Kobe Hummingbird ($35 for 50ml bottle) is a collaboration between Vanness Pen Shop and Nagasawa Kobe inks. The color was inspired by the Arkansas hummingbird plumage and came about when Lisa Vanness was speaking with the team at Nagasawa Kobe and discovered that hummingbirds do not exist in Japan. So to share the love of…
Initially, I was thinking that “for the new year…” I’d add a post each week with a quote or bit of inspiration but I realized, why should I wait? Can I not launch a new idea or project on any day? Can we not wake up on a new day with a new commitment to…
I’m still in recovery mode from the On The Paper Trail LIVE event this week. I spent the last two days just trying to get on top of my to-do lists, rest a little bit and give those kitties all the love they missed while we were away. I guess I just don’t bounce back…
This weekend I vended at the new On the Paper Trail LIVE event in Nashville, TN. The event opened on Friday afternoon and continued through Sunday afternoon. I dragged my sweet husband Bob along with me to be the face of the table while I taught some workshops and, you know… shopped a little! The…
Recently, Wirecutter published an article about 118 Things to Do Instead of Doomscrolling. I’ve been trying to reduce my phone time and all things subcription-based, alogrithmically-based and “social media”-based so I was curious about their suggestions. Some suggestions are exactly what I would pick but others still have an internet component. Like the suggestion to…
Only two weeks into my October Planner Set-Up where I changed everything, I realized it was a mistake. Not that the planner was bad but that I had a system in place. When I say system, I mean I had a personal process that I used in how often, when and where I used the planner.…
Bob and I are headed to Nashville this weekend for the On The Paper Trail LIVE event. I am frantically packing and trying to get everything organized for our tables and the workshops I’ll be teaching. We can’t wait to see everyone at the event. Pens: Arrtx Acrylic Markers (via Jane Blundell Artist) Leonardo Momento…
