I spotted this lovely brown notebook at a funky little gift shop in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood and loved the wingtip shoe pattern and texture on the cover: And inside, you get these beautiful endpapers: You can buy the medium size of these notebooks in other colors on Amazon but otherwise you may just have to … Continue reading Ted Baker Brogue Notebooks
The Guardian is a consistent source of fun articles about stationery. The latest features 10 of their favorite notebooks. I like this one the best: See more at Ten of the best notebooks – in pictures | Life and style | guardian.co.uk.
A friend of mine just recently came to visit, bearing gifts from South Korea. She knew just what I’d like! Notebooks and other stationery goodies: I love the wacky use of the English language. And even though they aren’t notebooks, who can resist puffy sushi stickers!?!
We live in a digital age, yet sales of good old fashioned paper are way up. Why? An article in the Guardian provides quite a good answer: We all love stationery (some more moderately and tastefully than others). But why? It seems to me to offer two great and seductive promises. The first is that … Continue reading Why We Love Stationery
Lost Crates is a monthly stationery subscription service. As with Rad and Hungry, you sign up, pay a monthly fee, and get a box of surprise goodies every month. But while Rad and Hungry offers a selection from a different country each month, Lost Crates aims to give each subscriber a personalized, “curated” selection. When … Continue reading Review & Giveaway: Lost Crates
I’m fortunate to work in a neighborhood with some great shopping– or perhaps it’s unfortunate, as the temptation to overspend can be dangerous! Here in New York’s Flatiron/Chelsea district I have at least 3 good stationery/art supply shops within a short walk: Paper Access, Sam Flax, and A. I. Friedman. Today I spent part of … Continue reading Lunchtime at the Stationery Store