I never thought I’d develop a fondness for navy. I was always inclined to favor black or grey but navy looks good with bright pops of color and easily as warm, rich browns. It can be nautical or French with hits of red and stripes, or thoroughly modern with a warm pink. Mixed with Kelly…
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Link Love: Hobby or Obssession?
Post of the Week: This is the follow-up to the post last week and continues to consider and evaluate pen purchasing for fun, profit and completeness (one of everything from a series). Liking Pens Part II: Can Pens Be An Investment? (via Clicky Post) Pens: Marlen Aleph Fountain Pen (via Pen Paper Inks…Whatever) Surprises in…
Erasable Podcast Sticker
Do you have your Erasable podcast sticker proudly displayed? I do.Thanks to Andy for sending me a couple before they sold out. If you want one, put in a request, I’m sure they’ll do a reprint soon. I guess it’s about time that I made some Well-Appointed Desk stickers. Would anyone be interested?
From The Archives: Marvy LePen
Over the last four years of writing The Well-Appointed Desk, I’ve mentioned my propensity for Mary Le Pens but I realized I’ve never actually published a review. I initially discovered Le Pen in my pre-teens and it may be THE PEN that lead me to where I am today. Before finding LePens, I had only…
Beyond The Halfway Point: Hobonichi Techo Planner 2014
When I got my Hobonichi Techo at the end of last year, I was dedicatedly using it. But somewhere around the end of May, I lost steam. I just sort of stopped using it. I don’t know if work got slow, or crazy or monotonous but I just stopped writing in it. And I had…
Koh-i-noor Magic Erasers
Are these not the most amazing looking erasers? These are Koh-inoor Magic erasers available from a seller on Ebay. They are almost too pretty to actually use but use them I did and I was pleased at how well they actually worked. They are not as good as the white plastic Staedtler Mars erasers that…
Pencil Tourism: Crystal Bridges Edition
My husband drove down to Bentonville, AR to visit the Crystal Bridges Museum and meet up with his parents. The museum focuses on American art and was founded by ALice Walton, daughter of Sam Walton, founder of the Wal-Mart empire. The museum is actually pretty amazing. It sits on 120 acres with lots of nature…