloggers, who all epitomise the brand but still have their own very unique style. So without further ado, let us introduce you to our new Anna Lou blogger ambassadors! Be sure to check out their blogs and keep an eye on their upcoming posts for tips and ideas on how to wear Anna Lou of London jewellery! 1. Kim - Love Cloth If you feel like you recognise Kim and her gorgeous fashion and style blog, Love Cloth, that's because she was the winner of best new fashion blog at the most recent Cosmo Blog Awards, and her adorable style has been winning us all over ever since. We love Kim's preppy cool take on high street fashion and her smiley happy photographs even more! You can follow Kim on Twitter @lovecloth. 2. Catherine - Not Dressed as Lamb Catherine describes her blog as 'waving the fashion flag for the 40 somethings.', a mix of 'personal style, photo tips, musings and great eyebrows' but we think this style maven and her gorgeous blog will inspire women of any age to find their fashion feet, whether it's in the form of colour clashing and pattern mixing or amazingly creative hairstyles. Besides, they really are great eyebrows. Follow Catherine on Twitter @notlamb. 3. Dunya - Dearest Deer Dunya's vintage meets high street style with a dose of too cool for school, is hard not to fall in love with. She rocks a collar like no other and makes you want to dig out your old school uniform and pull on a pair of knee highs without a second thought. Her blog is full of beautiful photography from London and Brighton and simply put, she is just.too.cute. Follow Dunya on Twitter @dearestdeer_ 4. Anneli - What I Bought Today If you hadn't already guessed from the title, Anneli's blog, What I Bought Today, is dedicated to opening up the contents of her vast and extremely covetable wardrobe as she shares her daily buys and bargains from fashion to beauty to homewares. We love her casual yet luxe style, her ability to wear leather trousers so well and constantly have major hair envy. Check out this gorgeous site and we bet it becomes your daily read. Follow Anneli on Twitter @anneliwillis 5. Lucie - Lucie Loves This gorgeous redhead gives us plenty to get excited about on her lifestyle blog, from fashion to food to reviews to news of her recent engagement (scream!) and we can't get enough of her beautifully photographed posts. Her outfit posts showcase her love for vintage fashion and up and coming designers and we always find ourselves trying to recreate her glam meets grunge style. She calls herself an accidental fashion blogger, but boy are we pleased that accident happened. Follow Lucie on Twitter @luciekerley 6. Julia - Stylonylon A London based fashion journalist, Julia documents her adventures in the city and beyond through her blog Stylonylon. A mix of fashion and shopping tips, outfit posts and lifestyle rundowns with her gorgeous son, this blog is easy like a Sunday morning. Julia has that laid back luxe style down to a tee and she rocks a top knot like nobodies business! Follow Julia on Twitter @stylonylon 7. Kylie - Memoir Mode Apart from having the most beautiful barnet on the planet, Kylie is also an amazing photographer and her blog showcases this beautifully. Memoir Mode brings together her girly yet grown up style posts, with fashion, shopping and beauty news, views and reviews thrown in. That's not to mention her posts on being a mummy to the adorable Eva, we're addicted! Follow Kylie on Twitter @memoirmode 8. Callie - From the Corners of the Curve We love Callie's fearless approach to fashion and her triumph of body confidence! With her keen eye for style, she makes even the plainest of outfits ooze serious sass! Plus we can't get over her ability to make pieces we never thought would work together, seem like they were always meant to be part of the same outfit. You might recognise her as one of the faces of a recent Evans campaign with Clements Ribiero and we're thrilled she is now going to be representing ALOL! Follow Callie on Twitter @calliethorpe 9. Emily - Emily Divine Emily makes us want to wear a bright red lip and a beehive all day long, if only we could master that modern retro vibe she does so well. Her well designed blog documents her life through wonderfully rosy glasses. She shares her daily outfits, snaps her weekend adventures and is pretty great on camera too filling is in on her life musings through her vlogs. She mentions tea and biscuits a lot, and that makes her a girl after our own heart. Follow Emily on Twitter @_emilydivine 10. Van - Chopstick Panorama Van's blog, hands down just oozes cool factor. She documents her various travel escapades along with her quirky, edgy style all through beautiful shots and wait for it, she blogs in both English and German. This, all while studying Economics and Politics in London. Whew, we want some of what she's got for sure.  Follow Van on Twitter @iamchopstick 11. Jen - A Little Bird Told Me And finally, last, but most certainly not least is the gorgeous and talented Jen who writes the all encompassing lifestyle blog A Little Bird Told Me. A trove of all things fabulous yet frugal, Jen has a wonderful ability to mix her vintage finds with both high street and high end pieces, while still making it all seem totally wearable to boot. Her blog which documents personal style, travel, interiors and even a glimpse into her to-die-for wedding, is one of the wittiest we know of and her posts are as enjoyable to read as they are to look at. Follow Jen on Twitter @MsJenAllison So now you've met them all, keep an eye out to see how these fab folks style up their Anna Lou of London jewellery and accessories over the next little while! You can keep up to date with all the news using the hashtag #annalouambassador Don't forget, we've got our ambassadors on board but we'd still love for you to get involved in this campaign too. Bought a piece of jewellery from our site recently? Want to share how you style it? Send us a pic on either Twitter or Instagram tagging @annalouoflondon #howtowearannalou and you might just find yourself featured on this blog very soon!