It’s funny, I’m not a big user of prompted journals nowadays, but I remember having a few of them as a kid that I diligently filled out with answers to questions and information about my life. They are fun to look back at now, though the questions were pretty basic and not really very creative … Continue reading Review & Giveaway: VS. Journal by Knock-Knock
Our friends at Pencils.com have some great promotions coming up for your holiday shopping: Blackwing Friday (11/23/2012) – For every $20 spent, we’re giving away a free Blackwing 602 pencil  Cyber Monday (11/26/2012) – We’ll be slashing prices on over 25 items  Blackwing Friday through Cyber Monday (11/23 – 11/26) – Free shipping … Continue reading Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals at Pencils.com
The kind folks at Miro sent me a jumbo pile of journals to review, a selection of which appear below. They have some interesting points of difference with other products out there on the market, so let’s take a look. Miro has 4 product lines– two are wire-o bound with different types of cover materials– … Continue reading Review and Giveaway: Miro Journals
Here’s a selection of notebooks chosen for colorful, fun graphics: 10 Office Notebooks That Will Make You Go Kitsch-Kitsch. A few highlights below, including some of the Rubberband notebooks I reviewed here.
I first discovered Paperback Note via a link at Better Living Through Design. It later turned out I’d made their creator a notebook addict of the week. It makes perfect sense that Herman would be so addicted to notebooks, he had to start a company to make them! Paperback Notes Notebooks are made of old … Continue reading Review and Giveaway: Paperback Note
The nice folks at Pencils.com sent me the samples below. In 2010, they relaunched the popular Blackwing pencil, and in late 2011, they followed it up with a selection of notebooks paying homage to the pencil. I was excited to see that they partnered with the Turkish company behind the Fabio Ricci brand of notebooks … Continue reading Review & Giveaway: Palomino Blackwing Sketchbook
I’ve been trying to do some spring cleaning lately, as I’ll be moving soon. The size of my notebook collection has grown to daunting levels in the last couple of years, and when I contemplate having to move everything to a new home, it’s a bit scary! I love my notebooks, but even I have … Continue reading What To Do With Too Many Notebooks? My Idea… and Your Feedback, Please!
I received a sample of the Monsieur Notebook quite a long time ago, and in some ways it’s a good thing I hadn’t gotten around to reviewing it until now, as the company is growing fast and has had some interesting recent developments. Monsieur has been in business for about two years, producing hand-finished leather-bound … Continue reading Review and Giveaway: Monsieur Notebook
This week’s addict emailed me a few months ago about her love for notebooks: Hello there. I’m Allie, fourteen years old, and completely in love with your blog. Honestly, I didn’t know that there were so many brands that I was not familiar with! I’m a self confessed notebook junkie, owning over 80 notebooks, not … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Allie
Moleskine has been introducing so many new products lately, they’re hard to keep up with. But here’s one I had to try: This 3-piece set includes a 2-pocket envelope, a 2012 week-to-page planner, and an undated day-per-page notebook. First of all, I love the colors. The neutral brown and grey shades are very attractive … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: 3-Piece Diary/Planner Review