The peeps at Kiki James have been promising to send me a little something, and it arrived this week.
Woo hoo!
Who are Kiki James? Well they make really rather lovely nonsense that you don’t really need, but totally want. Namely, photo albums, wallets, journals, passport covers etc, etc.
Now those of you who know me will attest the fact that I love stuff like that. Therefore you can well imagine my smug expression when the package arrived for me at the office…
I ripped open the outer packaging and was impressed to see a swish looking gift box. Snuggled within, wrapped in tissue paper was black bridle leather photo album:
Shonky it ain’t.
It’s a proper grown up article 
Inside, the album has heavy weight card pages interleaved with parchment paper to protect the photographs.
Plus, you can get them personalised so it would make a lovely gift (and of course it is wedding time of year).
Of course, stuff like this doesn’t come cheap - the version they sent retails at £70 - before personalisation (prices for which range from £8 - £35).
But (hopefully at least) your best mate isn’t gonna get married every day of the week; so you might just decide it’s worth it.
In the meantime, I might just become addicted to Kiki James stuff - I’ve now got my eye on a purple leather journal:
Gorgeous, hand bag sized purple loveliness.
What will I use it for? Erm I’d love to say jotting down my thoughts, artistic sketches, poetry etc.
In reality though, I’d probably mostly use it to write ridiculously long to do lists.
Whatever makes me happy, right?
on Jul 30th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
*sits shaking his head* I do have a penchant for Paperchase, but you my dear, are the Queen of Shonk! Thirty five quid for a bloody book?!
on Jul 30th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Shut your cake hole.
It will improve my life immeasurably.
…People will say, oh look there goes that creative, arty type with her lovely notebook. I *wish* I was her.
I’ll probably be a better person with that book.