My favorite corner of the web: Stationary edition

Well hello there! I'm back with another edition of 'My favorite corner of the world wide web' to let you all know about my latest obsession. I found Pei Design a couple of months back when I was browsing Pinterest for new stationary (seriously, how is this shop not super famous?). I specifically wanted a notepad and a small notebook to use for scripture study but was having such a hard time steering away from Rifle Paper Co notebooks. Now don't get me wrong I love me some Rifle Paper designs, specially the notebooks but I wanted something different since Ana Bond's designs are everywhere *ahemmm* copycats *ahemmm*

Anyways, I found this store and fell head over hills for it in a second. Everything is so femenine and colorful and pretty it makes me want to buy everything. I had literally like 20 tabs opened with everything I wanted from that store but soon enough I found myself thinking what I always think when I buy stuff online "I wonder what's the deal with their shipping? Do they sip internationally? How much is it going to cost?" I wrote them an email and this is what happened.

*instert angels singing* I got an email back from the owner herself a few hours later not only telling me that she did ship internationally but also that she would give me a 15% discount so I could cover shipping expenses and it wouldn't add up to an insane amount of money. I emailed her back to ask if I could pay via paypal (tough costumer, i know!) and sure enough a couple of minutes later I had completed the transaction.

A couple of days later I received my order. I can't even begin to tell you how in love I am with what I purchased. Not to mention the beautiful packaging! I die.

I whipped open the Confetti notebook (pictured above) and started examining it. I do take my stationary pretty seriously! It is 3.625" W x 7" H and has 188 pages so it's pretty portable and light. The gold foil on the spine and first page are divine. The paper is so white and thick, it holds the ink perfectly and the bleeding is minimum, It holds micron pen ink perfectly as well as colored pencils and soft water based markers. Washi tapes also hold perfectly! Stabilo point 88s do bleed a little bit though so I'm just going to keep it simple with my journaling materials. 

I will be sharing pictures of my journaling and the inside of this amazing little notebook soon here on the blog so in the mean time I urge you to go take a look around this amazing stationary shop and get something for you or for a friend. I can promise you won't regret it!

Hint Hint, guys!

Let's speak the truth ladies. There's always an excuse to pamper ourselves and NEVER under any circumstances will a gift not be appreciated and well received. Especially if you happen to be a mother. After lots and lots of long days picking up after the kiddo, folding clothes for hours on end and finding old cereal everywhere I look after I clearly spent the last two hours sweeping the only thing I personally want to do is relax and enjoy the hell out of the most mundane things. I go online and cruise around shops like net-a-porter, Kate Spade and Neiman Marcus and daydream about owning maybe half of all the stuff I see. Granted I would probably never wear some of what I see there but it's always nice to have that option. I mean come on, the woman that says she doesn't do that is totally lying.

So today I thought I'd help you out. You might want to save this image and "accidentally" text it to your clueless Mr, or save it in that special Pinterest board that screams WISHLIST to ensure you're not going to get kitchen appliances for mother's day (How annoying is that by the way? Except if you like baking and cooking and stuff. In that case I guess it's fine. Not that I know). Or maybe you'll find the motivation you'll need to treat yourself to something nice for this special date.

In any case this is what the world's best mom deserves (Aren't we all? *wink wink*)

1. This adorable silk floral blouse from Amrag. Because you have to look super stylish while you pick cheerios out of your hair right?

2. THE best lipstick ever. I love red and pink shades from chanel lipsticks. So classy and grown up.

3. Daisy Eau So Fresh by Marc Jacobs had the regular housewife in mind when he designed it. After all you have to hide the lack of deodorant /shower when you go out in a rush with a screaming toddler.

4. A comfy pair of strappy sandals are a mom's best friend.

5. My personal favorite makeup item besides foundation is marcara. When I don't have time to go through my makeup routine I go for those two items. Why wouldn't you want to feel like a million bucks while you change diapers?

6. Last but not least. A scented candle I've been lusting over. Because there's no better scenario after the kids are asleep than a quiet house, a yummy smell and a good book. 

It's not a bad thing to splurge in yourself or have the Mr. splurge in you from time to time. Being a super woman isn't easy and we deserve it ladies! 

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