Last week was Hobonichi day and the kickoff to planner season! Did you get what you wanted? As I mentioned last week, I’ve been taking a look at what I’ve been using for the last few years, and while I really like it, I’m always interested in seeing if the grass really is greener over…
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Paper Review Colorverse Coloring Sheets (Minhwa)
I’m always fascinated by new entrants to the paper market. For the last few weeks I’ve been reviewing various sheets and swatch cards from Colorverse, but I’m particularly excited about today’s batch because, well, I love coloring! Colorverse Coloring Sheets (16 sheets for $12.00) are a fun new addition to their line. Each package contains…

Notebook Review: Pen + Gear Gameboy Notebook
I had an unusual little visit to a nearby Wal-Mart this weekend and browsed through the back-to-school aisles. Much of the merchandise was standard back-to-school fare including massive packs of cheap wooden pencils, huge reams of 3-ring notebook paper and packs of multi-colored pens. There were a couple little gems though including the Pen +…
Ink Swatch Art: Colorverse Colorspace Hubble-C Swatch Art Card
We also know some folks who create ink swatches so beautifully they could be considered art. Well Colorverse has tried to make some “out of this world” space art with their new Colorverse Colorspace Swatch Art Cards ($6-7 for 30 cards). Printed on Colorverse’s 200 gsm Nebula Paper, these cards reveal cool space themed designs…

Paper Review: Kunisawa Notebook
Earlier this month, I was able to head up to Portland, Oregon for the newest show to join the pen show circuit. The Portland pen show was small by way of the number of vendors, but large in number of attendees. I met a new vendor at this show – the wonderful group from Oblation…
Yarn + Paper?
For a girl whose first love is knitting, and whose second love is pens, a combination of yarn and paper sounds odd, and also like it hits the spot right? So when I got an email from Hedgehog Fibers about their new recycled yarn notebooks (€9.50) I immediately bought two (one for Ana of course!)…
Notebook Review: Colorverse Nebula Casual Notebook
I love when Ana travels the country going to pen shows because she usually brings home some fun items for me to review. After the recent St. Louis Pen Show, she brought me more paper goodies to play with. The first is the Colorverse Nebula Casual Notebook ($15-16.50). I always find it interesting when ink…