Stationery blog

Make a folded ivory card with three shades of green, a burgundy backing and an optional gold star. Includes cutting measurements and assembly instructions.

Personal messages for family, friends and colleagues, with ideas for writing warmly to someone who has had a difficult year.

Draw a snowy cottage for the front, plan a divided back for your message and address, and test two copies on one sheet before printing.

Turn a remembered detail into a personal letter. Read a complete example from one sibling to another, then choose a sheet and envelope that fit your handwriting.

Arrange a snapshot, a ticket and a handwritten note across two pages. Try a dry layout, mount the photo with corners and make a pocket for a keepsake.

Print a botanical motif on card with a sponge and a little paint. Learn to secure the stencil, keep the leaf tips sharp and move the pattern without smudging it.

Learn what gives watercolour its colour, how to read a code such as PB29 on a tube, and how to make a swatch for comparing paints.

Set up an index, try three symbols in a daily log and decide what deserves space next month. A worked example shows how the pages fit together.

Learn to tell the two drawing triangles apart, then use one as a guide to draw a parallel or a perpendicular through a chosen point.

Start with a three-line scene, give it a date and find a comfortable moment to write again. Two sample entries show how small details carry a memory.

Turn a tissue accordion into a full bloom, shape the edges and learn how to lift delicate petals without tearing them.

Choose a page size, ruling and binding that fit the writer, with a simple ink test and a thoughtful way to wrap the notebook.

Discover the Japanese brand's beginnings and three ways to write a letter, take a note on the move and keep memories over several years.