With just a couple weeks before school starts back here, the excitement of back-to-school is hitting me again. Do you remember going to the store with your mom to fill a shopping cart full of new pencils, erasers, notebooks and tools? I know every parent dreads it, but as a fledgling office supply junkie, it…
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Eclectonotes from Uppercase
Looking for a beautiful and totally unusual notebook for journaling or travel notes? Uppercase magazine just unveilied their Eclectonotes notebooks which are made from a mix of their magazine pages “make ready” (which are the uncut press sheets) and lined paper. Each book is 6.25″ x 8.25″ x 0.25″ with gold hot foil on kraft…
Italic Nib Fountain Pens for Auction
Loyal reader and friend, Chris P., is listing a couple pens for sale on Ebay and I wanted to share them. Chris is a retired lettering artist and an italic nib fan so these are a couple sweet pens with some interesting heritage. There is a Parker Falcon with a Parker#94 medium italic nib from…
Pen Loop
Where have you been all my life, Pen Loop? A lime green (also available in six other colors including a sedate black) adhesive pen loop that I could attach to my Leuchtturm notebook or any other notebook?!?! Well, of course I need at least six. Choose a color to coordinate with your notebook, your favorite…
Review: OfficeMax Liquid Highlighters
I recently received some sample products from OfficeMax to review in preparation for the back-to-school season so, of course, at the top of that list would be highlighters for marking up textbooks and notes. OfficeMax is introducing new “house brand” products under the name “OfficeMax” which is, I suspect, the basic, entry-level category compared to…
Poppin Bright Products
Have you heard of Poppin? It’s an online office supply shop that launched just one year ago and features all those standard office staples (like staplers, pens, notebooks and desk accessories) in simple plastics and coordinating colors. They are even stocking desk chairs, tables and desks and filing cabinets. The best thing about Poppin is,…
A Better Sticky Note
When Ardis sent me the Franklin Christoph ink samples, she also sent me a handful of sticky notes in an effort to help me find a better brand of sticky note. Included in the package was the mini iPhone notes (from Wal-Mart) and two sizes of Russel + Hazel sticky notes from Target. There were…