Practically the only thing I loved about going back to school at the end of the summer was being able to get my hands on new stationery. I loved poring over the catalogues from Big W and Kmart that would get stuffed in our letter box and figuring out just how many faber castell connector pens would fit into my daggy tartan pencil case before it seemed excessive. Crayola pretty much formed my early colour distinguishable palette so to see this awesome chart makes me want to go out and buy a whole heap of textas immediately!

If you are back to school shopping, and want something neat to bribe your kids back to school without having to resort to whistles and air horns, then why not peruse our Textiles section? Lilypad Designs has some pretty sweet pencil case alternatives (which probably won’t go “missing” as easily as the Tartan ones) and for those older students who are maybe heading back to university, perhaps a new Portfolio from Portfoli-Oh or sweet new bag from Emma Coast might be up their alley?