There are several that the community has been talking about recently like the Canopus and the new Teranishi notebooks but I dug deeper and found a few others worth considering. I went through the whole inventory on JetPens and purchased every A5 Japanese paper-filled notebook I could find. I found six notebooks that I had…
Just wanted to let you all know we continue to regularly add events, new dates and any updates to our Pen Show Schedule. Most recently, we have added two new Stationery-related events: the Northwest Stationery Fest (NWSF, which looks like Not Safe For Work to me because I keep inverting the letters) and a new…
I mentioned last week about the tendency in the stationery community to end up talking about the same things around the same time. Do we influence one another? Maybe its a new release? And sometimes, its just kismet like the two reviews about the Pentel Multi 8 Lead Holder that I recently reviewed as well.…
When I started stocking the Soolla Pouches in the shop, I received one that had a tear in the side. I was able to get a replacement from Soolla but I didn’t just want to throw away a pouch that was 98% completely usable. So, I decided to embrace the kintsugi vibe and do some…
Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway for the rare, elusive and slightly dangerous Cult Pens UK x Diamine Deadly Nightshade Ink. Our winner is: I love the idea of venomous animals for inks! And a little octopus in the bottle? Yes, please! I have reached out to the winner via email. If this is…
I wanted to capture some of my favorite products for 2026 (so far). I tried to choose one notebook, planner, pen, ink and tool but I broke my own rules before I even finished the post. What’s been your favorite products so far this year? No. 1 Notebook: Mark’s EDiT Notebooks I absolutely love the…
Hi, gang! Are you planning to attend the St. Louis Pen Show? It’s only a few weeks away! We are getting everything ready for our table (re-order! re-order! re-order!) and trying to get our sh*t together. I’f you’ll be attending, please come by our table and say hi! Bob will even be there helping out…
