In the last week of InCoWriMo and A Month of Letters, I am seriously starting to deplete my stash of writing paper and notecards. While I love florals and pretty cards, I have a lot of male correspondents and prefer to send cards they might find appealing. I think Chronicle Books is great at providing…
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Ask The Desk: Notebook Questions
Sandy asks: Can you please explain what is meant by “volant” and “cahier” in regards to noyebook types? Especially volant, I do not get why a notebook is called by these two names. What am I looking for when I want one of these? Cahier and Volant are terms Moleskine uses to describe two of…
Pencil Print
5-color pencil question mark screenprint, £40 by Jportch. Edition limited to 25. (via Jportch)
Field Notes for Memory Keeping
While traveling, I used a Field Notes to keep my thoughts, names of places, restaurants and people, as well as pasting in receipts, business cards and various paper ephemera. I stamped the date and the name of the event on the front of the the Field Notes before I left. I added the squashed penny…
Eyecandy from San Francisco
While I could not get Flickr to upload my travel photos, at least it saved my goodies, so I shall share those with you today. I did not buy a lot of goodies knowing so many things could be purchased later via Jet Pens and other vendors’ online shops so I limited myself to must-haves…
The Chair is back at The Desk
Wow! Miles of travel at unholy hours make for a crabby Chair. I’m shuffling through purchases and photos but in the meantime, I thought you’d like to see who I met while in SF. This is Elaine from Jet Pens. I had just as much fan glee as you’d expect finally meeting my contact at…
Don’t Go Away, I’ll be back on Tuesday!
I’m going to be traveling for the next couple days, attending Ex Postal Facto in San Francisco, finding all sorts of pens, office supplies and postal wonder to share with you when I return. If you live in SF, come by any of the Ex Postal Facto events and say hello. I’d love to meet…