To go with my new whiteboard for puppy training/management I also bought a Bi-Office Light Weight Magnetic Board Eraser in Grey. It erases dry wipe ink from whiteboard surfaces and because it it is magnetic sticks to the whiteboard for ease. Although the pens have mini-erasers on the end, this larger eraser is perfect for […]
This box is designed by Tom Camp. As summer is officially underway, this bon voyage papergang box is a travel themed box with stationery goodies that you that you can use on your travels. I love a good notebook so i’m excited to use this notebook as part of my monthly notebook notebook collection. However, […]
To go with my new whiteboard for puppy training/management I bought a set of XSG Magnetic Dry Eraser Markers. The XSG Dry Erase Marker tip is round and smooth, and is great for writing on whiteboards the tip is 1-2mm so it is easy to write. There is an eraser on the top of each […]
As I am a great fan of stationery I am also a fan of physical cards, letters and snail-mail. I recently went shopping at CherryDidi. Cherrydidi is the brainchild of Jean and Ade Harmer. The first Cherrydidi shop opened in Priest’s Mill, Caldbeck, in 2012, with a focus on helping artists and makers from across […]
Sam Martin is an artist who loves being in the great outdoors and this is obvious from her artwork which features the Lake District and lots of flowers. I bought a collection of her cards while shopping at Cherrydidi. Green Mist, Whinlatter. Window to Borrowdale Autumn colours on Derwent Water Blossom & Bluebells in Grasmere […]
Originally from rural Cambridgeshire, Jo settled in the Lakes after years working & travelling overseas. Frustrated after long shifts working in pubs & cleaning toilets, she decided that there had to be more to life. She picked up a paint brush & began working in a corner of her tiny staff flat… A few years […]
In the April 2023 edition of Nero’s Notes Medium Subscription we got the landscape creative block from Made by Endless, a tear off notepad with a grid dot layout. Unlike most notepads – this one is in landscape which makes it the perfect desk pad. However, when I received the product the pad was not […]
On a recent visit to the Lake District, I discovered artist Jennifer Guest whose artwork features scenes from the Scotland, the lake district, wild swimming and wildlife. Jennifer’s passion is drawing. The colour goes down first, using ink and coloured pencils, which are great for blending. The drawing goes on top, going over the line […]
I recently backed the “Sacred Beasts Enamel Pin Collection” Kickstarter by graphic designer Georgina Swift of Swiftterly. There are two different colour variants to every pin, dark and light version. There enamel pins are available in the following designs: I backed the Waterproof Vinyl Sticker Set which included 5 stickers of my choice. I went for […]
I recently had a mini-break in the Lake District and while I was there I went to Keswick and went to the Derwent Pencil Museum. Keswick is the home of the first pencil, and the museum tracks the history of graphite and the pencil, includes the story of the real “Q” and his secret WW2 […]