I had a handful of pins that would look odd in a big ita bag, luckily this is the perfect size for pins, buttons and small badges and is very versatile. I'm currently using it as a pencil case but it can also be used as a clutch or a small handbag with the detachable strap. If you have a lot of stationary then it probably won't fit, but if you have some pens, pencils, highlighters etc then it fits well. I've decorated one of the sides and I use the other side to store my sticky notes currently as the window is the perfect sticky note height. Shipping did take about a week and a half though so keep that in mind, and I wouldn't pay for this full price as it is just a medium sized pencil case, but if it's on sale and you're thinking about getting into ita bag decorating then I would reccomend.