Notebook Review: Laine My Knitting Notes

In the past year or two, Laine, a company that produces Nordic knitting patterns (magazines and gorgeous books), has also produced a knitting journal. This past weekend when Ana and I went on our local yarn crawl, we decided to pick up a copy and review it! My Knitting Notes (€19 or $25) is designed…

Paper Review: Kokuyo Perpanep A5 Notebooks

Paper Review: Kokuyo Perpanep A5 Notebooks

Kokuyo Perpanep ($14.25 each) is a new line of paper notebooks that take a bit of study to make sense of the line. The Perpanep name, for starters is an anagram of the words “pen” and “paper” which is a bit of a tongue twister to say. Then, the books come in three ruling options:…

Review & Giveaway: Ayush Paper A5 Fountain Pen Book from Peyton Street Pens

Teri from Peyton Street Pens was sweet enough to send us tons of items for review and giveaway in her last package. Today we’ll be sharing some of our thoughts (and a few items you can win) on Ayush Paper. Ayush Paper is an Indian company that creates a variety of sketchbooks, canvases and office…

Notebook Review: Puggy’s Best High Stationer Note Book

Notebook Review: Puggy’s Best High Stationer Note Book

The Puggy’s Best High Stationer Notebook from Hightide had a lot to recommend it when I found it. It’s approximately A6 sized (4.1×5.7″), it was filled with blank, recycled paper, and cost just $7 (600¥). It has a kraft paperstock cover and has a smooth, glue-bound spine. Everything about it says “understated Japanese stationery”. The…

Notebook Review: Profolio Oasis Notebook

Notebook Review: Profolio Oasis Notebook

I was wandering around my local art supply shop recently and stumbled across the Profolio Oasis Notebook. It must have been kismet but the same week, several reviews popped up about the new Profolio Oasis Summit notebook. This Oasis is the simpler, cheaper cousin of the Summit. I grabbed the standard A5 size with a…