Many years ago, I had a pair of compact travel scissors I purchased from JetPens. I loved them for the simple fact that they fit easily into my pencil pouch along with all my other tools without taking up a ton of space. I don’t often need to have a pair of scissors in my…
I did an epic sketchbook review a few weeks back and I included watercolor swatch tests in each sketchbook. Those swatches were created using the Viviva Colorsheets (original set of 16 colors is currently available for $20, new Inktober edition for 2021 is coming soon). Viviva Colorsheets have been on the market for a couple…
I’m about to embark on a little holiday getaway which always leads to seeking out good travel tips. Buzzfeed posted one of their silly lists called 13 Travel Tips to Make You Feel Smart. There are a couple good tips on the list but most will be things you’ve probably already heard. My favorite tip:…
One of the last, but in my opinion most important, issues to cover for traveling is how to travel with fountain pens. I’ve had lots of people warn me about it so I thought I’d find some research and share it here. The biggest myth around flying with pens, fountain or otherwise is that they…
For long trips, one of them most important but often last-packed items is the travel desk. Since I am going to be on the move, going from meeting-to-meeting, event-to-event and hotel-to-hotel, I need to come prepared with a good assortment of writing tools and paper, all tucked into an easy-to-use carrying case or bag. So,…
With just a few days left before I leave on my 3-week adventure, I needed all the packing advice I could find. So, here’s a series of links filled with packing advice: Packing light (via EF College Break) 10 tips for Traveling Well, Air Travel (via Delightfully Tacky) Taking the Problems Out of Packing (via…
When it comes to travel, I do better with a list I can use to check off each item when its packed into my bag. Especially things that I tend to double- and triple-check like flight itinerary, passport and gadgets. The Pack This! checklist notepad is a great way to keep track of what’s been…
