Monthly Notebook: Calepino No.1 Papier Ligne

I thought it was about time I brought back the regular Monthly Notebooks feature – where I share my everyday carry (edc) notebook of the month (you can find the full list of notebooks here). During May I used a lined Calepino pocket notebook “Calepino No1 Papier Ligne” – I got this notebook as a […]

“To Thine Own Self Be True”

A series of stamps were released last month by Royal Mail in honour of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. This series of Shakespeare stamps features quotes from Shakespeare’s plays and poems to acknowledge that he is the most published author and most performed dramatist of all time. It is believed that William Shakespeare died […]

National Stationery Week: Day 6 #handmadeday

Today is #handmadeday  This weekend we have launched our POST by post subscription box – sign up now to get our May box of post & stationery goodies including greeting cards, postcards and other stationery goodies. For handmade day I am sharing my postcard box. I have a box where I stash the post cards […]

National Stationery Week: Day 5 #fountainpenfriday

  Welcome to Friday. #fountainpenfriday I am not a big fountain pen user. However it can be amazing how many collectors and fountain pen enthusiasts are around. If you are thinking of picking up a fountain pen for casual use (it is great for writing thank you cards) look no further than the Pilot V […]

National Stationery Week: Day 3 #worldstationeryday

Word Stationery Day! Today is the day for the worldwide celebration of stationery! Here in the UK we do good solid “reliable” stationery (which I totally love) and we do some great quirky illustrated stationery – but we don’t always do beautiful stationery. For beautiful I go further afield to Sweden… for swedish inspired Kikki-K […]

National Stationery Week: Day 2 #getorganised

Today is day two of national stationery which is #getorganised day. I love a great notebook to help me get organised but whatever the task it is equally important to choose the best tool for the job. Getting organised may involve keeping a diary, filofax, MTN, a to do list, a bullet journal, a specific […]

National Stationery Week: Day 1 #pencilday

 Welcome to National Stationery Week. National Stationery Week celebrates the written word and all things stationery. Now that is something to celebrate. Today is #pencilday. I enjoy a good mechanical pencil. Pencils are rarely my tool of choice but sometimes if I am writing in what I can only describe as “draft mode” without a […]