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Hi ladies, today's post is a quick round up of my trip to the Stationery Show in London. You may remember that in late April, Britain celebrated National Stationery Week and I included a few posts on my favourite stationery brands and a piece on handwriting including a  review of Sheaffers Sagaris pen on Style Lingua. On the 28/29 April the Business Design Centre in Islington hosted a fair - the Stationery Show and highlight of #NatStatWeek. I'm an addict when it comes to stylish journals and shiny writing instruments so I made my way over to London and checked out the latest stationery trends.  The two day fair was held at the Business Design Centre which is a short walk from the tube station Angel. I arrived at around 11am and after I picked up my press badge, I found myself in the midsts of stationery lovers and brands waiting for me to get discovered. The show was in the first place for trade only, so I felt that brand representatives shied a bit away when I outed myself...

Hands up if you love stationery as much as I do. With National Stationery Week (27th April - 3rd May) approaching very fast, it's a good excuse to hit the next shop and stock up on some new notepads, cute diaries, colourful pencils or text markers, don't you think? Today's post will introduce you to my favourite brands and there's also the chance for you to get your hands on some goodies too. Get excited and hope you'll enjoy! Paperblanks Paperblanks has been a favourite of mine for years. Their high quality journals and diaries come in beautiful editions and collections inspired by art and culture. Not only can you find Monet's dreamy impressionistic sea roses imprinted on the cover, first pages of world literature or delicate ornaments but also medieval manuscripts such as the Gutenberg Bible . Made of high quality and finest materials, these journals class as luxury stationery. They are stunning to look at and so, so handy. I got several journals to stir my i...

I've been very busy recently planning my move but I've managed to get some time off last Thursday to make my way over to the Bullring in Birmingham for Smiggle’s new flagship opening. I was kindly invited by the stationery brand to celebrate the opening along other bloggers and to find out about their Christmas range. |About Smiggle| Australian brand Smiggle has made people ‘smile’ and ‘giggle’ since 2003. It is owned by Just Group, a fashion and apparel retailer, and sells colourful, fashionable and fun stationery. Alisa, regional manager who looks after the UK roll out, told me that there are 170 stores across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. The brand decided to approach the European market before America, as there is more potential to be established. 2014 has been Smiggle's year to conquer Europe with the opening of 16 stores in the UK. Bristol and Solihull were opened in the last six weeks and there are two more to come to Derby and London before Christmas, plus t...