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23 Mar

Easter Colour Egg-stravaganza

Easter is a time for celebration. Rejoicing new life and rebirth as Spring starts to take hold. Colour is everywhere. From the bright shining foils covering chocolates, to the flowers of all colours popping up in gardens and woodlands. So celebrate in

the colours of the season as we've brought the brights to the fore and we chase away those lingering winter blues... Reminiscent of those foil wrapped eggs everyone loves, metallic hues are great for an instant addition of pizazz to your stationery…

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This entry was posted in Stationery Addicts, Product Showcase and tagged colour, stationery, competition, easter on March 23, 2018 by Gemma Plumbridge.

23 Feb

Around the World in 80 Pens (or close enough...)

Ever wanted to know where your favourite pen brand hails from? Or wanted to know how they got started? We've devised this fun interactive map for you to try. With a marker showing the current HQ (or original location for global brands), you can zoom in

and out, finding out more about where the brands we stock found their beginnings, how they came to be and see where all the pen and journal making powerhouses reside. The blue markers show journal and notebook brands while the red markers show pen…

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This entry was posted in Brand Focus and tagged history, map, interactive, brands, location on February 23, 2018 by Gemma Plumbridge.

15 Feb

Once Upon a Time... A Pen Heaven Fairy Tale

Help us write a magical fairy tale and make all our dreams come true... We wrote the first line and you helped us finish the story. Each day we released the previous line of our story through our Twitter and Facebook pages and asked you to handwrite

the next line and send us your photo for a chance to win. Here's how the story came out: Pen Heaven Fairy Tale - Line One: "Once Upon a Time, there was a magical pen..." Pen Heaven Fairy Tale - Line Two: "...and anyone blessed to use it would NEVER,…

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This entry was posted in Stationery Addicts on February 15, 2018 by Gemma Plumbridge.

13 Feb

Ideas for the Diary Nervous

Yet another January has drawn to a close and as always the tattered remains of many a New Years Resolution lays by the wayside. For those of you whom wanted to start a diary or journal, but struggled with the execution, the time, the challenge of

being insightful (despite the fact the journal is only for you to read and re-read), worry not. We’ve come up with some sure fire ways to help you get stuck in and make journaling a habit that will last a lifetime. Choosing a format There’s a few…

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This entry was posted in Stationery Addicts, Handwriting and tagged writing, diary, journal, hints & tips on February 13, 2018 by Gemma Plumbridge.

30 Jan

Sundae Brights

With the coming season all about colour – the more the better in fact – it’s hard to miss the clashing, crashing brashness of Spring/Summer 2018’s signature looks. Energetic paint-box brights take centre stage and ice-cream inspired hues follow

high on the list of go-to colours for the season. Paired with a few sumptuous darker colours and delicate lights, Spring/Summer 2018’s stylish colours are sure to catch your eye. Match your stationery collection perfectly with this seasons must…

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This entry was posted in Stationery Addicts and tagged colour, fashion, pantone, Spring/Summer 2018, SS2018 on January 30, 2018 by Gemma Plumbridge.

22 Jan

How Stationery Obsessed Are You?

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Take our quick quiz and see how stationery obsessed you are. Are you a stationery addict or just a lover of good stationery? Does you collection overflow from drawers

and pen pots or do you just have a few well chosen pieces? Please comment your points - we'd love to hear how you scored! And why you're so stationery obsessed! …

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This entry was posted in Stationery Addicts and tagged stationery, obsessed, quiz on January 22, 2018 by Gemma Plumbridge.

08 Jan

Handcrafted: Yard-O-Led

In our digital age, we strive for a simpler life. We yearn for the old ways and value the skills of previous generations and trained craftsman. We appreciate those who use their expertise to create. Through ‘handcrafted’, we aim to celebrate some of

our smaller suppliers. Those who have been following time tested traditions and methods to create some of the individual and unique pieces we stock. In this series of blogs, we’ll focus on a brand per blog to highlight their manufacturing processes.…

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This entry was posted in Stationery Addicts, Brand Focus and tagged handcrafted, made by hand, Yard-O-Led, manufacturing, behind the scenes on January 8, 2018 by Gemma Plumbridge.

22 Dec

Journal v Diary

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As the new year approaches many will be purchasing a new diary or journal for planning 2018. Both are great for being organised and keeping a log of what’s happened in your life, but journals and diaries work in very different ways. We’ve outlined

the key features of each and how they can work, so you can decide which will be best for keeping you on track whatever your goals. JOURNALS A journal is essentially a notebook. It can have any paper type; plain, lined, dotted, squared, etc; and gives…

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This entry was posted in Stationery Addicts and tagged organised, comparison, diary, journal, planning, new year on December 22, 2017 by Gemma Plumbridge.

21 Nov

A Guide to Rotring Mechanical Pencils

For the Rotring newbie it isn’t easy choosing a writing instrument from their large collection. They all look the same, and prices vary from the very affordable to the much more premium. The answer is in their different features. A mechanical pencil needs

to be just right for the purpose you have in mind so take a look at our handy comparison table below to see which will be your ideal Rotring mechanical pencil. Range Push button lead mechanism Eraser Full metal construction Retractable…

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This entry was posted in Stationery Addicts, Product Showcase, Pen Advice & Care and tagged guide, mechanical pencil, pencil, Rotring on November 21, 2017 by Gemma Plumbridge.

03 Nov

For the Love of Fountain Pens

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Fountain pens have been experiencing a revival in recent years. There’s so many reasons for this, but mostly it’s attributed to people wanting to break away from the sometimes oppressive nature of our digital world. To get back to basics with pen and

paper. The nature of the fountain pen lends itself perfectly to this; the history and grandeur, the idealised notion of a handwritten message, the feel of the nib gliding across the paper. We’ve highlighted our reasons why fountain pens are fab…

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This entry was posted in Stationery Addicts and tagged fountain pens, writing, fountain pen, fountain pen day on November 3, 2017 by Gemma Plumbridge.