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Halfway Through (almost)

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My lovely friend Diane from Tag Team Tompkins opened her Moleskine to share  what it looks like to be halfway through for her. She uses a large Moleskine hardcover with lined pages. She uses an assortment of tools from office supply gel pens to artist’s brush pens and was keen to tell me that she did not mind when she got ink showthrough on the opposite side of the page. “It’s all part of the process,” she told me.

This page features notes about insect symbolism in Japan and a bit of her insect paper cuts taped into the book with washi tape.

Diane and her granddaughter tried out some new brush markers.

On this page, Diane’s grandson drew her portrait and gave her a sticker fortune which he proclaimed to be “very lucky.”

While traveling to Japan, Diane sketched and kept notes including details from a book she was reading.

Many thanks to Diane for sharing this intimate look at her words, pictures and ephemera!

Are you ready to share what your notebook looks like when it “halfway through”? Email me your submissions!

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Halfway Through

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Moleskine did a lovely little post about being halfway through a yearly planner. I love to see what people’s planners and notebooks look like after they have been used with stickers, tabs, bits of paper and notes scattered throughout.

Do you have any photos of your planner or notebook in its current condition (half-full or almost totally full) that you would be willing to share here? If so, please drop me an email with your name, web URL and photo to chair (at) wellappointeddesk.com and I’ll do a feature in the upcoming weeks.

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Link Love: Sales, Flyers and Discounts

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This week I thought I might round-up all the info that has been filtered through my email. There are lots of sales, discounts and deals to be had.

First up, if you live in Melbourne Australia be sure to stop by the Notemaker warehouse sale this weekend (starting today through Saturday). If you don’t live near Melbourne, there are sales to be had on their web site as well.

Don’t forget that Well-Appointed Desk readers get a 10% discount from Notemaker by entering the code WELLAPPDESK at checkout. Let them know you heard about them from Well-Appointed Desk!

Goulet Pens is having an ink sample sale. Save 20% on any ink sample through June 30. Its the perfect time to try out some new colors — venture into scented inks or try a color you wouldn’t normally buy just because you can!

Jenni Bick Bookbinding is now carrying Leuchtturm 1917 notebooks. They carry a full range of sizes and colors so if you haven’t picked one up yet, here’s your chance. Don’t forget to sneak a peek at Jenni’s one-of-a-kind handmade books at a discount in the Jenni’s Faves section while you’re there.

And finally, today’s the last day to receive a free brass KUM sharpener with any purchase of $15 or more at pencils.com. Just enter the coupon code “KUM” at checkout.

If you want to get info about any of these deals, make sure to sign up at each site to receive their emails and you too can have an email inbox full of temptation!