How to keep a Travel Journal

How to keep a Travel Journal

June 3, 2016 ♦
Diaries & Journals
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  Maybe you’re going on a lovely two week holiday to Greece this summer with your other half, or perhaps you’re embarking on a gap year adventure around the world with a group of your closest friends. Whichever camp you fall into, I can guarantee that further down the line…
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The Big Stationery Survey 2016

The Big Stationery Survey 2016

April 20, 2016 ♦
National Stationery Week
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This survey is now closed – thank you to all who participated. Hello and welcome to The Pen Company’s Big Stationery Survey 2016! As part of our National Stationery Week campaign, we’ve decided to run a survey to find out the stationery habits, loves, and loathes of people worldwide. Please…
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How to keep a Gratitude Journal

How to keep a Gratitude Journal

April 7, 2016 ♦
Diaries & Journals
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Keeping a Gratitude Journal has many benefits – both mental and physical – and can make a big difference to your life if you commit yourself to writing a few sentences every day. Not only is it beneficial at the time of writing it, it can also provide a lovely…
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How to write a thank you note

How to write a thank you note

March 23, 2016 ♦
Letter Writing
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Why send a thank you note? These days there are many methods of expressing your thanks to someone, be it via text message, a quick phone call, an email, a WhatsApp message, a Skype call, an Instagram message, a Facebook Messenger message… the list is endless! However, whilst these approaches…
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75 questions to ask your pen pal

75 questions to ask your pen pal

March 16, 2016 ♦
Letter Writing
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Whether you are writing to a new friend or someone you have been writing to for years, it can be refreshing to throw in a few unexpected questions to keep it fresh and interesting, to keep the conversation going, and also to find out more about your pen pal. Slip…
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Postcards: I wish you were here

Postcards: I wish you were here

March 11, 2016 ♦
Letter Writing
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I was lucky enough to visit Europe many times as a child, alongside British seaside resorts, and in every country we went to, I quickly learnt the local words for postcards and stamps! “Hola! Diez sellos por favour” was a phrase often uttered by me throughout my childhood and into…
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Calligrapher interview: Linda Yoshida

Calligrapher interview: Linda Yoshida

March 2, 2016 ♦
Interviews
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This month’s interview is with talented and accomplished US-based calligrapher, Linda Yoshida. Have you often found yourself staring at beautiful handwriting and lettering, wondering how someone created it? Or have you ever daydreamed of becoming a calligrapher yourself? Grab a cuppa, and have a read of our chat with Linda,…
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