Last Friday, September 22, Ana and I attended the Pelikan Hub here in Kansas City. If you’re not familiar with Pelikan Hubs, where have you been? Just kidding. The Pelikan Hubs are held in September and are basically a fun pen party “hosted” by Pelikan. Pelikan sends boxes of goodies out to different cities (each…
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Pen Review: Uni-ball One Gel Pen 3 Color Set
Even though I don’t get to attend all the pen shows, Ana does sometimes bring home fun products to try. So I was excited last week when she handed me a Uni-ball One Gel Pen 3 Color Set (Limited Edition: Miyabi). Ana purchased the set at Mai Do at the San Francisco Pen Show, but…
Paper/Planner Review: Paper Republic Timeless Planner
Last week was Hobonichi day and the kickoff to planner season! Did you get what you wanted? As I mentioned last week, I’ve been taking a look at what I’ve been using for the last few years, and while I really like it, I’m always interested in seeing if the grass really is greener over…
The return of planner season!
I can hardly believe that this Friday is September 1st, but it is and that means that Planner Season will be (un)officially open! September 1st always marks Hobonichi Release Day and 2024 looks to be another great year. If you want to get a preview of what will go on sale, the website is now…
Paper Review Colorverse Coloring Sheets (Minhwa)
I’m always fascinated by new entrants to the paper market. For the last few weeks I’ve been reviewing various sheets and swatch cards from Colorverse, but I’m particularly excited about today’s batch because, well, I love coloring! Colorverse Coloring Sheets (16 sheets for $12.00) are a fun new addition to their line. Each package contains…
Yarn & Ink: The Weekender and a fall ink palette.
Normally July and August are not the time to knit a toasty warm wool sweater, but I don’t always play by the rules. Over the summer Ana and some of the folks in our knitting group decided to do an impromptu knit along of Andrea Mowry’s The Weekender sweater. Ana used a wool/cotton blend, but…
Ink Swatch Art: Colorverse Colorspace Hubble-C Swatch Art Card
We also know some folks who create ink swatches so beautifully they could be considered art. Well Colorverse has tried to make some “out of this world” space art with their new Colorverse Colorspace Swatch Art Cards ($6-7 for 30 cards). Printed on Colorverse’s 200 gsm Nebula Paper, these cards reveal cool space themed designs…