Brighton Birds A5 Notepad

Possibly the hardest-working stationery items around the country (*although I have nothing to confirm that), the A5 notepad is a staple of any stationery collection - great for meeting notes it’s also perfectly sized for keeping by a phone, on the kitchen bench for shopping lists or just for around the house leaving notes for whoever needs them. 

This one features the Brighton Birds artwork which is a new pattern for 2023.  Originally inspired by the Royal Pavillion in Brighton, close to where I grew up and with memories of colour and pattern filled school art trips, this pattern features handdrawn and hand-painted motifs which I then digitised and tweaked for this stylish stationery collection featuring this notepad, a notebook, double-sided bookmark and list pad. 

This recycled paper notepad is intended to add a pop of colour and air of elegance to what’s on the page, be it a to-do list or phone message.  The central panel is ever-so-slightly transparent, so you can still faintly see the pattern underneath, but also clearly read what’s been written.  

The paper itself is recycled, and at 100gsm it is both lovely and smooth and robust enough to deal with highlighters and the inkiest of pens.  There’s 50 sheets per pad, and they’re glued along the top edge making them easy to tear-off sheets without damaging the ones underneath.  The notepad is backed by thick recycled card, so it’ll cope fine on a kitchen bench or tucked in a paper tray or letter holder, and it’s been printed here in the UK by a specialised eco-conscious printers who also uses vegetable oil based inks and conscientiously sources their paper stocks. Finally, this notepad will come to you wrapped in a recycled paper belly band, which is also fully recyclable.

A5 pads just like this one make great gifts for a few reasons! Firstly they’re an easy shape to wrap and post.  Secondly, they make a unique budget-friendly yet quality gift, especially good for a colleague or a secret-santa.  And finally they’re a practical present too, so if you’re conscious about not wanting to get something for the sake of it a pad like this, or just generally beautiful patterned stationery, make a brilliant choice. In fact last year my A5 pads, and sets including them, were popular teacher gifts!

As I mentioned above there are a few products in this pattern collection, and should you want to make up a gift set there’s actually a few already put together in the Stationery Gift Set section. But of course, gift sets don’t always have to be matching patterns!

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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