Ten Tip Top Gifts Under £40 | Stationery Gift Guide

Ten Tip Top Gifts Under £40 | Stationery Gift Guide

We have conjured up a little list of gifts that will spring giant smiles onto the people you love the most. Click through and browse the selection of our best ten gift ideas under £40. 

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1. Gift set number one - Shroom

This natural beige diary has just been restocked. It works as a planner and a journal with space to write and plan your days. It's satisfyingly chunky, with a luxuriously smooth cover made from vegan leather with gold foiling. We paired it with this pen as the colours matched up naturally. As a pair, this makes a thoughtful gift set for anyone looking to start the new year on a high.

 Diary and Pen Gift

The 2023 Diary in Beige | £35.00 | Shop now

The Completist Ballpoint Pen | £4.00 | Shop now

Total gift set price - £39.00

Pair this trio with our classic gift wrapping service here.

2. Gift set number two - Rustic Needs

This rustic set is made up of the Appointed X Papersmiths Notebook, the Rama Eye Pen Clip and a Pocket Mechanical Pencil in Yellow that we can't get enough of. The mechanical pencil keeps itself sharp, so there will be no loose sharpenings in your tidy desk space. Pop it into the notebook clip and then onto your notebook to keep it all together. The notebook clip's brass seamlessly matches the foiling on the notebook for a luxurious look and feel.

 Notebook and pen gift set

The Appointed X Papersmiths Notebook | £27.00 | Shop now

The Rama Eye Clip | £5.49 | Shop now

Pocket Mechanical Pencil in Yellow | £6.50 | Shop now

Total gift set price - £38.99

Pair this trio with our classic gift wrapping service here.

3. Gift set number three - Pistachio dreams

This one is for a natural touch. Gift a pastel patterned notebook with a matching mesh case, pen, and clip. The clip and pen can pop into the pencil case or clip to the notebook to get the three items together. Any stationery lover or office worker will fall in love with this set. You can use the mesh case as a makeup or storage bag too.

 Stationery Gift Set

The Nela Notebook | £18.00 | Shop now 

Pen Clip | £4.95 | Shop now

The Primo Pen in Shroom | £12.00 | Shop now

Pouch Pencil Case Medium | £8.00 | Shop now

Total gift set price - £32.95

Pair this trio with our classic gift wrapping service here.

4. Gift set number four - Digital desk kit

The perfect desk companions. This popular webcam cover sells out every time we restock. Its cute little face can slide left or right to reveal the camera on your laptop. Keep it inside the large mesh case, available in multiple colours. This mesh pouch is just the right size to carry a mini laptop (Macbook air size) or numerous essential items. We like to pop in an A4 diary, notebooks, pen and more. An all-you-need digital desk gift set.

 Stationery Gift Set

The Inky Flower Notebook | £10.00 | Shop now

Ballpoint Pen | £8.00 | Shop now

Webcam Cover | £3.00 | Shop now

Large Pouch Pencil Case | £12.00 | Shop now

Total gift set price - £33.00

Pair this trio with our classic gift wrapping service here.

or this set fits into our large gift box - You can add a luxury gift box here.

5. Gift set number five - Primary colours

These cute little Koala paper clips can hold your place on pages for those all-important notes. The Primo pen comes in multiple colours with the option of gel or ballpoint ink for the same price. Choose from ruled, plain or dot grid pages. Whether gifting an artist, workaholic or writer, you can personalise this trio with different colours and papers to make it their own.

 Stationery Set for a gift

Koala Paper Clips | £7.00 | Shop now

The Primo Pen Sapphire Blue | £12.00 | Shop now

Limoncello Notebook | £20.00 | Shop now

Total gift set price - £39.00

Pair this trio with our classic gift wrapping service here.

or this set fits into our small and large gift box - You can add a luxury gift box here.

6. Gift set number six - Four favourites

We recently asked our customers on social if they liked contrasting colours or matching sets. The blue and pink contrast won hands down. With this popular set, you can attach your pocket diary to your notebook. Wrap your A4 notebook band horizontally over the notebook, pop the pen into the band, and voila - a four-in-one gift set. These are all our most popular Papersmiths products, so you're bound to have a very happy giftee.

 Diary Notebook and pen gift set

Nahe Pocket Diary | £9.00 | Shop now

A4 Notebook Band | £6.50 | Shop now

Fuchsia Notebook | £20.00 | Shop now

Le Pen Art Pen | £3.20 | Shop now

Total gift set price - £38.70

Pair this trio with our classic gift wrapping service here.

or this set fits into our small and large gift box - You can add a luxury gift box here.

7. Gift set number seven - Artists inspirations

What artist doesn't get creative block now and again? These inspiration card prompts go hand in hand with our ever-so-popular brush sign pens and sketchbook. The A5 size sketchbook is made by a family-run studio in the U.K., and the inside sheets are made from music sheet paper. An inspiring gift for any creative.

 Inspiration artist gifts

Gradient Sketchbook | £10.00 | Shop now

Inspiration Card Set | £20.00 | Shop now

Brush Sign Pen | £3.10 | Shop now

Total gift set price - £36.20

Pair this trio with our classic gift wrapping service here.

or this set fits into our large gift box - You can add a luxury gift box here.

8. Gift set number eight - Cat's and plans

Who knew that orange, cats, and planning would make such a sweet match? Our founder, Sidonie's ginger cat Morello is eye-rolling at that statement. The MiGoals 2023-dated diary is one of our best-selling planning tools. It's jam-packed full of goal-setting tricks. It's only natural that you write in this diary with a pen as perfectly designed as the Primo Pen. The turmeric colourway makes a perfect match. Sometimes your day-to-day lists need to go somewhere else so that you don't scribble notes in your new diary - That's where the notepad comes in. A set of three to kickstart a year of successful planning.

 Orange stationery gift set

2023 Weekly Spread Diary | £20.00 | Shop now

The Primo Pen | £12.00 | Shop now

Do Not Want To Do List | £7.50 | Shop now

Total gift set price - £39.50

Pair this trio with our classic gift wrapping service here.

or this set fits into our small and large gift box - You can add a luxury gift box here.

9. Gift set number nine - Stars and snakes

If they have a thing for the stars, astrology and animals, this is the gift set for them. Choose their star sign for a personalised gift. Paired with an Astro birthday book and a brass bookmark so they can keep their page in style, they'll be over the moon! Pun intended. This snake bookmark has been especially popular with our zodiac lovers too.

Zodiac lover gift set

Zodiac Book | £8.99 | Shop now

Astro Birthdays | £15.00 | Shop now

Serpenti Bookmark | £13.50 | Shop now

Total gift set price - £37.49

Pair this trio with our classic gift wrapping service here.

or this set fits into our large gift box - You can add a luxury gift box here.

10. Gift set number ten - A splash of pastels

A splash of colour with great design is always a recipe for success. The Papersmiths X The Completist planner for 2023 make a fab pair with their matching ballpoint pen. Send them into the new year with style with this playfully pigmented gift set.

Printed and colourful gift

Papersmiths X The Completist 2023 Diary | £35.00 | Shop now

Ballpoint Pen | £5.00 | Shop now

Total gift set price - £39.00

Pair this with our classic gift wrapping service here.

or this set fits into our small and large gift box - You can add a luxury gift box here.

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