Stationery lovers ... psst, over here to share your suppliers.

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I need some new suppliers to support my habit. Where, other than Paperchase and Artbox, can I get notebooks, sticky notes and other supplies that will make you sigh with contentment? I need a fix ...

Hello fellow stationery fetishists fans

Don't want to lose this thread full of fab ways to prioritise, diarise and alphabetise not to mention ruminate, communicate and laminate.

SO I am going to move it out of chat to our lovely products section where threads don't disappear.
Thanks
MN HQ

In answer to the question, "What do you all do with the notebooks etc".

I don't actually have a lot of stationery. I have ONE paper diary, ONE notebook per project, ONE to-do notebook, ONE "best pen", ONE set of notecards etc. I only start another when the original runs out.

But as I go for quality over quantity, this minimalist approach doesn't work out any cheaper

Don't resist Olivia, those links are chock full of things you need.

Have resisted clicking on this thread for a few days but this morning I had to and... Remembered I would really like some new ink for my fountain pen, and maybe some red ink with a dedicated pen for it, and a small handbag pen...

Thanks to whomever added the cultpen link.

Question: which is your favourite fountain pen ink make and why? I like Aurora but cannot find it in the UK, Parker seems a bit too liquid and Waterman is ok, but not earth-moving...

London Graphic Centre There's one around the corner from my work

Not so good if you're a fountain pen fan, but there are so many goodies in it.

I am excited that DS' nursery is going to start doing a project on 3D shapes, I have planned in my head the neat set of white cubes, prisms, etc I am going to make and had to buy a compass in preparation for this .

Once I get myself more motivated I will get myself clothed and do a recon mission to TKMaxx to get something exchanged AND look out for that amazing Liberty notebook. Will probs be disappointed though

Yes I did spot a Libery notebook at TK Maxx. It wasd pretty and hardbacked but only plain paper. Will look in a bigger branch next week!

You won't regret it wooly.

I hope not!I am hoping that they remain untouced if there. My chances? If they are there I hope they are good given that I have purchased other well known quality names for bargainous prices! I have an eye for the designer bargain

I LOVE this thread. I have never posted before and would like to thank all you fellow stationery lovers for making me feel normal, lol.

I also lust over things of paper, card and writing implements but would prefer not to use them as my handwriting is rubbish.

Can anyone recommend a really good quality, lined A5 notebook? It is what I use for my personal diary, but last time I finished one, I went to Rymans and I found the paper is very thin in their A5 notebook.... using my lovely black gel ink pen means you can see the writing (faintly) through the back of the page when you turn it over. I am looking for another notebook with lovely thick paper, like I had before. Any suggestions? (A pretty cover is nice too!)

I found a Paperchase one a while ago and it has much much nicer paper than the cheap ones I've found since. Once I've used up my cheap ones (I do get through them at quite a rate) I think I'll be going back to Paperchase

I have to confess to being a stationery addict too, and failed miserably in trying to explain both this fact and this thread to DH earlier ....
But I am also worried as now have 9, yes nine, tabs open for yummy stationery shopping, and as ever there is too much to choose from (can't hide parcels from DH as he works from home - useful for taking delivery of said parcels but then they can't be hidden in my stationery store...) Oh the quandaries of life

Well, it's good to know that I don't have a problem.

Although thanks to this thread I now have some fantastic pie chart stickies (fun retirement gift for statistician at work) and two moleskine lego notebooks on their way to me.

...and a new pen. Been looking for a smallish one without a pocket clip for a while. Found one at cultpens, yay!

I went to TK Maxx yesterday and managed to get two Liberty notebooks - black leather covers with a lovely Art Deco design, and boxed. £45 for the two. One is for a gift but I may just have to keep the other one

The idea of a trip to TKMaxx (minus poorly DD who should hopefully be back at school tomorrow) is sounding more and more attractive. I am kind of counting on the fact that, should they have any in stock, the local branch should also have remarkably few customers who would understand quite what a bargain they are.

Stealth-that is what I am hoping for too. That us, in the know mumsnetters, will have first dibs on them. [Wink]

Perhaps we need a secret sign or something so that we acknowledge the stationery passionate mnetters everywhere and lurking in TK Maxx.

If I had three grand to spare I would definitely want a pen designed by Sylvester Stallone.

I can't keep away from this thread. Google Moma Shop. Some of their organisation tools and stationery are AMAZING but the feckers don't ship to the UK.

Check out the Indice tabbed bookends [swooning].

Off to TK Maxx now. Libery stationery if you are in there I am coming to get ya!

Plenty of Hello Kitty Liberty things but no notebook. On the other hand I could not resist a mousemat writing pad!

thomasbodley - I have just clicked and swooned at those bookends. I NEED them!

warmandwooly - sorry there weren't any Liberty notebooks at your TK Maxx. I work around the corner from one of their stores so will keep
stalking checking their shelves and let you know if I find one.

Teddy-thank you! Only tried two localish ones out of three I will not give up!

I havew looked at the make of the mousemat pad and its at
[[www.galison.com/confetti-Garden-Memo-Mousepad-P21649847.aspx]]

Lots of pretty stationery to behold on the site...