Spotted! Mothers Day Gift Idea – Penguin Pencils!
I LOVE pencils. I LOVE the iconic Penguin design. Mix the two together? *sighs happily* I actually own this set – and I use it every single day. It makes me happy. What more do you need to know? (oh yes, it’s not colouring pencils – they’re ordinary HB’s, so you WILL use them, they won’t just sit prettily and be not-much-use on your desk) the Penguin classic boxed set of 6 HB pencils are available...
The Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – The most beautiful notebooks ever. Paperblanks. (*warning – this post contains stationery porn*)
Oh me oh my. Now don’t tell me you’re not swooning at the idea of a pretty notebook. If you do I simply shan’t believe you. And honestly? You’ll go a ve-e-e-ry long way before you find a notebook as lovely as a Paperblank. My own lustful ways are currently hot-flushing over the Pocket Companions series – it might be the rounded edges, the smooth mock-cracked-leather exterior, the totally perfect...
Spotted! Perfect Notebook For Writers. Or Thinkers. Or Anyone, Really.
Oh. My. Yes. After the day I’ve had, this one’s ALL MINE. But there are others in the shop, I’ll let you get your own one if you want. Which of course you do. The Brain Whirring notebook is just seven and half pounds from those fably people over at the Literary Gift Company. Beware – once you step inside, it’s VERY tricky to leave. sadly no longer available..but other fab notebooks can be found here on...
Spotted! A leather-bound Little Book Of Big Ideas
I. Want. This. Want want WANT it. Softback leather (letterpress printed) cover, with plain or squared lined pages of finest quality paper, and a slightly distressed, vintage appearance… Did you ever see anything finer for keeping by your side to jot down the gazillion genius thoughts you lose track of during the day? I thought not. Available (along with a whole pile of other leather-bound tempters) from Hope House...
Spotted! Princess Notebook
Says it all, yes? And there’s a whole range – you can plot to be A Star, The Boss, A Superhero.. or just Ridiculously Rich. Available from the always awesome Mollie & Fred for a whiffle under £7.
Spotted! Vintage Notebooks. Of the genuinely lovely kind.
Oh. SO excited! No, REALLY! LOOK at what this clever bookbinder in Bath is doing! She’s seeing so many books that are just too lovely to throw in the recycling… but not good enough to rebind. So she’s salvaging what she can, and creating oh-so-perfect new notebooks out of them! GENIUS! She keeps the covers, where possible makes the spine into a bookmark, and a few inside pages. Adds sheets of good quality (150 gsm)...