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Lisa Kirkbride’s Rose Garden Rowan Berry Box
The Rose Garden Rowan Berry Box was designed by Lisa Kirkbride. Lisa is a graphic designer, illustrator and...
Aurore McLeod’s Winter Friends Rowan Berry Box
I have known the lovely Aurore McLeod for a few years and we have lots of her prints in our home. She first featured in Stationery...
Journaling January Challenge 2021
Welcome to Journaling January! For the third year in a row, we are concentrating on self-care for the first month of the year. We have decided to kick off 2021 with a whole month of journaling prompts suitable for those of you who are totally new to the idea of...
What is the best way to store pens and markers?
The best way to store pens was never something that crossed my mind. I've always loved cute pencil cases (I have quite a collection as you can imagine). As my collection grew and I started experimenting with different types of inks, prush pens, metallic markers and...
Meet the Team!
September was a hectic month for Under the Rowan Trees. We've grown from a team of one to three! Meet the team: I accepted a few months ago that I couldn't keep doing the jobs of 12 people and that something was going to break - I suspected it might be me. Lockdown...
Acrylograph Pens from Archer and Olive
If you follow Bonnie from Archer and Olive on Instagram, you will have seen sneak peeks of her exclusive new pens for a little while. Acrylograph Pens are entirely new and not like anything you have ever used before. The pens contain a water-based acrylic ink which...
Rowan Berry Box Launch Party
Wednesday the 1st of JulyAfter three amazing years of Stationery Box,it’s growing, changing and branching out to become…Rowan Berry Box Launch PartyTo celebrate Rowan Berry Box and this snazzy new website, I decided to throw a party and asked some of my Stationery...
5 brush lettering pens for beginners – Blink Lettering
Milly - Blink LetteringHi! I’m Milly, the person behind Blink Lettering. I started learning calligraphy over 5 years ago, and in the past two years, I have taught over 1000 students the basics of brush lettering. 5 brush lettering pens for beginnersBrush lettering is...
Five Reasons to Start a Bullet Journal During Lockdown
Five Reasons to Start a Bullet Journal During Lockdown If you’ve stumbled across the incredible planning system that is Bullet Journaling you might be intrigued as to how it can help you boost your productivity and provide an outlet for your creativity. But maybe...
How to Use a Knitting Nancy
How to Use a Knitting Nancy A Knitting Nancy is an early form of loom dating back over 400 years! Usually made from wood, they can also be know as a French Knitting Dolly. As a child, I spent hours creating huge long snakes of knitted cord using up odds and ends...
How to Choose the Right Nib – Creative Calligraphy Guest Post
Angela, from Creative Calligraphy has written a fantastic guest blog for us about how to choose the right nib for calligraphy. She specialises in traditonal calligraphy scripts including foundational, italic, unical, gothic and copperplate. She creates beautiful...
Which Brush Pens should I buy?
Which Brush Pens should I Buy? Brush lettering has become increasingly popular over the last few years. Rather than the strict conventions of traditional calligraphy, brush lettering is more playful and less formal. I started my lettering journey by attending a...
