I love this ~ not only because the photo is so beautifully styled but the whole idea of leaving messages in a bottle. A much nicer way of writing notes like “don’t forget the milk”, don’t you think?

I imagine a lovely table in the hub of a house, small pieces of paper, pencils and this bottle, loving sons writing short notes to their mum for her to find while they are at school or football practice, even if it just says “I won’t be home in time for dinner”. (I am hoping this is my house in 10 years time when my two become teenagers.)

You can get your very own message bottle from Notemaker‘s Online Shop

I love stationary. Me in an office supplies store is like Carrie Bradshaw in a shoe store. I can’t go past a colourful pile of notebooks, bunches of pencils, trying lovely new pens.

And now there is all that really pretty stationary ~ handmade notebooks, gift tags, letterpress cards and tape, really lovely tape.

Here is a small sampling (all of it would take hours and lots of bandwidth, I think there will certainly be more posts):

Lovely notebooks from Bookbinders Design

And Present & Correct

Some lovely decorative tape from TapeSwell with a myriad of uses

I don’t know what I love more about Kikki K’s products ~ the photo styling or the products themselves.

And it was love at first sight when I saw this lovely site today. Paper is lovely ~ yes indeed. (via oh hello friend)