Thanks to everyone for entering the giveaway fort the OEDA Letterpress Two Color Paper Notebooks. It was fun to see what papers you love! My answer is: all of them! I know that’s cheating, but I like quite a few papers – Tomoe River for it’s sheen, dot grid for the format, and especially the…
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Review and GIVEAWAY: OEDA letterpress Two Color Paper Notebook
One of my favorite things about pen shows is that even if I don’t get to go, Ana always brings home fun stuff to review. This week I’m checking out OEDA Letterpress Two (and 5) Color Paper Notebooks ($15-24.00 via Dromgoole’s) If you love testing fun new paper, wouldn’t you love it if there were…
Notebook Review: Rhodia Greenbook
As a lover of things analog, I do sometimes wonder about my carbon footprint with all my notebooks and scratch paper. While I love jotting down notes more in pen and paper than digital, I do wonder what the real cost of that habit is? So when I was perusing new products at JetPens, I…
Paper Review: Sakae TP Iroful Loose Leaf A5
Review by Tina Koyama A friend who writes with both graphite pencils and fountain pens told me about Sakae Iroful paper. He said it’s made for fountain pens, but he enjoys writing on it with pencil, too. I found that intriguing. At first blush, the two types of instruments seem to have opposing needs: Pencils…
Yamamoto Paper Writing Pads: Tomoegawa Tomoe River vs. Sanzen Tomoe River S
We’ve discussed the change in the Tomoe River paper here on the blog and many other bloggers have also done research on the subject. Hobonichi also posted an interview with the Sanzen CEO and Manufacturing Manager and even a post on how Sanzen makes Tomoe River S paper. At the St. Louis Pen Show, pen…
Paper Review: Musubi Pocket Folio Notebook
This week I was delighted to dig into reviewing a somewhat new product: Musubi’s Spica Bond Pocket Folio Notebooks (SGD20 for a set of 3, approx. $14-15). These are another one of the goodies that Ana brought back from the SF Pen Show for me to try. I’ve always been a fan of Musubi. The…
Notebook Review: Esterbrook “Write Your Story” Journal
One of the presents that Ana brought me from the San Francisco Pen Show was one of the new Esterbrook “Write Your Story” Journals ($39.99 at Esterbrook). This looks like the perfect journal for me so I’m eager to dig in! The Esterbrook “Write Your Story” journals are a collaboration between Esterbrook and lettering artist…