Punch, drunk, love.

If paper punching is a must at your office, punch with love. Or punch for that crush. Punch because you care. Lovebomb the daisies out of your office supplies because what else are you going to do all day?

This recyclable metal red-hot hole puncher from Suck UK ($16) is sure to spice up the mood in any corporate setting, adding vim and vigor you didn’t even know you had for paperwork.

It might not be the most professional way to present a report (granted), but it sure beats an emoticon.

While other co-workers waste Post-Its on passive aggressive missives about all things HVAC, you can collect the heart-shaped pellets that remain to perk up a forlorn cubbie mate by sprinkling them across his or her desk, add last minute confetti to a cupcake-fueled office party, or bail out a co-worker who forgot to shower his wife in rose petals on the morning of their wedding anniversary. Who can resist heart-shaped ledger paper?

This Valentine’s Day, don’t be a square peg. Or even a round stub. Holepunch with heart.

Suck UK was started by two friends in a North London kitchen. They were sadly evicted (insert frown-shaped hole punch) but started up again in East London, building a network of suppliers, manufacturers and designers from around the world. Blending a keen sense of humor with practicality, they have officially earned their most frequently used adjective: quirky. Their aim is to produce goods efficiently to reduce waste, packaged in fully recyclable containers.

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Is it a card? Is it a puzzle? No, it’s a one-card-says-all crossword puzzle!

The Utility Card is ready-made for just about any occasion, including Christmas and Birthdays, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, ‘sorry’s, ‘thank you’s, ‘mazel tov’s and ‘congrats’. Just circle the rightful sentiment and sign your name on the back.

Collaborative design group Grain created the utility card, which has more than 100 well wishes hidden on extra thick tree-free paper made from cotton fiber waste. It comes with a brown 100% post-consumer recycled envelope. And a cheat-sheet for when you’re at a loss for words.

Available from Grain for $4 a set.

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Commemorate going back-to-school with a sustainable upgrade on a classic staple.

I so love the look of the traditional composition notebook. But ever since that less than stellar showing in advanced penmanship, I’ve forced them into the annals of fourth grade memories. The Decomposition notebook, however, well, that’s a concept worth revisiting.

Made from 100% post consumer waste recycled paper, it makes the grade for being environmentally kind. A notebook of eighty college ruled sheets costs $4.95 each and is available in Topographical Map, Woodgrain and Cherry Blossom.

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These limited edition, hand-crafted beauties are worth writing home about.

You won’t find Takumi Macinari’s wood pens and mechanical pencils at Staples or Office Depot. Care of IDEA International, they are available for your list-making and letter-writing pleasure for a limited time only. With the exception of the ink refill in the pen and lead in the pencil, these handmade writing instruments are crafted entirely from wood, a labor-intensive process that results in producing only 100 of them each month.

Unfortunately, due to the time and cost associated with producing pens and pencils using this old-world style, they’ve been discontinued. The (ball)point is, now’s the time to claim yours.

The story behind the pen is an interesting one. Designed by motor vehicle engineer, Hosei Suzuki, he wanted to showcase wood as an industrial tool as well as a crafts material. The result is streamlined, sexy and ink worthy.

$45

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