Allotment Notes - Gardeners Journal

Stay organized and keep your seed lists, planting plans, and gardening notes all in one convenient place and watch your veggie patch thrive all season.

Each journal is hand painted and stitched by me in a lovely soft green, (hi, I’m Michaela), with love and care. My trusty vintage typewriter Dorothy, types the text on to the cover leaving extra spaces between the letters because she thinks it looks good. Made from recycled papers and textile industry waste

Can I use a fountain pen or watercolours in it?

Absolutely - l use fountain paper on this paper every day. it doesn’t feather or bleed. you can use a wide range of artist media too, including marker and brush pens, charcoal, pencil and even a light wash of watercolour ( I wouldn’t soak it)

Size?

Your notebook will be approx A5 in size at around 20 x 14 cm . with 80 pages of 140gsm recycled cartridge paper hand stitched inside a handpainted and typed cover of cotton paper that has been made from textile industry waste.

Sustainability

Materials
The cover of your personalised notebook will be individually typed on beautifully textured cotton paper that has been made from textile industry waste in a UK paper mill.

The pages inside are made of 140gsm (that’s lovely and thick) recycled cartridge paper that has been made from 100% UK Post consumer waste ( You know, the stuff you chuck in your paper recycling bin)

Energy
The power to type your notebook comes only from my nimble fingers. They are fuelled by tea and biscuits and the rest of my studio is powered by the sun

Everything I do at Blue Stiggy HQ is put through the lens of trying to do my best to minimise my impact on the planet. You can find more detailed information about the materials and processes I use and how I try to minimise my impact on the planet here

Packaging

All of my products are beautifully wrapped in eco conscious materials such as recycled tissue paper and sent in cardboard boxes. I love to and write a little note to each of my customers on recycled paper and I mostly use Royal Mail who will deliver your order on foot :)

Delivery + Returns

Standard UK delivery is First Class Royal Mail and typically takes 1-2 days to arrive after I dispatch your order.
Express Shipping UK is Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day Guaranteed - Please use this postage upgrade if you are in a hurry. although I may still need 3-5 days to make and press your order I will dispatch it to you as quickly as I can.

Standard Overseas Delivery - Royal Mail International Tracked (transit time depends on the destination country)
Express Overseas Delivery - I will use a courier to send your order to you for speed. transit time depends on the destination country.

Delivery times are estimates but please do message me if you any questions about delivery - michaelabere@bluestiggy.co.uk

Returns -Please contact me within 14 days of delivery to arrange a return - my full Delivery + Returns policy can be found here