Ever wanted to stock up on vintage office supplies or try out one of the products tested here on The Desk? Well, now is your chance. I am pleased to announce the opening of The Well-Appointed Desk Shop featuring vintage office supplies like rubber stamp holders, staplers, assortments of pencils and airmail envelopes. More items…
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Quote: Traveling Heart
If you use WordPress, you may have noticed the quotes that appear along the margin when you publish a post. The quote I received today was quite fitting as I plan to spend the afternoon replying to an enormous pile of letters. To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving…
Video: Fold it up Papier Tigre style
Check out this video for how to fold a paper note into its an envelope with the new Papier Tigre notesets. And then you can seal up your letter with some of the amazing collection of wax from the Notemaker Wax Seal Shop. (via Notemaker)
Link Love: V is for Valentine’s Day
Just a hodge-podge of Valentine’s Day fun, inspiration and things that are RED.
Link Love: Pens, Paper and a Beaver Pencil Sharpener
Pens and Pencils: The Pilot Murex Fountain Pen Review (via Pen Addict) TWSBI Diamond Mini Review (via Rhodia Drive) Palomino Blackwing Pencil Review (via Guitar Salon, tip o the hat to @pencilscom on Twitter) Vintage Flex (via Rhodia Drive) Carnival of Pen, Pencil, Paper on Pen Addict this month Mechanical Pencil Lead Comparison (via Economy…
Penpalling Around
As many of you know, I love to write letters. I am a card-carrying member of the Letter Writers Alliance and have accumulated a couple dozen pen pals over the past couple years. If one of your New Year’s Resolutions was to “write more” or “write more letters” or “improve your penmanship”, letter writing may…
Sparco Letter Opener
Awhile back I expounded on my love for an old plastic letter opener but bemoaned how hard it had been to found any new ones. Well, lookie what I found! It is from a company called Sparco and the cost for this little beauty was a mere $1.50 at the beloved Pieritz in Oak Park.…