Maybe it's a 'me' thing, but I adore stationery, and I'm willing to suffer the papercuts in the name of the luxe letters. I haven't forsaken you, Miss Squishy And Squarey Nancey bag, but I'm falling head over non-McQueen-heels (sob sob, no I didn't go back and get them today SAD FACE) for Smythson paper. It's the kind of stationery that reminds me of why the leaded ordeal that was terms and terms of penciled handwriting paid off; to earn the right to buy, and use, my first leaky Parker pen. And looking back on my little bobbed Primary schooled self, I'm surprised I don't write in fountain pen every hour of every day in recognition of all those lame smudged ABCs. But when I do pick up a posh pen, I want something spectacular to write on, and Smythson does just such a line of correspondence cards. In such a stunning spectrum, you'll wish the paper was edible so you could take a little nibble. And for diaries, I am coveting a Liberty leather edition in a tasty gobstopper shade. Nothing quite like the softness of leather to age with the year, and naturally the Liberty print won't fall out of fashion by the time Fall's Jack Frost nips you on the nose in 2010. But if it's just a few cute notelets I'm after, I'm straight onto papernation.com. Not been on it yet? What do you expect to write your Dear Santa's on?! The Melrose and Croc cards really tug on my heartstrings (Melrose is a little cartoon yellow dog and Croc is a...er... croc and they live in these children's books that make me wish I wasn't nearing 21 and could still get away with reading their adventures ALWAYS). Oh, and they sell erasers shaped like peanuts. Need I say more?!
Link to the pretty cards
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