Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Pretty practical

Journal by painted fish studio

Coasters by purpose design

Two very lovely and practical gifts I got for myself this Christmas. The journal is, despite it's gorgeousness, not at all too intimidating to scribble in. The pages are thick and lightly textured, providing a very satisfying 'tooth' for a pencil to glide over.

Please don't laugh when I say I've been looking for coasters for ages. I have the kind of furniture that requires them. But vintage coasters just look too retro, as if I've dressed my house up for a party. Modern ones aren't simple enough. These are functional, simple, and slightly quirky - they have magnets on the back, so they can be stored on the fridge, and you can write on them with chalk!

3 comments:

  1. HI Jesse
    happy New Year to ya and thanks for the lovely comment on my blog about the hearty cards, I've really enjoyed doing them and hope to start selling a bit more on Etsy, fingers xd. Love the coaster by the way x

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  2. wow, i am flattered that you posted about the journal! i'm so glad you like it, i hope you use it and abuse it! :)

    i haven't picked up a frame for my wonderful print yet, i really should have done that when i had more free time. soon, soon!

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  3. Such cool coasters! I have some coasters (although I do not use them) - but I like that these are multi-purpose - great idea ...

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