I talk a lot about finding the perfect notebook or agenda but sometimes figuring out how to use your book that is as important as whether the paper is 90gms, unlined, hardcover, A5-sized or pocket-sized, grid, reporter-style. Rookie provided this get “get started” guide if you are feeling a bit stuck. The great advantage to…
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OliveBox
A new stationery subscription service launched today called OliveBox. Each month, subscribers receive a parcel filled with paper goods. Some of the items that could be included in an Olive Box are stationery, greeting cards, art, books, magazines and home decor and lifestyle products. Each offering is curated by former Bllomingdale’s buyer, Grace Kang…
Link Love: Something For Everyone
Pens: Basic Nib Tuning (Ken Cavers) Nibs, Feed and How They Come Together (Pentorium) Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto 4 vs 5 (Gourmet Pens) Pencils: TWSBI Precision Mechanical Pencils (TWSBI) Palomino Blackwing 602 Review (Ready Dot) Paper: In Defense of the Power of Paper (NYTimes) DIY Book Covers (Discover Paper) Choosing a Sketchbook (Ethereal Voices) What Catches…
Red hot classroom chic
I love the pops of red against the natural wood. It reminds me a bit of a schoolroom. Classroom chic! (via housetohome.co.uk)
Stationery: The Magazine
Seriously, the Japanese know that stationery items are worthy of just as much love as fashion. This is one volume of the Stationery magazine that a friend brought back from Japan for me. Its over 100 pages of stationery porn. Other issues can be found on Amazon.co.jp if you can navigate the Kanji. Inside are…
The first pen is free….
I thanked my friend who gave me my first fountain pen, the Lamy Safari, but maybe I should have blamed him for starting my addiction, for being like the drug dealer who says “the first one’s free.” Since then, I’ve escalated into pens many, many times as expensive. — John Skoyles What set you on…
Rhodia Webnotebook (AKA The Webbie) Review
I have finally gotten around to trying out and reviewing the Rhodia Webnotebook (AKA the Webbie). I held out until I could find the exact model I like: the A5 size, in black with blank paper. Thank you very much. The notebook has a subtle emboss logo on the leatherette cover but that’s the extent…