Review by Tina Koyama I’ve been keeping a journal since third grade, and my journal format has changed as my needs have. The past decade or so, I’ve simplified my journal to more of a log: On most days, I write only a few notes to document places I’ve sketched, friends I’ve seen, books I’ve…
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Planner Review: Leuchtturm 1917 Weekly and Pine Book Free Diary Washi Set
Review by Tina Koyama For years I’ve been DIY-ing my own planners because none of the commercially available options gave me the exact format and features I wanted. This year I’m using Baron Fig’s undated planner (dressed up with a little washi fun) which does give me the page layouts I prefer – but I…
Pen Review: Pentel GlideWrite Ballpoint Pens
Review by Laura Cameron I’m always open to trying new ballpoint and gel ink pens and Pentel‘s GlideWrite (Office Depot, $13.99 for a pack of 10) pens are sort of a combination of both! The GlideWrite pens have medium point (1.0 mm) ball point tips in a white plastic barrel with a rubberized grip. They…
Notebook Review: Revisiting the Catherine Pooler Canvo Journal
Review by Laura Cameron Back in February I picked up and reviewed a Catherine Pooler Canvo Journal after seeing one at a trade show I attended. For several months after that review, it sat quietly in my desk drawer waiting for a purpose. Then a few months ago I decided I had the perfect use…
Sketchbook Review: Clairefontaine Graf’Book 360°
Review by Tina Koyama Perhaps better known for its fountain-pen-loving notebooks, Clairefontaine stationery company has come out with a new book specifically intended for sketching: the Graf’Book 360° ($13.50 for A5 portrait; several other formats available). The A5 portrait-format book I chose contains 200 pages of 100g/45-pound “ultra white, super-smooth French milled paper for drawing,…
Fountain Pen Review: Pelikan M205 Star Ruby
Review by Laura Cameron As I said a few weeks ago, when I laid eyes on the Pelikan M205 Star Ruby, I knew I wanted it right away. It wasn’t just the color, but the sparkle that got me! I’m happy to say I wasn’t disappointed. The M205 Star Ruby is Pelikan’s Special Edition Demonstrator…
And now for a knitting interlude.
When we’re not here, or at pen shows, we’re knitting. That’s actually how Ana and I met, at our knit group here in Kansas City almost 12 years ago! She was kind enough to join my on my knitting podcast this past week to talk about NaKniSweMo, the knitter’s companion to NaNoWriMo. Instead of writing…