I’ve got a few extra notebooks to clear out, so it’s time for another random giveaway. And this one is for those of you who don’t have blogs or social media accounts. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post telling me something about your love of notebooks– what … Continue reading Random Notebook Giveaway: No Social Media Required
It’s been more than 8 years since I reviewed a notebook from Letts! This classic English brand has been around even longer than that, though… since 1812, in fact! Letts claims to be the first publisher of “commercial diaries,” meaning a mass-produced calendar book combined with space to write and usually some business-related promotional info … Continue reading Letts Notebook Review
As a follow up to last week’s review of the Arteza Sketchbook and Watercolor Book, Arteza has kindly agreed to offer a giveaway! 2 lucky winners will be selected from all eligible entries: On Twitter, tweet something containing “Arteza Sketchbooks @NotebookStories @ArtezaOfficialâ€, and follow @NotebookStories and @artezaofficial On Facebook, “like†the Notebook Stories page and the Arteza page, and post something … Continue reading Giveaway! Arteza Pocket Sketchbooks
When I posted my first Hahnemühle sketchbooks review several years ago, the brand wasn’t that easy to find in the US, except for their artist papers. Fortunately, this has changed and Hahnemühle sketchbooks are now more widely available at Amazon, Blick and other retailers. The company contacted me to offer some samples of their various … Continue reading Hahnemühle Sketchbooks Review and Giveaway
Today’s review is another foray into the world of school and business oriented notebooks. I think it’s also the first time I’ve reviewed a notebook that is designed to work with a digitizing app. Hamelin is a French company that owns various brands including Oxford and Black n Red (though Black n Red is distributed … Continue reading Hamelin Notebooks Review and Giveaway
I had not heard of Beechmore Books notebooks until the company contacted me to offer a sample. The creator, Sam Horbye, named the company after the street he grew up on in London, and says: I created Beechmore Books because I wanted a notebook that had the elegance of a Smythson, the every-day use style of a … Continue reading Beechmore Books Notebook Review and Giveaway
The folks at FM-31 were kind enough to send me a sample pack of their new line of notebooks. Let’s take a look! FM-31 makes sturdy 3-packs of 5 x 7 3/4″ notebooks with a stitched spine– like Field Notes on steroids! The notebooks are made in the U.S.A and a portion of their proceeds … Continue reading Review & Giveaway: FM-31 Notebooks
Here are the 10 winners of my 10th anniversary giveaway: From post comments: Joe Roosevans (2018/09/15 at 5:40 am) Charles (2018/09/12 at 4:36 pm) Eileen (2018/09/12 at 9:03 am) Via Twitter: Lady Temeraire (@ladytemeraire) Sam Mauck (@samrmauck) Via Instagram: Carrie Bond (bond_carrie) Helen (Helenmelon27) Rosie (Pinky.punky.ink) Via Facebook: Jean Marmo Michael Elson If you are … Continue reading Tenth Anniversary Giveaway Winners
September 12, 2008: 25 people died in a train collision in Los Angeles. Top Wall Street bankers and US government officials met in a panic to try to save Lehman Brothers, as the country began to tumble into the biggest financial crisis since the depression. David Foster Wallace committed suicide. But on the brighter side of things, … Continue reading Ten Years of Notebook Stories!
I love getting the chance to review new (or new to me) brands of notebooks. I had not heard of iScholar when they contacted me to offer these free samples, but I was interested to see what they had to offer, especially as I probably don’t give enough attention to notebooks meant for school use. … Continue reading Review & Giveaway: iScholar Notebooks