As the back-to-school season starts its roll forward, all the major manufacturers are releasing their 18-month planners as well as getting a head start on 2014. Moleskine has released its newest planner format called the Turntable can be used in a vertical or horizontal format. Its available in a hardcover pocket-sized (3.5×5.5″) or large-size (5×8.25″)…
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Eight Years of the Pencil Revolution
I’m delighted to congratulate the Pencil Revolution and its founder Johnny Revolution (as I was first introduced to him as) for being one of the first pen/paper/pencil bloggers and one of the longest running blogs on the occasion of its 8th anniversary. John and his fellow comrades have reviewed pencils, erasers, sharpeners and more with…
Link Love: The Two Weeks Late Edition
Pencils: Staedtler Norica HB Review (via Pencil Revolution) Palomino Blackwing Pearl Review (via Woodlcinched) Palomino Blackwing Pearl Review (via Design Concussion) Tombow Havanna 100th anniversary mechanical pencil (via The Pencil Case Blog) Neon Ticonderoga Review (via Pencil Revolution) Pens: Kaweco Sport Italic (via Too Many Pens) Which Karas Kustoms is right for you (via Clickypost)…
Comparing Rubber Stamp Inks
Conversations got started yesterday about folks’ preference for rubber stamp inks and I realized that this is a topic I’ve never pursued. Since I like to use rubber stamps to annotate my paper planner and my mail, navigating the array of rubber stamp ink pads is something I thought I should investigate. There are many…
Back-to-School Socks
Feeling particularly back-to-schoolish? Then you might just want to put on a pair of socks that show your love of notebooks and pencils with these fabulous socks from Sock Dreams. Both the pencil socks and the notebook lined paper socks are available in mid-calf versions with sizes for men or women. The knee high versions…
Review: OfficeMax Mechanical Pencils
With just a couple weeks before school starts back here, the excitement of back-to-school is hitting me again. Do you remember going to the store with your mom to fill a shopping cart full of new pencils, erasers, notebooks and tools? I know every parent dreads it, but as a fledgling office supply junkie, it…
Eclectonotes from Uppercase
Looking for a beautiful and totally unusual notebook for journaling or travel notes? Uppercase magazine just unveilied their Eclectonotes notebooks which are made from a mix of their magazine pages “make ready” (which are the uncut press sheets) and lined paper. Each book is 6.25″ x 8.25″ x 0.25″ with gold hot foil on kraft…