I know its a bit early but we have some new 2012 Weekly Planners from Papaya Art. They are called Asian Peony and Eiffel Tower and they are really beautiful diaries with lots going on inside.

Inside View

I love all the work by Adolie Day. One of my favourite illustration books is called Sweet Illustration by Monsa and Adolie along with some other amazing artists feature in it. I had been looking for this book for months. It is continually out of stock with Amazon and then I randomly found it at a newspaper shop in Barcelona airport. I was over the moon.

Some of my other favourites who are in the book are Camilla Derricio for her crazy and colourful pieces. I found the following images on her site as these ones do not feature in the book but I think they are weirdly cute.

Marie Blanco for her beautiful ethereal images

Cute new bunny journal from Papaya Art. These are a new spiral format and each page within the journal is decorated in a lovely print too. Click here to view a larger image and more inside views.                                                                                                      

Now I know email is the popular form of communication between friends and family these days but I must say getting a hand written letter is not only a great way of considered communication but it also shows thought and effort. You have to think about each word before committing to it and then try your darnedest to do your neatest possible handwriting!

Perhaps if you are looking for something a little whimsical then this Katy & June Merry Go Round Letter Set would suit.

Gorguss is a new addition to The Paper Parlour. Suzanne Woolcott is the woman behind these adorable and somewhat eerie designs. She is based in Glasgow and works alongside her husband to create these beautiful images. The product design matches the quality of the illustration as no detail is overlooked.

Please follow this link to The Paper Parlour to view our full range of Gorjuss items.

Wakey wakey! Spring is most definitely in the air and it is time to come out of our Winter Hibernation. I see blue bells, blossom and daffodils everywhere! I actually saw my first bee of the year today, so with this in mind I think it only right that we spare a post for this glorious card below.  The Bees Knees card has the sweetest little verse on it and is one of our favourite new additions here at The Paper Parlour.

This following post is not exactly related to stationary but then I hope this blog will show a mix of topics. If like me you love all things creative especially fairy tales then this may be of interest. I have been down to London and visited the Enchanted Palace exhibit at Kensington Palace. The whole exhibit is based around seven princesses who have lived at the palace. Each room had a different installation by various artists and designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Boudica. It was quite spooky and atmospheric and well worth the trip! I especially loved ‘The Room of a Sleeping Princess’ which had layers of mattresses piled up. Apparently as a child, Queen Victoria would sleep walk so they piled mattresses up to prevent her from getting  out of bed. Every morning they would find her back in bed but with messy hair and dirty feet caused by her travels in the night. Also in the room they had big paper puppet dolls and ballet slippers strewn across the floor.