The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

 Hello Loves!  Some pretty florals for your Monday morning.  Floral compendiums for planners. From 2024 and from The Ink Bucket.  Happy little brooches on my mini backpack.  I love how cheerful they look.  Pretty pink blooms.  Paperclip/page holder and a tiny paper brooch. 

 July begins quietly, full of humidity and sweet mangoes. New plushie friends and hoping for rain! 

 Hello Loves! Set up my April daily journal, picked a katha stitch notebook from my stash and it’s the perfect notebook to celebrate Bengali New Year 🌸 Here’s a look: 

  Charulata. A hand painted brooch. That is currently being used as decor in my book shelf.  Pouches and pens and pastel hues.  February in my planner. Apt that it has a cake in it.  My beloved, very precious Tombows.  A journal and a bookmark that came with it.  A tote. From Piko.  Happy and sunshiny flowers. 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 Owls on my iPad sleeve. 

 Monday Blues.  Some hints of blues from my camera roll.  📸 A pretty tiny bookmark. From Plain Paper Page on IG.  A fabric ring from Mela by Shreya that I love  A blue blockprint sheet and a book that made me a little blue.  An armful of bangles.  A tote from Lific and a phone cover from Taaga. Love how well they go together.  And finally the bluest skies. Not a cloud in sight. Everyday views out my window. 

 Hello Loves!  Today I just want to love on my newest squish friend.  A lil Froggie from Strawbabie.  I mean look at her!  I am obsessed.  OBSESSED.  🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 I have wanted her since I first saw her, back when she was first launched but I told myself I had to be a grown-up and not cave in and get every single cute plushie/crochet cutie I see!  I had to be mature.  This firm self-talk lasted for a few months and as December rolled around, my resolve to be a grown ass woman fell by the wayside and my urge to Treat Myself took center stage.  And here she is.  I love her so much!  Her face makes me smile every single time.  She brings me so much joy.  I love things like these.  Silly. Sweet. Handmade. Cute.  I am so glad I got her, she is worth every paisa.  :)  Go see if you want one for yourself.  

 Hello Loves!  2023 has been the year of Tote Bags for me. I fell in love with tote bags and went a little crazy buying totes all year round and I have no regrets. I mostly bought from small businesses and got the cutest works of art.  Here are some Top Totebags of 2023. In no particular order.. Here we go..  1. Studio Joyeeta: Starting off with a forever fave Joyeeta, who started a merch line and we for two totes (obviously) and this lady is my favourite. Nicely made and featuring Joyeeta's incredible art.  I love it.  Check out her beautiful stuff on her website .  2. Strawbabie: I found this shop on IG and got myself some totes and stickers an other cuties from them. I currently have another order from them on the way to me.  I adore these totes. I used them as a Planner Tote and my Reading tote.  So cute, go check out their shop for some delightful things.  Find them here.  Love their aesthetic and vibe 🎀 3. La Dolce Vita: S...

 Hello Loves!  If you know me, you know I am a complete bookmark obsessed fiend. I have always loved pretty little bookmarks but in the lat 3-4 years my collection has grown by leaps and bounds and I couldn't be happier about it.  I love it.  This year too I added some new loves to my life, I did use a lot of my older and beloved bookmarks but for this list, I am sticking to the new entrants to my bookish life.  So let's jump into it and see my most loved bookmarks from 2023:  1. Riya Designs: I found her shop earlier in the year and have since then made a few purchases from her. I've of course bought a ton of bookmarks..which they are magnetic and wonderful and I love them. I've also bought notepads and some stickers. All of which I've really enjoyed and I highly recommend you go check out her shop.  It's full of cute little things.  I think I own..pretty much every single bookmark Riya Designs has in her shop.  Go see and get yourself som...