stationary
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Apatchy London comes to Birmingham
Apatchy London is a gift brand with a difference. Specialising in bags and cases, it offers a unique and innovative form of personalisation through the use of gripper patches, which mean you can change the look of the bag in an instant. The gripper patches do not require any ironing, gluing or sewing; they simply grip to the products’ style area using the latest in micro gripper technology. The patches are used on a wide range of products including beauty bags, wash bags and make up bags and Boot Bags, and make Apatchy a range that is not only practical, but is great fun too. I am really excited to…
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Stationary Gift Ideas for Kids from Moonpig
Every child seems to receive some new stationary in their stocking come Christmas. It may be because this comes in useful for a bit of smart time over the festive period, or on all those cold Winter days that are still to come. Or it may just be that your child loves stationary, writing and drawing being at the top of their hobbies list, and so this is a natural present idea. Either way, come December 25th, there are always pads, felt tips and pencils, prettily wrapped in paper, and waiting to make an appearance. Moonpig may not be the most obvious place to try when searching for stationary gifts…
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My handbag essentials
What do you consider to be your handbag essentials? I don’t mean the usual – money, keys and phone – we all have to carry those, but what are the other things that you always have in your bag? Brioche Pasquier asked me to put together a post on my most important handbag essentials, the things that travel with me, no matter what, and this led to some serious thinking about what I really can’t do without. I change the bag that I use everyday on a regular basis, I may use something smaller on one day, or want to use something that’s a different colour to better match an…
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Smiggle has a new website – Check out the goodies!
Late last year I attended the opening of a new stationary store in Birmingham’s Bullring. Smiggle is an Australian phenomenon that has now hit the UK and is developing a cult status amongst children, teenagers and stationary lovers everywhere due to it’s fun products which are updated regularly. Now Smiggle has a new website with a huge range of products which means you can enjoy Smiggle products even if you don’t leave near a Smiggle store. The Smiggle range has everything a young person needs for school and college, from rucksacks and water bottles, to wallets and every kind of stationary you can imagine. The range changes regularly, every six…
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Kate Spade Stationary at Selfridges
As someone who has a weakness when it comes to stationary, I was super excited when I found out that Selfridges had started stocking the wonderfully glamorous stationary range from Kate Spade. Featuring a whole range of notebooks, desk implements, push pins and journals, this range is just the ultimate in glamorous stationary for budding writers, avid diarists and just those who can’t walk past a branch of Paperchase! I took a look around the Birmingham branch and was instantly drawn to the wonderful ‘Idions’ pencils, the binder clips and the glasses pencil case (all featured below). I thought these would be super stylish for the occasions when I venture…