In the fall, we pen and stationery and planning nerds get excited about the prospect of a brand new year and shiny new notebooks, calendars and planners. But when the rubber meets the road, what do we actually use? Since it’s June already (eeek!), I thought I’d take a quick look at my plans for…
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Tool Review: Plus Compact Pen-Style Twiggy Scissors
Many years ago, I had a pair of compact travel scissors I purchased from JetPens. I loved them for the simple fact that they fit easily into my pencil pouch along with all my other tools without taking up a ton of space. I don’t often need to have a pair of scissors in my…
DIY Planners on Canva
Recently I received an email from Canva, a fee and subscription-based graphics application. I make heavy use of Canva in my day job, and I was interested to see that they were promoting their planning templates. Canva has a free, although somewhat limited membership, to create graphics designs both on the web and as a…
Phone Accessory Review: Lihit Lab Smart Fit PuniLabo Earphone Holder
Review by Tina Koyama At first I thought this would be the world’s shortest product review in which I say: This is the cutest phone holder ever! [End of review.] But I’ll say a bit more so that you get your reading’s worth. In fact, this shiba inu dog not only holds your phone –…
Pencil Case Review: Peg & Awl Sendak Mini Artist Roll
Review by Tina Koyam\ Whenever I see a lovely, handcrafted pencil roll, it evokes fantasies: Seated at a sidewalk table in a Venetian or Parisian café, sipping an espresso, I sketch – my colored pencil roll, charmingly patina-ed with years of travel, casually opened next to my sketchbook. Despite the fantasies, I didn’t think a…
Journaling Reflections
At the beginning of this year, I looked at what was going on in the world around me, as well as my desire to journal a bit, and decided that I was tired of saving the good supplies for “one day” and that there was no time like the present. So I pulled out the…
Giveaway Winner: Saki Roll Pen Case
Thanks to everyone who entered with contest for the Saki Pen Rolls! Congratulations to 2 winners: Gloria and Zoey. I’ll be sending your goodies out to you soon!