Pretty Kitties
Clockwise from top left:
Large ring bound notebook – Typo / Customised glitter notebook – Typo / Stickers – Ohh Deer / L notebook – Juniqe / Good Vibes Only colouring book – Typo / Pin felt pen – Columbia Road / YAY! card – Rachel Emma on Etsy / Cloud tray – Pigmy cloud on Etsy / Turquoise clips – Lethbridge cards on Etsy / Pink tags – Tiger / Kitten print wrapping paper – Evermade
Sucker for Stationery
Much like you (totally hazarding a guess here) I’m pretty big on stationery. Back in the days of pencil cases (lol) I was that kid who had one bursting full of her favourite pens and pencils (a Pukka pencil with the dolls head as a rubber was a personal fave) that just annoyingly inspired boys to hassel me for ink-dispensing essentials at the start of EVERY class.
Not only that but I ALSO wielded a fat pecil case dedicated wholly to my water colour pencil and felt pen collection. Approximately once a month I would obsess over the process of pen testing whereby forgotten felt tips would be scribbled on scrap paper and assessed for their ink flow reliability.
Then there was paper. ‘Hoarding’ doesn’t really come close to describing my paper-filing tendencies. I would actively search for scraps of shiny cardboard from packaging just in case I might like to use it in a greeting card design some day.
My appreciation for pens and paper certainly still is prominent but as I’ve gotten older I’ve taken to collecting pieces as art. Cards held by gold clips hanging off nails are my latest bedroom adornments and my print collection is fast taking over any available vertical space.
With a little help from some of my favourite indie brands, here are a few pieces I’ve got stored up for a rainy day.
What’s your favourite collection?
Manilla
Clockwise from top left:
Happy Birthday card – Ohh Deer / Copper notebook – Kikki K / You Did It card – Ohh Deer / Concrete pins – PASiNGA on Etsy / / Customised clipboard – Paperchase / Brass ruler – Ohh Deer / Monkey card – Okla / Tape – Kikki K / Congrats card – Rachel Emma on Etsy
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Arty Party
Clockwise from top left:
Ceramic print cup – IKEA / Banana card – Ooh Deer / Confetti – Tiger / Zigzag wrapping paper – Oliver Bonas / A5 magazine file – IKEA / Printed notebooks – Cordello Home / Pen – Kikki K / Tags (pack of 4 colours) – Tiger / ‘Green and Yellow art print – Inaluxe at King and McGaw
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But there’s one thing that puts the win in winter and that’s a proper rain jacket you can throw over your layers that will actually keep you dry. It’s not heavy, it doesn’t crease and, gasp, it’s colourful. 🌈🌈🌈 Thank you @stutterheim for popping me one of your brilliant Swedish macs and for cheering me up on a rainy day. [#stutterheim#livecolourfully#colourfullondon#stscolourblocking#shpbrights#makeyousmilestyle#happyselves]](http://scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c0.180.1440.1440a/s640x640/81590888_130094931818564_2135222063027079159_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=rh3yXbbYBLoAX-NWZJg&oh=49b4f33bb5bfc71df67cb75561475c9f&oe=5EC264C6 "[gifted items] You’d think being the smiley, colour-lover that I am, that I’d be chirpy all the time. 😅 That’s mainly true, but come January, I am an absolute grumpfest. The first thing I do in the morning is whack my Lumie as hard as I can and complain about the block of grey in my window. I’m moanumental. ☁️🌧☁️🌧 Who can relate? 😂
But there’s one thing that puts the win in winter and that’s a proper rain jacket you can throw over your layers that will actually keep you dry. It’s not heavy, it doesn’t crease and, gasp, it’s colourful. 🌈🌈🌈 Thank you @stutterheim for popping me one of your brilliant Swedish macs and for cheering me up on a rainy day. [#stutterheim#livecolourfully#colourfullondon#stscolourblocking#shpbrights#makeyousmilestyle#happyselves]")
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Plantvibes#therentedabode#howirent]")
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I know that plants regenerate best in carbon-rich soil, but it’ll take years and years to get back to where we were and it’s already too late for some species. As countries work towards their carbon-neutral targets, these events are such huge set-backs at a time when we have no time.
My BFs family are in Aus sending updates and my phone background reminds me of my fortunate times over there (I was telling my friends yesterday that one of the highlights of my life was seeing a real life koala for the first time - I cried 🐨) and my hope to one day live there. It also reminds me of the reality right now. 🔥 If you’d like to use your phone background to help, my friend @martinamartian has illustrated downloads that you can buy for a donation to wildlife charities. You can also donate direct to charities on the front line. See @margaret__zhang for a brilliant list in her recent post. Thank you so much and Aus, we’re thinking of you ♥️🐨 [#australia#koalas#bushfirecrisis]](http://scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c0.180.1440.1440a/s640x640/80610259_2477978388995514_1433731578742762768_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=106&_nc_ohc=s0zN8IsK1eUAX_x79bg&oh=2585a5f65e3bc98c509dbec759177545&oe=5ED5D3A8 "🇦🇺 I’m not Australian, but you don’t need to be to feel horrified and scared by the fires raging on the other side of the world. They affect us all. 🌏 We’re already feeling the impacts of climate change so it literally feels like our future is burning away every second as our trees, our oxygen-makers, our homes, their homes deplete. Not to mention the native biodiversity and the people killed and displaced as a result. It was horrifying to see the Amazon burn and its horrifying to see this too. 🌳
I know that plants regenerate best in carbon-rich soil, but it’ll take years and years to get back to where we were and it’s already too late for some species. As countries work towards their carbon-neutral targets, these events are such huge set-backs at a time when we have no time.
My BFs family are in Aus sending updates and my phone background reminds me of my fortunate times over there (I was telling my friends yesterday that one of the highlights of my life was seeing a real life koala for the first time - I cried 🐨) and my hope to one day live there. It also reminds me of the reality right now. 🔥 If you’d like to use your phone background to help, my friend @martinamartian has illustrated downloads that you can buy for a donation to wildlife charities. You can also donate direct to charities on the front line. See @margaret__zhang for a brilliant list in her recent post. Thank you so much and Aus, we’re thinking of you ♥️🐨 [#australia#koalas#bushfirecrisis]")
Aaaaaaa literally love every single stuff in the pics. Simply amazing.
All these collections are so aesthetically pleasing! I love all of them but my 10 year old self would’ve gone mad for the pretty kittie stuff! 🙂
Josie x
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I’m a massive stationary fan – this post is a dream! LOVE the scissors in Manilla!!
Rxx
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