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If I somehow managed to convince you to fall in love with handwriting all over again, well done! Handwritten notes and letters needn't be fancy or pricey, as long as your heart is in the right place. Start off with whatever pad or notecards you have handy (this might involve a little treasure hunt down the depths of your drawers and boxes). However should you seek a little style in the form of office covet, read on.

Although you might find your happiness down the Staples aisle - and there is nothing wrong with that - more often than not the interesting stationery pieces happen to be located off the mainstream retail track. Here are some right little gems to get you started and lend a spring to your creative step. If vintage is your thing, you're in for a treat: we've got it covered as far back as the late 17th century!

Write like you mean it!  ✂ 

Drawing Set, Paris, circa 1690, auctioned off by Invaluable

Don't be square!  ✂ 

'Clarence' die-cut fold-out greeting card from a print by Sarah Young, 

via The Blank Card Company

  Lighten up your nota bene!  ✂

'In a Write Spot' notepad by award-winning BerinMade for Chronicle Books, via Modcloth

Ink big!  ✂

'Vert Empire' Fountain Pen Ink in Napoléon Glass Bottle by the oldest name in pen inks in the world, J. Herbin

Stay sharp!  ✂

Caran d'Ache Pencil Sharpener by the reputed Swiss maison Caran d'Ache, via Calepino

Take your pick!  ✂ 

  Eraser Pick & Mix by classic/ vintage office supplier, Present & Correct

Stick with it!  ✂ 

  Paper Glue (with a marzapan aroma!), via Labour and Wait

Say it with flowers!  ✂

  'Shanghai Garden' Thank You greeting card by Rifle Paper Co.

It's the thought that counts!  ✂

  'Bouquet' Thank You greeting card by Rifle Paper Co.

Always a cut above!  ✂

Beak Bird Scissors by Danish studio HAY for MoMA Store

Water cooler antidote!  ✂

Yarrow Tea Stems by Le Bénéfique, via La Petite Papèterie Française