Sunday 11 January 2015

Stationery For The New Year






I first bought a Frankie diary two years ago & I simply had to get another one this year. They are my favourite diaries ever & well worth importing from Australia. The 2015 diary is bound in grey cloth & is A5 which I think is the perfect size. The beautiful pages were illustrated by Sara Hingle who has embellished every spread with colourful patterns & cute drawings. There's plenty of room to write down everything you need and a pocket at the back for storing bits & bobs. I especially like the special sections for addresses, birthdays, shopping lists & working out budgets. The diary also features gift tags & sticker sheets. I just love absolutely everything about it! I always pre-order my Frankie diary so that it has plenty of time to get here & to make sure I don't miss out on one. They seem to still have some in stock so it's not too late to order one of these utterly gorgeous journals for yourself.






I love Cassey's exercise videos and in an attempt to kickstart my fitness regime this year I decided to buy her Blogilates fit planner. I went for this one over the Dailygreatness training journal mainly because it lasts for the whole year instead of just 12 weeks. I used to track my food & exercise using My Fitness Pal but I find it a pain to use if you're not eating things that are ready made. Instead I've just been writing what I'm eating & how much exercise I'm doing everyday into the planner without obsessively counting calories. When you're writing things down it's obvious whether you're eating sensibly or not. As long as I'm eating healthy food & following an exercise plan then it's bound to have a positive impact on my body. The food & workout log sections are quite small but there is just enough room to fit everything in. I really like that it has a section for progress pics so you can see the changes & note down your measurements. It was about £27 including delivery from America which isn't too bad. I just hope it'll spur me on to finally get fit & lose weight.




I've become slightly obsessed with washi tape lately. They're so great for decorating anything & everything. I hated not having any proper storage for my tapes though so I scoured the internet for a nice looking holder. I struck gold with this adorable pink deer washi tape dispenser which I found on Etsy. The seller is based in Hong Kong but my package came super quickly & they even included another washi tape as a free gift. You can get loads of other animal tape holders on Etsy including cats, ducks & polar bears! I bought the rainbow washi tapes from Amazon. These rolls are a lot smaller & thinner than most tapes but they only cost £2 and rainbow colours always look cute.



When it comes to design, typography is my greatest passion. My personal style tends to be influenced by Swiss modernist type which is dependent on sans-serif fonts & grid systems. However I still think it's important to keep up with current design trends and listen to what consumers actually want. Modern copperplate calligraphy is everywhere at the moment. One of my goals for 2015 is to teach myself this style of calligraphy so I ordered some supplies from Scribblers. I found this excellent beginner's guide to modern calligraphy and I made my purchases based off the recommendations there. I got a plastic Speedball pen holder with Brause Steno, Rose & Extra Fine 66 nibs. I also got some Speedball Super Black India ink & a pad of cartridge paper. I'm just practicing with them at the minute but I might buy a guide so I can learn the proper techniques & different script styles.


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17 comments:

  1. Love the frankie diary and the tape :D So cute!

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  2. Oh I love this post! That Frankie Diary looks so cute. I've already bought my refills for my Filofax but will have to get this one next year! I love the look of Cassie's fitness journal, I've really wanted to order it myself, and now I'm very tempted!

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  3. I love the look of Frankie diaries so much!
    OMG The deer washi tape holder! my heart! xx

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  4. I bought myself a travel journal, but I need to get myself a proper diary for 2015, this ones so cute! x

    A Little Treat | Beauty & Lifestyle Blog`

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  5. These are so cool and make me want to pick up more stationary even if I already have some for this year. I had a Frankie diary last year and love it and I need another one as well.

    Jackie | fashionxfairytale | bloglovin' |

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  6. The washi tape dispenser is so cute! I love stationery and now I really want to buy the Frankie Diary.

    Beauty and Lifestyle Blog

    xx

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  7. The tape dispenser is adorable. I've been looking at the blogilates diary and I'm so tempted. It looks so motivating! x
    KMales

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  8. Ahh the Frankie Diary is so beautiful! I'm such a sucker for pretty stationary x

    Under Blue Lights

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  9. I'm so in love with that washi tape dispenser, so adorable :D Xx

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  10. This post was wonderful for the eyes, but not so much for my attempt at saving up. I love it all!

    Lauryn | www.laurynsnotebook.com

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  11. That diary looks great. I'll have to think about buying one next year.
    Rubi | The Den | http://www.the-den.blogspot.com

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  12. Oh my gosh I never thought I could be jealous of someone else's stationary! LOL I love yours so much! Wish I didn't already buy my 2015 planner!

    http://lilliemysel.blogspot.com

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  13. So many lovely things! I particularly like the look of that washi tape holder - I use the thin tapes for my shop packaging so something like that would be the perfect storage solution! x

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  14. everything is so cute! x
    www.sparklethiscity.blogspot.com

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  15. Learning calligraphy would be so fun and so rewarding!

    nueyork.blogspot.com

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  16. amazing, i love these diary!!! wonderful photos!
    www.agoprime.it

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  17. that diary is SO gorgeous, must invest in one!

    Em xx

    http://emmahopenewitt.blogspot.co.uk/

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