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Browsing Archive: April, 2015

We've Extended Our Mother's Day Range

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 16, 2015, In : Religious & Spiritual 
Something for everyone.
mothers love notebook on amazon for mother's day gift  

Left (new Mother's Love Series) Mother's Love: ~A5 Notebook and Mother's Love Writing Journal Notebook (6" x 9") sizes, this is a Celtic lace design with a poem entitled 'Mother's Love' which says it all ...

Mother's Love
Youth fades;
Romance droops;
The leaves of friendship fall;
A mother's love outlives them all.

Right: Our 'Best Mom in the World' series, available in all sorts of shapes, sizes and spellings.

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Lucky Chinese Gifts

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Friday, April 10, 2015, In : Travel & World Cultures 
The covers of our handy 'Lucky Chinese' notebooks are packed full of Chinese symbols for good luck...

Lucky Chinese: Journal (above)
Notebook (below left) and small Pocket Notebook (below right)
  

The dragon brings good fortune to those who deserve it and the Chinese characters for luck and happiness are featured on the front and back covers. Hidden within the twisted stems of the three lucky bamboos is the number eight — considered auspicious in China because it sounds like the Chinese word ...

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Love Football? (Or know someone who does?)

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Friday, April 10, 2015, In : Food, Health & Fitness 
A cheap and cheerful suggestion for football or soccer gifts

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Union Jack Gifts / Presents

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Friday, April 10, 2015, In : Travel & World Cultures 
A full suite of traditional union jack stationery sizes to choose from ...
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Above: Union Jack Journal (left), Union Jack Notebook (right)

Below: Union Jack Project Notebook (left) Union Jack Pocket Notebook (right)
union jack project notebook on amazon  a small union jack notebook that is ideal for presents


Customer Review (Pocket Notebook), Dec 2014 "This was a gift for my niece prior to her trip to London. It is a very nice, small note book. It isn't too big, but just the right size to jot down little notes about her trip."

The Union Jack or Union Flag is the official flag of the Uni...

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A few of our Cutest Animal Photography Notebooks ...

Posted by smARTbookx Notebooks on Friday, April 10, 2015, In : Animals & Wildlife 
We have a growing number of the cutest animal photography notebooks, but these three wildlife pics really top the cutest animal chart.
cute kittens notebook with a kitten in a tree  cute meerkat notebook with a baby meerkat on the back

Above left: Cats and Kittens Notebook. A sweet kitten in a fir tree on the front (it's actually a wild baby lynx we think) and three beautiful cats in the snow on the back.

Above right: Meerkats Notebook. This one was a big hit for gifts last Christmas. Again, you get more cute animal photography for your money with another sweet one on the back cover.

Below: P...

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Our Love Affair with Scottish Tartan

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Travel & World Cultures 
Scottish Tartan is inextricably linked with Scottish culture, probably more so than Nessie, neeps and tatties or whisky. So popular is this simple Tartan design range that, as promised, it has expanded a lot since we last posted [Mad about Tartan]. This post is a complete, up to date, break-down of the many Scottish Tartan colors, sizes and specialist journals we now publish.

There are three color options in the 5" x 8" Notebook Size: Red Tartan, Blue Tartan and Purple Tartan 
tartan notebook with red Scottish tartan cover  tartan notebook with muted blue scottish tartan cover 

... plus a fai...

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Animals in Fine Art - The Fox by Franz Marc

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Animals & Wildlife 
  
Above: The Fox Notebook (left) and The Fox Pocket Notebook (right)

Below: The Fox Address Book (large print)



The Fox by Franz Marc is one of our favorite Fine Art Notebook. In fact, it sometimes tops our list of best-sellers even when all our other series are included; i.e. it sometimes beats all the national flags and all the kids stocking fillers … surprised? We were.  While most people have heard of the van Gogh, Monet and Gustav Klimt Notebooks we publish, any will no doubt never have h...

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Presents / Gifts for Runners

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Food, Health & Fitness 
A matching pair, project notebook (left) & ~A5 notebook (right)  ...
  


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Gustav Klimt: Tree of Life / The Kiss / Music

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Fine Art & Floral 
Our Gustav Klimt's 'Tree of Life', 'The Kiss' and 'The Music' journals are some of the most popular Fine Art Notebooks we publish:
gustav klimt notebook with the kiss and adele blochbauer  gustav klimt tree of life notebook
Above: Klimt The Kiss Notebook (left) and Tree of Life Notebook (right). The Kiss Notebook has 'Portrait of Adele Blochbauer I' on the back cover (see below). Both designs are available on larger Project Notebooks too. The Kiss Project Notebook, again has Adele Blochbauer on the back. The Tree of Life Project Notebook has further details from the tree instead. (T...

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Small Princess & Fairy Gifts for Girls

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Journals for Kids 
Primary composition book, alll lined, with a fairy with butterflies around her head on the front
fairy notebook for young children with butterflies around the fairy  small notebook for children with fairy and butterflies on the cover

A sweet little notebook series for fairy fans everywhere. We love the Primary Composition Notebook complete with, fairy, tartan, small butterflies, frog and all. There's also a big bumble bee and a tiny creepy crawly on the back cover. This Primary Composition Notebook is all lined (wide ruled) throughout. (There is a version with half page picture space and handwriting guide lines if you prefer)
The design is also available as a Notebook ~A5 and a Small Pocket Notebook 
princess notebook with fairies sliding down a rainbow, ideal for stocking fillers
Traditional Disney-St...

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Tiger in a Tropical Storm by Henri Rousseau

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Animals & Wildlife 
jungle tiger painting on a notebook (henri rousseau)
Henri Rousseau Jungle Tiger Notebook (5" x 8")


About Henri Rousseau's 'Tiger in a Tropical Storm, Surprise!'
Henri Rousseau adored foliage. It is present somewhere in almost every painting he did. In Surprise!, painted in 1891 and now hanging in the British National Gallery, a tiger prowls through a stormy, rain-lashed jungle lit by flashes of lightening. A spectrum of rich vibrant greens is interspersed with the odd complementary splash of red. This was the first of a series of jungle painting...

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Something for Camo Kids

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Journals for Kids 
Plenty of military camouflage stationery sizes to choose from. (Good for big kids too).
army camo design composition notebook in color 
army camo composition notebook design in black and white
Above: Army Camouflage Composition Notebooks (8" x 10") in Color and Black & White

Below (left to right): Army Camouflage Small Writing Journal, Notebook & Pocket Notebook (4" x 6")
small army camouflage writing journal  army camouflage notebook on amazon  army camouflage small notebook for a pocket


Customer Review (pocket notebook), Dec 2014: "Great little journal for the camo kid"

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Why Is The Mona Lisa ( La Gioconda Joconde ) So Special — What’s All The Fuss About?

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Fine Art & Floral 
leonardo da vinci notebook with Mona lisa (La Gioconda) on the front cover
Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa Notebook (with The Last Supper on the back cover)


The Mona Lisa
Painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1517, The Mona Lisa has many qualities that make it one of ‘The Greats’:
We could mention da Vinci’s ground-breaking sfumato technique (literally translating to ‘smoky’—it’s a deliberate hazy effect); Leonardo particularly used his sfumato around the corners of The Mona Lisa’s eyes and lips which are two key areas an artist often manipulates to...

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A Small Gift / Present for that Special Teacher

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Academic & Music 

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Auguste Rodin ... on a Notebook?

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Fine Art & Floral 
Weird we know. In fact, we've never come across an Auguste Rodin notebook before; and yet, did you know that "Auguste Rodin" gets searched in Google more times each month than "Leonardo da Vinci"?  Amazing! 
Romantic Auguste Rodin Notebook with The Kiss on the cover  
So we thought --- Why not?  There are obviously a lot of Rodin fans out there and our notebooks (above) would truly fit that elusive "unique gifts" category that we all strive to find for our loved ones. So here they are: The Kiss on a Notebook (a novel idea for a small romantic valentin...

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Italian Flag Notebook

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Travel & World Cultures 
Our Italian Flag design is available as a Notebook (5" x 8")
Italian notebook journal with flag of italy on
What is it about the Flag of Italy that just makes you think of Neapolitan ice cream? The curly font also provokes subtle desires to eat spaghetti. It's hard to look at this stationery and not think FOOD!  Would be good for foodies to keep Italian recipes in.

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Small Gift ideas for Men / Husbands

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Thursday, April 9, 2015, In : Paper Notebooks & Writing Journals 
Why are men always so tricky to buy Birthday and Christmas gifts for? Here are a few suggestions ...
army notebook on amazon  footbal notebook. A paper notebook on amazon  leonardo da vinci notebook with drawings and inventions on the cover
Above: Army Camouflage notebook (left), Love Football Notebook (center), Leonardo da Vinci Inventions Notebook (right).

Below: Wine Notes (left) and Alpha Male notebook (right)
a wine notes notebook for a small gift for men  alpha male gorilla notebook for men

The Army Camouflage Notebook is very popular. In fact, we've gone a bit nuts. It's also available as two composition notebooks (black & white and color), a small Writing Journal and a Pocket Notebook, as well as the ...

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William Morris Floral Notebook ...

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, In : Fine Art & Floral 
William Morris Notebook with two of his most popular designs. Tulip & Willow is on the front cover and Saint James is on the back. Nice if you like bold flowers.
William Morris Notebook with Tulip and Willow and Saint James designs

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Our Best-Selling Kids Notebook - Shh, it's Top Secret

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, In : Journals for Kids 
A fun stationery series for kids to keep their secret jottings in ...

kids top secret project notebook on amazon  kids secret journal for writing in pirate-style

kids secret notebook with top secret and keep out on

Kids Top Secret Project Notebook (8" x 10"), Journal (6" x 9") and Notebook (5" x 8")

Could be useful as pirate party gifts?? (We know, we really should get on with more pirate notebook designs ... it's on the list, we promise.)
The pages in the Project Book and Notebook alternate between wide-ruled and blank for drawings. The Journal is wide-ruled throughout.

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Notebooks in Plain Shades

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, In : Paper Notebooks & Writing Journals 
a red notebook journal suitable for junior league leadership retreat training

      

      

Purple, blue, pink, red, black and green plain shades notebook journals. Simple but useful. All have page numbers and the purple one also has a blank index at the front of the notebook.

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Japanese Stationery with Hokusai Prints - Journals, Notebooks & Pocket Notebooks

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, In : Travel & World Cultures 
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Small Japanese Journal (left),  Japanese Notebook (center)  and  Small Notebook (right)
with The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai wrapped around the front and back covers.


Hokusai was a Japanese print-maker who lived at the beginning of the 19th Century and had no less than thirty different names over the course of his lifetime. The famous Great Wave off Kanagawa is the first print from a series of thirty six which he created under the name Katsushika Hokusai during his sixties, when wide...

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Animal Print Accessories - Leopard & Zebra Patterns

Posted by Journal with Cover Design on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, In : Design Ranges 
Just leopard print and zebra strips patterns so far, but both designs proving very popular:
leopard print composition notebook with page numbers on amazon  leopard print journal notebook on amazon
Above: Leopard Print Composition Notebook - also available in black & white (left), Leopard Print Notebook (right)

Below: Zebra Notebook
zebra notebook with page numbers on amazon


Additional Note (Aug 2018). The Leopard Print is now available on a: Daily Planner,  Monthly Budget Planner,  Password Journal, and  Address Book 
... Good luck with your hunt for accessories with Animal Print!

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Vincent Van Gogh Art on Gifts - Sunflowers, Stars & Blossom Notebooks

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, In : Fine Art & Floral 
Four stationery items to choose from:
van gogh notebook with starry night on the cover  van gogh sunflowers notebook on amazon  van gogh almond blossom notebook on amazon
Above Van Gogh Notebooks: Starry Night (left), Sunflowers (center) and Almond Blossom (right) [all 5" x 8" Notebooks]

Below: Large Writing Journal Notebook with Van Gogh's Almond Blossom [8" x 10"]
large writing journal notebook with van gogh's almond blossom


Customer Review, Jan 2015: "I really love the journal! The cover seems like it has a matte finish to it, so smooth and so vibrant! The only reason I gave it 4 stars would be the binding. It's a little stiff but you need to not be scared to open it fully. But d...

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Stunning Wolf Photography on Stationery

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, In : Animals & Wildlife 
 large wolf writing journal notebook on amazon  timber wolf journal on amazon  wolf notebook for wolf lovers on amazon
Large Wolf Writing Journal (left) Small Wolf Writing Journal (center) and Wolf Notebook (right)

Each publication carries two stunning photographs of the Timber or Gray Wolf: a lone one with an autumn fall backdrop on the front cover (see above) and a pack of wolves resting in the snow on the back cover.

The Journal also has the Rudyard Kipling quote on the back cover, which reads:
"The strength of the pack is the wolf;
and the strength of the wolf is the pack."

Perfect if you're looking for p...

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Claude Monet Notebooks - Japanese Bridge, Haystacks, Camille and Water lilies

Posted by smART bookx Stationery on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, In : Fine Art & Floral 
claude monet water lilies and japanese bridge notebook on amazon  camille with a parasol claude monet notebook on amazon  monet haystacks and japanese bridge notebook on amazon
Left: Details of two different iconic Claude Monet Water Lilies. On the back cover you'll find the famous view of the Japanese bridge, across the water lily pond, at Giverny. Perfect if you like floral stationery.

Centre: The famous 'Woman with a Parasol', a portrait of Monet's first wife Camille and their son Jean on the beach. The story goes that Monet woke up from a nap on the beach on the north coast of France, saw Camille's standing above him and rushed back to his studio to paint fro...

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