Journals

I don't know what it is about journals and notebooks. Or stationary in general, really. In primary school, the highlight of starting a new year was gathering up a nice new stationary set; the cuter the better. Now, I still love browsing the likes of Paperchase for notebooks and pens which I may not even necessarily need, but can't resist buying. I just get some sort of satisfaction out of having a pretty notebook/ journal to carry around in my handbag. I bought the one photographed from Paperchase a little while ago. It's pretty much the perfect size for my handbag, and looks rather lovely too with its gilded page edges and oxblood colouring. It is now home to lots of little notes for writing projects, crochet patterns and plenty of other things that have come to mind when I've been out and about. 

 

If you can't quite justify buying yourself yet another notebook, they also make perfect birthday gifts. Not only does it encourage the receiver to write traditionally (as opposed to typing with some piece of tech), but it's also nice to give something that can be personalised depending on what content the receiver chooses to fill it with. So yeah, if you're stuck for birthday present ideas; consider a journal! ｡^‿^｡