A old friend of mine lives in South Korea. Whenever she visits the US, she brings me some little gift, usually cute Korean stationery! This little notebook set was from her last visit. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen notebooks clipped into a carabiner before! The notebooks are all blank inside, and each has a … Continue reading Korean Notebook Set
Here’s a few things I discovered over the past few weeks, at least one of which I think might be under my Christmas tree already. The rest will be purchased with a gift card I just received! J.M.W. Turner: The Wilson Sketchbook This looks like a lovely facsimile sketchbook to add to my collection. Turner … Continue reading What I Want for Christmas!
Forbes recently published a round-up of notebooks suggested as Mother’s Day gifts, though these choices would work just as well for non-moms. A few of their recommendations were Moleskines that will be familiar to everyone, but I was intrigued by these brands I hadn’t heard of: BLU Notebooks Stimulate your creativity with the first blueprint … Continue reading Forbes Notebook Round-Up for Mothers Day
At least as of this writing, the items below have some pretty good discounts on them at Amazon. Some of these may be limited time offers, so check ’em out fast! 
I wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving! Hope it is full of family, friends, fun, and feasting before you start thinking about shopping… but once you do… here’s a few gift ideas for your favorite notebook addict–perhaps yourself! Brice Marden Notebooks: I posted about these recently, but hadn’t yet received my own copies of the facsimile … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving… and Black Friday!
I recently went to a wonderful little stationery store in Montclair, New Jersey, a lovely town not far from NYC. The shop, which is just called “Montclair Stationery,” is a bit of a time warp, as it harks back to the days when most towns’ main street had an independent stationery store that carried a … Continue reading Vintage Office Supplies
I quite sympathize with this person– it’s nice to get notebooks as gifts, but on the other hand they are very personal and what do you do if someone gives you one and you don’t know what to do with it? “When your family knows you’re a writer you get notebooks for presents, especially when … Continue reading “The Pressures of a Really Good Notebook”
Hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving and are stuffed with good food. If you’re starting your holiday shopping now, don’t forget to consider the Notebook Stories Store on Amazon for a selection of notebooks, sketchbooks, journals, pens, and books about sketchbooks and journaling. Blick Art Materials is also a great source for sketchbooks, pens … Continue reading Obligatory Black Friday Post
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
Moleskine Asia has some boxed sets for sale– I haven’t seen anything like this in the US except for a special set MoMA did to tie into the Bauhaus exhibit. The “Colour Box” contains these items: – large volant ruled notebook (one of the colours: blue/ green/ pink/ sky blue/ red/ black/ purple, set of … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Box Sets
