Clairefontaine 1951 Notebook Review
The Clairefontaine Back To Basics Le Carnet 1951 notebooks are cardstock-covered and a cahier…
Link Love: Paper, Ink and Pencil Shavings
Lamy 2000 with custom 0.2mm nib grind by Mike Masuyama by Brad Dowdy (AKA The Pen Addict)
Pencils:
Podcast Follow-Up: Notebooks for Fountain Pens
Yesterday, on The Pen Addict podcast, we talked a bit about notebooks for fountain pens and I…
Link Love: Brown, Instagram and Feedbin… to name a few
Favorite products in brown by A Penchant For Paper
Pens:
Link Love: TWSBI Future Releases, Inks, Notebooks and Bag Check
Pens and Pencils:
- TWSBI shows off new designs (via FPGeeks)
- In anticipation of the release…
Ask The Desk: Moleskine Portfolio Book Alternatives
Yesterday, following Moleskine’s release of their new portfolio books, John from Pencil Revolution
Coterie online shop has a selection of hand bound notebooks with marbled papers available on sale. Made in Ireland these books are available in two sizes, 4.9” x 6.75” and 3.75” x 5.25” in both lined and unlined versions. These books are a unique alternative to more commercially produced options and the prices are great.
(tip o’ the hat to Acacia for the link)
Update: Shop is now closed. Hope you got your order in before they closed!
I have received several questions and recommendations from our fine readers so I thought I might start an infrequent post series “From our fine readers”. Shall we begin?
Illustration by Erik Marinovich
Mark recommended a recent story from The Smithsonian Magazine on the history of the @ symbol. Great article about one of my favorite little glyphs.
Nathalie asked if we knew of a weekly planner that started on Sunday instead of Monday. This was a challenge and in the end, I found very few options. My first thought is a blank weekly planner that would allow you to fill in your days and dates as you pleased like the Droplet DIY Planner available as a PDF download from Etsy. The Seeso Better Day Planner is also undated. Thanks to help from Tammy at Notemaker, I found that Filofax sells refill pages that start on Sunday ($10.50 and available for 2012 and 2013). The only size available is the “personal” size which fits into a planner binder that is about 5” x 7 .5”. I found a binder on sale for $16.50 in red or orange called the Domino. Or, if money is no issue, Filofax also has an alligator skin cover that retails for $2300.
Rebekha asked if I’d ever tried the Arwey brand of notebooks and journals. I have not yet treid them but Notebook Stories did a review of some of the Arwey products back in 2010. Paper Love Story also reviewed a couple versions of the Arwey. I hope this helps and maybe Arwey will send me a couple books to test and giveaway (hint, hint).

As the clock ticks towards 2011, I tend to think more about my New Year’s goals, new calendars and starting fresh. Nothing gets me excited about the start of a new year like a new planner. This is a gorgeous leather-bound day-by-day planner by Cavallini available in vivid colors. Also available are the classic red, brown and black leather planners. All of them contain cream paper lined and dated. $35
(via Kate’s Paperie)