Paradise Standard Cosmetics/Pencil Case

Add a bit more colour and pattern to your everyday with the new range of pencil and cosmetic cases. These standard pencil cases are such a practical size and perfect for bringing a bit of colour, pattern, and organisation to your home, desk or handbag.  

Yes, you can neatly store your stationery in it to keep bits together, but it’s also a great size for some makeup or toiletry essentials in, any medication you need to carry around with you, or even small electricals. 

Featuring my best-selling Paradise pattern with hand-drawn birds and vibrant colour-blocks, this colourway is the same as the stationery range (give or a take a little given it’s on fabric not paper!).  I’m over the moon to be able to reintroduce fabric items to the Holchester Designs range now that I’ve found a collaborator that is both UK based but who also values sustainable practices just like me.  

The pattern was originally inspired by the stunning Birds of Paradise, and it uses my original hand-drawn sketches which I then refined digitally before turning them into a repeat pattern.  This pattern is consistently my most popular, and now you can find it across these cases, notebooks and on other recycled paper products too.   

These are printed in Scotland on sustainable cotton, and then handmade (also in Scotland) in small batches to ensure minimum fabric waste.  The YKK zip is really sturdy, made from recycled plastic and with a leather zip pull for ease of opening.  Plus the thread used is also from recycled plastic and the case is fully lined for maximum practicality.  It will be posted out to you packaged simply with a recycled and recyclable tag, before being wrapped and posted out in our standard recycled/recyclable plastic-free packaging. 

Not sure if this is the right size? Don’t worry - there are three different sizes of case available - Slim (the smallest), this Standard case which is the middle-size, and a Zip Pouch (the biggest). 

And why not create your own gift set? With an A5 208-page lay flat notebook, A4 Planner Pad, A5 Daily Planner, a list pad and an A6 notepad all available in a matching print, you can create a stunning and practical set perfect for adding some colour and style to any space.

Plus these are being launched just in time for Mother’s Day and would be a great Mother’s Day gift or even an alternative to an Easter Egg if chocolate isn’t her thing.

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. 

For the full sent of FAQs head to this page.