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Over the moon. On cloud nine. Tickled pink. That's how your gift recipient will feel when you hand over the prezzie. Here are three budget-friendly suggestions to keep your purse and your people happy.  Dailylike Weekend Cooler Bag | $20.00 Picnic packing never looked so good! Dailylike’s cooler bag is the perfect gift for the foodie, the group fun organiser, and for those wanting an excuse to "go touch grass". Don't have to ask us twice! In navy and lace flower. Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook - A4 Portrait | $39.95 Give the gift of ideas, capturing essences ans composition, aka a...

Bold, vivid, educational, wall-to-wall! Consider us perfectly fitting the stereotype of a stationery enthusiast!  The term “poster child” is quite literal. In the 1930s, a child was used for a poster to attract donations to help people affected by the Polio virus (which mostly affects children under 5). These days, the idiom is widely used and means “the perfect example” of something. Funny that, because we have some posters that are indeed the “perfect examples” of … yep, posters!  Cavallini & Co Posters | $5.00 Choose from:  Australia Map Whales Blueprint Bicycle Ferns Orbits Caterpillars/Butterflies Sign Language Octopus Skeleton Phrenology...

Art and stationery are a logical match!  Professional artists use stationery in several ways - pencils to sketch, rulers to make perfectly straight lines, and paper to create. But stationery can also channel and highlight artistic talents. Give someone, anyone, a tool to make art and chances are, art will be made! Let us count the ways 👩🏻🎨 The physical glide of a pen and the rich texture of a sketchpad help clear mental clutter, allowing intuitive expression to flourish. Good, practical materials prevent smudging and bleeding, enabling artists to perfect and refine their preferred media. Everyday stationery encourages out-of-the-box...

So, you like books.  Books are your thing. You like perusing them, being surrounded by them, and of course, reading them. If this is the case, then you already know that you are commonly known as a ‘bookworm’. But did you know the phrase "bookworm" (or "book work") originates from a 16th-century metaphor based on actual insects, such as silverfish and beetle larvae, that physically bore through book bindings and pages to consume paper and glue?  Historically, the term was a negative insult used in the Elizabethan era. People called someone a "bookworm" to describe a lazy, antisocial idler who...

(Kids-at-heart also included) Kids these days! Whether it's your own kids, or your kid within. It’s good to nurture them, give them time, and help them to create! We have a little list of what it means to be a kid: make a checklist and see how many fit with you!  Joy of Playfulness. A person who’s a kid at heart is naturally playful and spontaneous.Doing things simply for fun, enjoying life’s lighter moments.  Curious Soul. Asking “why?” and seeking to learn and explore new things. New experiences are exciting, and life is full of wonder and enthusiasm. Honest Emotional...