21st February 2014
I visited SMUG a few weeks ago to do a Lino printing workshop and slightly fell in love with it, so thought I’d go back for a proper visit last weekend. It’s in the lovely Camden Passage in Islington, and here is what it looks like: It’s run by Lizzie Evans (you can read all… Read more »
19th February 2014
I walked past this window in Islington the other was and was impressed by this novel way of using stationery! This person has created a cool (and cheap!) pattern using masking tape to act as a sort of window shutter to stop people on the street staring in! They probably didn’t appreciate me taking a… Read more »
17th February 2014
All this horrible weather (for those of you reading elsewhere, the UK has been even rainier than usual of late) has got me thinking about notebooks that can handle the wet weather. So after a bit of research, here’s my picks: And I’ve written about this one before: They’ve also recently made a series of… Read more »
14th February 2014
So I’ve been doing a bit of pencil research for an upcoming post and stumbled upon these Earmark quotes/funnies pencils:
8th February 2014
Look what was in today’s Do Something magazine in The Guardian. I’m so on trend after last week’s Lino Printing Workshop. Sorry for the wonky pic, I took it in a rush…
The time is approaching, so here are my picks of the best Valentine’s card (mainly from Etsy): Starting things off with Rifle Paper Co. (stocked in Paperchase and lots of other UK stores, check their stockists page). Next up, SnoogsAndWilde on Etsy. Made in Connecticut, they have lots of lovely watercolour cards and prints (I particularly like this feather print)…. Read more »
7th February 2014
This is a great video from Field Notes, explaining where their product has come from. Field Notes co-founder Aaron Draplin shows his vast collection of the agricultural memo books that inspired their range of note books. His passion is infectious, as you’ll see, he’s so watchable! Here are the ones I have: The manila ones are… Read more »
5th February 2014
On Sunday, as per my post here, I went to a Lino Printing workshop by Nancy Straughan at the lovely shop Smug. This is a picture of me (mid, centre) and the rest of the class with our prints. It was a real mix of people/abilities, from novices like me, to graphic designers and people… Read more »
27th January 2014
How cool is this bookmark! I love it. I recently discovered OCTAEVO, a stationery company based in Barcelona. Their products looks lovely, and I think this one is especially fun. They don’t have much yet, as I think they are quite a new company, so hopefully their product range will grow. Check out the site… Read more »
24th January 2014
Saw this posted on This Is Colossal, here and thought it was super cute! It’s from SkyGoodies on Etsy, who are based in Mumbai. Such a sweet idea, and even better that you don’t have to wait weeks for it to arrive (as is often the way on Etsy), you just print and put it together… Read more »