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 ...

jetstar - a guillotine is a necessary part of life (we have two - an A3 one and an A4 one for different jobs!), we also have a laminator, but it's only A4 and I have a feeling we now need an A3 one as we have an A3 printer.

The addiction only gets worse, though, I'm afraid. I've got two sorts of label printers for doing different jobs (one of them DH was given at an IT show actually as was the A3 printer), I now have special boxes to store the wrapping paper and I can't go past a card shop without buying one even though I could probably stock a card shop with what I've already got (nicely organised in a Family Circle box).

All my work notes have to be in spiral bound notebooks with proper covers and elastic to keep them shut. I have four so far for my different jobs all different colours so I pick up the right one when rushing to a meeting.

I will only write in my fountain pen and have one on my desk and one in a beautiful Cross wallet (together with pencil and fibre tip) in my handbag.

I really do need help don't I?!

LeQueen I used to run my organisation's stationery cupboard too. It was a work of art and I used to get very grumpy if people let themselves in and left packaging everywhere.

It was terrible - I did ask the maintenance team to change the lock but someone objected. The key was one that was a standard one to get into most of the offices of a Oxford College and so lots of the staff had it. It was awful

lowlandlady - LOVE the V&A stuff. I have a friend who works there; I'll see if she can get me a discount. It is a great shop for present buying. The stationary kit is a thing of genius. 2 yo DS loves playing post offices, so I could be the person writing the beautifully presented letters, and he could deliver them .... to, er, toys perhaps.

Oh, and I also have at home a laminator and a guillotine!

Ooh, I'd love a laminator too!! :o :o

A shredder is also on my secret wish list

But for pretty stationery things, look what I just made for my mum for mother's day :)

Don't suppose any of you stationery lovers could help me to locate a "chikko" note book.

It has a penguin or owl on the front of it we can't decide which.

Dd3's ex Brown owl has mislaid hers. Dd3 wrote her holiday diary in it for a badge at Brwonies and now it is missing.

Dd3 is extremely upset as it was a present.

Please don't suggest google, I have tried it several times.

Hope someone can help.

Oh and by the way, I also have a laminator and guillotine and a shredder.

I work in education though, does that still count.

Flubba - that is bootiful. I am now quite resentful that my eldest child is only 7 and isn't capable of such craft-ery.

I have a shredder. It is a fantastic de-stressor.

my name is accidentprawn and im a stationery addict
Wilkos is good for cheep pens
Paperchase - shall i feed DD and me or buy stationery?

Oh a stationery thread......

Ineed is it this design? Or am I on the wrong track?

I have found my people!!!

Thanks Sanuk

When I was 6, my parents bought me a fab stationery whirly crayola thingy - it had places for crayons, pens, paints, paper etc etc - and twirled round a bit like a lazy-susan thingamy. I loved it sooo much!

:o

accidentprawn there's no contest in your decision making. DD will survive sans food. No problem.

turns out poorly DD was not in fact malingering - she is now fast asleep in my bed which is completely unheard of when she could have chosen to watch TV, so probably best that I did resist the urge to drag her to TK Maxx. I may have to buy her a large pack of post its to make up for not believing her

Stealth-passing youe love of stationer on to your daughter

Really good stationery is a work of art in itself. And a thoughtful handwritten letter on good stationery is a gem - and a dying art form. One day I heard that people were going to stop sending wedding invitations on good stationery and send e-vites by Facebook or email instead. Shock horror.

CeliaFate - Love the story about the £1 discount in Rymans. Awwwww.

M&S occasionally has nice stationery, just to surprise me. And some independent gift shops. Smythsons for those who really want/need/due a treat.

LovedayPan - did you mean "dealer" instead? A useful double meaning!

I like good stationery but the prices are usually enough to stop me getting addicted.

Yes ariadne, that is exactly it but in the note book. Dd3 also has a pencil tin.

Hope someone can find one[fingers crossed].

warmandwooly - she's already hooked - I can make her day (or DS's, come to that) by bringing home pencils/pads/post it notes from work seminars and the like. DS has more of my love of sets of pens, pencils, etc and inclination to hoard - he has stacks of unused sets of stickers . DD likes to cover the house in use her stuff (but she's only 5, so she will learn )

Stealth-the fun of traing days and conferences is the freebies.
Free pencil-don't mind if I do
Post it notes-don't mind if I do
Free foldaway bag-lovely
Notepad-also lovely

Gift-wrapping with our lovely stationery. I discovered how the curly ends of the ribboning is created. Just quickly pass the underside of the straight ribbon between your finger and the edge of some scissors. It springs back all beautifully curly!

I got really excited today. I was in a shop on campus buying an A4 lined pad when I spotted....coloured lined A4 paper! I was so excited I started ranting on to the sales assistant about how wonderful it is. I can use a different colour for each module!!! So my desk organisation will be so much easier I am in love.

God I want that envelope template and that cute owl stamp on Papersource,very they don't ship.