Paper Pastries has been in the news lately for the LA Pen Pal Club which is so exciting. But what I’ve been all swoony about is this pile of stamps I recently received from Margaret. Since we both make stamps so we decided to swap. Margaret makes her stamps herself and will also make custom…
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Link Love: Man Who Stole The Chivor?
Pens: Fountain Pen Nibs: Of Steel and Gold (via Pete Dennison) Pilot Pens and the Super Quality Nib & Feed System (via Gorgeous.Ink) Pilot Vanishing Point Stylus Hack – Not Really a Hack (via Office Supply Geek) Newly Redesigned Conklin Conklinetta Senior Fountain Pen (via Pen Chalet) Sailor Professional Gear Imperial Black (via Calligraphy Nut)…
Pencil Review: Koh-i-noor Special “Magic” Color Pencil
After the article several weeks ago from the NY Times about the tools used by famous artists, I fell under the spell of the multi-colored colored pencil used by Milton Glaser. My friend Kirsten confirmed that Mr. Glaser really does use these pencils. He taught one of her graduate classes at the School of…
Review: Staedtler Triplus Fineliner 20-color Felt Tip Marker Set
I was recently let loose in Target during back-to-school shopping without any adult supervision. In my melee of shopping enthusiasm, I couldn’t resist buying the largest set of Staedtler Triplus Fineliner felt tip markers they had. The set included an array of standard colors and six neon colors as well. The set came in a…
Ask the Desk: More Refills (Pen and Paper)
Carlos hoped I could help with this: I would like to buy some refills for a Dunhill ballpen sidecar and a Montegrapa rollerball (refill with 12 cm long). Could you tell me what refills should I buy? According to my research, it looks like the Montegrappa rollerballs all take the standard Pilot G2 style refill,…
Fashionable Friday: Dot Your Eyes
This week I was totally inspired by Janine Basil’s fabulous pom pom heaband. And really, who doesn’t love dots? Pom Pom Headband $34.31 (via Janine Basil on Etsy) Dots Planner $16.99 (via Shop Ampersand on Etsy) Uni Style Fit 5 Color Multi Pen Body Component in Dot Black $4.25 (via JetPens) Pilot Metropolitan Aquamarine with…
Rethinking My Planner System
I can’t believe there are just three months left in 2015. Where did this year go? For the better part of 2015, I’ve been using my Midori Traveler’s notebook for planning. My Midori has three inserts in it: a notebook in the front that was supposed to be for personal projects, a center insert with…