The debate has continued about the overall consistency and quality of the 2025 Tomoe River planner papers. Following my post on Monday. I received emails and comments that many folks have run into issues with the Tomoe River paper in the 2025 planners bleeding, feathering and causing general heartache. So, I recommend that you test your planner, if you have one that utilizes the 52gsm Tomoe River paper. From what I understand, the issue may not be limited to Hobonichi but other brands of planners using Tomoe River paper (the Sanzen produced papers) have also had some issues.
The plot thickens….
Pens:
- Retro 51 2024 Spooky Season Editions (via The Pen Addict)
- This Shouldn’t Have Worked – A Tale of Two Scribos (via The Pen Addict)
- A Year of Fountain Pens (via Inky Imaginings)
- Pelikan M600 Turquoise and White (via dapprman)
Ink:
- Color Traveler Naoshima Azure (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Wearingeul Frankenstein Ink Review: A Halloween Ink We Love All Year Long (via Pen Chalet Blog)
- Ink Review #833: Color Traveler Sardine Blue Gray (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
- Brown: Anything But Nondescript (via Dime Novel Raven)
- Vinta Inks’ A Holiday Feast: Puto Bumbong (via CJs Wunderkammer)
Pencils:
- Pencil Sharpener Battle: Classroom Friendly vs Uni KH-20 (via Pen Addict)
Notebooks & Paper:
- 2025 Planner Overview (via JetPens Blog)
- How I use time-boxing (via Nero’s Notes)
- What does one do with blank planner pages? (via mnmlscholar)
- Clairefontaine Triomphe A5 Blank Notebook Review (via Pen Addict)
- Life, Jim, but not as we know it (via Nero’s Notes)
- Why you should try the Bullet Journal Method (via Rediscover Analog)
Art & Creativity:
- More Than You Need to Know About Moleskine Sketchbook Packaging | Notebook Stories (via Notebook Stories)
- Current Palette 2024 (via Liz Steel)
- REVIEW: IUILE Shimmer Glitter Halloween Watercolor Set (via Doodlewash)
- Journalling from a different POV (via Drewscape)
Other Interesting Things:
- TIPS2024 floorplan in English (via Inkcredible Colours)
- USPS Releases a Flurry of Winter Whimsy Stamps (via USPS Newsroom)
- The London Autumn Pen Show 2024: my haul. | Fountain pen blog
- Young Girl’s Drawing of a Playground Becomes Reality in Utah (via My Modern Met)
- ‘The Women Who Changed Photography’ Chronicles 50 Trailblazing Artists (via Colossal)
- 14,000 Prescription Lenses Dangle like Dewdrops in a Lush Japanese Forest (via Colossal)
- 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 714) (via Messy Nessy Chic)
- Who Owns the Copyright for an AI-Generated Artwork? (via Hyperallergic)
- Apollo 16 Lunar Rover Dash Cam (via Kottke.org)
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I can always count on you in case I haven’t looked at US stamps in awhile. I did see those snowflake stamps, and want them. The woodland animals stamps were cute too.