My lovely husband found this little TOT stapler with a petite carrying case at a garage sale this weekend. It’s in great shape with a box of coveted TOT 50 staples which will be freely distributed amongst my collection of other TOT staplers. This will become my travel stapler since it had such a nice…
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Quo Vadis Habana Review
After lots of research, I decided to try one of the new Quo Vadis Habana notebooks. I purchased the 6.25″x9.25″ size, with lined paper and the Anis Green cover (of course). This size is definitely larger than a standard A5 but its not unwieldy. The covers have a little bit of give to them. They…
A Brief History of Innovation in Fountain Pens
As I am still fairly new to fountain pens, this article from Fast Company about some of the history of fountain pen innovation is quite useful. It explains some of the unique features introduced in fountain pens throughout the twentieth century like what makes a Parker Lucky Curve curvy and what the initials PFM stand…
Link Love: Instagram
(From top left: Soaking a Lamy Al-Star by @aspire_to_be, Pilot Custom 74 by @jonogilmour , silver globe paper weight by @goosenotswan, Daily carry by @imyke, binder clips by @nerfect, EDC for the Notemaker bag contest by @jonogilmour, Pelikan M205 Duo by @bakanekosan, Golden Dymo by @paperpastries, Kaweco Al-Sport by @dowdyism) The links this week are all the lovely images that…
Do your plushy friends need their own notebook?
This itty, bitty felt “Moleskine” was scored at the Ric Rac Roundup a couple weeks ago here in Kansas City. It was created by plush and paper artist Felicia Koloc of Let’s Be Friends. I believe she’ll be at the Renegade Craft Fair in Los Angeles and San Francisco so make sure to look for…
Rad + Hungry Double Whammy
I’m so far behind in everything that I have two months worth of Rad + Hungry kits to share with you today. The first is the May 2012 kit from Hungary. It was wrapped so beautifully with the doll-topped pencil and paper protractor (that’s what those are called, right?) that I had to photograph the…
Man Up the Home Office
Captain’s chair, trestle table and a deep charcoal wall — masculine space but very stylish. (via Pink Wallpaper)