Having watched lots of planner set-up videos recently, I am seeing a lot planner and journal supplies that were purchased on Amazon. A lot of these products are from brands I’ve never heard of before so I got curious. I tend to purchase name-brand writing tools from smaller, online retailers like JetPens and Vanness Pen…
Last week, Frank from Fontoplumo launched a new website, ineedapenstore.com. His goal was to create a centralized location to help people who might be looking for nice pen shops around the world. The site will also list manufacturers. As the site is just getting started, a lot of shops and info still needs to be…
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been utterly fascinated by the fervor surrounding the Stanley Pink Tumbler collabs that turned a January morning at Target into Black Friday Mayhem (see the link below in “Other Interesting Things”). It’s an incident that has led to conjecture, concern, head shaking and more. Is it another example of…
(This post, while started before last week’s AI post, seems like an appropriate follow-up.) As the standstill of the COVID lockdown becomes a distant memory, our society has become more and more hurried again. How many times have you replied to the question, “How are you doing?” with the reply “Busy!” or heard someone else…
Hobonichi Techo Weeks Cover in Liberty Fabrics Hollyhocks ($129) YSTUDIO Glamour Evolve Rollerball Pen in Sunset Orange ($49.95) Mark’s A5 Academic Weekly Planner 2024 in Mountain Orange ($31.50) Pentel Fude Touch Brush Sign Pen in Coral Orange ($2.50) Pennonia Rági Bubblegum Ink ($16 for 60ml bottle) IWI Colors of Nature Spring Equinox Ink ($3.75 for…
I don’t think it occurred to me that AI might ever rear its head into the pen and stationery community. Since so much of what we use in this community is hard goods and, often, very timeless goods at that, it does seem surprising that AI would ever be a topic we might discuss. However,…
The first pen show of 2024 is in the books. Don’t miss Philadelphia Pen Show: The Short Show Recap from The Gentleman Stationer! Also, great minds think alike: Stationery.Pizza also posted about using a syringe to fill a TWSBI this week! Pens: BENU Talisman Hawks Eye Unboxing and Review (via Penultimate Dave) Zodiac Pen Company…
