You can blame thank my good pal Kasey for this week’s theme idea. We started talking coffee yesterday and POOF! the idea got stuck in my head. It feels appropriately fall-ish too because who doesn’t love a good cup of coffee and/or a good bit of chocolate when the air turns cool? Caran D’ache 849…
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Why Does All This Matter: A manifesto of sorts.
I’ve been thinking lately about all this “stuff” that we collect, the pens, art tools, drawing tools, notebooks, sketchbooks — all the mark-making, list-making and note-taking tools and I had to ask myself, what purpose do they serve? I believe that these tools inspire us and ignite our individual urges to create. They free our…
Winner: J. Herbin 1670 Emerald of Chivor
First up is the winner of the full bottle of J. Herbin 1670 Emerald of Chivor, compliments of JetPens. Congrats to Y! I hope you like Emerald of Chivor and that J. Herbin hears our cries for other sparkly colors, including a sparkly gold-orange. I’ll contact you via email to get shipping information. And next…
Link Love: Black & White & Green Ink All Over
Pens: Karas Kustoms The Bolt – New Colors (via Clicky Post) First Look: The Gist By Tactile Turn (via Pen Addict) Pelikan M205 Amethyst fountain pen (via United Inkdom) Delta Vintage Fountain Pen in White Acrylic (via Clicky Post) Parker Sonnet Subtle Big Red (vi Calligraphy Nut) Franklin-Christoph Prototype Ice Broad Nib Preview (via Sparetime.Today)…
Review: Sharpie Pen Retractable
Several weeks ago, I put a shout out on the internet asking if Sharpie made a retractable version of their Pen. Within minutes, I got replies back (all kindly withholding the urge to say “Duh, Ana! Of course they do!”). Indeed, there is a retractable version of the Sharpie Pen. So I immediately hustled out…
Planner Review: Leuchtturm1917 2016 Planner
Somehow, no matter where my planning path takes me, I always manage to come back to the classic hardbound planner like the Leuchtturm1917 A5 planner. It really does have all the parts and pieces needed to plan out my schedule, take notes and basically stay on top of things. And it does all this in…
Got Plans Monday Night? How About Some Erasable?
If you’re not too busy on Monday night, you might want to pop over to the Erasable podcast to hear me and the guys talking about colored pencils. That’s right, I’m going to be a guest on Erasable! I’ve been itching to discuss colored pencils at length so I hope they are ready for me…