Pencils.com just started stocking pencils from the Musgrave Pencil Co. Musgrave is almost 100 years old and is still manufacturing their pencils out of their factory in Shelbyville, TN. Pencils.com is stocking the test scoring pencil (shown above), an assortment of jumbo pencils for young writers and a red/blue combination pencil. $2.25-$3.50 per dozen. (via…
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Pencil Week: DIY Origami Paper-Coverd Pencils
If you, like me, have a whole mess of mismatched B-grade pencils, this tutorial will show you step-by-step, how to cover them up to create a matching set of pencils. Perfect for the jar on your desk or in your kitchen.
Link Love: Pencil Week
In honor of my self-appointed Pencil Week, this week’s Link Love is all pencil related. Gepetto Pencil Sharpener (via Dave’s Mechanical Pencils) Pencil Case (okay, you could pens in it too) (via Rhodia Drive) Pencil Photography by Lisa Cargile (via Pencil Revolution) I Steal Pencils from Ikea Flickr Group (via Pencil Revolution) Favorite Pencil Blogs:…
The Royal We “These Machines Kill Fascists” Pencil Roll
Inside this natural canvas roll is a message to political action or social change. Unroll it and it reveals a hand silkscreen printed message “These Machines Kill Fascists” and ten brand new pencils emblazoned with their own individual message in black foil on a classic yellow-orange pencil: “This machine kills Fascists”. Curious where the expression…
Lefty Sharpener
I grew up using right-handed sharpeners because I didn’t know there were any other kind. I got used to holding a pencil in my left hand, sharpener in my right and twisting the pencil away from me. A left-handed sharpener allows me to sharpen towards myself. I never seemed to get a consistent point twisting…
Paper Mate 07 Earth Write Mechanical Pencil Review
The body of the Paper Mate Earth Write mechanical pencil is made from compostable corn-based plastics that will biodegrade within a year in soil or a compost pile. I bought it about a year ago but realized I hadn’t reviewed it or even mentioned it. Partly, I waited to see if anything untoward would happen…
Pencil Week is Finally HERE!
My love of office supplies started with the humble pencil and those early days of grade school. Nothing filled me with as much excitement as buying a new pack of yellow Ticonderoga pencils and a packet of those arrowhead eraser caps. Since those days, I’ve broadened my horizons — I collect vintage pencils, American-Made, I…