We have inspired others! Congrats to Iamdawt for finding this sweet faux woodgrain labelmaker. Go forth and thrift for your own labeller — no batteries required!
Reading about The Well Appointed Desk’s collection of vintage label makers made me want one again. I spotted this one at Savers the other day, came with one refill, for $2.99. Score! My first label now has a place of honor on the front of my laptop, just under Serenity.
This is a little sneak peek of Jess Loraas’s workspace. All the printers and misc technology are hidden in the cupboards to help keep the space clutter-free.
(via Design*Sponge)
(by heather pauline)
The Any Bag Camera Bag Insert from Photojojo Store will let you turn any bag, purse or tote into a well-insulated camera bag. Its no longer necessary to search endlessly for the perfect camera bag because you can just slide this insert into any bag large enough to hold it. Its padded and water-resistant to protect your precious cargo and yet discreet — no big flashing NIKON logos letting someone know your expensive SLR resides inside. $59
(Found via Creature Comforts who willingly admitted to stuffing her lenses into old socks before jamming them in her tote until this little bit of genius was discovered)
Finally, a reason to have lots of notebooks! Use each notebook for specialized tasks. The example given is for writers to keep three separate notebooks: one for Morning Pages, one for sketching out story ideas and a third that’s portable for catching ideas on the go.
I have divided my writings to my day planner, which is specifically work-related notes and a personal notebooks to capture non-work-related ideas and information. I also have a small portable notebook that I keep in my purse for on-the-go notes.
How many notebooks do you use?
(via Quo Vadis Blog via Notebook Stories via Better Writing Habits)
This darling little Illustrated Pencil Pin is just $5 on Etsy from a friend I know at work. I think she’s officially an honorary member of the Well-Appointed Desk for this pin alone.
(via Benandi on Etsy)
In May 2010, a New York writer named Skye Ferrante learned that he was welcome to remain a member of The Writers Room — a quiet, communal space for writers willing to pay a $1,400 annual fee — as long as he gave up his 1929 Royal typewriter. “No one wants to work around the clacking of a typewriter,” the Writers Room’s executive director told the New York Daily News. Ferrante was offered the choice of switching to a laptop, or leaving the Writers Room; he chose to leave. In honor of Ferrante’s stand, enjoy a tribute to the funky old machines.
Above: William Faulkner works on a screenplay at his typewriter on a balcony, Hollywood, California, early 1940s.
(Via LIFE)
