I have been meaning to write a review about this pencil for almost a year. I don’t entirely know why I’ve waited so long to actually put pencil to paper and write the review though. It’s not as if I was torn in my opinion about its performance. The Penco Prime Timber 2.0 by Hightide…
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Ask the Desk: Lefty Smudge Issues, Top 5 Pens under $50 and more refill options
I have accumulated a lot of Ask the Desk questions lately so I decided to tackle a few of them in one GREAT BIG post. Please let me know if you have any advice as well. And submit your questions at the tab in bar at the top of the page. Thanks! Gordon needs some…
Pencil Case Review: Sonic Kodawari
Review by Tina Koyama One distinctive characteristic of the popular Palomino Blackwing pencil is its trademark large, flat eraser and ferrule that make the Blackwing about an inch longer than conventional woodcased pencils. While I have many pencil cases, most are not quite long enough to accommodate new or freshly sharpened Blackwings. I’ve been looking…
Planner Update: Out with the Old, In with the New
With the start of the new year, it’s time to look at the planners that worked and the planners that didn’t. Some techniques worked better than others. Out with the Old For 2019, I used the Mark’s Edit planner for my work planner and the Hobonichi Techo A6 for my personal logging. The Mark’s Edit…
Link Love: Onward to 2020!
As the previous decade ends and the new decade and year is welcomed, pen and stationery fans celebrate with lists, new notebooks, planners and journals and plans to make this the best year ever. I love starting new planners and journals at the start of the year. While I think “resolutions” in the traditional sense…
12 Days of Inkmas: Day 12 – Sailor Studio 264
By Jessica Coles I have written several posts about the beautiful Sailor Studio inks over the past few months. These tiny bottles pack so much color inside, plus there are 100 inks in the line! These inks are incredibly fun to collect as well – the minimal packaging and color-coded labels look great lined up…
Friday Faves: Ana’s December Picks
Fave read: Sourdough by Robin Sloan. I loved Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore and though, at first glance, Sourdough seems like a very similar with its love to something analog in the high tech world of San Francisco. Fave watch: The Mandolorian. I love Star Wars so it was only a matter of time before I…