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A Back To School Stationery Haul

I love going shopping for back to school supplies. I mean I love buying stationery at any time of the year, but back to school time means I’m allowed to go slightly overboard. And that is exactly what I did, so here are some of the supplies I bought.

A Back To School Haul

First of all I needed a new pencil case, after some searching around I came across this Baymax pencil case on AliExpress which I paid a whopping $2 for. Okay so the pencil case has a spelling mistake on it, but that’s my own fault for not looking at the pictures properly before buying it. I also ordered some Baymax gel pens to go with my pencil case however they haven’t been delivered yet.

I love the Staedtler fineliners and therefore am given a set for my birthday pretty much every year. However my mum picked up the wrong thing while in Tesco and ended up giving me a packet of Staedtler rollerball pens. These pens are exactly the same as the fineliners except they have a rollerball tip.

I think this is possibly the most important thing out of my haul and it’s a multivitamin. So when you go back to college you’re almost certainly going to catch some sort of cold, and I’m doing everything I can to not catch anything. I have no idea if it’s actually working but so far it seems to be helping my CFS which is a bonus.

More pens because I love pens. It turns out you can buy packs of the black Staedtler fineliners on their own which is fantastic because it’s the black ones I use most often. I also got a pack of fine tipped sharpies from Hobbycraft (£2.50 for a pack of 2) which are extremely useful.

Since I’m doing an art course I needed paint and some other art supplies. This is the second Jakar steel rule I’ve bought, I needed one for college and one for home because I use them so much. I also got a clear plastic ruler (because Adam Savage said they were good) with a steel edge so my X-acto knife doesn’t eat into the plastic.

A Back To School Haul

I completely filled up my Paperchase notebook at the end of August (first time I’ve ever done that!) and needed a new notebook. I got this notebook from Dotgrid.co and its a little special because instead of lines pages it has dots. I really love this notebook and I’ll be reviewing it soon.

In my blogging notebook post I mentioned that I used a monthly sheet for planning, it turned out that for college I needed weekly sheets. Instead of buying a separate planner I designed a weekly spread to go into whatever notebook I was using, I bought some stickers and washi tape to decorate my planner pages (yes I am that person who likes the Minions, deal with it).

What is your favourite back to school supply?

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42 responses to “A Back To School Stationery Haul”

  3. Notebooks either from Paperchase, Claire Fontaine, or Moleskine. They have to be fountain pen friendly so no bleeding or ink feathering. I am not a sticker/tape person and I do not decorate my calendar but I doodle a lot.

    Best of luck this academic year#

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  5. Ahh I love buying stationary an back to school is the perfect excuse! I didn’t know staedtler did rollerballs or that you could get clear rulers with metal edges. Must remember that.

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  6. All of it. I love school supplies. I LOVE THEM ALL. I’m most likely never going to be a student again (unless I hit my head and decide that yes I am going to get a PhD), it’s not happening.

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  8. All the things look super cute. Especially the stickers and washi tape. I’ve had bad experience with shopping on Aliexpress. Are you happy with the stuff on there? Good luck!

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    • Yeah I was happy with AliExpress, I did a load of research on the seller before buying anything. One thing I bought wasn’t what I expected but thats my own fault for not checking the listing properly.

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  12. LOVE those pens!

    I absolutely LOVE notebooks. I almost never use them, because most of them are too pretty to be used. It’s actually an obsession really….

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  14. The notebook looks lovely! I love shopping for stationary as well and I simply can’t resist when I see a pen or a paper notebook. Right now I have about five notebooks and I use only one. The other ones are emoty, waiting for me to write something in them 🙂

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  16. Although it has been years since I went to school, I do remember that feeling of starting the year off with everything new and fresh. Enjoy.

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  18. Aaah, the luck of you… I stopped allowing myself to buy new stationary because I’ve got way too much already and should first use that up or pass on… But I love the thrills when just walking down the aisles of stationary shops… ❤ Love the idea of dotted lines in a notebook!!! And don't worry – Minions are great 😉 Enjoy your new stuff and have a good start 🙂 !!!

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I’m Emma. I am a designer, calligrapher, and content creator, sharing my love for paper goods. Expect pens, pencils, and some really fancy paper!

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