Shops that sell any kind of stationery are my favourite kind
of shops. So I’ll pop into Paperchase every now and then to have a look around,
I’ll browse the stationery section of Hobbycraft as well as the arts and craft, and I will cast my eye over the notebooks
in WHSMITH.
To mark the end of National Stationery Week I thought I’d share
my experience of a couple of shops and also list a couple of independent shops
that are on my bucket list!
I’ve been to this Paperchase a couple of times. I love that
it has all the stock of smaller stores and more, but also that it has has creative magazines, some
home ware and art prints too. It also has a selection of art supplies; papers of
every colour, paints and pens. For the frugal shoppers who still want to treat
themselves to some stationery there is also a sale section!
A bit like a little Ikea, the path to the till in Tiger
winds through displays of all sorts of products; from fanciful home ware and
party decorations to a selection of candles and foods. Their stationery section
is worth a look! On my first visit to the shop I picked up three or four
notebooks. I was visiting a friend at the time and returned home on the train with
a rucksack stuffed to the brim!
Some of my very favourite shops are independent. Some I’ve
gone to with purpose others I’ve stumbled across and they’ve made my day. They’re
the ones with so much gorgeous, practical design in them, and the ones with so
much to look at that I could lose an hour amidst their walls.
I found this gem,
Smug, after I’d been to a fair at the
London BDC in Islington a few years ago and I have been back since. The first
time I visited I picked up a copy of Flow Magazine. It is for paper lovers and always
includes some insightful articles.
A few little slices of heaven I haven’t had the good fortune
of visiting yet.
I hope you have had a lovely weekend! May you have a very good week to come - whether it is full of pens, pencils and notebooks or not!
Katie
