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The Log Book is our behind-the-scenes blog where we reveal what bindery life is really like here in Falmouth. We showcase our latest handmade personalised gifts, beautiful bookbinding inspiration, news, competitions and special offers. Sign-up to our email and we'll send you the latest Log Book entry first!

Gift Guide

Posted on December 10 2019

Struggling to find the perfect gift for a certain hard-to-buy-for loved one? Check out our 7 wonderful gift ideas to help you find just the right thing. Your gift issues are now solved!
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New Bookbinding Supplies

Posted on December 10 2019

We now stock white horizontal A4 plain paper!
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Revealing Our Competition Winner

Posted on December 10 2019

We're excited to announce the winner of our nautical pun competition.
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Last order dates for Christmas 2019

Posted on November 15 2019

Order by midnight on these dates to ensure Christmas 2019 delivery – they might be sooner than you think!
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Environmental Mindfulness at Christmas

Posted on November 15 2019

Environmental mindfulness at Christmas is really important to us and I’m sure a lot of people will be trying to reduce the amount of ‘stuff’ they buy this year. Here we share our eco credentials and why only gifting functional & thoughtful items is so important.
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Our Guide to Getting it Right With Personalised Gifts

Posted on November 08 2019

It’s a true friend or loved one that puts time and effort into really special, personalised gifts. But sometimes writers block will stop you dead in your tracks. Fortunately, our quick guide is here to help and is guaranteed to leave you feeling inspired. Read now ...

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Bookbinding supplies – A3 horizontal lined bookbinding paper

Posted on October 28 2019

Showcasing our new horizontal A3 lined bookbinding paper which forms part of our expanding range of bookbinding supplies, following the success of our A4 short grain bookbinding paper.
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Nautical Notebooks at The National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Posted on October 08 2019

As long term fans of the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, we're delighted to reveal we're now stocked in their fantastic gift shop. Our nautical inspired pocket notebooks are a great fit for their marine-mad customers and we’re looking forward to future collaborations.

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Autumnal Family Foraging for Wild Blackberries and Sloes

Posted on September 19 2019

Late summer has been beautiful here in Cornwall, and we’ve been spending lots of family time picking wild blackberries and sloes. Find out what happened on our latest outing here ... 

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Blackberry vodka recipe

Posted on September 13 2019

What better way to celebrate the Autumn hedgerow harvest than with this delicious tipple?
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Bookshell at Top Drawer 2018

Posted on January 25 2018

Phew, what a busy start to 2018. Top Drawer London was fantastic and we were absolutely bowled over by the amazing response to our products. Look out for some exciting news regarding new stockists soon.
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Mesmerising marbling

Posted on November 16 2017

We’ve been trying something new in the bindery today and having fun marbling on leather. 
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Christmas gift guide

Posted on November 08 2017

We've put together a few of our favourites to show you how easy it is this year to give a gift that is 1 in a million, not 1 of a million.
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Bookshell make golden Kindle case for Amazon

Posted on August 03 2017

We were super-proud to be asked to produce this golden Kindle case for Amazon's recent Storyteller writing competition. Read full details on the Guardian website: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jul/28/self-published-archaeological-thriller-takes-20000-amazon-award #selfpublishing #books #relichunters #davidleaderbeater #amazon#storyteller #bookshell
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Recent Posts

  • Gift Guide

    Dec 10 2019

    Featured Gifts: Monogrammed Keyring, £12Refillable Journal, £29Coordinates Keyring, £9.50Leather Journal, £48Notebook Set, £19Book Phone...

  • New Bookbinding Supplies

    Dec 10 2019

    White A4 Short Grain Paper We now stock white horizontal A4 plain paper, which is very versatile and can be folded to make A5 portrait n...

  • Revealing Our Competition Winner

    Dec 10 2019

    Shell Yeah! It was great fun reading all the entries for our nautical pun competition and choosing a winner was particularly difficult....

  • Last order dates for Christmas 2019

    Nov 15 2019

        Order by midnight on these dates to ensure Christmas 2019 delivery – they might be sooner than you think!   Standard/1st Class: UK -...

  • Environmental Mindfulness at Christmas

    Nov 15 2019

    Environmental mindfulness at Christmas is really important to us and I’m sure a lot of people will be trying to reduce the amount of ‘s...