Oh my. If that doesn’t get your mouth watering, we don’t know what will. And with that, we are happy to reveal that our final collaborator in our nearly-upon-us Mother’s Day weekend, is the wonderful Cocomaya!

Dive into our Pavilion Road store on Saturday 17th or book a slot at the Mother’s Day photography session on Sunday 18th, and feast on the delicious treats that Cocomaya will be providing for us. We predict you might fall so deep-in-love with their exquisite chocolates and authentic artisan baking, that you’ll not be able to resist a trip to their Pavilion Road store (opposite Caramel) straight after – we highly recommend their renowned afternoon tea!

Furthermore, if you spend £50 or more at Caramel Pavilion Road this weekend, you may be the lucky one that gets to take home the cake that Cocomaya has baked especially for us! We’ll try to hide our jealousy.

So you’ve tucked into the chocolates and sampled the luxurious new super-cream. What more could you want? We know: To breathe in the gorgeously floral scents from diptyque paris of course!

And wouldn’t you guess it? Down at our Notting Hill store on Saturday & Sunday, we’ll be revelling in diptyque’s beautiful Freesia scent – perfect for a Mother’s Day in spring! Come and spend £50 or more in store and you’ll also be in with the chance of winning one of diptyque’s coveted goody bags!

We’re so eagerly anticipating all this Mother’s Day goodness!

Have you tried Emily Evans‘ brilliant new stretch mark cream yet? No? Well never fear, pop down to Caramel on Pavilion Road this weekend to try it out in store while you browse our SS12 collection. Spend £50 or more and you could even win your very own bottle to take home!

Here’s what Emily writes about her cream:

“The product has been designed to give mothers-to-be a spa like experience at home. It has been formulated with a blend of seaweed, vitamin E and Shea butter to help soothe and regenerate skin during pregnancy. These ingredients have been for centuries to help heal scar tissue and breathe new life into tired skin!”

We think it’s wonderful!

What would Mother’s Day be without a little nibble on some delicious chocolate?

Visit our Notting Hill store on Saturday 17th or Sunday 18th to sample some of Melt‘s delightful offerings. And then, maybe Daddy & the kids can take a little trip down the road to purchase more of Mummy’s favourites at Melt’s glorious Ledbury Road boutique …

Browse Melt’s website to get those tastebuds happily anticipating!

We wanted to get in early and let you know about the special weekend we have planned for all you wonderful mothers out there! Join us at one of our three London stores on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March for lots of treats, gifts and fun for the whole family!

Over the next week or so, we’ll be getting you up to speed on our lovely collaborators, so make sure to check back here from time to time. And don’t forget to book for the Mother’s Day bouquet workshop or the super-fun Mother’s Day photography project!

We’d love to introduce you to the fantastic work of Swedish illustrator Karin Söderquist but chances are she’s already on your radar. One of Selfridges Bright Young Things for 2012, her work is currently on display as part of a collective design for one of the famous department store’s illustrious windows. Karin designed the laser cut walnut wood sausage dog (named Pablo) that you can see in the left hand corner. (A smaller version of Pablo is available for you to take home as your own from Selfridges – how sweet!).

You can also spot Karin herself as a life size cut out in another window:

Karin, who works part-time in our Notting Hill store, has created the whimsical illustration  that you see at the top of this post, especially for us. We love it and wish we could be wandering along in the magical woodland, collecting interesting things as Tilly is!

To see more of Karin’s work please visit her website and make sure to catch the Bright Young Things windows at Selfridges until 4th March (popping into our concession on the 3rd floor while you’re there!).

We’re excited to keep discovering Karin’s fanciful world!

Enticed by the first scent of Spring, a visit to Kew Gardens seemed just the thing this weekend. Along with the usual delights, we fell deep in love with their Tropical Extravaganza currently on display in the Princess of Wales Conservatory. Inspired by fire, air, water and air, the space has been transformed into a kind of paradise, with exotic plants springing up in beautiful floral displays everywhere you look. We couldn’t stop gazing at the little tropical village on water, and imagining a fairy-tale wedding under the orchid arches. Elsewhere, we were charmed by the Bonsai Tree House – such fuel for dreaming of miniature adventures!

Caramel’s exclusive Forget Me Not print.