Alisa Bangerter
It’s that time of year again. With school fast approaching, there are registrations to send in, clothes to buy and supplies to find. I’m always amazed at the great deals you can get on school supplies, as stores try to lure you in with the hopes you purchase other items there. I have seen school supplies for a few cents each. What a deal!
What do school supplies being on sale have to do with paper crafting? A lot! Many school supplies are perfect for you paper crafted projects and for embellishments on mass-produced cards for swaps. Some items that I always like to stock up on, and work great in paper crafting are:
- Lined notebook paper
- Wood rulers
- Wood pencils
- Paperclips (these come in lots of fun colors!)
- Staples
- Brads
- Markers
- Glitter glues
- Glue sticks
- Colored pencils
- Gel pens
- Colored tape
- Lined note cards
- Composition notebooks
- Pocket folders
- Spiral mini notebooks
With the economy now, I’m always looking for a great deal. Look at the card I made with lined notebook paper, brads and a wood pencil. I just added some whimsical chipboard letters, ribbon and silver Glimmer Mist. A quick and easy back to school card was made just like that!
So make sure to keep an eye open for those unique school supplies you can stock up for yourself while you’re shopping for the kids.
Happy paper crafting from A-Z!
Alisa, Paper Crafts Pro
P.S. Kelly told me she has some leftover paper from Imaginisce’s Teacher’s Pet collection. Leave a comment telling me your favorite school supply and I’ll pick five winners to receive an assortment of school-themed paper, as well as some jewel brads from American Crafts. All comments must be received by midnight (MST) on Thursday, August 6.
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August 5, 2009 at 4:54 am
Maureen D
I love a good deal as well!! My favorite school supply is composition notebooks. I love to alter them and use the paper inside as well. LOVE the card with the pencil. THanks for sharing.
August 5, 2009 at 4:57 am
StampinCathy
Your card is fanatic. What a great way to use everyday supplies. I love to alter composition notebooks and clips. Thanks for a chance.
August 5, 2009 at 5:23 am
Maureen L
My fave school supply is the blank new folder …. I used to doodle my way through classes on those and they provided hours of relief from the tedium of lectures. I find my oldest DD is the same way now
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August 5, 2009 at 5:27 am
Liz
I’m a pen-a-holic! I love me a good pen!
August 5, 2009 at 5:30 am
Debra B.
I love all the brightly colored paperclips and binder clips!
August 5, 2009 at 5:48 am
Jacque H
Cute card! I like notebook paper. You can cut it, tear it and stamp on it for lots of different looks.
August 5, 2009 at 6:16 am
Sara-Jane
I’m a teacher so I love back to school shopping!!! My favorite? Just like Debra I love paper clips and binder clips.
August 5, 2009 at 6:18 am
Carol (ScrapMomOf2)
I love getting those composition notebooks! I love clips too! I also love the smell of a fresh box of Crayons! Your card is fantastic! Love the color scheme!!
August 5, 2009 at 6:19 am
Patty W
Omgosh…Crayons… I cannot pass by the crayons on sale … I can smell the from the next aisle over !! LOL
I always buy lots of crayons…always need them and easy to give away too!
August 5, 2009 at 6:21 am
Marlena
My favorite school supply are the boxes of crayons that smell is so great.
August 5, 2009 at 6:25 am
Marty
I love a good pen and a notebook. Makes it easy to have a journal nearby.
August 5, 2009 at 6:33 am
Ramona West
How cute. I homeschool so all ideas for cards to other homeschoolers are needed. This is a great way to make a card during class while the girls are doing their studies. Thank U!
August 5, 2009 at 6:34 am
Joni
trapper keeper baby! those were the coolest…
August 5, 2009 at 6:34 am
Alison Yarrish
Notebooks rock! I loved getting new notebooks with funky covers each year. I still love them!
August 5, 2009 at 6:56 am
Annette Snyder
Mine is scissors. I love to cut things out! Nothing like a good pair of scissors!
August 5, 2009 at 6:57 am
mloukirby
Loose-leaf paper!!! Do they even call it that anymore??? You can do so much with it…never mind using it for notes in class; it’s perfect for notes to your BFF while sitting in class!
August 5, 2009 at 7:00 am
Kristen
My favorite school supply is brand new sharpened pencils. They also must have great erasers on them-the second the eraser is gone, I put a new one on! Same with the sharpened tip-the second it starts to fade, it must be re-sharpened. Thank goodness for my electric pencil sharpener!!
August 5, 2009 at 7:13 am
bmagre
I love the boxes used to keep your pencils, scissors and small supplies in. They work great for many different uses around the house and in the craft room.
August 5, 2009 at 7:18 am
Angela S
I always loved getting new folders and putting new covers on my books … that way I could decorate them throughout the year – I always had something to doodle on!
August 5, 2009 at 7:22 am
Shanon Gibson
I loved brand new notebooks! I loved opening it up and writing on that first page.
August 5, 2009 at 7:26 am
Katie M
I love brand new spiral notebooks. There is something about all of those fresh pages at the beginning of a school year!
August 5, 2009 at 7:27 am
Leslie
I love school supplies! My favorites are new pens, sharp #2 pencils, loose leaf college-ruled paper, and a new planner!!
August 5, 2009 at 7:32 am
Maria Gurnsey
my favorite school supply was always the pencil box. I LOVED organizing and rearranging to get everything just perfect
August 5, 2009 at 7:38 am
itskrista
I love school supplies. I’ve loved anything to do with paper ever since I was a little girl. My dad used to tease me that I’d be happy with just a blank notebook.
August 5, 2009 at 7:41 am
Carol H
My favorite school supplies are gel pens and glitter glue. I love a good deal and like to check out this aisle for ideas.
August 5, 2009 at 7:52 am
TishSch
My favorite school supply was always the fresh new notebooks and binders full of new paper, and pens! I have always had a pen fetish! Can’t ever have enough different kinds and colors of pens! And I have a thing for new clipboards, too!
August 5, 2009 at 7:55 am
Summer Braxton
My fave school supply is a fresh clean notebook. I’ve always loved paper even before they put patterns on it…LOL! On my first visit to WalMart with my new husband, I insisted on buying a pack of composition books that were so pretty. My new husband couldn’t understand what I needed so many notebooks for. I told him I could find a use for them some how, but I HAD to have them. From that moment on, he holds me back when we see a school supply display
August 5, 2009 at 8:00 am
jpscraps
Pens…every kind, every color!
August 5, 2009 at 8:04 am
Lillian Child
Book covers … I remember I would use a brown grocery bag and cut out book covers and then spend hours painting them in bright colors and patterns.
August 5, 2009 at 8:06 am
Laura
I’ve always loved notebooks and pens. When I was a kid I was enamored of those fat Bic pens that let you switch between red, green, blue, and black inks all in one pen. And I thought my Trapper Keeper was way cool.
August 5, 2009 at 8:11 am
Hanne
I collect notebooks and notebooks and even nmore notebooks. I really love them so much!
August 5, 2009 at 8:12 am
Stephanie Smith
Wow, that last comment about Trapper Keepers takes me back. I always like freshly sharpened pencils with my name on the side. I loved to draw so that was always one of my favs and the colored pencils, too. Thanks for the chance to win.
August 5, 2009 at 8:16 am
Yvette F.
I love all school supplies, but especially a good old fashion pencil box to keep all the goodies in!!
August 5, 2009 at 8:23 am
Deanne K
That abc card is darling! I absolutely loved putting my loose leaf in the binders and labelling the dividers. Also slipping a pen into its spot in the binder or a calculator.
August 5, 2009 at 8:23 am
SMK
LOVE these projects!
my fav school supplies were always fresh new notebooks 
August 5, 2009 at 8:29 am
Rachel B
One of my favorite back to school items is CRAYONS! I did a church project with the 12-18 yr old girls for a stress reliever night which included coloring! I did it in January when they went back to school after the holidays, and bought the crayons then for $1.00. I am thinking ahead this year and bought them for $0.25!!! Big difference! I also like the little note notebooks. They are about 3.5×5″ or so and work great for little altered journals for my church girls! Fun Fun!
I really like your penciled card. What a FAB idea!
August 5, 2009 at 8:38 am
Christina
Gel pens were awesome in school. I love to doodle away! hehee
August 5, 2009 at 8:44 am
Laurel S
Me I love all stationary supplies, just love shopping in Staples! I guess my absolute favorite would have to be bulldog clips, just love them!
August 5, 2009 at 8:52 am
Tanya T
Love the composition notebooks (they come in all sizes and colors now) as well as colored pencils. Whether my girls need them or not I always get them new boxes at the beginning of the school year (I get their old ones!) Oh, and highlighters, colored paper clips, oh my, just about anything from the stationers!
August 5, 2009 at 8:54 am
Isabel Z
I love school supplies and was thrilled when my youngest, the only girl, begged to go shopping for them last year. Her brothers have no interest whatsoever and to them it’s a boring chore. If I had to pick one favorite I’d go with the composition notebooks–so crisp at the beginning of the year waiting to be filled. I enjoy altering them for my daughter and her friends. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win some fun blog candy!
August 5, 2009 at 9:00 am
Kerry A
Great card! I really enjoy getting great deals on those composition books this time of year. I like to alter them and use them for my creative ideas, journals, etc.
August 5, 2009 at 9:03 am
Eliane
Paperclips! I love all the fun colors ^^
What an adorable card! It is really cute!
August 5, 2009 at 9:09 am
Megan
I love notebooks. I used to love to just collect them.
August 5, 2009 at 9:16 am
Cassi
new crayons — without a doubt they are the best part of back to school shopping!
August 5, 2009 at 9:27 am
Sherri Thompson
My favorite school supply would have to be mechanical pencils. Seriously, they are a great invention! I LOVE sharp pencils, and you can have a nice sharp point with just a click. Thanks for the giveaway-I love Imaginisce!
August 5, 2009 at 9:29 am
laure
A high quality ink pen since I love to write. I studied calligraphy and for me the motion of writing is very soothing and relaxing. Typing just does not give you the same feeling.
August 5, 2009 at 9:43 am
Bernice
I’ve always been a big fan of good writing pens! But I’ve recently also discovered I absolutely love writing with Sharpies too! I guess I’m all about the writing utensils.
August 5, 2009 at 9:48 am
Ann
Gotta love composition books…alter those babies for a quick and cute gift!
August 5, 2009 at 9:54 am
lindsay
I love markers and pens… and post-it notes!
I love altering my supplies to make them more funky and “me”!
August 5, 2009 at 9:59 am
Giovana
Right now, I am loving notebooks, DD and I love to decorate them!!
God bless
Giovana
August 5, 2009 at 10:06 am
NWFlamingo
I love the mini-notebooks and when they have the sale for white poster board for 9 cents a sheet.
August 5, 2009 at 10:19 am
ivy
i love spiral notebooks for the boys to take to restaurants to doodle on. endless pages!
for me, i love composition notebooks to alter into something prettier!
August 5, 2009 at 10:21 am
Kristen
I love pens! Especially gel pens. It’s actually quite scary how many pens are in my house–and how many times I say “I need more pens.”
August 5, 2009 at 10:23 am
Jan
Love school supplies! Any excuse to shop…
August 5, 2009 at 10:28 am
Caroline
Choose!!!!! You’ve got to be kidding! I just got back from Staples yesterday and picked up all their 1 cent deals and many of their $1 and $2 deals. Pens, pencils, erasers, loose-leaf paper (yes they still call it that). A couple of weeks ago, I went and got all their pens & pencils AND a battery operated pencil sharpener for FREE!!!!!! after the rebate. I’m commonly called the coupon & rebate queen of my family…imagine that
Can’t wait for teacher appreciation day next week.
Can’t tell I’m a teacher can you???? LOL
August 5, 2009 at 10:52 am
Susan McRae
I love a really good pen and pencil! Something really comfortable. No blobs of ink from the pen and the pencil has to be mechanical, no sharpening for me!
August 5, 2009 at 10:55 am
Smahrty
Love all the school supplies! Especially the new smell, weird huh? so fun to touch and admire prior to use.
August 5, 2009 at 11:01 am
Hollie
I love buying new pencils! I love how they smell when you open the package and then go sharpen them!
August 5, 2009 at 11:03 am
jeanie nieva
i love office tags.
August 5, 2009 at 11:14 am
Amber Scurlock
I love notebook paper! =)
August 5, 2009 at 11:17 am
Jamie Greene
I love crayons! Markers, colored pencils and notebooks are also great, but my favorite school supply has always been crayons!
August 5, 2009 at 11:18 am
shannon
My favorite back to school items are paper clips…I can use them alone or make embellishments and attach them to the paper clip for just that little extra touch to a page!
August 5, 2009 at 11:19 am
Stephanie Washburn
wow! i love back to school time- all the great school supplies showcased for everyone to see! i love all the organiziational tools you can find at back to school time too! thanks for the chance to win this prize!
August 5, 2009 at 11:20 am
Sara Peatross
My favorite is definately pens. I love having the perfect pen!
August 5, 2009 at 11:21 am
Amy
I *love* post-it notes!!!
August 5, 2009 at 11:36 am
Julie, momto7
I love stocking up on 15 cent glue stick packs, because they make my kids’ craft projects SO much easier! Thanks for a chance to win!
August 5, 2009 at 11:37 am
Tifany D.
I love ALL school supplies. Paper and pens top the list. Oh, and I’ve gotta have Crayola Twistables for the kids
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August 5, 2009 at 11:37 am
Jennifer Scull
for my own personal use, I’m all about the pretty colored gel pens! for my papercrafting, it’s staples and glue sticks. add a paperclip every once in a while and a composition book or post-it note stack to alter, and I’m good to go!
August 5, 2009 at 11:52 am
CB
I have always always ALWAYS loved school supplies!! Among my favorites are writing pens, pads, binder clips, paper clips (all colors)…thanks for the tips about the sales!
August 5, 2009 at 11:57 am
Agus
woow!!! love USA school suplies!!! and I started school today! homework
Thanks for the chance to win!
HUgs,
Agus
August 5, 2009 at 11:59 am
Christine Ousley
I always love doing the back to school shopping especially when it means sale prices! My favorite school supply is clipboards. I love to decorate them. Thanks for the chance to win.
xoxo, Christine
August 5, 2009 at 12:23 pm
YvonneC
Cute card! It’s a toss-up between Crayons and the gel pens for me!
August 5, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Tracey
What a fabulous card!! Back when I was in school nothing could beat a brand spankin new notebook and freshly sharpened pencils!! Love em!
August 5, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Scrapycandy
I love paperclips in different shapes! My current favorites are in the shape of the treble clef.
August 5, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Naz
This is where my scrapbooking addiction started-school supplies. I loved going back to school shopping for binders, paper, books (I still love the smell of a new book–crazy, I know) and most of all pens. I use to be known as the pen queen. My favorite–its a tie between pens and new books.
August 5, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Kelly Marie
My favorite school supply was always colored pens. I took notes in colors even through grad school. I made an entire system! People made fun of me, but when it came to borrowing notes, everyone wanted my cheery, colorful ones!
August 5, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Heather Garl
My favorite school supply had to be pens…I was such a pen hoarder! I had so many funky, fun pens in school. I just loved to doodle all the time.
I think now I’m a journal junky. I love the cute journals out there and creating my own personal journals.
I’m so looking forward to spoiling my daughters teacher with creative projects. (She’s going to kindergarten this year!)
August 5, 2009 at 1:01 pm
cjs
Mine has got to be notebooks….they were always plain covers when I was in school, and now they have such fun designs & patterns!
August 5, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Pene H
My favorite supplies are the markers. All those awesome colors in all different sizes. A girl can be happy for weeks with a brand new set of markers!
August 5, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Erica
My favorite school supply is staples and a good quality stapler. Lately, I’ve been using it for everything in papercrafting to attaching ribbon to making scrap flowers. Staples guarantee the product will stay, no doubts!
August 5, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Tanya Sh.
I love pensils! And scissors…
August 5, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Amber R
My favorite school supply is pens. I have always used pens to write and never pencils, I hate how pencil can smear.
August 5, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Jarie
My favorite school supply to use in papercrafting is the mini composition books. I like to alter them and make them all pretty. I’ve also used manilla folders to make the accordian tag folders.
Janet
August 5, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Fleur
My favorite school supply is notebooks I love fresh new notebooks
August 5, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Fifi-T
I really love fancy bull dog clips, just to collect half of the time
August 5, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Alyssamm
Love school supplies! I like using paper clips, masking tape, paper clips and more!
August 5, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Kelly
nothing compares to a brand new spiral and a newly-sharpened pencil! your card is super, especially for the new school year, but also for teachers’ notes during the year, or teachers’ holiday gift sets! thanks for the ideas! ~k
August 5, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Cheri Howard
When I was a kids, I loved seeing all those brand new, unsharpened pencils in my pencil box. And I just had to admire the pencils after their very first sharpening….is that weird? =D
August 5, 2009 at 2:45 pm
jan farnworth
i love new pencils in pretty colors cause it means new ideas are flowing and it time to sketch them out.
August 5, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Rhonda Miller
I love the composition books that I can turn into all kinds of things from journals to address books. I also love markers in all kinds of fun colors and what better time to stock up than at a back to school sale.
August 5, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Ashley J
I love new colored pencils, crayons, and markers. Some things just need to be replaced periodically.
August 5, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Christine
I think my favorite supply would have to be notebook paper. A blank, well lined, paper with so many possibilities.
Blessings,
Christine
August 5, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Jenink
Coloured permanent pen markers and binders. Binders are the basis for my stamp storage, so where would I be without them? And sharpies are just great for labelling school items with names and altering the colour of embellies.
August 5, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Nancy L.
thanks for the tip! i love getting mechanical pencils!
August 5, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Erika M
I’m a school teacher so I have lots of favorite supplies but my all time fav would have to be pens and cute notebooks!
August 5, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Dana Gustafson
I LOVE a new box of crayons…all those little crayons lined up in a row of rainbow color. Perfection!
August 5, 2009 at 3:57 pm
scrapper al
Great card! My favorite back to school supply? Boxes! I’m a container fiend and I love checking out all the neat boxes that are available this time of the year.
August 5, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Tasia D.
ADORABLE card!! My favorite school supply would have to be sharpies. I love sharpies – especially colored sharpies – you can use sharpies on everything!!
August 5, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Kelley Eubanks
Markers and glue sticks (usually for my ss class) but now I need to go do some shopping for me…. what great ideas… I need some rulers.. some notebook paper… Awesome card!
August 5, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Sandra
my favorite school supply are pens – all different colors and types … what? teachers only want blue or black? Oh well, I guess I will keep them and find some use for them ……
Sandra
August 5, 2009 at 4:43 pm
annemk
I can’t believe it’s almost time for back to school already! my fave school supplies are new spiral notebooks!
love the idea for the card… thx!
August 5, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Carla G.
I’m a school supply junkie…I love it all! But, my most favorite has to be the composition notebooks. I can’t wait for them to go on clearance at Target for 25/cents then I buy as many as I can….and I alter them for birthday gifts, class notes, or for any reason at all.
August 5, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Brooke
I guess I would have to say a ruler, seeing as sitting here right infront of me is a wooden ruler given to me by my teacher in 1988! Oh dear God, it’s over 20 years old!!! I still use it daily.
August 5, 2009 at 4:53 pm
connie tacazon
I love the old school yellow pencils and wooden rulers. So traditional and so perfect for that back to school vibe.
August 5, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Carol
I love the composition notebooks for back to school and for altered gifts. You can’t go wrong in designing new covers for them.
August 5, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Jenny McGee
I seem to like folders. Always putting new stuff and organizing with folders. Thanks for a chance to win.
August 5, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Heather Ippolito
Who doesn’t love a brand new box of Crayola crayons??? The perfect tips, all the amazing colors, and that waxy smell! I loved getting a new box every Fall.
Thanks for the chance to win.
August 5, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Chris S
I love colored pens – they make me happy!
August 5, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Jen H
I love colored pencils!
August 5, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Kelly
I am definitely a pen person. I just love getting new pens. But all in all I’m addicted to all office supplies/school supplies.
August 5, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Lisa Petrella
I love a brand new planner (with colored markers and stickers to label important events/appointments/reminders)!! It’s like having a clean slate each and every year!!! Plus, I love to be super organized!!!
August 5, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Paula Gray
I love new gel pens. They are fun to doodle with.
August 5, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Vianna
I love pens (all types and colors) for doodling, writing, drawing …. and I also use paper clips on cards and scrapbook pages.
August 5, 2009 at 10:57 pm
joannp
I love the new fancy file folders & clips!
August 5, 2009 at 11:18 pm
cheryl f yelverton
My favorite school supply is Sharpies, all colors!! Love them, ms.cheryl
August 6, 2009 at 12:44 am
denise
New composition books, that are not dog ear and bent.
August 6, 2009 at 1:14 am
Tina Mayo
I love all the new organizational products for the lockers..I still have 1 at work..so I look forward to them..lol
August 6, 2009 at 3:23 am
Spardha
Although its pretty difficult for me to make this decision, i think ill go with loads nd loads of glue sticks.. I tend to get pretty restless if I’m out of any adhesiv so have a habit of stocking it up!
August 6, 2009 at 4:22 am
dayna
My favorite back to school item was (and I think still is) the spiral notebook, I always loved opening a fresh, new notebook and would take some time to find one that I loved the most since the paper was different in all of them — I guess my fascination and love for paper has always been there, even as a child! I remember one year I had one with lavendar striped paper and that was my all time favorite one!
Your card is really cute – great idea for a first day teacher card.
August 6, 2009 at 4:51 am
Charlene
I love school supply shopping! My favorite is scissors, markers, and pretty notebooks (spiral type). I love cutting things out (hence my papercrafting hobby!) and enjoy a nice sharp pair of good quality scissors. I buy each of my children a new pair each year, because the sales are so great!
August 6, 2009 at 6:53 am
Janet L.
Shopping for school supplies has always been a kick. Crayons were my favorite school supplies as a kid, but now I’m more into colored pencils and markers. Sharp scissors with thin blades are an essential now, too!
August 6, 2009 at 7:12 am
Samantha T.
My favorite? Markers, markers, and (you guessed it) markers.
August 6, 2009 at 7:19 am
Jillian
My all-time favorite school supply: pencils. There’s just nothing like a nice, new set of never used, clean pencils. Tie a ribbon around them and you have a great gift! Who doesn’t need a writing utensil?
(Runner up is construction paper. What can I say? I’ve always loved paper crafting!)
August 6, 2009 at 7:44 am
Nicole
My fav school supply………..folders. Every year I would have new folders that would display what I was into that school year. Tinkerbell was my fav for like 2 years in a row. I love that little fairy
August 6, 2009 at 8:20 am
Pam Davis
My favorite school supply is crayons!! I always like to buy my girls the big box so they have lots of colors to choose from. Composition books are fun too. I enjoy altering them for gifts.
August 6, 2009 at 8:53 am
Carol Metully
Great card and idea!! I look for supplies everywhere…especially office supply stores. They can provide great storage ideas too. Thanks for the chance to pick up another great giveaway!
August 6, 2009 at 9:08 am
Bethany Paull
I always loved pens and pencils, in every shape, size and color.
August 6, 2009 at 9:28 am
Rachel S
Great card idea! I love all new school supplies but I remember being so excited to use my new sharp crayons for the first time of the year.
August 6, 2009 at 9:38 am
Amy E
Can’t resist the urge to browse through the school supplies every year. My favorite thing would have to be notebooks and journals. I look through them every year for inspiration for my papercrafting projects and get some great ideas.
August 6, 2009 at 9:48 am
Kathleen
Right now it’s Composition books—love altering them and giving them as gifts—but I’m a sucker for anything “sticky”, too! Sticky notes, sticky pads, etc!
August 6, 2009 at 10:24 am
Emily Wilson
Hmmmm I have always loved coloured pencils… but the colourful paperclips look so pretty! Hahaa.. I love school shopping. It gives you the chance to pick out some pretty creative and fun supplies!
August 6, 2009 at 11:05 am
valerie
My favorite school supply is mechanical pencils. I love the fine lines, no sharpeners, and ease of erasing. Wooden pencils also feel creepy.
valerie
August 6, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Mella
My favorite school supplies are those big colored paperclips. I use them for everything. I also love 3×5 cards which I keep in my purse for recipes…….Those Composition Books are also great for daily thoughts and journaling.
August 6, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Char- D
I love the composition books. Great to cover and give as a quick gift.
August 6, 2009 at 1:01 pm
connie
my favorite school supply was the organizer notebook and pens.
August 6, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Alejandra
My favorite school supplies are the composition books and color pens,so I can doodle. What a great Idea on the card.
August 6, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Cyndi J
That card is just too darn cute. I love school supplies!! I could spend hours just perusing the aisles
My favorite supplies are pens/markers….can never have too many of those
August 6, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Tricia Dee
As a teacher, I certainly get my fill and more of school supplies! But, I love school supplies and it’s really my favorite time of year! I always look for cool, colored pens and pocket folders.
August 6, 2009 at 7:35 pm
J. J.
Cute, cute, cute card
August 6, 2009 at 8:36 pm
nikki schmaltz
can you really ever have too many notebooks to jot down all the lovely things in life? My daughter and I fight over them constantly. They are a life’s necessity really. From homework, to lists, doodles, love notes, dreams….think of all that they hold inside. Gotta love the notebook:)
August 6, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Moriya Olsen
I love pens and Paper! My favorite pen to write with right now is the fine pt. sharpie. So fun to see your cute and clever ideas! You are amazing!
August 6, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Golda Peterson
There are so many uses, besides school, for school supplies. I have a drawer full of supplies and my kids don’t get them all!
August 6, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Marla
A humungous box of brand-new unbroken, sharp crayons.
August 7, 2009 at 4:03 am
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August 7, 2009 at 10:45 am
Michelle A.
I love to get new pens! All different colors 7 kinds, gel pens, fine point markers, all fun stuff!
August 7, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Malia Leuck
I LOVE school supply shopping time! My favorite is a spiffy new notepad to stick in my purse and maybe a fancy new mechanical pencil.
August 8, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Jennine Chambers
As a special ed teacher I have to admit that my favorite school supply is kleenex, preferably a soft one and not the cheap ones that give you a sore nose. We always seem to be running out and good kleenex is not cheap!