Joan Eardley: National Galleries Scotland

Museums and gift shops are fantastic for finding great stationery items – in particular beautiful notebooks. This notebook is from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and features Summer Fields by Joan Eardley. Joan Eardley (1921-1963) is one of Scotland’s most popular twentieth century artists. Her powerful and expressive paintings transformed her everyday surroundings, including […]

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Kickstarter Finds 06-02-2022

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: Mix and Match Mental […]

V&A Pen Pouch

I recently bought the V&A pen pouch for notebooks and journals. These pen pouches from bookaroo are designed to keep your pens (or pencils) attached to your notebooks and is designed to fit on A5 notebooks. The main pattern is floral design from William Morris’ classic Tulip and Willow furnishing fabrics, The accent pattern is cactus wallpaper […]

Kickstarter Find: Pearlescent Flowers Enamel Pins

This beautiful set of pearlescent Flowers enamel Pins are designed by Ali (Elizabeth) and the designer and sole owner of ’The Mourning Star by Ali’. There are three designs in this set – rose, orchid and lily and each pin came with art work featuring the lily design in collaboration with Flutter & Fern. Product […]

Calligraphy Daily Planner

The January 2022 Papergang box “Rise Above it” which was designed by Illyahna a modern calligrapher and lettering artist included this debossed daily planner as part of the calligraphy inspired collection of stationery items. It was perfectly timed (which I expect is on purpose) as I was ready for a new planner to replace my […]

Vent for Change Pocket Journal

VENT for Change is a sustainable stationery company that protects the planet & supports children’s education projects worldwide. This notebook is part of their make a mark collection. It is made from recycled leather debossed with make a mark and 100% sustainable paper. The bright green cover caught my eye and the flexible leather feels […]

Little Letters…. to say hello.

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 […]

Rifle Paper Co Pen

Whether crossing off your to-do list or jotting in your journal, this comfortably weighted rollerball pen from Rifle Paper Co makes writing easy. It has a good weight to it and you feel in control of the pen (although I am not sure if it makes my handwriting any better). Rifle Paper Co has a […]

Kickstarter Find: Moon Dragons Enamel Pins

The Moon Dragons Enamel Pins from the Patrick Brooks features 6 designs in total: Frost Moon dragon Fish Moon Dragon Crow Moon Dragon (pictured above) Wolf Moon Dragon Super Moon Dragon Storm Moon Dragon Product Details: 55mm Hard enamel Gold plating 2 rubber backings Displayed on a backing card

Barry’s Cactus Club #19

Box 19 of Barry’s Cactus Club contains a Flame Crown Cactus (Rebutia fiebrigii). Native to Bolivia the Flame Crown Cactus gets its name from its orange daisy-like flowers that grow in clusters. This tough looking cactus, came in a lovely bright and rich purple ceramic pot and has joined my collection proudly. This month’s “extra” […]