This morning, this delightful calendar popped up in my email. Dave is the shop cat at my “local pen shop” Wonder Fair. Dave is Ollie’s doppelgänger so if you were hoping for an Ollie Calendar this year, this is as close as it gets. That image in the bottom center? Ollie sleeps just like that,…
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12 Days of Inkmas: Robert Oster Australis Ink Collection (Day 2)
I promise that not all of Inkmas will not large ink collection reviews but, honestly, if you pooled up all the inks owned between Jesi, Jaclyn and myself, I think we could fill a swimming pool. My goal with Inkmas is to share few of the inks I’ve collected this year. Clearly, the pandemic has…
12 Days of Inkmas: Vinta New Ink Colors (Day 1)
To start this year’s annual Inkmas tradition, it was so hard to choose just one ink. So, I decided to feature four of the new inks from Vinta. I’m also mixing up how I do my reviews. I started these on my standard Rhodia testing pad but the inks kept feathering and bleeding and I…
Link Love: Planner Optimism and End-of Year Wrap Ups
The end of the calendar year is a busy time for the stationery community. We are inundated with last-minute product releases (which is probably true for most retail businesses) plus the final selections of planners for the coming new year. Add in the requisite end-of-year wrap ups, best of’s and top ten lists and there…
Ask The Desk: Planner for Medical Editor, Waterproof inks and Cross Porous Point Pen Options
Angela asks: Hello–I’m a freelance medical editor. I have to keep track of jobs for ±6 clients each day. For years, I’ve used a spiral notebook and pencil. I’ve been upgrading my notebooks, and now I think I’d like to use a daily planner so I have a more orderly view of finished projects. I…
Colored Pencil Review: Camel 36-Color Mini Pencil Set with Elastic Case
The Camel 36-Color Mini Pencil Set with Elastic Case ($40) is a tiny package full of cute, colorful sticks of fun. By fun, I mean colored pencils. These colored pencils are rounded square shaped and arrive in a paperboard box that closes with an elastic strap. The box, when closed, is about the same size…
Link Love: Holiday-Adjacent
The holiday shopping season is officially underway and Link Love reflects the arrival of all things holiday-related: from “The Child” hot cocoa to snowflake Field Notes. If you need a holiday idea, a video to make you smile or shipping information, hop down to the Holiday-related section. I have one more week of teaching before…