Giveaway: National Stationery Week 2017


I love stationery. I’ve always loved stationery. As a little girl I often asked for pens, notepads, pencils and a variety of other products for my presents. Despite the increased competition from iPads and other electronic devices my eldest daughter shares the love and can often be happily found writing away in a notepad (even before she knew how to write actual letters). If I get a new pen or notepad I have to keep it hidden or it quickly becomes hers.

Today is the start of National Stationery Week and I’m excited to be a part of it. I am launching a giveaway to win a lovely pen and notepad set from Sheaffer and later in the week I will be sharing a post about the importance of letter writing with children.

4 Stabilo sensor pens in purple, green pink and blue with text saying National Stationery Week 24-30 April 2017


So what is National Stationery Week about? Running from 24th to 30th April this week encourages people to put pen to paper and write more often. The week celebrates a different theme each day so there will be something to inspire everyone.


The 7 Days of Stationery are:


Monday: Pen & Pencil Day
Tuesday: Get Crafty
Wednesday: World Stationery Day
Thursday: Thank You Thursday 
Friday: Fountain Pen Friday
Saturday: Signature Saturday
Sunday: Write A Letter Day

Win a Sheaffer Pen and Notepad


A Black Sheaffer notepad and a Ballpoint pen with a silvery top half and red bottom half in a display case
Win these!
My giveaway prize is this lovely pen and notepad. A big "Thank You" to Sheaffer and National Stationery Week for providing the prize. Checkout National Stationery Week on social media to read some of the other great posts this week. You can find them on Facebook and Twitter.

Entry is via the Rafflecopter below widget and the giveaway will close at Midnight on 7th May 2017. Good luck and thanks for entering.

An open notepad from Nuco with the 7 days of stationery being written in it with a Stabilo beCrazy pink yellow and orange fountain pen



***Disclosure: I have been provided with the giveaway prize and some other lovely bits of stationery from the sponsors of National Stationery Week Sheaffer and Nuco and some of the partners of National Stationery Week Mustard , Write Size and Stabilo. ***

116 comments

  1. It was a letter to the bank to pay in a cheque!

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  2. The last time was to Santa for my grandson

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  3. Urm...probably to a friend years ago we now use email

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  4. It was to my aunt - I wrote a letter and popped it inside her Christmas card in December. We write to each other around twice a year - she doesn't use email!

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  5. To my gran, about 12 months ago before she went 'online'!

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  6. My partner beginning of the year

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  7. To my aunty 2 weeks ago
    Always write a letter when sending cards for birthdays

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  8. probably at xmas, to a friend living abroad

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  9. Yesterday to my daughter she loves getting letters and notes :)

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  10. I wrote a letter to my friend who lives in the US.

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  11. My old school friend Linda (waiting for a reply Lin if you see this)

    KATHY D

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  12. It's been a while since I've written an actual letter to a friend, but I did write to PIP to request an appeal - does that count lol!!

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  13. My penpals - I have one in the USA and a few in the UK.

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  14. I wrote a letter to my son's teacher about a school trip! Everything is so digital these days

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  15. last week to a good friend of mine

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  16. It's that long ago I can't remember, unless you count a complaints letter to Royal Mail regarding post cards that were delivered back to me, rather than to the competition address. That was about 3 months ago.

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  17. I wrote a letter to my pen-pal not too long ago.

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  18. Many years ago, can't even remember it's been so long. I really should write a letter to someone.

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  19. I wrote a letter to a friend with a card on their birthday x

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  20. A couple of years ago to the mother of a friend who's husband had recently passed away.

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  21. The last time I wrote a letter was 15 years ago and it was to my nan

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  22. To my mortgage company 5 years ago... I do everything via email now x

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  23. To my Mother in Law, to say thank you for our Christmas gifts x

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  24. I haven't written a letter in years, all emails these days

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  25. About 2 weeks ago, we moved to wales from the midlands last year and we always send letters and photo's to our lovely old neighbour who we miss dearly xx

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  26. Wrote a letter last week to my husbands Aunt, she doesnt have internet, but loves to recieve a letter from us

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  27. Have to say it was to a close friend who's moved out of the area

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  28. Have to say it was to a close friend who's moved out of the area

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  29. a thank you letter a few months ago to a friend

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  30. The last letter I wrote was to our bank to complain about their atrocious service. I doubt they will do anything to compensate us, but it was strangely satisfying to be able to write a polite but scathing letter about their so-called "customer helpline" who were anything but helpful.

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  31. I wrote a thank you letter to my friend's mum who kindly sent my little boy an Easter Egg even though she was in hospital at the time. It was so kind of her to go so much effort when she was poorly and the least it deserved was a curtious reply..and that can only be done properly with a hand written note of gratitude. x

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  32. To my future self to say how ell I have done to get there

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  33. I wrote to my friend in Canada to thank her for the Easter gifts

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  34. My auntie with some stories my boys wrote (inspired by some pirate chocolates they were given by her!)

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  35. My mum who is in a nursing home 300 miles away.

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  36. I wrote to the headteacher at my daughters school to request 1 days absence, which has been declined and will be unauthorised...hey ho still going on holiday either way

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  37. not sure, a while ago. Probably a thank you letter

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  38. Probably to the school a note for my daughter for some reason or another

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  39. i havent wrote a letter as such, but i have wrote a load of wedding invites if that counts

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  40. I wrote a letter to a friend at Christmas time.

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  41. Wrote to my friend in Lincoln last week x

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  42. I used to write constantly to prisoners as a penpal; but things have changed so much as you can now email.

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  43. I wrote a letter to my friend in New Zealand for her birthday in February

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  44. The last time i wrote a letter was four weeks ago and it was to my sister.

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  45. A thank you letter to my Gran. xx

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  46. I think the last time I wrote a letter was a couple of years ago to a telescope company in Germany.

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  47. It's been so long that I can't think when the last time was.

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  48. It was a friend in Lancaster about 3 months ago sending them photos

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  49. do Christmas cards and birthday cards count? I think the last time was regarding PPI

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  50. That is a while ago I can't remember, it's a shame really as I used to have quite a few pen pals as a child but everyone seems to use email now

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  51. I wrote a thank you letter to an elderly relative around 3 years ago

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  52. I use email now, my handwriting is so dreadful, it's easier for everyone. Probably to my gran, seems like I'm not alone there.

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    1. I didn't say how long ago, sorry, maybe 4 years ago now?

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  53. Spencer Broadley30 April 2017 at 07:44

    It was a letter to my Council regarding Housing Benefit - but I generally write to mother every couple of months to update her as she lives 200+ miles away from me

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  54. A few months ago to my friend

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  55. It has been such a long time since I wrote to anyone. However, I think the last letter I wrote was to my Gran. :)

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  56. i wrote a postcard to my friend last year

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  57. To my son to put in his lunch box to tell him I love him lots and to remember to hand his homework in lol

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  58. A couple of weeks ago for easter I sent some easter cards to friends and family.

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  59. Strangely enough yesterday to a friend

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  60. at work all the time... personally for myself i actually cant remember!!haha

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  61. A few months ago to my friend who is unwell (@PeanutHog)

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  62. I wrote to my Nan at New Year who enjoys a letter because she can re-read as often as she pleases!

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  63. I wrote a teeny tiny letter to a friend and put it in her tray at work for a bit of a surprise, but I wouldn't say it was a big letter, more of a note! :) Writing letters really is a lost art

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  64. It's been so long since I last wrote a letter I can't remember when or who it was to :-\

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  65. I write to my daughter occasionally

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  66. I last wrote to my Mum to thank her for all the help and support she gave me after my son was born!

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  67. A couple of weeks ago to my partner asking when my new kitchen would be fitted, we live in the same house,lol

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  68. It's so long I can't remember. I did leave a post-it-note 'letter' for someone when I had to leave early so they knew I hadn't just disappeared!

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  69. Last time I wrote a letter it was to thank a competition site for my prize I had won, I would love to send you a letter as well thanking you for such a great win.
    Steve

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  70. About a year ago I wrote to a relative in New Zealand. Hardly write these days but still adore nice stationery.

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  71. Last letter I wrote was to my daughter who was working at camp america last year :) She's doing it again this year so will be writing another as where they are they have no internet signal :)

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  72. It's that long ago I can't remember, tend to do everything electronically.

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  73. The last letter I wrote was to my auntie to thank her for my christmas present.

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  74. last Christmas I wrote to my daughter

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  75. Do emails count? i think a long while...

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  76. I can not remember, its been a while

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  77. Sadly, it was to a friend who had lost his mother. I love emails but giving and receiving hand written letters shows more thought I think.

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  78. I wrote a letter to one of my old foster carers who isn't tech savvy but loves recieving my letters and pictures from the kids. I think it helps keep her going now her husband is no longer with us. I posted the last one yesterday :)

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  79. A letter of complaint for my dad

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  80. College friends I rarely see, we write notes at Christmas.

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  81. Last time I wrote a letter was to go in with my christmas cards

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  82. I wrote a nice long letter to my auntie last week, who loves receiving letters, she doesn't have any social media and is slightly deaf so finds it hard hearing people on r
    The phone so by writing to each other we can keep each other informed of what's been happening in our lives i love writing letter something nice about sending and receiving one

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  83. We wrote thank you letters to family and friends from my daughter

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  84. I wrote to a cousin at Christmas - she doesn't have a computer so likes to get letters.

    Hazel Rea - @beachrambler

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  85. It was to a parent of one of my students last year.

    EJ Dunn

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  86. Would love to win for my daughter as she is doing her GCSEs and deserves a treat x

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  87. I wrote to s friend last month she is 89 and she was in hospital

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  88. My mum passed away a few years ago and occasionally I write to her when things are difficult

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  89. A letter to my mum to go with her Birthday card

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  90. To my penfriend who I have been writing to for twenty years. She lives in Scotland and we have never met....

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  91. I wrote a letter to my grandmother at christmas :)

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  92. To be honest, I cannot remember the last time that I sat down and wrote a letter!

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  93. To my cousin as I don't get to see her that often

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  94. I wrote a letter quite recently, I have an auntie and uncle who don't use the internet or have a mobile with a texting facility, so because they live quite far away, we regularly communicate via letter.

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  95. Last week, a letter to my niece in Australia

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  96. A letter to my late Nan telling her how much I miss her

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  97. A letter to my dad saying how much I miss him x

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  98. It was to a friend of mine who moved up country, many years ago.

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  99. To munch daughters school asking for time off about 6 months ago ;)

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  100. A letter to an elderly friend (a previous neighbour) who now lives in Canada - enclosed with her birthday card last month April - she's not online.

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  101. To my friends favourite Eastenders actor, to see if I could get her a signed photo for her birthday. Only just sent it though. :)

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  102. Over 2 years ago to my friend from uni.

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  103. The last note I wrote was a thank you letter to a friend for her kindness. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  104. My mum few months ago :)

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  105. I wrote a letter to my sons headteacher last week x

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  106. I wrote a letter to my friend in Orlando - we used to work together - so I sent her a care package of uk food and mags and wrote her a letter to go with it :) This was a week ago we normally send letters or postcards once a month

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