June 2012
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Halfway Through
Moleskine did a lovely little post about being halfway through a yearly planner. I love to see what people’s planners and notebooks look like after they have been used with stickers, tabs, bits of paper and notes scattered throughout.
Do you have any photos of your planner or notebook in its current condition (half-full or almost totally full) that you would be willing to share here? If...
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Institutional Redux
Character, history and a little oompf to this space.
Had to scroll through 19 pages of Porsches to find the original link. If you like Porsches, I recommend the site. Lovely photos. If you want more desks, look elsewhere.
(via Werk Crew)
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Link Love: Sales, Flyers and Discounts
This week I thought I might round-up all the info that has been filtered through my email. There are lots of sales, discounts and deals to be had.
First up, if you live in Melbourne Australia be sure to stop by the Notemaker warehouse sale this weekend (starting today through Saturday). If you don’t live near Melbourne, there are sales to be had on their web site as well.
Don’t...
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InkJournal Notebook
If you are becoming as much of a collector of fountain pen ink as I am, this little pocket notebook set might be just what you need to keep all those colors straight. Each page provides an area to note the brand, date and pen used to test out the ink as well as a space for writing and swab samples. You can also note the flow, saturation, shading and dry times in one spot.
3-pack of notebooks is...
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TWSBI Diamond 540 EF Review
First I have to start off by telling a little story of how the TWSBI Diamond 540 came into my life. I was having a particularly crappy week at work and knew my birthday was coming up so I thought I’d cheer myself up with a new fountain pen so I ordered a TWSBI 540 on the strong recommendations of various podcasts I listen to (I blame you, FPGeeks and Pen Addict!).
The day it arrived I was...
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The Office, styled.
LA stylist (The Life Styled) Catherine Sheppard’s home office. I love the white with gold accents (even gold dinosaurs) and the clear plexiglass paper organizers. Clean, neat and light!
(via The Glitter Guide)
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Delfonics Utility Bag Review
I recently ordered a Delfonics Utility Bag from Notemaker in Australia and boy am I ever glad I did! This bag is extremely well made with pockets galore.
The front of the case has three pen slots and then four other pockets, the back two pockets large enough to hold a Field Notes book easily.
The back of the bag has a long pocket perfect for holding postcards or even a notebook.
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TOT Mini Stapler
My lovely husband found this little TOT stapler with a petite carrying case at a garage sale this weekend.
It’s in great shape with a box of coveted TOT 50 staples which will be freely distributed amongst my collection of other TOT staplers.
This will become my travel stapler since it had such a nice little plastic carrying case. Are staplers TSA-approved?
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Quo Vadis Habana Review
After lots of research, I decided to try one of the new Quo Vadis Habana notebooks. I purchased the 6.25”x9.25” size, with lined paper and the Anis Green cover (of course). This size is definitely larger than a standard A5 but its not unwieldy.
The covers have a little bit of give to them. They are not as rigid as other hardcover notebooks but it definitely gives the book a unique...
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A Brief History of Innovation in Fountain Pens
As I am still fairly new to fountain pens, this article from Fast Company about some of the history of fountain pen innovation is quite useful. It explains some of the unique features introduced in fountain pens throughout the twentieth century like what makes a Parker Lucky Curve curvy and what the initials PFM stand for in the Shaeffer PFM.
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Rad + Hungry Double Whammy
I’m so far behind in everything that I have two months worth of Rad + Hungry kits to share with you today. The first is the May 2012 kit from Hungary.
It was wrapped so beautifully with the doll-topped pencil and paper protractor (that’s what those are called, right?) that I had to photograph the package.
Inside was two notebooks and a highlighter and a pen. Plenty of goodies...
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Man Up the Home Office
Captain’s chair, trestle table and a deep charcoal wall — masculine space but very stylish.
(via Pink Wallpaper)
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Clean slates
I love the wood crate shelving above this simple work table. Below is another simple white table with a lovely chair. I think I’m in the mood for a “blank slate” to fill with inspiration.
(via La Maison D’Anna G.)
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Worskpace Show and Tell Pool
Lifehacker asked their readers to post photos of their workspace on Flickr in the Lifehacker Workspace Show and Tell Pool. There are dozens of images of massive monitor stacks but their are also a few gems in the group too. If you’re looking for real-world workspace inspiration, this is a great resource.
(image above by MattsMacintosh found in the pool)
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Ink Drop for June: Summer Picnic
Spoiler peek at the Goulet Pens Ink Drop sample colors for June arrived and they are themed “Summer Picnic”. Its all fruit and vegetable themed. None of the colors were particularly keen to my flex nib dip pen but I think that actually bodes well for the fountain pens. I am particularly fond of the warm orange of the Sailor Jentle Apricot and the de Atramentis Plum which is a lovely...
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Daycraft Giveaway Winners!
According to the random number generator, the winner of the Gutenberg notebook from Daycraft is:
Louie, Who won his choice of the Gutenberg notebook.
And drum roll for winner number 2:
Dana, from Save Snail Mail, won the Cookie Bookie!
Congrats to you both. Emails were sent to the addresses used in the comments. Thanks to everyone who entered!
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Fabriano Eco Quo Dotgrid Notebook
When I saw the Fabriano Eco Qua dot grid notebook at our local Utrecht, I couldn’t pass up that lime green cover. I purchased the A5 (5.8”x8.25”) size with a light grey dot. Its 85gsm paper in a soft white. I wouldn’t call it ivory but its not a bright blue-white either. A pleasing-to-the-eye white. The grey dots are fairly unobtrusive and pretty close together so its...
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Field Notes Crop Edition and Father's Day Deal
Everyone who has a penchant for paper goods has probably already heard of Field Notes. I know the Red-Blooded edition got lots of great press in February for my pal Bryan’s love letter video to his darling wife. But have you given a good look to the hearty Crop Edition? Its a set of six notebooks inspired by the crops of the US and come packed in a box with a patch and a map.
I love the...
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When bad things happen to good iPhones
Tuesday while I was walking to my car, precariously balancing a travel mug, my bag and trying to read Twitter all at the same time, my hand slipped and my precious communication device ended up flat on its back on the concrete parking lot floor. As it hit, I heard a distinctly crunchy sound. When I leaned to pick it up, I felt the results. Shattered. Crap.
So, I got in my car and drove directly...
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Pilot Prera Review
The Pilot Prera is a bit of a budget fountain pen celebrity and I finally broke down and bought one. Its a Japanese steel nib pen with a cartridge filling system though there’s a cartridge converter available for it as well. Don’t tease, I had to have the lime green one.
The Japanese nib sizes are finer than the American and European sizing so I got a F, not the EF. I wanted a pen...
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Link Love: Miscellany of Love
Pencils:
KUM sharpener for triangular pencils (via Pencil Talk)
Q&A for pencils (via Pencil Talk)
Pens:
Orange you gonna check out this daily carry? (via Gourmet Pens)
Reproduction replacement parts for Parker 51 (via FPGeeks)
Lamy Joy Calligraphic Review (via Pen Addict)
Misc:
A visual tutorial for improving penmanship (via imperi on Instagram)
Alex Witte of Economy Pens is this...
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Daycraft Diary, Cookie Bookie, Guteberg Notebook...
Daycraft is a Hong Kong based stationery producer that offers a range of notebooks, diaries and accessory. One of the most notable things is the array of products with contrasting edging.
This is the Animaland Elephant Diary, a small diary for 2012 that measures 4.25”x6”. It starts in September 2011 and goes through the end of December 2012. The cover is stiff paper wrapped board...
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Tape Dispensers
(Clockwise from top left: Wooden Tape Holder £27.50 from Present + Correct, The Heavyweight from Black + Blum $50, Squirreled Away Tape Dispenser from Anthropologie $24 and Tape Cutter bookends $47.04)
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And now for something completely different...
This is a nib holder from Tachikawa Model 40 via Jet Pens. It is listed as a tool for comic and manga artists but if you’ve ever wanted to experiment with flexible nibs for calligraphy or more decorative writing and line weights, this nib holder is a great option.
The Tachikawa is designed with two grip rings for nibs that accommodate just about every style of nib on the market...
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Pilot Prera Unveil
Oh, what could be inside this glossy black box?
None other than the Pilot Prera fountain pen with F nib and in the most lovely shade of lime green, of course. I’m hoping this will satisfy my lust for a lime green pen and that I won’t feel the need to buy the apple green Lamy as well. I’ve been itching to try this pen ever since Brad and Myke started waxing romantic about it...
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