It’s time for another giveaway! Today’s package includes a variety of items from Compoco. We love Compoco for their beautiful journals (Ana reviewed one here). Compoco generously sent us a whole mess of goodies to share with you. So one lucky reader will win the following: Time to Shine Journal Written in the Stars Bookmark…
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Notebook Review: Curnow Coptic-Bound Notebooks
Review by Laura Cameron A few weeks ago Ana and Jesi sung the praises of Curnow Bookbinding and Leatherwork, specifically their leather notebook covers. I, on the other hand, fell in love with one of their coptic bound notebooks. I don’t have a thing for sakura, why do you ask? While the notebook I purchased…
Ink Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi
Review by Laura Cameron I don’t have a lot of browns in my ink collection, and I’m still working through the motherlode that I purchased from Jesi at the St. Louis Pen Show. So today I’ll talk about Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi ($9.90 for 15ml). Tsukushi, or Horsetail Plant, is a nice medium brown with a…
Ink Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-rin
Review by Laura Cameron I know I’m not the resident green expert here at The Desk, but when Jesi offered this bottle of Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-rin (15mL for $9.90) to me, I couldn’t resist it. Chiku-rin is a gorgeous green. I think of it as almost a lemongrass color, but Chiku-rin translates to bamboo forest. …
Sketchbook Review: Rhodia Landscape Webnotebook
Review by Tina Koyama For many years now, the Rhodia Rhodiarama hardcover notebook has been one of my favorites. Available in a rainbow of rich cover colors, this notebook is otherwise identical to Rhodia’s standard Webnotebook (which comes in only black or orange). I use the A5 size for my day-to-day journals and the handy…
Ink Review: David Oscarson 15th Anniversary Royal Purple
Review by Laura Cameron At the St. Louis Pen Show, I was lucky enough to win a bottle of David Oscarson ink in what appeared to be a dark purple. The bottle wasn’t labeled other than with the brand, so I had no idea what I was looking at until I came home and Google’d…
Fountain Pen Review: Pilot Metropolitan Calligraphy Nib
Review by Laura Cameron When I was working at the Vanness table at the Chicago Pen Show, I noticed that the Pilot Metropolitans ($18.50) had an additional nib option that I hadn’t seen before, the calligraphy nib. I resolved to order one to try and write up for the desk, since I do love my…