By Jessica Coles Recently I received a gift from a penpal that included a pad of Life Airmail paper ($6.50 for 50 sheets at JetPens) and the corresponding Airmail envelopes ($4.50 for 10 envelopes at Jet Pens). Immediately I had flashbacks to days in elementary school when I had an international penpal and used airmail paper. I…
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Notebook Review: Hallmark Traveler’s Notebook & Inserts
I’ve been meaning to write up this review for ages! Hallmark released a series of notebooks and covers in the spirit of Traveler’s Notebooks and I wanted to try them out and see how they performed. I purchased several different packs of the notebooks because I loved the cover designs and they even had a…

Kickstarter: Pebble Stationery
If you live Down Under, you may be happy to hear that you will soon have a hook-up for your own Tomoe River notebooks. Thanks to Pebble Stationery, who has just released their Kickstarter campaign for their first products, Aussies will now have access to domestic Tomoe River notebooks and matching pencils. I got an…
Notebook Review: Elemental Notebooks
Review by Laura Cameron Back when the Elemental Notebooks Kickstarter launched, I was all in. I love me a good themed notebook, and I find anything geeky endearing. I was very impressed by all the thoughtful design features that Laurie & Greg had put into the notebooks. From the title page to the colored paper…
Notebook Review: Curnow Coptic-Bound Notebooks
Review by Laura Cameron A few weeks ago Ana and Jesi sung the praises of Curnow Bookbinding and Leatherwork, specifically their leather notebook covers. I, on the other hand, fell in love with one of their coptic bound notebooks. I don’t have a thing for sakura, why do you ask? While the notebook I purchased…
Notebook Review: Dingbats* Earth Sky Blue Great Barrier Reef A5+ Notebook
Review by Jessica Coles Dingbats* notebooks (yes, the star is part of the full name) are not new to the stationery world. The notebook line began in 2011 in Lebanon and is produced by their parent company, Société Kamel Bekdache et Fils SAL. The parent company has operated since 1800 as a family business and is the…
Notebook & Ink Review: Baron Fig Dream Journal & Akkerman #10 Ijzer-galnoten Blauw-Zwart (Iron Gall)
Review by Jessica Coles Just before leaving for the San Francisco pen show, I received an item to review: Baron Fig’s newest notebook called the Wander Dream Journal. As this is the first time Baron Fig has tried their hand at adding content to a journal, I was intrigued to see what was inside. The first…