It seemed a good time to put out a quick Pen Show 101 for those who might be looking forward to going to their first one. So here is what you should know and expect if you’ve never been to a pen show
Crazy horse leather is the highest quality leather. It is a full cowhide that is treated with a special kind of wax. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
Have you ever written to a pen pal? Despite modern technology, the art of letter writing to a pen pal has not been lost! Here's some great ideas to inspire your new pen pal connection.
Ink blotters have long be cast aside as a thing of the past. But with the resurgence of fountain pens in recent years and our attraction to vintage stationery, this couldn't be further from the truth! Here you will learn about what is an ink blotter and how the ink blotter has transcended time into our modern lives.
Inspiration will come calling eventually – but sometimes you just need to put your writing away and visit it at another time.
One of the best ways to get the creative juices flowing is to start with one of these handy writing prompts. Use these journal prompts to help inspire your daily practice...
Many people don’t notice they have an overabundance of books until they have trouble finding the ones they want to read. Don’t trash them. Your surplus of books could be someone else's treasure and a perfect fit for someone else’s bookshelf, or they could even be recycled to create books and other products later on. Here are some reasons you should donate books or recycle them as well as some tips on doing it.
Stylo Plume et Papeterie Boutiques Paris et France. Check out our interactive Google Map marking the best fountain pen, fountain pen ink and vintage-inspired stationery boutiques in Paris and the rest of France.
The best way to navigate seeing the most beautiful boutiques in all of the cities. In these magical brick and mortar stationery shops, you can find all sorts of hidden treasures like thebest fountain pens, thebest fountain pen ink and vintage-inspired stationery.
The Jibun Techo is divided into three booklets: LIFE, DIARY and IDEA. From the start it feels really satisfying to have them stacked all together. It suggests that it is a very substantial system before you even begin exploring it. For an in depth review of a new user's experience using the Jibun Techo planner, then read on.
Millions of users worldwide have discovered the Traveler's Notebook System to record their precious travel stories and daily journaling. This simple product, the brainchild of a team of three, has profoundly changed the way that those of us who use it live, capturing moments of importance and clinging to the analog with all of our might. Learn more about the Traveler's Notebook System here.
In 2013, Ryder Carroll, a Brooklyn based digital designer, shared his solution for organization with what he thought was a very small audience. He did so through a video that was less than five minutes long. Little did he know then that he was sending a spark out into the universe and that his own remedy for focusing on the essential would ignite a movement that now includes millions of people around the world using his system, The Bullet Journal.
It's critical to condition your new leather goods if you want them to last. Learn about leather conditioning to keep your valuable leather goods clean, supple.