Michael Roger is a line of notebook products best known for the Decomposition Composition notebooks. While in Chicago, I found this lovely kraft paper covered hardcover blank notebook called Dispatches. The airmail-trimmed belly band caught my eye and the simple look of the book really appealed to me. Its a 5″x8″ (hello, A-5 size-ish!) notebook…
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Top 10 Household Uses for a Pencil
This Old House pulled together a list of ten uses for a pencil when tackling household projects. Have you tried any of these? I also stake houseplants that have started to lean with a pencil. But you suspected that, didn’t you? (shoutout to Skylab Letterpress for the tip)
Field Notes Steno Pad Review
Like all good office supply junkies, I’ve been listening to the Pen Addict podcast. There have been several episodes lately that have waxed poetic in regards to the Field Notes pocket memo books. They have become quite collectible. But, truth be told, my favorite Field Notes product so far is the Steno Book. It is…
My Favorite Pencils: Tombow 8900, Faber-Castell Grip 2001 and Palomino Blackwing 602
Since I’ve been talking about pencils all week, I thought I’d come clean and tell you my favorite pencils. They are, of course, on the higher-end of the pencil spectrum, in other words not cheap and not usually available at your local big box office supply store. But I think they are worth the effort…
KC Fun Facts and Winner Announced in the Hallmarket Notebooklet Giveaway
First, I’d like to say thanks to everyone who entered the Hallmarket Notebooklet Giveaway. There were lots of fun facts too. Here’s a smattering of my favorites: Ikea is coming (true. Late 2014) The mayor, Sly James, uses a Pilot Varsity (hmmm… UPDATE:TRUE!) Kansas City has more pencils per capita than any other city in…
Musgrave Pencil Co.
Pencils.com just started stocking pencils from the Musgrave Pencil Co. Musgrave is almost 100 years old and is still manufacturing their pencils out of their factory in Shelbyville, TN. Pencils.com is stocking the test scoring pencil (shown above), an assortment of jumbo pencils for young writers and a red/blue combination pencil. $2.25-$3.50 per dozen. (via…
Pencil Week: DIY Origami Paper-Coverd Pencils
If you, like me, have a whole mess of mismatched B-grade pencils, this tutorial will show you step-by-step, how to cover them up to create a matching set of pencils. Perfect for the jar on your desk or in your kitchen.