by Danielle | Jan 22, 2022 | Bullet Journalling, Journaling, Our Brands
How to choose the best notebook for Bullet Journaling Ryder Carroll created the bullet journal method to enable us all to keep track of our busy lives in a way that works for us. The first step is choosing your supplies, especially finding the perfect notebook. How to...
by Danielle | Jan 14, 2022 | Bullet Journalling, General, Journaling, Our Brands
As you may have heard, Bonnie from Archer & Olive has taken the difficult decision not to supply international stockists for the time being. Don’t worry, we have been busy finding alternative journals that are just as good, if not better. India and I met...
by Danielle | Jul 30, 2021 | Bullet Journalling, General, Journaling, Rowan Berry Box
For the fourth year running, the Under the Rowan Trees Advent Box is here! We have made LOTS of changes this year! To start with you have two options, the Advent Journal Box or the Advent Art Box. See below for more details of what will be in each one. We have also...
by India Fenwick | Apr 9, 2021 | General, Painting
What is Acrylic paint? Acrylic paint is a thick fast-drying paint made of pigment. These paints are water-soluble but become water-resistant when dry. Depending on how much water you use to dilute your acrylic paint, your painting can resemble watercolour, or...
by Danielle | Oct 24, 2020 | Brush Lettering, Bullet Journalling, Calligraphy, Lettering, Our Brands, Pens
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...
by Danielle | Jul 10, 2020 | Lettering, Our Brands
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...
by Danielle | Jul 4, 2020 | Brush Lettering, Bullet Journalling, Calligraphy, Rowan Berry Box
Wednesday the 1st of July After three amazing years of Stationery Box,it’s growing, changing and branching out to become… Rowan Berry Box Launch Party To celebrate Rowan Berry Box and this snazzy new website, I decided to throw a party and asked some of my Stationery...
by Danielle | Jun 30, 2020 | Brush Lettering
Milly – Blink Lettering Hi! 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 beginners Brush...
by Danielle | May 20, 2020 | Bullet Journalling, Guest Post
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...
by Danielle | Apr 4, 2020 | Crafts, General, Knitting
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...
by Danielle | Mar 15, 2020 | Calligraphy
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...
by Danielle | Mar 5, 2020 | Brush Lettering, Lettering
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...
by Danielle | Feb 16, 2020 | Brush Lettering, Bullet Journalling
Am I Using the Right Paper? Today, I want to talk to you about paper! After investing in beautiful pens, brushes and nibs, you want to make them last and for them to perform beautifully every time you pick them up. Using cheap copier paper is good for your bank...
by Danielle | Apr 26, 2019 | Bullet Journalling
Ryder Carroll Explains the system behind creating a bullet journal. What do I need to get started? Notebook Very little! You can buy notebooks specially designed for bullet journalling and I will look at those in more depth in another post but you can use any...
