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

[travailtotravel]

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 ...

Don't get me started on boxes, please

I want to join in! BUT I never know what to use all the beautiful notebooks for - do you all write your shopping lists/to do lists/diaries in them? please inspire me!

does anyone know where I can buy a nice writing set which isnt girly? DS1 is 8 and likes to write letters to my gran etc but writing sets tend to be pretty and pink. paperchase used to have them but there are none suitable in our local branch. he doesnt really want notecards but paper and envelopes instead.
any ideas??

I am a luddite and dont have a posh phone so I use notebooks for to do lists/ shopping lists. I also have a paperchase "filofax" style leather diary for work

This thread is amazing. I thought I was the only one!

I went to Bicester village once just to go to the Smythson outlet. I've yet to find anywhere decent in Brussels .

I made discussion of the day
MamaBrussels I used to buy gorgeous stationery in Brussels but for the life of me I can't remember the street where the papetiere was I spent hours in. Isn't there a shop at Woluwe?

maddy there's no real need to use notebooks, by and large they are far too beautiful to despoil with ink. Best just keep and admire them.

The stationery part of my local TK Maxx has halved but I have had filofaxes, a Smythson Blue Nile notebook, a Celia Birtwell notebook and recently picked up a large notebook and small notebook for a pound!
I have some Giles Deacon Smythson stationery (somewhere!),other assorted Smythson books, Anya Hindmarch and Mulberry notebooks.
I may treat myself to a Smythson mid year diary as my current little oneisn't luxurious enough doesn't have the space I need.

I adore my silver tiffany ballpoint pen, it is yummy when you take it out of your bag and feel the weight in your hand. Also love beautiful crisp white thank you cards, with scalloped edges.

warmandwooley you have to love smythson their beautiful blue boxes and tissue paper. yummy. Did you get the fashion edition Giles Deacon they were scrummy)

I think I might have my own scrummy writing paper made with a watermark and emobossed. Yummers. xx

Here is some stationery porn from Net a Porter.
Lanvin
Smythson

Drools.

www.net-a-porter.com/Shop/Accessories/Stationery

Off to have a proper look now

warmandwooly I actually put my chocolate down need the yummy mummy book. xx

Yummymummy 1-yes I got them in 2009 they remain untouched.
Ps there is a smythson notebook with your username(minus the one) on...just saying.

I have a lovely Smythson where I chose what decoration and where to put it with a clasp..
They are way too gorgeous to use!
Luxury stationery addict here.
I picked up two lovely little Preening note notebooks in a sale a while back for less than a ten quid each!

Ooh YM- its very nice!

Present and correct. Wow. I can never go back there. I can't spend that much twice.

That link to Net a Porter is NOT helping, I tell you. NOT helping. That Gil Sander notepad and cover ... OMG. I need to spend next months housekeeping on this.

well my resolve is weak and a book with my usename on is fate (might buy 2)I deserve nice things making a baby. xx

My name is toomuch and I confess I would happily spend my son's uni fund on a flight to NYC and a raid on Kate's.

Sadly my son doesn't have a uni fund, but I live in hope .....

Travail- the Smythson would therefore in comparison be the budget option. does that help?

Hmmm .... that shopping math equates ....

Inhales smell of leather notebooks.....

oh no - why did i click on this thread - must stop clicking links and move away from the computer...

My name is Holly and I'm a stationery addict.

It all started during childhood (doesnt it always) when I discovered Lakeland by Cumberland crayons.

And its been an ongoing struggle ever since

Nothing to add except a contented sigh

I love stationery and this thread is going to cost me a fortune!

Marks place
Night all

now this is just the thread I've been looking for :)
I have a kind of project ongoing at the moment, like the fly lady control journal sort of. I have an a5 binder that I have lovingly decoupaged, with poly pockets and sections for recipes,knitting and crochet patterns,lists of books I want etc.
Dp calls it my domestic goddess guide!

am lookin for a notebook in a5 with lovely perforated pages for transcribing all this lovely info onto, and then protecting in the poly pockets. who has ideas where I can find one?

Madame-Project books-orla keilly do some books that fit your decription. I also have some of these..
As for boxes to store all this leather goodness-home bargains do some cheap ones!