A couple of years ago, I got a copy of the Stifflexible notebook from Pen Chalet. Stifflexible is an Italian notebook that, according to its web site, has been around for decades but has recently been relaunched and has been trying to make in-roads in the upscale notebook landscape in the last couple years. The…
Partially inspired by Les’ Composition Book posts and her conversation a few weeks ago with Brad and my own back-to-school nostalgia, I purchased a handful of composition books and decided to test drive them myself. I stopped at CVS and grabbed a full-sized UStyle Colllection ($3.49) and a smaller pocket-sized version as well ($1.99, not…
I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to write a review about the Curnow Leather Journal Cover ($45), the Nanami Paper Seven Seas Standard Notebook and the Curnow Plain Paper Insert. I thought I should write them as separate reviews, or as comparisons to other products, but in the end, I…
Review by Laura Cameron A few weeks ago Rollo of London offered us an opportunity to try their A5 Diary as part of their promotional campaign to announce that they are partnering with Paperchase stores. I selected The Softie Collection, Larkin in British Mulberry A5 (£19.25). The Larkin is a soft sided journal, with a…
Review by Jessica Coles I love notebooks. Doesn’t matter what they look like. What size they are. I love to look at them and buy them and then… well, I have a harder time actually using them. What if I mess up something that could have been an incredibly lovely piece of art? What if…
Review by Laura Cameron Recently I had the opportunity to review the Taroko Breeze notebook ($17.00). Unfortunately it looks like the Breeze is sold out, but Taroko has a variety of products available in the Taroko etsy shop if you’re interested in trying one. The Breeze notebook is an A5 dot-grid notebook with 183 numbered…
Review by Laura Cameron I love anything cherry blossom themed, and I had never tried Write Notepad & Co.’s notebooks so it was a given that I was going to order the Sakura Spring 2018 Limited Edition notebooks (3 pack pocket-size for $12.99). The Sakura limited edition pocket notebook measures 3.75″ x 5″ (9.5 cm…
