The Octaveo “A Year of Sun” undated weekly planner ($44.95 AUD) is a brilliantly sunny yellow, A5 planner with a flexible cover, hand painted yellow page edges and ultramarine blue accents. If anything would make you feel uplifted about planning for the future, it would be this planner. Made in Barcelona and inspired by the Mediterranean,…
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Subscriptions: CW Pencils Quarterly #3: Back to School
Didn’t I say yesterday it was a good month for subscriptions? No sooner did I get the Rad + Hungry USA Kit than the CW Pencils The Pencil Box Quarterly #3: Back to School Kit ($30, currently closed to new subscribers but can be added to email list when new slots are available) arrived. Wow!…
Subscription Kit: Rad + Hungry USA 2017
Rad + Hungry is a very unique subscription service. Every month you are subscribed, you receive a package of curated stationery goods – usually pencils and a notebook plus a print and a little extra from somewhere in the world. One month it might be Uruguay, the next month it might be Korea or the…
Ask the Desk: Sheening Black Ink
My good friend Father Kyle recently asked if I could recommend a good sheening black ink. The only black ink (and I don’t use a ton of black ink so my knowledge here is relatively limited) I could think of was Kyo-No-Oto No. 1 Nurebairo ($28). It has more shine than sheen on most of…
Giveaway Winner: Galen Leather 5-Pen Case
Big congratulations go out to Ingrid, the winner of our random drawing this week for the Galen Leather 5-Pen Case. Thanks to everyone who entered to win the case and remember that Galen Leather has a coupon code at the top of their site for first time shoppers!
Review: Galen Leather Pen Cases
Galen Leather has become a well-known leather goods maker from Turkey specializing in stationery-related products. They recently sent me two of their newest products to try out: the 3-pen zippered pen case in Crazy Horse ($39) and the 5-Pen Zipper case in Chocolate Brown ($49) . The 3-Pen case opens with the pen loops on…
Fashionable Friday: Slumber Party
Phoebe Blue Cotton Pyjamas in Clouds & Sunrays £38.00 (via Emily & Fin) Sailor 1911 Standard Fountain Pen in All-Blue with Gold Trim $156 (via Anderson Pens) Parker Jotter Ballpoint Pen in Shiny Chiseled Stainless Steel, Special Price $16.70 (via Pen Chalet) DesignWorks Burgundy Floral “Dreams” Journal $11 (via Vanness Pen Shop) Japanese Washi Tape…