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Papergang Box No.22 Unboxing review

This months box is designed by Ohh Deer’s Lead Creative, Jade Walsh, she’s created a design that mixes tropical leaves with primary colours, the outcome of which turns out beautifully.

You can read papergang’s blog of behind the designer here.

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Christmas gift guide

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I pride myself on gift giving, the excitement of getting something so perfect for someone and it getting to the day, them opening it and loving it, really is the best feeling!

So here is a little guide of ideas for gifts for your loved ones. I will be doing another gift guide very soon with great secret Santa gifts, this guide is perfect for family!

This book is perfect for the little one in the family!

Not only does it come as a train but you can get it in multiple designs which can be suited to boys and girls.

The best thing about the book is that it’s not just a book, it’s a road to play with and it converts into a train!

Unicorns are all the rage at the moment, from little children to teens (and older!) This LED light is a nice alternative to something that is overly sparkly, it can add the perfect amount of pizazz to your room without going OTT.

This one is slightly pricier but still a great idea for the budding gardener who also likes beer! (here’s looking at you dads…)

This is also on the pricey side, but I’ve always thought getting a genuine leather notebook and a pen with it, is a lovely gift. And with Not on the High Street you can get it personalised.

This is a gorgeous print for your partner.
You can have the soundwave print to say what ever you want, whether it’s of you saying ‘I do’ or simply ‘I love you’ it can be anything.

Lucy xox

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Papergang Box no. 21 – Unboxing Review

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This months box is all about Battersea Dogs & Cats home! £1 from each sale of the box will go straight to Battersea to help out an animal when they’re in need.

The box was designed by Allison Black an American artist who went pet crazy for this months special box! You can follow her on Instagram here @allisonblackillustrations

What you get:

2 x Gift Wrap

(RRP £3.50)

This gift wrap is gorgeous! I love the cats and dogs that are printed on it, it’s unique but perfect for an animal lover.

6 x Christmas Cards

(RRP £10.00)

This wouldn’t be an Ohh Deer order if there weren’t any puns involved ‘Dachshund through the snow’ is my favourite one yet!

1 x Notebook

(RRP £8.95)

Perfectly festive to be acceptable all year round

3 x Gift Tags

(RRP £0.95)

1 X Riso Printed Calendar – January

These are still used in my bullet journal as I love them! They are the perfect size to fit in any notebook.

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Lucy xox

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Papergang Box No. 20 Unboxing Review

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It’s that day again when the delightful Papergang box graces me with its presence. The amazing team at Ohh Deer has designed this months box.

Don’t be fooled by the size of the package, it’s small but mighty. Continue reading “Papergang Box No. 20 Unboxing Review” →

Beginners guide to a Bullet Journal

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By now you will have seen or at least heard of a bullet journal, but if not, this guide will show you what it is, what they do for you and give you an insight in how to set one up.

What is a bullet journal?

A bullet journal is a customisable journal, it can be a to do list, sketchbook, notepad, diary but most likely all of the above! It’s a place where you can write everything down, I use mine as a to do list/ diary.

What do you need?!

At minimum you will need
1 x Black pen
1 x Ruler
1 x Notebook – blank, dotted or squared!

(My notebook is one I received exclusively through Ohh Deer’s Papergang subscription box, this is with blank pages)

To start with you need to make an index, this is like the backbone of the bullet journal, this is where you organise the whole journal and where you plan where everything will go in your journal. You add each topic with page numbers and every topic is called a ‘collection’.

Next you think about what collections you want. In official bullet journals there are 3 main collections:

FUTURE LOG: Where you write down events happening in the coming months

MONTHLY LOG: Where you organise your month, this is laid out in two ways…

Calendar page: write events and tasks that are happening this month
Task page: tasks you want to complete this month and ones you completed the month before

DAILY LOG: This is a day to day log where you give yourself a to-do list for every day.

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Okay… now it’s time to think of your page designs.

Do you want a monthly welcome page? A habit tracker or personal goals page? Here are a few examples of layouts you could use.

I use the calendars from my Papergang subscription to introduce a new month.

One thing you have to remember is DO NOT WORRY if it doesn’t turn out perfect, it’s only for you and the more you practice the better and more organised it will become.

So, happy journaling! Have a look at the types of pages I’ve been doing for the next couple of months and let me know what types of pages you have gone for in your journal!