Review & Giveaway: Beverly Marumi Notebooks

In the last few weeks I took a spin through some of the new products at JetPens in an attempt to find some small purchases – a bit of fun to liven things up. One of the things I came across was Beverly Marumi Notebooks ($6.50-$9.50 at JetPens).

They are perfect for spring and the colors remind me a bit of those pastel Jordan almonds. The notebooks come in two sizes: roughly square at 4″ (10cm x 10.5cm) and landscape at 4″ x 6″ (10cm x 15.5cm). The notebooks are wire spiral bound, and contain 60 sheets each of colored graph paper. There are 3 colors available in each size, and in each the paper is a light hue with white 5mm grid. While I admit dot grid is my favorite formatting, these did look fun.

When I got them in I really wanted to test the square one, and I dig it. It’s the perfect purse size for jotting notes, shopping lists, to dos, etc. The paper is advertised as fountain pen friendly and it seems to be. I had no feathering or bleeding with gel, rollerball or fountain pen inks. There’s a bit of show through, but even I (who hates show through) doesn’t think it’s significant.

Like I said – these were just a bit of fun for spring. But since I’m all about sharing, I decided to pick up a set for you. So let’s get to the giveaway:

You are entering to win a package that includes  1 Beverly Marumi Notebook in Whispering Waves Square and 1 Beverly Marumi Notebook in Glimmering Garden Landscape. I’ll also throw in some Well-Appointed Desk Stickers/Swag and a few ink samples in your desired color(s)!

TO ENTER: Leave me a comment and tell me what color(s) of ink you’d like me to fill those vials with! No specific named inks but things like “blues, purples, reds” etc and I’ll pull from some of my bottled inks for you. Play along and type in something. It makes reading through entries more interesting for me, okay? One entry per person.

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FINE PRINT: All entries must be submitted by 10pm CST on Sunday, March 29, 2026. All entries must be submitted at wellappointeddesk.com, not Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook, okay? Winner will be announced on Monday. Winner will be selected by random number generator from entries that played by the rules (see above). Please include your actual email address in the comment form so that I can contact you if you win. I will not save email addresses or sell them to anyone — pinky swear. If winner does not respond within 5 days, I will draw a new giveaway winner. Shipping via USPS first class is covered. Additional shipping options or insurance will have to be paid by the winner. We are generous but we’re not made of money. US and APO/AFO only, sorry.

A special thank you to JetPens who provided us with the notebooks for this giveaway!