Brush pen review: Tombow

Disclaimer: I've worked with Cult Pens before but bought these pens myself If you're new to lettering and ask for recommendations of what pen to try first, chances are most people will mention Tombow. I tried one early last year when a friend bought a few and gave me one to play with. As it…

What’s in my pencil case: Jo from Oops a Daisy

Welcome back to my new series: ‘What’s in my pencil case’. You know how you can find out a lot about a person when you look through their bookshelves or DVD collection? Well, I love having a nose through someone’s pencil case, so I’ve started a guest blogger series. This month I'm welcome Jo from…

Book review: Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza

I was sent a copy of this book for review purposes and all thoughts are my own My first book of the year was the latest thriller from best-selling crime writer Robert Bryndza, and to say it was intense would be a huge understatement. The only time I get to read is on my commute…

Brush pen review: Sakura Koi and Edding

Disclosure: I've worked with Cult Pens before but bought these myself What I love most about Cult Pens is that you can buy so many individual brands of pens individually, in a huge range of colours, plus you get free first class delivery when you spend £15 (and a packet of sweets!). I've been able…

Brush pen review: Ecoline

Disclaimer: I've worked with Cult Pens before but bought these myself I had a play with the Ecoline brush pens at last year's Stationery Show and instantly fell in love. This was back in my early days of lettering, where I hadn't even figured out my strokes, and their rep was great at showing me…

Brush pen review: Zebra mildliner

Disclaimer: I've worked with Cult Pens before but bought these myself Much like #bookstagram, there is a fab online community of lettering lovers, ready to help newbies with tips, tricks, and product recommendations. So, while I have a folder of screenshots on my phone bursting with books to add to my TBR, I have another…

Stationery porn: SherbetBox (November & December 2019)

I've previously worked with SherbetLane but these boxes were purchased I've previously worked with Claire from SherbetLane to review her fab SherbetBoxes (Honey Bee in August 2017 and Self-Care in May 2018) and I follow her awesome social media accounts. I swear each box is better than the one before - I can't decide which…

Goodbye 2019, hello 2020!

I was sent this journal for review purposes and all thoughts are my own. This post also features an affiliate link Another year older, another year wiser? Maybe... I've certainly learned a lot about myself this year. Not least that I'd been suffering with anxiety and depression for a while and had been attributing physical…

A few of my favourite things #110

I hate to be that person but I swear that was the worst Christmas week I've ever had; I'd never felt so poorly before and I was so disappointed as I'd been excited for my Christmas break with Jenson. I met up with a friend just before Christmas and we both said how much we'd…

Bullet journal review: Dingbats Arctic Earth Journal

I was sent a copy of the latest Earth Journal for review purposes (I paid for shipping) and all thoughts are my own. This post features affiliate links I've written many-a-time about my love of the Dingbats Earth Journal: Inside my new Dingbats bullet journal (May 2018) How I use my bullet journal to track…