I recently went to visit the Hopetoun House Christmas Shopping Fair and bought loads of goodies. This included a pen from Thistle Woodcraft. There was a large selections of pens available including some really interesting ones made from wood recovered from a railway sleeper used on the Forth Bridge and antler pens (made from naturally […]
I recently bought the V&A tech tidy to go with my pen pouch. These pen pouches from bookaroo are designed to keep keep your cables, charges and techy things together (but they are also great for pens too. The Tech Tidy rolls up and slips in your bag and hold things in the various loops […]
I recently bought the V&A pen pouch for notebooks and journals. These pen pouches from bookaroo are designed to keep your pens (or pencils) attached to your notebooks and is designed to fit on A5 notebooks. The main pattern is floral design from William Morris’ classic Tulip and Willow furnishing fabrics, The accent pattern is cactus wallpaper […]
Whether crossing off your to-do list or jotting in your journal, this comfortably weighted rollerball pen from Rifle Paper Co makes writing easy. It has a good weight to it and you feel in control of the pen (although I am not sure if it makes my handwriting any better). Rifle Paper Co has a […]
The latest Nero’s Notes “Nero Subscription” included the Lamy Pico Ballpoint pen in imperial blue. This is a perfect little EDC ballpoint pen (and also great if you like to fidget). It is 9cm when closed, 12.4cm when clicked open making it easy to use and comfortable in the hand. Product Details: Ballpoint Pen refillable […]
On my “try something new” list is trying to do calligraphy and using calligraphy pens. After all how cool would it be to actually be able to do Japanese Calligraphy? To get started I decided to buy some Japanese Calligraphy Pens from Notebook Therapy. These are designed to write Japanese characters and calligraphy easier than […]
I recently bought the Tsuki Pop-Up Pencil Case by Notebook Therapy. These pencil cases are made from vegan leather + soft cord. You can pop them up for when you’re on the go, and down when you want a pen pot. At the moment I don’t have a proper desk at work as we are […]
The latest Neros Notes Nero’s Subscription contained a LOT of pencils. It is a collection of pencils put together by Neros Notes which retails at £20, each collection varies depending on what they have in stock. However, I was really delighted with the variety of graphite pencils included. These were actually a great collection of […]
I get a lot of stationery boxes and other subscription boxes. This, in turn, means that I end up with lots of pencils. I don’t use a lot of pencils in my working life so one pencil is probably going to last until I lose it. By contrast – pens I can run down in […]
Chameleon Fineliners are really fun. They have a dual ink system, with ink in the pen and in the cap. They are really easy to use to blend the colours you just have to switch the caps for a few seconds. It takes a little bit of getting used to how long you swap them for […]