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8 topics to help you write more letters

Writing a letter is such a thoughtful way to express your feelings, and something that the recipient will cherish so much due to the time and care you have spent on it. A blank sheet can however be a bit daunting, and you may feel a bit lost in terms of where to begin, and so here are 8 ideas for writing one: Encouragement letter: Everyone goes through challenging times, and sending a letter to uplift someone's spirits & offer support will mean the world to them. Share words of encouragement, remind them of their strengths, and offer any assistance or...

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8 reasons why using a fountain pen can improve your writing experience

Most of you may hear the words ‘fountain pen’ and are instantly taken back to memories of school and the start of a new term. It was always a standard navy or black Parker pen, you’d get ink on your fingers when changing the cartridges, the pen would roll off your desk and skid across the classroom, and it’d drive you crazy when the ink would take forever to start working through the nib. So you were overjoyed when school finally finished and you got to throw it in ‘the stuff drawer’ and get a trusty ballpoint. However fountain pen...

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The importance of taking a break when you run your own business

There’s a glamorisation that comes with owning your own business. You picture getting up when you want, easing yourself into the day with coffee, croissants and casually reading the broadsheets that are so big they basically pick a fight with you at every attempted turn of a page. You then work a few hours, send a few emails, ‘do lunch’ then ‘work’ another hour or so before you call it a day. Now I actually did this, minus the aggressive giant newspaper, at the start of the business. As much as I’d love to say it worked a treat, it...

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Our First Craft Workshop

Just before Christmas we hosted our first ever Christmas Crafternoon workshop at the Station Tavern in Cambridge.  Everyone that attended was just amazing, such a lovely group to teach and what made it extra wonderful was the fact that everyone all mixed together and chatted away, it was a pleasure to see everyone all looking completely relaxed and also get so focused in the activities.  Planning it all out was pretty interesting! Which activities, how long for each one, etc. one thing that was clear was that 2 hours is no way near enough time! The first event ended up...

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