I culled through three weeks of accumulated blog posts and thought I’d share a few gems you might have missed: Design Y Notebooks review (via Pencil Things) Note pad review: Fabriano EcoQua A5 dot rule (via East…West…Everywhere) Gourmet Pens compares the Pelle Journal to the Midori Travelers Journal. Fabulous comparisons of shades of green fountain…
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Packing tips, follow-up
Having just returned from a three-week trip abroad to Hong Kong and China, I thought I might reveal a few of my own tips (both things I wish I had packed and things I’m glad I packed) from my experiences. If you’re traveling in Asia, or anywhere really, pack a few packages of travel-sized tissues.…
Hong Kong Stationery Bounty
Finally, I got out in Hong Kong and got to do a little shopping. Needless to say, my first stop was the humongous shopping area in Kowloon called Harbour City. Inside was a large Muji shop and the notorious CitySuper (notorious to me since I stalk Patrick of Scription fame). Both were totally worth the…
Link Love
With all the furious packing and trip-planning, its been a bit of a “slow news week” here at The Well-Appointed Desk. Here’s this week’s link love. Enjoy! When pencil sharpening becomes a how-to book (via Woodclinched) Eudora Welty’s desk (via Oprah, thanks to Missive Maven) The importance of journaling (via Modern Vintage Man) A Review…
Harvest Red/Blue Pencil
The last of my pencil bounty from Pencil Things is the Harvest Thick Red and Blue Combination 725 (Made in USA). This is the perfect editing pencil. The blue is dark, almost navy blue, and the red is a clean, bright red. The thick lead was soft and easy to use. Though it was included…
Austrian Red/Blue Pencils
There were even more copying pencils in the sample set from Pencil Things than those I’ve shared previously this week. These are also from Austria called Breviller Urban Copying Pencil Nr. 925. There was a red, a blue and a red/blue combo (my favorite!). I found no difference between the red/blue combo and the individual…
Jolly Copying Pencils
I not only purchased the graphite Jolly copying pencil mentioned in the earlier review this week, I bought the whole set of indelible/copying pencils from Pencil Things.com. The Jolly copying pencils came in green and graphite with gloss painted bodies with gold foil lettering. The pencils are round which is a bummer as I tend…