For the Diamond Jubilee, the Queen will attend a royal lunch hosted by the Livery, with approximately 700 guests. As the grand occasion draws nearer you may be wondering how to celebrate at home (if, like us, your invitation to the Livery lunch seems to have been lost in the post). Fortunately everyone can enjoy a regal repast by throwing a Diamond Jubilee afternoon tea party. Read on for our tips about hosting a party so elegant, even the Queen will be disappointed she wasn’t there.

Father’s Day isn’t far away (17th June), and as we did last year, we're celebrating by finding some fantastic fathers blogs. So here are some more of our favourites - check them out for great parenting tips, recipe ideas and hilarious anecdotes. Here come the dads!

With the summer sunshine (fingers crossed) fast approaching, we're giving one lucky winner the chance to spruce up their garden with these gorgeous decorations.

Congratulations to J. Banks from Lincoln who won our spring competition and scoops over £45-worth of Paisley Park goodies. Check back to the blog regularly for more chances to win Dotcomgiftshop prizes.

"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." Here at dotcomgiftshop we agree wholeheartedly with Samuel Johnson. We cherish our capital city (as our fantastic I Love London range attests), and there are plenty of other people all over the world who feel the same. Here are some brilliant blogs that sing the praises of the Big Smoke.

From glittering necklaces to sparkling earrings, dotcomgiftshop adores all beautiful accessories, and we’ve found some of the best jewellery-making blogs around to indulge our love of all things pretty. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we do!

At dotcomgiftshop we love good food, so we've collected together some of the best and most beautiful food blogs around. Whether you’re already a dab hand in the kitchen or a microwave maestro, you're sure to be impressed by these brilliant bloggers.

They say that travel broadens the mind and that is certainly the case with these intrepid explorers. Enjoy our 13 favourite travel blogs.