Zack was curious: Re: Federal Supply Service Notebook I was wondering if you have ever seen one of those books in a golden color? I have one ins the green but would love to have a few golden colored ones. It appears that like Henry Ford might have said, “You can have any color…
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Paper Pastries’ Custom Return Address Stamps
Paper Pastries just created some new custom, hand-lettered return address stamps featuring animal silhouettes. Margaret asked if I’d be a volunteer address for her new creations since she knows I’m a cat lover. She created a lovely hand-lettered rubber stamp with my return address inside a big fluffy cat silhouette. Looks like my big ol’…
Ink Review: J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen
As the weather warms up and I’m seeing the first peeks flowers and trees budding, I decided it was time to get out some brighter inks. I had this J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen ($9 for a 30ml bottle) from the massive ink haul I won last year from Julie B over at Pens Paper Inks…
Ink Drop: March 2014 Lasting Impressions
This month’s Ink Drop featured five inks known for their stay-put properties and titled the collection Lasting Impressions. These inks are all designed to be permanent or very water-proof. The colors featured were Rohrer & Klingner Salix and Scabiosa, Platinum Carbon Black (that dark sheen spot is dry ink though if I rub it with…
Field Notes: Shelterwood
The newest edition of the Field Notes color series is called Shelterwood and its awesome feature is the REAL WOOD covers. Slivers of wood are bonded to kraft paper covers to create unique, beautiful wood veneer-covered Field Notes. Inside the books are the same 70 lb Finch Soft White paper that was in the America…
Kickstarter: Tiletto
By now, I’m sure you’ve probably already heard about the Tiletto. Tiletto is a Kickstarter project that’s a multi-function letter opener made from titanium, of course. It can also be used as a bottle opener (my favorite additional feature), hex wrench, straight edge, pry bar, box opener, and the list goes on. Its durable, functional…
Ask The Desk: Scratchy Pens & Jotter Refills
Millicent asked two questions and I’ve been mulling over them for a few days: About fine points of any type, be they fountain, roller, ball pen or even pencil. While they would not be my first choice, sometimes a medium or broad just won’t work. I have found workarounds for pencils to avoid the 0.3…