In this episode, Ash and Ari are back after a short autumn break to chat about all things end-of-year. They unpack their Black Friday sale experiences and why Ari strategically avoids Instagram during sale periods. Plus, who else feels that undeniable itch to start 2025 planners or journals before the new year even arrives?

Back in September Ash and Ari attended the SWPC in person event for 2024. They discuss what they loved and what they thought could of been done differently. This episode includes some of the voices of those who went, thank you to everyone who let us interview you!! It was amazing to meet listeners and those who wanted to know more about this podcast.

In this episode, Sarah and Ash chat about the upcoming SWPC Planner Party, Sarah’s Shop Scribbles By Starlight and her Youtube Channel, Messy & Beautiful. What the etiquette should be when you have a bad experience with an event or product when it comes to small businesses.

We hear all the details about the 2024 Advent collection, which Ash is especially excited about as they only saw the 2023 advent reveal video after the closing.

Sarah shares about why visibility is important for her shop and her goals for Scribbles By Starlight over the next few years.

Messy & Beautiful Youtube Channel

Scribbles By Starlight Shop

Scribbles By Starlight Instagram

Ari is in the head host chair leading this episode as Ash caught something while they were running around planning there way around the festival. They both talk about discovering stationery while away and planning without your stickers and washi.

As both were under the weather this is down as a bonus episode.

Please check out the two shops Ari recommended, Paper Tiger and Yenzee

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Join Ari and Ash as they chat to Anna the shop owner of Plannerface. They talk about the start of Plannerface which included Anna getting a Silhouette delivered to her university halls!

They also chat about vlogging, some favourite items from the shop, what advise Anna would give her younger self and of course Ash wanted to know where Anna saw her brand in 5 years time.

Plus we also got an unexpected deep dive into the Argos catalogue (Anna may have started a trend and we might be asking all future guests to bring a topic)

In case you want a quick link to the Plannerface shop click here or if you want to follow their Instagram click here

In this episode you discover why the future of glue sticks might just be square!!

Ash chats to Joyce who radiates her passion for her product, Quadrigloo, the UK's first ever fully square glue stick! They chat about why the shape of the glue stick is such a game changer, the importance of a company having values from the start and the importance of ensuring that your product is universal.

Joyce is proof of what happens when you decide to follow a dream and do a hard reset on a classic piece of stationery. Telling us why the only limit is what you can dream up!!

At the moment Quadrigloo is set to launch it's first glue stick later this summer!!

You can follow their progress by checking out their Instagram or find out more on the Quadrigloo website

Ash and Ari are back from Manchester for Stationeryfest, Plannerfest & Journalfest!!! They discuss what they loved and what they thought could be improved for next year.

Attendees contribute their thoughts to the podcast, thank you to everyone who let Ash interview them.

WE LOVED MEETING SO MANY LISTENERS!!

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