This weekend, I attended the Chicago Planner Convention. This was its fifth year in existence but also its first year in a new hotel in downtown Chicago. As a new attendee to this event and a first-time Planner Conference attendee, the only point of reference and comparison I had was to pen show events. So,…
We have two beautiful notebooks to giveaway today from Galen Leather. They have created the new 1870 Marbled A5 Notebooks ($45 each) in two colors — Ocean Waves and Molten Lava — which feature fountain pen-friendly 52gsm Tomoe River paper. The notebooks have 200 sheets between their hand-bound covers and include grid and lined guide…
I was so sorry to hear that Greg Hardy of Hardy Penwrights passed away last week. I never bought a pen from him but he was such a good energy at pen shows and his presence will be missed. The photos and stories in the link below are so wonderful. I recommend reading the post,…
That pen show calendar was getting a little dusty, so we pulled it out, checked our links and added the 2025 dates where we can find them! We’ve also added a new section devoted to stationery fests (Yoseka started a trend) and other planner shows. As always, if we missed anything, please let us know.…
I’ve spent several weeks beta-testing the new customization interface for Agendio, a company that has innovated the planner by making the entire process customizable from the size of the finished planner, the page layouts, fonts, colors, paper weight and even the type of finished binding. They have recently added some paper weights specifically to cater…
We are over the moon for Fountain Pen Day! To celebrate, check out our shop and get 10% off any order over $20 through Sunday 11/3/24. This sale is available in our shop and on Etsy (convenient for non-US customers). Just use the code FPD10 at checkout. Happy Fountain Pen Day!
How is it November already?!?! First, let’s talk about October. It was a bit chaotic for me and left me feeling unproductive overall despite my journal often looking barren and neglected. I enjoy my time documenting the little moments in my life and October was too hectic for me to find time to do much…
