Home Grown A6 Notepad

These A6 pads are the first in this size to enter our stationery collection, and I don’t think they’ll be the last.

There’s 50 pages of recycled paper in per pad, and each page has a gentle and intricate floral pattern, with a hazy colour palette all inspired by the English countryside in summer.

Although it’s patterned there’s a decent sized semi-opaque panel in the middle, meaning you can both see the pattern but also see whatever it is you’re writing - obviously the most important thing with a notepad!

Of course paper quality is key, as with all our products, so the recycled paper is a lovely smooth 100gsm and will even stand up to inky fountain pens or highlighters, so it’s great for next to you at your desk for quick notes or to live in the kitchen for last minute shopping lists.

Due to it’s size it is, however, compact and convenient to take out and about with you, fitting easily into pockets, handbags or even down the side of your laptop sleeve just in case you need to write something in a moment of inspiration.

The notepad comes with a belly band around it to keep the pages together, and with a Holchester Designs stamp on the reverse of the card.

Whether for yourself at home or work the A6 pad really does feel like a small but mighty addition to our planet-friendly stationery range.  It’s also a great little gift - think small but perfectly formed (and nicely practical) Secret Santa present for a colleague or friend - and works brilliantly added to some of our other products to make a fabulous statement stationery gift set.  In fact, I’ve even put some sets together already and you can find them under the Stationery gift sets categories. 

There is also now the option to add some magnetic tape to your pad! Coming in a separate little envelope you'll get two 8.5cm strips of magnetic tape you can attach to the back of your pad. 

Orders can take up to 4 working days to process, but if you need it quicker let me know and I’ll do what I can to get it out sooner.

I want my products to leave as little a mark on the planet as possible. And with this in mind all my products are:

Made in the UK by manufacturers who all source their materials, manage their materials and deal with their waste responsibly. 

1 tree is planted for every order in partnership with Ecologi.

All packaging is plastic free, from tags and belly bands to postal packaging, and where possibly is also used multiple times. 

If your item does come covered, it’s in a biodegradable cellophane which will naturally decompose but also keeps your paper looking crisp on it’s travels. 

You can read more about my attempt to be as sustainable a business as possible in this blog post. 

All orders are processed within 3-5 working days and standard postage is via Royal Mail Tracked 48. 

All items are sent plastic free and in some cases the postal packaging you receive may have been used before.  Wherever possible I do recycle packaging, but I do check it’s in good enough condition to protect your items before it’s used.  I don’t, however, think it’s right to say I'm all about being sustainable and then use totally fresh postal packaging for every order. 

For all non-personalised items we accept returns up to 14 days after delivery, as long as the item is unused and in its original condition.   

For the full Shipping and Returns policy please click here. 

Do you make everything yourself? 

All the designs you see on my products are the results of my own original hand-drawn artwork which in turn I transform digitally into repeat patterns.  The physical products are then printed/made/sewn by specialist manufacturers from around the UK. 

Do you use AI in your designs?

AI (Artificial intelligence) is not used at any stage of my creative process. 

As a small business who uses lots of different tools, it’s impossible to avoid AI altogether in the running of my business, but my creative process is absolutely where I draw the line.  You can read more about my thoughts on AI, and how it is involved in other areas of my business, in this blog post. 

Do you take wholesale orders?

Absolutely I do - it’s my favourite way of getting my stationery out into the world! You can find more information on the wholesale page of my website. 

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