We chose the theme “Ruby” for our April 2019 box as it marked our 40th box – where did the time go? Castelli have launched several new designs quite recently, including the Harris range. The dark red version was the perfect fit for this box and it has a flexible cover, a first for Castelli.…
For our March 2019 theme we chose “Journal”, but whether that was a bullet journal, gratitude journal, art journal… we left that up to our subscribers! Legami notebookWith squared paper, numbered pages, an index, yearly goals and more, this journal is perfect for whatever type of journal you keep, or want to start. StalologyStalology products…
When I saw this retro wooden pencil box in a vintage market in Gloucestershire, I couldn’t believe my luck; I’d been looking for one for a long time! I used to have a pencil box just like this when I was very young so it immediately brought back a lot of memories. They were quite…
For our February 2019 theme we chose “Varsity”, a curated stationery collection inspired by England’s two moist famous universities, Oxford and Cambridge.
Our January 2019 subscription box was all about celebrating our third birthday. The time has flown by, so we must have been enjoying ourselves!
Isn’t this tropical fish illustration wonderful? We asked Dominique about her work and ambitions: What first got you interested in illustration as a career? My interest in portraiture and replicating imagery with pencils began in 2009, and from that, grew my love of realism. Although the majority of my courses were academic and drawing remained more…
Last year we were delighted that so many of our subscribers got involved with the charity we were supporting, From Me To You. This year we’ll be fundraising for Allsorts, a Gloucestershire based charity which supports children with special needs and their families, by making a donation for every stationery box we sell.
Brittany Lakin’s illustration “By the Old Fountain” appeared on one of our December 2018 postcards. We asked her a few questions about her work. What first got you interested in illustration as a career? As with most illustrators, I’ve always been interested in art since I was young. My mother and grandmother used to organise…
When we meet stationery producers and visit trade shows we see many products which we really like but for whatever reason aren’t quite the right fit for any of our box themes. Many are just too good to be left out so we showcased some of them this month.
No winter blues in our November subscription box; the smiley binderclips in this collection will bring a smile to anyone’s face!
