Log Book
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!
Who, or what, do you love?
Posted on January 23 2020
With Valentines Day just around the corner, we are adjusting our focus this year to embrace a celebration of love for our environment too. Look out for new eco product announcements and packaging in the coming year.
Bookshell Bindery is now officially open for 2020
Posted on January 07 2020
And the bindery is now officially … OPEN! Happy New Year everyone! David and I have had a wonderful festive break and we’re now excited to open the bindery doors once again and get down to some serious making.
Christmas close-down
Posted on December 19 2019
Bookshell Bindery is now closed while we enjoy a little festive break, and any orders placed after midnight on Wednesday 18 December 2019 will be shipped the week beginning 6th January 2020, when we re-open.
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!
Revealing Our Competition Winner
Posted on December 10 2019
We're excited to announce the winner of our nautical pun competition.
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!
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
Blackberry vodka recipe
Posted on September 13 2019
What better way to celebrate the Autumn hedgerow harvest than with this delicious tipple?
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.
Mesmerising marbling
Posted on November 16 2017
We’ve been trying something new in the bindery today and having fun marbling on leather.
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.
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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