This Halloween themed box “Ghosts and Ghouls” has been designed by Ooh Deer’s in house designer Jack Carter. I love this design with a bright coloured forest of trees and mushrooms with ghosts and ghouls wrapped around them. The box is amazing and I am so happy when the box also included a notebook featuring […]
This baking themed box has been designed by Emily Taylor. Emily Taylor’s illustrations and patterns have a bright palette and a whimsical feel. She describes her style as “modern nostalgic”. I am not a big baker, in fact I don’t bake at all, so I was a little disappointed by this box as i’ll have […]
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, […]
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 […]
For those of you based in the UK. Time is running out to use up your old non-barcoded stamps. You have until 31 July 2023 to use your non-barcoded “regular” stamps. They will not be accepted for postage after this date and you could be subject to a surcharge. Alternatively you can swap them for […]
The National Trust Illustrated Postcard Collection is a postcard pack including 21 illustrated maps from across a UK featuring national trust properties. I bought this collection of postcards while browsing one of the National Trust shops while on holiday. On my recent “staycation” I visited Wiltshire, so I decided to feature this postcard in this […]
Little Letters is a mini book of letters for you to write short and sweet messages. Created by artist Lea Redmond this book is part of the “letters to my” series published by Chronicle Books. The letters are a great way to spread cheer, invite someone for coffee, break the ice, sharing your contact info […]
Obvious State is a creative studio, their artwork and goods are inspired by beautiful language that has stood the test of time, poetry that stretches the imagination, and philosophy that prompts us to think deeply. I recently backed their Kickstarter Campaign (A Year of Notebooks). As part of this campaign they also created postcards and prints featuring […]
I backed one of the limited edition albums which were part of the Make 100 Japanese Art Stamp Albums / Hiroshige’s Woodblocks campaign. As part of this campaign they also created a postcard set featuring Hiroshige’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road. I didn’t back the postcards, but I did receive a small sample with […]