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Last recommended dates for UK Christmas posting 2011

Image of a sparkly Firepolished pendant
Although the weather has been far from seasonal, Christmas is fast approaching, and we at designed for you want to make sure that your gifts arrive in time to be put into the Christmas stockings.

So please take a look at the last recommended dates for Christmas posting from the UK:

 

 

International Airmail
Monday 5th December 2011 South & Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Far East (including Japan), New Zealand and Australia
Friday 9th December 2011 USA, Canada and Eastern Europe
Monday 12th December 2011 Western Europe
UK
Monday 14th December 2011 Standard Parcels
Saturday 17th December 2011 2nd Class and 2nd Class Recorded Signed For™
Tuesday 2oth December 2011 1st Class and 1st Class Recorded Signed For™
Wednesday 21st December 2011 Parcelforce express48
Thursday 22nd December 2011 Parcelforce express24
Thursday 22nd December 2011 Special Delivery™
Friday 23rd December 2011 Special Delivery™ with Saturday Guarantee

Posting before the last recommended date is advised.

In relation to any orders for jewellery from designed for you this means, order early, order often, and if you find that perfect Christmas present the last minute, make sure you use the fastest posting method at checkout!
And if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us

The Jewellery Mob

Autumn/Winter 2011 Colours

Autumn fashion colours this season still carry a glow of summer within them, black & monochrome are prominent this season along with spots, and no Christmas season would be complete without a brilliant red!

Bamboo warm yellow with a subtle green undertone (some designers use mustard)
Emberglow autumnal tone of warm burnt orange
Honeysuckle colour of the year, a warm reddish pink
Phlox deep earthy purple
Cedar a versatile, mid-tone neutral green (some designers use olive instead)
Deep Teal a strong, blue-toned green (some designers use a paler tone)
Coffee Liqueur a strong rich coffee brown
Nougat a warm camel tan
Orchid Hush a unique mauve with grey undertones
Quarry a reliable medium slate gray
The colours for men are the same, with the exception of:
Burnt Sienna a stronger deeper orange than Emberglow
Raspberry Wine a deeper and redder pink than Honeysuckle
Cadet A denim blue grey instead of Orchid Hush

After playing with colour charts & jewellery, plus extensive discussions, the jewellery mob has selected pieces from ‘designed for you’ collections which we think match this season’s shades beautifully. We’ve also slipped in a few contrast ideas, too.
Click on any image to land on the right section of ‘designed for you’.

Image of the Rosewood, Lampwork & Eagles eye necklace

Image of the 'Floating by' necklace

Image of the Coiled in Wood necklace

‘Rosewood, Lampwork & Eagles eye’
Autumn: BAMBOO, Emberglow, Cedar, Coffee Liqueur, Nougat, Quarry.
Spring: Margarita, Tangerine Tango, Solar Power.
‘Floating by’
Autumn: BAMBOO, Orchid Hush.
Spring: Solar Power, Bellflower.
‘Coiled in Wood’
Autumn: BAMBOO, Emberglow, Cedar, Coffee Liqueur, Nougat, Burnt Sienna, Raspberry Wine.
Spring: Margarita, Tangerine Tango, Solar Power.

Image of the Copper Blue Goldstone necklace (matching earrings not on picture)

Image of the Green Agate in Obsidian necklace.

Image of the Autumnal spirit necklace

‘Copper Blue Goldstone’
Autumn: EMBERGLOW,  Nougat.
‘Green Agate in Obsidian’
Autumn: EMBERGLOW, Coffee Liqueur, and black.
‘Autumnal Spirit’
Autumn: Bamboo, EMBERGLOW, Cedar, Nougat.
Spring: Cabaret, Tango, Starfish.

Image of the Purple Agate and Lava necklace

Image of the Riotous Hoops earrings

Image of the Chiselled Marble necklace

‘Purple Agate and Lava’
Autumn: HONEYSUCKLE, Orchid Hush.
Spring: Driftwood, Sweet Lilac, Bellflower; contrast Cockatoo.
‘Riotous Hoops’
Autumn: HONEYSUCKLE, Phlox, Orchid Hush.
‘Chiselled Marble’
Autumn: Emberglow, Cedar, Coffee Liqueur, Nougat, Burnt Sienna, RASPBERRY WINE.
Spring: Margarita, Tangerine Tango, Solar Power, contrasts: Cockatoo, Bellflower.

Image of Amarilla earrings

Image of the 'Amethyst Rose' necklace
‘Amarilla’
Autumn: PHLOX, Orchid Hush
‘Amethyst Rose’
Autumn: Honeysuckle, PHLOX.

Image of Green Marble in Boxwood

Image of the 'Oak Leaf Fall' necklace

Image of the Polished Wood Showpiece necklace

‘Green Marble in Boxwood’
Autumn: Emberglow, CEDAR, Nougat, Burnt Sienna.
Spring: Margarita, Tangerine Tango, Solar Power, Starfish
‘Oak Leaf Fall’
Autumn: Emberglow, CEDAR, Nougat, Raspberry Wine, contrast: Bamboo.
‘Polished Wood Showpiece’
Autumn: Emberglow, CEDAR, Nougat

Image of the Coppered Sea-Stripe Jasper set of necklace and matching earrings.

Image of the 'Floating Flowers' necklace

Image of the Skittles earrings

‘Coppered Sea-Stripe Jasper’
Autumn: DEEP TEAL, Coffee Liqueur.
Spring: Starfish.
‘Floating Flowers’
Autumn: DEEP TEAL
Spring: Sweet Lilac
‘Skittles’
Autumn: Emberglow, Cedar, DEEP TEAL, Coffee Liqueur, Nougat, Quarry.

Image of the Chrysanthemum necklace

Image of the Hanging Lanterns earrings

Image of the Seashore necklace

‘Chrysanthemum’
Autumn: Bamboo, Emberglow, Cedar, COFFEE LIQUEUR, Burnt Sienna, Raspberry Wine; contrast: Phlox.
Spring: Tangerine Tango, Starfish, Solar Power.
‘Hanging Lanterns’
Autumn: Bamboo, Phlox, Cedar, COFFEE LIQUEUR, Nougat, Orchid Hush.
‘Seashore necklace’
Autumn: Emberglow, Cedar, COFFEE LIQUEUR, Nougat, Burnt Sienna, contrasts: Phlox, Deep Teal, Orchid Hush, Quarry, Cadet.
Spring: Margarita, Tangerine Tango, Driftwood, Starfish, Solar Power, contrasts: Cockatoo, Bellflower.

Image of the Cream with Natural Agate necklace

Image of the Eagles Eye View necklace

Image of the Boxwood Lava necklace

‘Cream with Natural Agate’ Autumn: Cedar, Coffee Liqueur, NOUGAT.
Spring: Margarita, Starfish.
‘Eagles Eye View’
Autumn: Cedar, Coffee Liqueur, NOUGAT, Burnt Sienna; contrast Cadet.
‘Boxwood Lava’
Autumn: Emberglow, Cedar, NOUGAT, Burnt Sienna; contrasts: Quarry, Cadet.
Spring: Margarita, Tangerine tango, Starfish, Solar Power, Cockatoo.

Image of Fiesta

Image of the Lampwork Luxury necklace

‘Fiesta’
Autumn: Bamboo, Cedar, ORCHID HUSH.
Spring: Bellflower, Solar Power.
‘Lampwork Luxury’
Autumn: Bamboo, Cedar, Nougat, ORCHID HUSH, Quarry.
Spring: Margarita, Starfish.

Image of the Turquoise and Black Spot necklace

Image of the Asymmetric Lace & Lilac necklace

Image of the Orange Peruvian Tubes necklace

‘Turquoise and Black Spot’ Autumn: QUARRY. ‘Asymmetric Lace & Lilac’
Autumn:  Coffee Liqueur, Nougat, Orchid Hush, QUARRY.
Spring: Driftwood.
‘Orange Peruvian Tubes’ Autumn: QUARRY.
Spring: Tangerine Tango, Cockatoo.

These colours are modified for Spring 2012 as you will see in the following article. Many of the pieces above do match next seasons colours as we have shown above.