This candy-filled pencil is the perfect treat for your favorite pencil addict or a sneaky surprise for your kid’s back-to-school backpack. It was made using a package of Rolo candies as the basic shape and then a Hershey Kiss was adhered to the end. The whole thing was wrapped in yellow paper stock and tied…
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Kids need a good place to study and work too. This space inspires dreams of adventure with maps and a ship model wihtout being too distracting. (via House & Home)
Back-to-School with Crayola
Pardon me while I plug the firm for a moment. For those who don’t know yet, I work full-time as a designer at Hallmark (the Well-Appointed Desk is my passion but not my income) and Hallmark owns this lovely little company called Crayola. Crayola is what I like to think of as the gateway drug…
Back-to-school never looked so classic than this nautical striped backpack from Poketo. Its made from fleece like a sweatshirt and lined with nylon. Other options include engineer striped canvas and a simple solid canvas. $48-$58 (via seesaw)
Fresh Starts in September
Fresh Starts in September Hot on the heels of our back-to-school enthusiasm, author Jennifer Weiner talks about how September is the new January and the best time to make a fresh start. It’s paradoxical, I know. Fall represents the end of things: the summer, and the year drawing to a close. But for anyone who…
Back-to-school means new pencils. Colored pencils, graphite, editing, whatever strikes your fancy. (From fuckyeahschoolsupplies from Back to Childhood by Amar Raavi)
Cooler mornings remind me that its just about time for back-to-school. When I was a kid, this was my favorite part because it meant I got to make a trip to the 5-and-Dime for new school supplies like a brand new box of crayons, pencils, composition books and, my absolute favorite, a new pencil box.…