Books, stationery, and wellbeing
Thanks to the team at Royal Talens for sending me these products to try When I first started using brush pens a year or two ago, I simply lettered. Since then, I've explored blending and watercolours, and I really love how much you can do with them. I tried a Sakura Koi brush pen at… Continue reading Stationery porn: Sakura Koi brush pen review #ad
It's been nearly two months since I last wrote one of these and, seeing as Jenson just went back to school, I thought I'd share some pics from the end of our summer. Out and about Over the last few weeks we started to feel a bit more comfortable heading to various venues, so we… Continue reading A few of my favourite things #116
Disclosure: I’m a Rowan Berry Box Ambassador and Under the Rowan Trees is one of my 2020 National Stationery Week sponsors Have I mentioned lately how much I flipping love the stationery community? Two of my favourites have teamed up and created what is probably my favourite stationery box of all time! The second Rowan… Continue reading Rowan Berry Box – Get Productive review #ad
This post features some affiliate links - marked with * I flippin' love the online stationery community but it's so handy to have a nerdy friend IRL too, especially one like Dom. Her stationery collection rivals mine and she lets me try before I buy. She recently lent me her Karin brush pens so I… Continue reading Stationery porn: Karin Brush Marker Pro review
This post forms part of Executive Pens Direct's sponsorship of my 2020 National Stationery Week campaign After 18 years of education and eight years of working in higher education, September will always signify the start of a new year for me - and an excuse to update my stationery stash. You're never too old for… Continue reading Back to school stationery giveaway #ad
Items featured in this giveaway have been kindly supplied by Royal Talens Regular readers of this blog will know that I'm a massive lettering nerd. I've been developing my skills over the last year or two and I'm really pleased with the progress I've made throughout the pandemic - we all need a creative outlet!… Continue reading World Calligraphy Day 2020 giveaway (ad)
I'm so over keeping my bullet journal minimal these days. I've not gone completely the other way, as it can be too much for me to maintain, but I like a splash of colour, some brush lettered headings, and the chance to throw in some doodles. Of course, I'm completely lacking in artistic talent, so… Continue reading Book review: Journal With Purpose by Helen Colebrook
Disclosure: I'm a Rowan Berry Box Ambassador and Under the Rowan Trees is one of my 2020 National Stationery Week sponsors Under the Rowan Trees is one of my favourite stationery suppliers - it's a one-stop shop for all things stationery, especially if you're a bullet journaling lettering nerd like myself! You may remember that… Continue reading Rowan Berry Box – launch box review #ad
This post features affiliate links One of my goals for the year is to improve my lettering technique and I've already come such a long way thanks to Blink Lettering (disclosure: I was a Brand Ambassador earlier in the year). Take a look back at some pre-Blink lettering... In March I completed the drills challenge… Continue reading Lettering my way through lockdown
I've been on annual leave this week and it's been a bit bleddy lovely - plenty of sunshine, trips to the beach, picnics, socially distanced catch ups with family and friends... <3 Plus I've got a few afternoons off coming up, so I'm hoping for more of the same. I've been spending a lot of… Continue reading A few of my favourite things #115