I picked up extra goodies from the Chicago Stationery Fest to share with one lucky reader. Paper & Pencil Canvas Mini Tote (AKA “a house purse” purchased at Paper & Pencil) Endless Recorder STEALTH “Chicago” Notebook (donated by Retro51) Pouch Magazine (purchased at Paper & Pencil) Chicag-o-ring Special Edition Col-o-ring Ink Swatching Book (donated by…
March, for me, was a bit of a planner/journal mess. I traveled a lot in March which threw off both my rhythm for regularly updating my planner while I was on the road but also made getting caught up in the time I was home difficult because I was also trying to catch up on…
Please check out our Special Edition of our Patron-exclusive podcast TL:DR. I breakdown all the good, bad and in-between from the Chicago Stationery Fest. So, tune in and enjoy the recap. Photos below illustrate the event and our road trip adventure. The trip: We lucked out and the weather for our drive was pleasant which…
Post-pen event, I go completely introvert. I am delighted to be home after a great event in Chicago (check back tomorrow for a full recap). But I miss having a cup of tea at hand and cat in my lap which is my life when I am not on the road. I do my best…
Sometimes it’s nice to shop your own pen stash. I pulled out my assorted collection of Japanese gel multi-pens and realized a couple needed new gel refills so I did a little testing and reorganizing of which refills were in which pen barrel. My favorite models are Pilot Coleto multi-pens which use the Pilot Hi-Tec…
I have really gotten into neutral colors recently so when I saw the Midori Join Dots Connecting Marker 3-Color Set in Mocha ($7), I thought it might be a great edition to my kit. The set includes three small pens that stack on top of each other to make a full length pen. This makes…
I am no longer feeling like death warmed over and, just in time, too! We leave tomorrow for the Chicago Stationery Fest which is completely sold out for the weekend. I look forward to meeting new people, teaching new classes and seeing some old friends too! (If you are from Chicago, you’ll 100% get this…
