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A friend and local KC artist found a

AnaNovember 29, 20111 Comment

A friend and local KC artist found a vintage map bag at an army/navy surplus shop. He loved the concept of the bag but didn’t find it met his needs exactly so he decided to make a new bag, exactly the way he wanted it to be.He cut and hand stitched leather added punched pockets to hold his favorite pens and brushes. Inside are two pockets fitted for his handmade sketchbook and other books or papers. Its such an exceptional piece of quality craftsmanship that I had to share with you’all. Hope you like it as much as I do!

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Tombow 8900 Pencils

AnaNovember 29, 20112 Comments

This fabulous box of Tombow 8900s directly from Japan, compliments of Tag Team Tompkins. I’ll publish a review of how they write in the coming weeks.

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AnaNovember 28, 2011Leave a comment

Composition books are usually considered the poor, student notebook used by middle schoolers and academics but the Marya composition books aspire to greater heights. Filled with quality paper, ornamental stitching and foil stamping, the Marya Composition books are definitely a different paper beast, more peacock than pack mule. $11.95

(via Girl Of All Work)

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AnaNovember 28, 2011Leave a comment

A wallet is the quintessential item for a man’s mobile office. It often contains his funds, his business cards and those items most important to him. This handcrafted leather envelope is durable, understated and absolutely stunning— the kind of piece that will only improve with wear and time. Made in the USA by Barrett Alley, its hand sewn and available in four natural shades. $95

(via Barrett Alley)

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AnaNovember 27, 2011Leave a comment

My friends over at TagTeam Tompkins recently ventured across the ocean to Japan and were kind enough to host a “check out what we bought” party at their house. This is an overview of all the wonderful paper goods they picked up on their travels. I’ll be featuring a few pieces in more details over the next week so stay tuned!

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Eagle Vintage Pencil Topper

AnaNovember 26, 2011Leave a comment

vintage pencil cap and sharpener

This is a vintage combination pencil topper and sharpener. The writing on the piece says “556 Eagle Pencil Co. New York, USA.” The blade looks like it will need to be replaced but its perfect for the traveling writer or artist.

(Thanks to Ben at Skylab Letterpress for sharing his awesome score with us, which he skimmed from Diane of TagTeam Tompkins fame.)

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AnaNovember 26, 2011Leave a comment

I recently acquired the Lihit Lab Teffa Bag in the A5 size from Jet Pens. It comfortably fits my medium Ecosystem Life Artist notebook (5.25×8.25”) with room to toss bits of paper, letters and other items and still successfully zip it closed.

The outside of the bag has two velcro pockets, both gusseted; one comfortably fits a mobile phone, the other holds business cards, stamps and other tidbits. Behind each velcro pocket is a slit pocket to keep more goodies and on the far left is a pen pocket. I pack this thing to bulging and the 2-sided zipper makes it easy to close even cram-packed.

Available for $14 in lime green, orange, black, and brown. There is also a larger size to hold A4 for $18.50.