IN THE WORKS 12/25
A monthly update from inside PREST Works.
Hello,
I know I usually send In The Works out on the last Sunday of the month, but somewhere between Christmas dinner and too many chocolates, I lost track of the days… I’m sure I’m not the only one. So rather than a what’s-been-happening update, I wanted to use this email to wrap up the year and say thanks for supporting me and my silly little stationery brand.
📅 This year
This year has been about laying foundations. Spending time thinking deeply about why PREST exists, what it should stand for and how it can gently encourage you to start new things, or simply spend a little more time away from your phone. A lot of the work hasn’t been loud or particularly visible. It’s been slow thinking, testing ideas, seeing what feels right and what doesn’t. One of the highlights was obviously launching the first ever batch of notebooks. Seeing those first notebooks go out and reach people felt like a real milestone. It might have been small in scale, but it was massive in meaning.
🏷️ Sample sale
Looking ahead to the start of the new year, there’ll be a small sample sale coming up. I’ll be offering a limited number of notebooks with minor flaws at a discounted price. Nothing that affects how they’re used, just small imperfections that mean they can’t be sold as full-price stock. I’ll share more details soon but as an email subscriber, you’ll be the first to know. Keep your eyes peeled.
🙏 Thank you
Thanks for following along this year, for reading, replying, sharing, making time to make things, or simply keeping PREST in the back of your mind. Whether you bought a notebook, followed along quietly or just enjoyed seeing a business get built, it genuinely means a lot. We’ve also just reached 500 subscribers to this newsletter which feels pretty significant. Thanks again for being here, and for making this feel worth building.
For now, I hope the space between Christmas and the New Year has been treating you kindly. I hope you’re finding time to rest, reflect and maybe scribble a few thoughts about what you’d like to make next year. Let’s make 2026 the year of analogue.
Callum
PREST
