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National Stationery Week 2025: Ways To Get Involved!
Yes, stationery lovers rejoice because you heard it right – it is time for National Stationery Week 2025! This is such a fun week for anyone who loves using stationery, and it is a great thing for retailers to get involved with. There is something for everyone! National Stationery Week is also in partnership with the London Stationery Show, which I absolutely LOVED attending in previous years. (I am honestly so gutted that I can’t attend this year) but this is a trade show not open to the general public.
However, there’s definitely some great things open to everyone!
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Stationery SelfCare: The Creative Wellbeing Challenge for Stationery Lovers
Do you love stationery and want to practice selfcare? This project is for you! Perhaps you like challenging yourself, trying new things and experimenting to see what works best for you? Maybe you already know exactly what helps improve your wellbeing! Either way, Stationery Selfcare offers prompts and ideas for those moments when you want to do something but perhaps you’re unsure of what to do, or you are feeling a little overwhelmed and do not want to think too much.
And what better time to launch the project than Mental Health Awareness Week and National Stationery Week? It seems almost fated that the two should align perfectly for the occasion.
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London Stationery Show
The London Stationery Show is a trade show that takes place every year during National Stationery Week. It is also now one of my favourite events. I’ve heard about the event before but never got to experience it myself. This year, however, I went to the show for the first time as a member of the press. And honestly? It was amazing! The event itself was over a month ago but I still grin just thinking about it! In fact, I am still working my way through all of the ideas it gave me for my blog so watch this space, there’s definitely a lot more posts to come.I love stationery – obviously – but I honestly did wonder if I needed to spend two whole days at the show. I foolishly thought I would cover everything I wanted to see in a day, maybe even less. However, it pleases me to say that I was wrong – very wrong. Even the full two days wasn’t enough! There was so much to see or do, it was brilliant. As it’s a trade show, it’s not open to the public so I thought I would share a little today with you.
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Launch Giveaway #4 – Fountain Pen Friday
Launch Giveaway #4 status: Closed.
For the final giveaway for National Stationery Week, I thought it would be perfect to tie it in with Fountain Pen Friday. I absolutely love fountain pens. There’s something satisfying about writing with a fountain pen and ink. I’m pretty sure it makes my handwriting a lot nicer than other pens too. However, not everyone is a fountain pen user. So for Fountain Pen Friday, I wanted to do a giveaway that was open to everyone but also tied in with the pens I love. As a result, I’ve chosen to add the “J Herbin Rollerball pen” to the bundle. This pen has a rollerball nib but uses fountain pen ink. It’s a great combination, allowing you to experience the variety of colours and fun of writing in ink whilst using a nib that most people are familiar with. Be sure to check out the other two giveaways running over here.
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Launch Giveaway #3 – World Stationery Day
Launch Giveaway #3 status: Closed.
As National Stationery Week continued on, I find myself falling more in love with the industry – if that’s even possible. Being a stationery addict is incredibly fun. Unfortunately, it also meant I was so busy that I didn’t manage to get this post up in time. In honour of World Stationery Day, which was on Wednesday, I wanted to giveaway this second stationery bundle. You can find the other giveaways for National Stationery Week over here.
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Launch Giveaway #2 – Pen and Pencil Day
Launch Giveaway #2 status: Closed.
In true better late than never style, I thought it was about time I did the other three giveaways I promised in honour of launching a new domain. The first one is a planner bundle, that you can find here. Whilst these next three will be small stationery bundles, each slightly different. In honour of National Stationery Week, which starts today, these giveaways will take place over the course of the week. In addition to this, I will be active on social media and be sharing lots of other exciting news. You can find links to the other #NatStatWeek posts and giveaways over here. So without further ado, let’s jump into the first giveaway.
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National Stationery Week 2017
The week we’ve all been waiting for is now upon us (or at least, the week all of us stationery addicts have been waiting for!). Stationery addicts and users across the country are coming together. All to celebrate one thing: their love of stationery.
Due to personal reasons, I sadly won’t be able to get involved with the activities this week as much as I would have liked. Last year, I shared a post daily. You can find these posts by clicking here. I planned to do the same until unexpected personal reasons cropped up. However, I still want to do something. My first launch giveaway is currently underway, where the winner will get a planner bundle. This week, I will be holding three additional giveaways and will be updating this post as I go along. So check back here daily for the update! Where possible, I will also be around on Twitter – so please drop me a tweet to chat! For now, let’s jump right in.
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National Stationery Week 2017
With less than a month to go, I wanted to talk about something very special to me (and to this blog): National Stationery Week (#NatStatWeek). On the last week of April, head over to social media to see everyone talking about the campaign. #NatStatWeek trended on Twitter several times last year. It’s a good excuse to find any old bits of stationery you haven’t used in a while or take out your favourite products (or even go shopping for more goodies!).
I’m looking forward to it already, it’s something that has never ceased to amaze me. In 2015, I first came across #NatStatWeek and it inspired me to start this very blog. In 2016, I beat my own expectations by posting daily during the week. Every year, there’s a theme for each day of the week – the 7 days of stationery.
National Stationery Week 2017
There are some great themes this year. A few of them were carried over from previous years but there’s a couple of new ones. I’m particularly fond of Tuesday’s #GetCrafty as that’s something I’m always saying I’ll do more of. I never seem to have the time to do all of the craft that I say I’m going to do, however. Whether you’re a stationery user or an addict, get involved throughout the week. Not only is it incredibly fun but it’s also provides you with lots of opportunities. You’ll find some brilliant new items, meet fellow stationery addicts or even win prizes. A few of my giveaways will be running during that week too.
What else happens in the week?The Stationery Blogger of the Year – an award decided by you – will be announced during #NatStatWeek. You can vote for your favourite stationery blogger on the website, once they’ve shortlisted the nominees. I’m really excited about this award as it’s a good opportunity to find some new bloggers that I may not know about already. If you’re a stationery blogger yourself, I would recommend you check their website out to find out more about the award.
There is also a London Stationery Show, for companies to source new products or for stationery brands to promote their latest products. It’s a two day event, with tons of brands. I’m honoured to announce that I will be attending the event this year, so watch this space as I’m sure I’ll have a lot of blogging to do after the event. If you are attending, let me know so I can make sure I visit you!
Like most stationery addicts, I will also be active on social media throughout the week, so please come say hi. My Twitter is the best place to catch me during the week but I’ll also be posting pictures or doing live stories on Instagram.
Pop over to the #NatStatWeek website to find out more.
Will you be doing anything special for National Stationery Week 2017?
Leave a comment and let me know. I always enjoy talking to fellow stationery addicts.
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National Stationery Week – Write a Letter Day
A few weeks ago I spoke about a letter writing challenge called Write On and if you read that, you’ll know how much I love receiving or writing letters! So I’m absolutely thrilled that there’s a day dedicated specifically to this – because it’s just an amazing thing to do. I’ve shared with you my love for writing letters, a list of ideas of who you could write to if you wanted to and even wrote a letter to you all… However, the one thing that I haven’t shared yet is why I love letters. I thought I’d take a moment to do that today.
Receiving a letter is far more special in my eyes than getting a text or email. It’s so much more effort and feels all that much more thoughtful and considerate. I love receiving letters in the post, they brighten up my day. On the days that I’m sad or if I miss my friends, having a letter to read can really help – whereas a text or email doesn’t quite have the same impact.
Even now, I can think of many letters that I received that made me smile so much. Just thinking about them has put a smile on my face, whilst I type this and has made me feel so relaxed. It makes me feel loved, just remembering the kindness of my friends. One wrote a letter to me that ended with “now stop smiling, your colleagues will think you’re mad”. It made me so happy because I was grinning like an idiot the whole way through and seeing that showed me how well my friend knew me, it just made me laugh! Another friend sent me a card that said “you are awesome” and she included this adorable little inflatable monkey with the card, that I keep on my desk as a reminder that hardwork and dedication can help me achieve my goals (as that’s what she had written in the card). Whilst another friend surprises me with random letters asking me how I am, how my blog or job is going, if I’ve opened up my etsy store etc… All of the things that she could ask me by text or phone but she thought she’d write to me and I love that. It shows that no matter how far away you may be from your friends, they’ll always carry you with them in their heart.So if you’ve taken nothing away from this week then take this message: write a letter to someone, tell them how thankful you are to know them, show them that you care – trust me, you’ll make them happy. And they’ll remember it for a while. Surprise someone – I still get told about the time I surprised a few friends with some cards when they needed it most. That little gesture of thought and care is something they still talk affectionately about and appreciate. Do it, you’ll be thankful later.
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National Stationery Week – Handmade Day
Day 6 of National Stationery Week is here and it’s all about handmade goodies! I’m a huge fan of crafts and handmade goodies – in particular, I’m trying to dedicate more time to making cards to send to people. As I get around to creating more, I’ll be sharing these creations with you – in particular on my Instagram channel, so follow that if you’re interested to see more.However, for now, I wanted to give you a quick update on something that I’m really excited about. I have mentioned this a few times in passing or hints but I thought it’s about time to make a quick announcement… I’m working really hard on opening up an online shop! I’m currently creating designs for the items I plan to stock and trialling them but it will be an Etsy Store for foiled goodies.
Starting with stickers, I’ll go into various other planner accessories and soon cards too. I have some designs ready for listing and am definitely working to get more up and ready. The main delay right now is that I have had to send back some of the equipment I wanted to use to get it fixed and the company hasn’t done anything about it in weeks!! Incredibly frustrating, yes, but it’s given me some more time to create some goodies and focus on my blog so it’s all good in the end right?I would love to hear what you think of these samples and what you would like to see more of! If you have any suggestions or ideas then please do let me know. You can follow my instagram to see more sneak peeks as they are ready and some examples of them in use. I really love creating these goodies so I am happy that I now get to share them with you.
Is there anything that you’ve handmade today? I would love to see what you make!
If you have a blog or instagram account, which you’ve been creating and adding things on then please do send the links my way! I’m really excited to see what everyone has created or plans to create. Thank you!
