In the US today, we are celebrating the start of summer with our annual Memorial Day celebration. It’s also a time to remember those who have passed, particularly those lost in military conflicts. I hope you get to spend the day celebrating life with family, food, friends and fun. We’ll be back to our regular…
Review by Tina Koyama Last winter when the weather was too yucky for urban sketching, I entertained myself by drawing pet portraits. I started by surprising friends with sketches of their pets using photos that they had posted on social media. Then it turned into a fundraiser for Dog Gone Seattle, a local rescue and…
Did I once say “no kawaii” products? I lied. I found the Mofusand characters a couple years back and scored a plush cat-in-a-costume critter from Enigma Stationery at a pen show last year so when I found the Dancing Shark sticky note pad ($9.99), I couldn’t resist. First, the Mofusand cat characters are a charming…
My pal and fellow stationery lover, Felicia Koloc, held the Grand Opening celebration of her itty bitty stationery shop, Supply Closet, on Saturday. Its in Kansas City, KS, just across the state line in a small residential neighborhood and tucked into a literal closet inside the Garden House Cafe. The shop is lovely and the…
I purchased the Midori Grain Notebook ($15.50) is available in a B6 size (though it is also available in a reporter-style pocket notebook). This lovely wirebound notebook includes 100 Sheets – 50 lined white sheets and 50 blank cream sheets and a vertical elastic to keep the book closed. The Grain notebook has two notable…
I’m so excited to announce THREE new products in our shop this week. Some of these products have been in the works for months, and others were just developed in the last month. All the details are listed below, including a video that goes into excessive detail about each product. Col-o-ring Dividers Let’s start with…
This week we travel from the Chicago Peh Show all the way to the stars. Is it just me or has this year been particularly stellar, astronomically speaking? I know some people tink between the eclipse and the auroras, we are about to see the end of times but, to me, being able to see…
