Recently a group of us in the Well-Appointed Desk Patreon decided to read The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen (available on Amazon or in the Well-Appointed Desk Bookshop.org store). While the book starts with a fun store about how the modern-day Moleskin notebooks came to be, it delves into the…
I will be attending the Little Craft Fest event next weekend (April 25-27)! I’ll be helping the Dromgoole’s all weekend at the event … and I’ll actually get to see the shop in person for the first time on Wednesday. There will be a PLOTTER event at Dromgoole’s shop from 9 AM – 8 PM…
Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway for the BENU Pixie! I wish I had one for everyone, but sadly there can only be one. And that winner is Ash: I’ve already contacted Ash by email and the pen is clean and ready to be sent. We look forward to more giveaways soon! Thanks…
My good pal Jaclyn (a familiar name and face both here on the blog and in the pen community) has been off the scene for a bit and is coming back with a big, bold, creative project! She and her fiancé Laura have started a 3D printing side-gig called Kaleidocraft Prints. Kaleidocraft will have a table…
While at the Chicago Stationery Fest, we met the delightful couple who runs Hot Dang Press and we acquired a couple sets of their iron-on transfer sheets for future use. Well, it wasn’t that far in the future before I grabbed my trusty ironing board and iron and went transfer crazy! Bob bought the I…
Thanks to everyone who played along and shared their most recent pen show, pen meet-up or pen shopping trip. I got to virtually shop with all of your and it was a blast. The winner of our Virtual Chicago Stationery Fest Kit is: Cograts, DeeOrbra, I have emailed you directly so check your email today…
I picked up extra goodies from the Chicago Stationery Fest to share with one lucky reader. Paper & Pencil Canvas Mini Tote (AKA “a house purse” purchased at Paper & Pencil) Endless Recorder STEALTH “Chicago” Notebook (donated by Retro51) Pouch Magazine (purchased at Paper & Pencil) Chicag-o-ring Special Edition Col-o-ring Ink Swatching Book (donated by…
