Several months ago, I purchased a set of Mitsubishi No. 850 Colored Pencils from Fresh Stock Japan. It was the 24 color set which is reasonably priced at $22 for the pack. The set includes gold and silver metallic as well as an opaque white plus an array of standard colors. The barrels are smooth…
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Fashionable Friday: Faves from 2015
For today, I decided to pull together my favorite items from 2015. These are products and/or previously mentioned Fashionable Friday items I actually bought, used and kept. So it might look a bit like a hodgepodge but in the spirit of full disclosure, I’m often my biggest enabler. So now you know! And wow, did…
Moving Into My Hobonichi Techo 2016
The first step into getting prepared for 2016 was to set-up my new Hobonichi Techo A6 with the blue-green cover ($47). The color combo is absolutely PERFECT! Lime green loveliness inside with my second favorite color, turquoise, exterior. I had a decorative plastic protective sleeve I purchased a few years earlier from 1101.com that I added…
Art of The Day: Sinuous Pencil Scarf
I love it when my worlds collide. Nothing makes them collide with quite so much glee as anything related to pencils and knitting. So the Sinuous Pencil Scarf knitting pattern has made it quickly to the top of my knitting queue. The pattern is available for $3.99 via Ravelry. I believe it would be a…
Link Love: Wrapping it up for 2015
Posts of the Week: Fountain Pen & Ink Favorites 2015 (via Gourmet Pens) My Favorite Products Of 2015 (via Pen Addict) 2016 Pen and Ink Resolutions (via Alt. Haven) 2015: the pen year in review (via Leigh Reyes) 16 Resolutions for 2016 (via Quirky Girl Likes Vintage) Pens: Karas Kustoms Copper Fountain K (via Clicky…
End-of-Year Sales
There are far too many end-of-year sales for me to list them all here but if there’s something you’ve had your eye on for sometime, now might be a good time to double-check and see if there’s a discount, price reduction, coupon or free shipping offer available. Lots of our favorite pen shops are doing year…
Looking Back and Moving Forward
I say this every year but I love the start of the New Year. Its a chance for new beginnings, opening that brand-new planner, journal or notebook and starting on a new path, or course-correcting the one you set last year. I hope that 2016 will be a year of great adventures and great joys for everyone,…