Obvious State EDC Notebook – The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again – Charles Dickens

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. Obvious State takes snippets of text from literature, philosophy, and poetry as inspiration for a visual response and illustration.  This month I […]

Papergang – Just Keep Swimming (June 2022)

Papergang’s latest box “Just Keep Swimming” is designed by Alice Oliver (in house illustrator) and has an underwater theme to it. The desk planner is the key product this month and it is actually pretty good. Rather than a weekly planner, it has space for your notes, schedule, tasks and doodles. Perfect for organising your […]

Barry’s Cactus Club #24

Box 24 of Barry’s Cactus Club contains a Jade Money Tree. Jade takes her name from the vibrant colour of her leaves and is traditionally considered to bring good luck. She takes on a tree like shape when mature and is native to eastern Africa on rocky hills with full sun and little rain. She […]

Tsuki ‘Sakura Journey’ Limited Edition Bullet Journal

Another beautiful notebook from Notebook Therapy. This time I went for the Tsuki ‘Sakura Journey’ Limited Edition Bullet Journal. This notebook is part of the “Sakura Journey” Collection which is inspired by the Japanese Sakura Season along with the Lunar Blossom BuJo. With a periwinkle blue cover + elegant pearl gold foil design, experience the magic […]

Make Your Mark Daily Planner

During the house move, I’ve been finding notebooks that have been on shelves in the back of cupboard which have finally had an opportunity to move to the front of the queue. The April 2020 Papergang box (which was Papergang’s 50th box) included this daily planner which I have now started using for my home […]

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Kickstarter Finds 05-06-2022

New Kickstarter Campaigns There are some great new Kickstarter projects available since our last round-up. As usual, there is a good selection of crowd-funded stationery on offer (as well as some other projects that may be of interest) so why not check out some of these new projects/not previously mentioned projects: Curva Pen: The New […]

The Boozy Book Club

So I’ve lately been taking more time to read. As part of this I decided to give the Boozy Book Club a try. For the May Boozy Book Club the book was Amanda Block’s The Lost Storyteller. This bank holiday weekend has been the perfect time to get in some reading! The Box includes: Amanda […]