{"id":89292,"date":"2019-11-06T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qvcuk.com\/?p=89292"},"modified":"2020-01-29T11:25:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T11:25:39","slug":"pixie-poppies-peony-and-elemis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/presenters\/catherine-huntley\/pixie-poppies-peony-and-elemis\/","title":{"rendered":"Pixie, Poppies, Peony… and Elemis!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Firstly, I\u2019d like to thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for your wonderful generosity in support of this season\u2019s Poppy Collection.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You are utterly amazing and you are making such a huge difference to people\u2019s lives simply by purchasing from the range. There\u2019s still time to buy and still time to put your pounds into the poppy sellers tins, too. Obviously, it\u2019s a personal choice whether or not to wear a poppy, but I choose to wear mine with enormous pride.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My partner, Jamie, is a Royal Air Force veteran. Many members of each of our families have also served in the RAF. My father and Jamie\u2019s are no longer with us but they both served, as did my mum, and we remember them and all who have served by proudly sporting our poppies. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, remembrance is a huge part of the poppy story, but what many don\u2019t realise is that our armed service personnel and veterans (plus their families) are the beneficiaries of the funds raised. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This includes providing psychological help, financial assistance, getting back to civilian life, physical rehabilitation, dementia nurses and so much more besides. I\u2019m a member of The Royal British Legion and would encourage people to learn more about what they do and what they, and Poppy Scotland, stand for in today\u2019s world.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Once again, thank you for all your support. It was an honour to design two collectors pieces for this year\u2019s collection. It\u2019s also always a privilege and a pleasure to work with Kate Green, our on-air guest and now dear personal friend. It\u2019s been a wonderful season thanks to all of you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kate is, like me, an animal lover, and will appreciate these Pixie pics with our forthcoming Peony<\/a> TSV!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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When this had been left in my dressing room for me it fooled me! I wasn\u2019t aware I was going to receive a sample to photograph and trial. I had been on air and when I returned to my room this glorious display was sitting on my chair, and I honestly thought for a minute that I had received fresh flowers! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

It was only when I got closer and saw the Peony name on the bag that I realised it wasn\u2019t the case! My tummy was all aflutter, at first!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This gorgeous festive Peony Today\u2019s Special Value offer is the perfect ready-to-gift arrangement for the Christmas season. It will feature all day on the 12th of November, and there\u2019ll be a choice of five arrangements. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Each comes in a different colour and with different floral arrangements. Peony are the only faux flower brand in the world to be recognised by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The flowers come in a clear, glass, concave vase and will be in a colour corresponding with the Peony branded giftbag, with a tag and a \u201cfresh flowers\u201d scent stick, so the arrangement can smell just as real as it looks. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a clever development! You simply pop it into the vase with the flowers. Imagine someone\u2019s face, if you decide to gift it to them, when you hand these over and they smell like a florist\u2019s shop!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I honestly don\u2019t know how you\u2019d choose just one, really. They\u2019re all so different. The one I took home to try was the pink option. Here\u2019s all the choices for you:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n