Ana’s post about re-devoting herself to journaling made me want to take a look at my practice this year. This year I have been using three primary journals: For my daily planner, I use the Effin’ Birds planner. This is my third year using it and it just meets all my needs really well. For…
We’re more than 1/3 of the way through the year and Stationery Show season (which really runs all year long) is in full swing. We’ve just updated the Pen Show Schedule to include all the news we know about. Drop us a comment if there’s a show we’ve missed and we’ll get it added in.…
If you are anything like me, you have a few pens in your collection. I’m not talking about the fountain pens (although those are certainly in there!), but the rollerballs, gels, highlighters, fine liners, pencils, erstwhile ballpoints… the whole lot. And while I keep them at my desk, and by my journals and notebooks I’m…
This year I’ve been trying to add more ephemera to my journal. What I lack in artistic talent, I’ve been trying to make up in stickers, fabric scraps, ticket stubs and the like. One thing that I’ve noticed is that washi tape doesn’t always seem to want to stick in my notebook of choice (from…
I recently spun up some fiber that had gorgeous colors – pinks, reds, purples and just a touch of blue. The colorway was called Blushes Deeply. So I went looking for an ink palette. What do you think? Sailor Shikiori Yozakura PenBBS #233 Nanjing Sailor Peche Tono & Lims Maboroshi DeAtramentis Deep Water Obsession Black…
So lately I’ve been diving headfirst into gel pens. If you love gel pens, but miss some of the sparkle/shimmer/sheen of fountain pen inks, this might be a set for you! The Pentel Hybrid Dual Metallic Gel Pens are available individual or in sets, like the 14 pen Original + Fantasy set ($35) that I…
I spent the better part of yesterday absorbed in NASA’s live stream of the Artemis II mission as they flew around the back of the Moon and entered the return trajectory to Earth. The day was full of inspiring moments, the absolute best of the human spirit and it made me feel hopeful in a…
