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 ...

I saw someone upthread mention Scriptum - I love, love, love that shop, and it has completely ruined all other stationery for me damn it. Shame, as you practically need a second mortgage to have a proper indulgent shop in there...

NoGood - they have actual wax sealants in your site. So when you drop a line to your aunty, you can pretend to be a Roman emperor(-ess) proclaiming the granting of freedoms to a whole race of people, when you are just thanking her for your birthday present.

My name is LadyClarice and I am a stationery fetishist.

Too busy to drool over this thread right now, but oh I'll be back ...

KateSpade, those markers! In greys! And 'hues'!

Oh LeQueen you are too soft on those girls.

Actually, the pencil case discussion reminds me shamefully of a time I went to the Tate to catch a relatively small exhibition and spent longer fondling to goodies in the gift shop that I did looking at the art. And yes, since you ask, I did need a big chunky triangular wood pencil.

Yes, Carbonara I actually own one - never used it but it looks gorgeous. My very favourite thing is my envelope template. You can use any piece of paper or photo to line an envelope. It takes seconds but looks brilliant.

Posting and running, but I was given some Fraser & Parsley personalised notecards for Xmas, very cool, came in a pretty beribboned box and everything! Don't know how to do links, but here it is: www.fraserandparsley.com/shop-correspondence-cards.html

My name is Sanuk and I have a Secret Stationary Stash

I am very particular about pens, as I am left-handed and write (as a former client once told me) 'like a left-handed boy'. I need a smooth write that I don't need to press down too hard on, and which preferably won't smudge all over my hands.

I like Selfridges Stationary Hall. I daren't go into Liberty's - it would get messy.

I like rollerball pens, and am most upset that I seem to have recently lost 2 lovely Cross silver ones.

I also like notebooks, and have deliberately chosen a career where note-taking and notebooks is ALL IMPORTANT. I don't think I could show my face at an industry gathering without at least one Moleskin notebook in my bag. I currently have at least 4 on the go - all with a different defined purpose. Then there's my paper diary.

My not very secret stationery guilty pleasure is Costco. Today I have acquired a set of sharpie pens in every imaginable colour (we are talking 2 shades of pink here, not just red/green/blue/black), some reversible wrapping paper and 200m of gorgeous wide ribbon (I know wrapping stuff isn't strictly stationery, but it is one and the same fetish enthusiasm for me).

As for pencil cases, DS spurns all shop-bought ones and allows me to makes me make him them to order. His current one matches the school bag I made him and has appliqued dragons on it

Oh my god, this thread is wonderful.

NoGood I need an envelope template maker. It is a thing of delight and I can spend hours lining envelopes instead of doing the ironing

Sharpies in two shades of pink?

"Paper Source does not currently ship to international overseas locations"

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Sanuk I would describe the colour range in full but they are currently hiding in the back of my car.

Can't wait to go back to work after mat leave. FOrget new work clothes, new pens, pencil case and a whopping great notebook.

My mouth is watering.

personal fetish: little teeny weeny tiny things. Mini highlighters were a great find last year, but utterly pointless.

Hmm, I confess I became a convert to the cult of stationary obsession when I lived in Japan in 96. They had wonderful free-flowing, non-blotchy, glide from the nib gel pens and such like, which I'd never come across in England at the time.

I can't abide to suffer a Bic biro these days

Only problem is I now seem to be supplying the world population, as my lovely pens are always going missing. Nicked by DH from where I suspect he supplies his whole company. And by the DCs who must supply all the kids and teachers in their schools.

Anyone else have this problem ?

Juggling The Victorians had the right idea about 'borrowing'

Havent read the whole thread but has anyone mentioned Lamy pencils ? And pens but it is the pencils that light my fire. Nice chunky hold, vivid primary colours, fabulous write...

Ooh yes ariad Nice box ! And lockable has to be good !

< wanders off tangentially to collect beautiful wooden boxes - for secure storage of stationary obviously >

dots and spots anyone?

yoropens for left handers

Liberty of course

These links are costing me a LOT of money .... lining envelopes

I'm a teacher and I have written everything in my planner in the same pen for the last 3 years (black ink Staedtler fineliner since you ask)

No pupil dare touch a single item out of my pencil case. For them, the cheap Bics and YPO's-own HBs.

Incidentally, the day of re-ordering next year's stationery from the YPO is my favourite of the year.

I wanted an envelope liner too BUT found this to fulfil my yearning.

www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2009/sep/01/guide-making-envelope-liner#/?picture=352372535&index=0

Now I just want the gold nibbed parker fountain pen, and the yoropen, and some of those friskers and parkers things,, ooh too much.