(Thanks to all my favorite blogs, twitter friends and email contacts who keep me posted on the latest pen/pencil/paper news! Keep those suggestions coming please!)
The folks over at We Are What We Do sent me a new 2013 Action Diary to giveaway to one lucky winner. I reviewed their diary earlier this year and the new edition is the same fine quality paper, matte-coated paperboard covers and filled with quippy “Get off your tookus” inspirational messages and pages for doodles and plans.
This edition is a bright turquoise blue (one of the six colors available) and A6-sized (4.25″x5.75″ or thereabouts). The paper comes from sustainable sources and the proceeds from the sale of the products go to fund school and community activities. If you decide to purchase, they cost £6 per book (about $9.50 US) plus shipping.
Now, if you’d like to win this, you need to tell me what Action you plan to take in 2013 to improve your community, school, neighborhood or yourself. No action, no entry.
FINE PRINT: All entries must be submitted by 10pm CST on Friday, October 26, 2012. All entries must be submitted at wellappointeddesk.com, not Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook, okay? Winner will be announced on Tuesday. Winner will be select by random number generator from entries that played by the rules (see above). Please include your email address in the comment form so that I can contact you if you win. I will not save email addresses or sell them to anyone — pinky swear. Shipping via USPS first class is covered. Additional shipping options or insurance will have to be paid by the winner. We are generous but we’re not made of money.
Because I offered the option of either the orange planner or the pink, I had to do this giveaway old-style and print out each comment and separate them based on color preference. So, I did the drawing for the orange A5 planner first, held the bowl up over my head and the lucky winner is:
Elaine! I’ll be contacting you via email to get your shipping information. Congratulations!
Now, on to the drawing for the pink A6 planner:
(shuffle, shuffle… toss… scrounge….) and the winner is:
Mina! Again, you’ll be contacted via email to make shipping arrangements. I hope you like your new planner.
Thanks to everyone who entered and keep checking back, I have another giveaway next week! And also, thanks to Daycraft for providing the planners and supporting The Well-Appointed Desk!
This inspiring message was created by Bianca Green and is available in a multitude of options from t-shirt to decal for your favorite Apple mobile product.
(via Society6)
I know a lot of people think its ridiculous to spend a lot of money on a cell phone case or an iPad cover but, if you read this blog regularly, you may agree that sometimes its worth it to spend more for good quality and great aesthetics. It just makes the day-to-day dradgery a little more bearable.
A good example of this is the tech products available from Kate Spade. Sure, they are a little more expensive than products directly from Apple but not by much. The silicone Exclamation Point case for the iPhone 4/4s is $35 and the glossy, hard plastic 2-layer iPhone 4/4s cases are $40. I recently purchased the mulit-colored, polka dot La Pavillion case which I really like and is aesthetically a step-up from my dingy Apple bumper that I had been using.
This USB ring is a fun little trinket for the chic-and-geeky girl. Its a mere 4gb for $50 but let’s think holiday stocking stuffers, gentlemen!
The “Notes to Self” iPad cover is a fun alternative to protecting your iPad and is not overly girly. Its pricey at $85 though. There is also a coordinating iPhone case at $40.
And I saved my favorite product for last. I have had a challenge finding earbuds that fit comfortably in my ears. The stock Apple buds do not work and the new earpods are also not in my future. I have been suing a pair of small Sony ear buds for about five years and have really wanted a new pair. Then I found these Kate Spade La Pavilion ear buds in a cute but understated polka dot pattern. They come with three sizes of silicone ear pieces (small, medium and large) and feature a fabric wrapped cord instead of the silicone plastic-coated cords found on most ear buds. The connector is designed to fit in an array of products and will work with any of the iPhone covers I’ve tried. Is it fabulous sound quality for $40? No, probably not but if you use ear buds to listen to podcasts, audiobooks or just to drown out the grating sounds of your office, then these will work just fine. They cost $40 and there are also two other color combinations available: pink/orange and purple/red which both have black-and-white colored cords.
JensieJean at Take Two, They’re Small uses a Russel + Hazel binder as her planner and then puts her stash of washi tape to good use to highlight multi-day projects. The tape makes it easy to move an event if necessary and also to create color coding for different projects, family activities, vacations, etc. Clever girl!
A vintage pen/pencil case that was acquired while thrifting by Hilda Grahnat.
