Paper Test: Wonderland 222 New Planner Paper for 2026

Paper Test: Wonderland 222 New Planner Paper for 2026

Liisa at Wonderland222 gave me the opportunity to test the new papers that will be used in the Wonderland222 2026 planners. This paper is a conscientious choice not to use the 52gsm Sanzen Tomoe River paper that caused so many issues last year across the planner and stationery community. What they will be using is…

Paper Review: Iroful A5 Notebook (75gsm)

Paper Review: Iroful A5 Notebook (75gsm)

“Iroful” means “colorful,” — an amalgamation of the English word “color” for the Japanese word “iro” which also means color. The intention of the name is to convey the paper’s ability to show color cleanly and crisply. The Iroful Notebook ($9.75) is a standard A5 soft cover, 75gsm Japanese paper, made by Sakae Technical Paper,…

Notebook Review: Dominant Industry Ink Archiving Book: Log of Elixir/Atlantis Edition

Notebook Review: Dominant Industry Ink Archiving Book: Log of Elixir/Atlantis Edition

Initially, I was just going to post and review about the new(er) Dominant Industry Ink Archiving Book: The Log of Elixir ($31). Jesi posted a review awhile ago about the Log of Atlantis ($28) awhile back so I thought I didn’t need to write about it. But I acquired both Ink Archiving Books at the…

Notebook Review: Takasago Premium Paper A5 Notebook

Notebook Review: Takasago Premium Paper A5 Notebook

At a recent pen show, I picked up the Dominant Industry Takasago Fountain Pen Notebook (Blank, A5, $24). I did a little online research and discovered that Takasago Paper Mill has been in business for over 110 years and in 2020, they developed the Premium Takasago Paper, a paper specifically designed for fountain pens and…

Notebook Review: Notegeist Bindery Handbound and Everyday Editions

Notebook Review: Notegeist Bindery Handbound and Everyday Editions

Review by Tina Koyama Last fall I reviewed Notegeist Bindery’s Everyday line of pocket notebooks. Among the many designs owner Gary Varner has added to the collection since then are very limited handbound editions. He has some new size formats, too. First up are 3 ½-by-5 ½-inch Butterflys & Peacocks (currently discounted at 2/$12) with…