Our first giveaway is a goodie! In honor of our 10th anniversary, our good friends at Pen Chalet are giving away one $50 gift card to help us celebrate. This gift certificate is good wherever Pen Chalet ships (which is most countries). Check their web site or email Pen Chalet if you leave in Bora…
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Ten Years of The Well-Appointed Desk
I started this blog over ten years ago. It’s as big a surprise to you as it is to me. Ten years! Many of you have probably heard the story of the inception of this blog, but I’ll retell it anyway just in case. In the dark days of the internet, I had a personal…
Memorial Day
Today is Memorial Day in the US. It is the day we honor those who served our country and lost their lives in doing so. This year, many are also honoring those who have lost their lives due to the pandemic sweeping the world. The death toll, as a result of COVID-19, has surpassed 100,000…
Product Review: Stickers from JetPens
JetPens offers a wide variety of sticker sheets that can be used in planners, bullet journals, notebooks or on letters and correspondence. I thought I’d try a few of the different brands of stickers that they carry to give an in-depth review. Stickers are fun and right now I think we all could use some…
All the Winners: Ink + Volt Founders Notebook & Leonardo Momento Zero
Laura and I magically ended both of our on-going giveaways on Sunday so I thought I’d just roll all the winners into one post. Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaways and playing along with our “answer a question” tactics. So here goes: The winner of the Leonardo Momento Zero giveaway, kindly donated by Appelboom…
Product Review: C. Ching Stationery Rubber Date Stamp
Review by Tina Koyama On various occasions, I’ve had the need for a rolling date stamper, and believe me, I’ve visualized more than once Ana’s impressive collection. But then I’d find a different solution to my need that worked just as well, and I would still be without one. Maybe it was my recent acquisition…
A Very Special Giveaway
Today is a very special day. It’s Jesi’s birthday. Jesi is not only a pillar of the pen community but one of my best friends. In this time of sheltering-at-home and COVID-19 and whatnot, we will not get to celebrate her birthday in our usual way: drinking too much and eating cake (often provided by…