Hello all! Laura here to tell you about the event I’ve been training for my whole life. I’ve joined the Knit for Food Knit-A-Thon, a 12-hour knitting event on April 11, 2021. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness for food insecurity, and all the money raised will be donated to Feeding America,…
Papier Plume has released a suitably festive ink just in time for St. Patrick’s Day: Irish Channel Green ($12 for 1 oz/30ml). This ink honors the Irish immigrants who helped build New Orleans and lived in the neighborhood called Irish Channel in New Orleans. Papier Plume will be donating $4 per bottle sold to Special…
I was all ready to turn off my laptop and take a much-needed 7-day siesta when an extremely urgent bit of news crossed my desk. So here goes… Paper Source, the Chicago-based stationery shop goliath, has faced its fair share of challenges during the pandemic. Paper Source closed 11 stores in the past year. However,…
Joe at Gentleman Stationer sent me the Hightide Metal Book Rest ($12) in the perfect shade of turquoise. It matches my kitchen perfectly. But the best thing about the Metal Book Rest is that it is totally freakin’ useful. My other mother has one (bright red!) in her kitchen that she keeps her iPad propped…
I’m tired. I don’t know about anyone else but after 12 months of quarantine, working-from-home, self-isolation, and the complete upset of the world, I’m tired. I’ve done my best to stay positive this past year, being stuck in my house with internet access, electricity (most of the time), delivery services and the occasional outing to…
The Meister by Point Slim Liner Fountain Pen ($13.50) was a total impulse purchase a few weeks ago. With an Under-$20 price point, it was hard to resist. The pen shipped in a blister pack which I destroyed getting the pen out of the package. Delightfully, the pen shipped with a converter. Quite generous at…
Review by Tina Koyama Last Inktober, I got a new brush pen (previewed here) – the Pentel Pigment Ink Brush Pen with extra-fine tip ($7; many similar brush pens are available; this one has the model number XFP5F). Although I’d be the first to admit that yet another brush pen is the last thing I…
