Kelly Hoppen and QVC support Prince's Trust campaign

QVC has teamed up with designer Kelly Hoppen to support the Prince's Trust's 'Tomorrow' campaign.

The campaign aims to inspire a generation facing record youth unemployment and urges employers to recognise young people as tomorrow's industry leaders.

Kelly Hoppen will mentor 28-year-old Fay Martin, who overcame unemployment with help from The Prince's Trust, to design a home interiors product that will be sold here on QVC later this year. QVC will also support the mentoring process, providing guidance on product development and retail.

Will: You've helped raise over £11,500 for charity!!

If you didn't know already our very own gardening guru, Richard Jackson, is chairman of a fantastic charity called 'Greenfingers'.

This is a small charity which is dedicated to creating magical gardens for children's hospices around the UK, to support children with life limiting conditions.

Greenfingers has to date created 36 special gardens in various hospices - the charity is now in its 13th year and there are still many more gardens to create.

To continue its brilliant work, Greenfingers needs to sustain an income level of at least £250,000 a year. You may remember that Richard Jackson recently asked our QVC Gardening suppliers to donate a proportion on their sales made on Friday the 16th of March, as part of the nationwide Garden Re-Leaf Week.

Will: Tangle Teezer gets Queen's Award!

The Queen's Award for Enterprise is a highly prestigious award for an outstanding achievement by a UK business.

The Tangle Teezer has caused a storm in the world of hair! It's made the lives of many a long locked woman so much easier and that's been recognised by HM The Queen.

But was it plain sailing from the start? In a word, no! When the stars of the BBC's Dragons' Den first saw the Tangle Teezer, they were not so convinced by Shaun Pulfrey's idea...

 

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Congratulation to Shaun and the Tangle Teezer team, what a brilliant achievement to win a Queen's Award for Enterprise and great to see such support for a British product.

You can pick up your own Tangle Teezer by following the blue link. Plus, you can also read some of the reviews from others who have been using it.

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Jewellery fit for a Queen...

To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and this Sunday’s Diamonique Day, we have recreated the nation’s favourite item from the Crown Jewels collection – the Imperial State Crown – out of Diamonique! 

It’s been nearly 60 years since Her Magesty Queen Elizabeth II first wore the Crown Jewels at her Coronation on 2nd June 1952, so we thought it would be a fitting tribute. 

The Imperial State Crown is a priceless symbol of the British monarchy. It is 31.5 cm high and is made from gold, platinum, silver, 2,868 diamonds, 11 emeralds, 17 sapphires, 269 pearls, velvet and ermine.

It boasts the Cullinan II, which is the second largest cut diamond in the world (317.4 carats). The stone, one of the two largest cut from the Cullinan Diamond, the largest rough diamond ever discovered, is also known as the Second Star of Africa.

Take a look at the Royals in bloom!

The Queen receives thousands of flowers every year but today Her Majesty will be offered the ultimate floral tribute - a 6ft high Royal flower pot in the image of her own head!

This amazing likeness is 18ft long, 7ft wide, weighs over a quarter of a ton and took a team of highly trained sculptors, artists and florists over two months to construct. It sits next to a separate Royal pot in the likeness of Prince Philip and we've been touring them around London to celebrate the biggest Royal engagement of the year - the Diamond Jubilee.

Our gardening expert Richard Jackson says: "We wanted to create something spectacular to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee that also inspires Brits to think creatively about their own gardens. Now is the time to get planting if you want a blooming marvellous garden by June!"

See how these impressive sculptures were made in the video below and tune into our garden shows on the 31st March and 1st April to see them for yourselves... 

 

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Freddie Flintoff breaks world record for Sports Relief

It was all go yesterday afternoon with Freddie Flintoff popping in to break his 11th Guinness World Record live on QVC! He took part in The BT Sport Relief Challenge: Flintoff's Record Breakers, set to break 12 records in just 12 hours!

Just before 5pm, Freddie was all set up to take his 11th challenge - making nine hotdog buns complete with ketchup and mustard in 60 seconds. Take a look at how he did below as well as his 12th challenge, which was a little messier...


 

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At the end of the day we found out that Freddie broke a massive 14 Guinness World Records in just 12 hours - so a big congrats to him! You can still sponsor him at sportrelief.com/flintoff

Watch Breast Cancer Care's new ad campaign

Today Breast Cancer Care have just launched their brand new ad campaign and we'd like to share it with all of you in support of this fabulous charity.

This campaign is all about seeing the woman underneath the illness and the treatment through the emotional and practical support that they offer every person who is affected by breast cancer.

To find out more, visit www.breastcancercare.org.uk/thewoman

 

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Celebs reveal top style tips on the red carpet

As you know, it's all about who''s wearing what on the red carpet at the moment (and who's making the biggest fashion faux pas!) QVCUS held their fabulous red carpet party a few nights ago and caught up with some super stylish celebs to pick up their red carpet tips for looking extra glam. Take a look at their interviews below...

Our web presenter Will Gowing has also been busy chatting to many of our experts who spend time and effort making celebs look fabulous on the red carpet - get insider tips in his latest QGossip blog. Plus, stay tuned for more tips on our Red Carpet shows today from 5pm - 9pm.

The party

 

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Will gets red carpet tips from the experts!

Tonight we're celebrating the 84th Academy Awards (The Oscars to you and me) with a series of Red Carpet shows here on QVC from 5pm - 9pm.

Stars from the world of film will be walking the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California.

We're lucky to have so many beauty & fashion experts popping into QVC, so I caught up with a few of them to find out how to get red carpet ready...

Plus, you can also get insider tips from celebs on the red carpet of our QVCUS party. 

 

Sarah Chapman: "Get massaging..."

 

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You can order the Sarah Chapman Facial Massager and also the Miracle Mask on our website.

Spotted: Celebs at the Brit Awards get their bling on

The Brit Awards 2012 were on Tuesday night and it was certainly a glam affair! With floor-length jaw-droppers to shorter, sassier numbers, the outfits were a sight to see. However, what stood out for us was the fabulous jewellery and accessories that sparkled its way across the red carpet.

To help you re-create a bit of that red carpet glamour yourselves, we've put together a few of our own picks inspired by the likes of Kylie Minogue, Nicole Sherzinger and Fearne Cotton...

We love how Kylie has chosen to accessorise this gorgeous, cobalt blue dress, which is a key colour trend this season.