Extra Staples #0012

Stationery-related

The Watermen and the Sailors: A Love Story | From the Pen Cup
Mary’s posts are always a pleasure to read, and this post definitely put a smile on my face. I’m not a fan of orange ink (my friends back in high school knew this unfortunately, and used to write me notes all in orange) but in the company of such gorgeous looking pens and inks, I’m not sure I can say that anymore. Her handwriting is not so bad on the eyes, either. ;)

The Blackwing as a gateway drug by Jon Bemis at The Pen Addict
What a great story. And eraser schnibbles! That’s totally a technical term that I’m adding to my vocabulary.

Ink Review: Levenger Gemstone Green | Owl Ink
Holy cow… *drools* I bet Elaine can make any ink look gorgeous. 

Some links related to International Stationery & Office Products Fair Tokyo (ISOT)

1. CW Takes Japan Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4
2. One Day With Stationery and Business Deals | Mere Blather via Brad Dowdy
3. Patrick Ng’s Instagram

Fun

i am cheeto. a cat. (@princesscheeto) • Instagram photos and videos
If you must follow one cat on the internet, make it Cheeto. For the name alone!

We’ll Drink to... Anything, Really. « Field Notes
Dammit, Field Notes. Now (?) I need to befriend one of their kleptomanic staff. 

Scans from Better Cooking, Better Living (1952). « Present&Correct

DIY Gold Detail Notebooks – Three Ways | Design*Sponge

Things I tried recently (and liked)

Appointed notebook and sticky notes
I think I need to do a separate post on these at some point.

INCH x INCH – Monthly Button Club
Again, I might write a separate post on these one-inch wonders later. They’re cute!
 

Adding to my wishlist

L!FE x White Atelier by Converse Noble Memo 
I just started following L!FE on Twitter and came across this gem of a note pad, a collaboration with L!FE and White Atelier by Converse, an official Converse store in Harajuku, Tokyo. Adding this to a very long list of things that require a plane ride. I mean, check out that pearly foil!

Midori Eraser Dust Mini Cleaner II
You know, for eraser schnibbles.

Frederick & Mae Rainbow Playing Cards (via Paper Crave)
Ooh, such happy colors.

San Francisco (and Portland!)

Japan Film Festival of San Francisco, August 2015
Coming up very soon, and it’s not just for anime fans. But an animated spin-off of an old favorite, Hana and Alice? I’m a bit cautious with this but with Iwai Shunji as the director, it can’t be that bad hopefully? A lot of interesting dramas in the festival, including Pale Moon, but documentaries such as The Birth of Saké and The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness are my picks.

Renegade Craft Fair - San Francisco
Not sure if I’ll make it today (last day) but it’s at the usual venue, Fort Mason Center. Draplin Design Co. will be at the Portland fair, July 25–26. DDC Merch!

Peace, 
♥ Jinnie

Extra Staples #0002

Goodness, how is it April already? Well, here we go!

Stationery-related

Episode 26: One Year of Pencil Ramblings | The Erasable Podcast
To celebrate their 1st anniversary and the National Pencil Day on the past Monday, the Erasable guys threw quite a party, with Caroline Weaver from CW Enterprise. I really enjoyed her interview and hope to visit NYC someday, just so I can pay her pencil shop a visit! And I may or may not have placed a cwpencils order after listening to this episode. *cough*

Field Notes: Loot Crate Exclusive “Classified” Edition | Write Analog
Mark Tucker of Write Analog gives us a very thorough and thoughtful look into the “Classified” edition.  I was also disappointed by the lack of “Practical Applications”! Maybe these books were designed with kids in mind… But! I like everything else, especially the calendar and the slight smudging of the CONFIDENTIAL “stamp” on the cover.

“I’m working on letting the Field Notes user in me overpower my collector side.” 

Oh, me, too. Me, too. :)

Uni Penmanship Hexagonal/4B Review — The Writing Arsenal
I love Mitsubishi pencils, so this is another tempting pencil to try. The only thing stopping me is another pencil sharpener I’d have to get.

Write_On
Month of April is apparently National Letter-writing Month. To celebrate, my favorite card-makers Egg Press and Hello!Lucky teamed up and gave away 5,000 free kits containing their cards, and gel pens donated from Sakura of America. I won’t commit to writing letters every day but I will definitely write some. Browsing their Reasons to Write is also very inspiring.

Things I tried recently and liked

General Pencil Co.’s Kimberly 525 in HB and B
I think I have a thing for green pencils now, with gold accents. I blame Pencil Revolution.

Muji Recycled Paper Ring Note Memo A7
Lured by its beige pages, I bought this on a whim to have around the house. I’m a sucker for beige innards though. :)

For Fun

All Japan Gyokuro Contest — kettl
Kettl is a vendor in NYC that specializes in very fine Japanese teas, and this is the owner’s story about participating in the tea-making contest in Japan. I may not be a frequent gyokuro drinker, but reading about his experience made me really excited and happy!

58th San Francisco International Film Festival
SFIFF will start on April 23, and its opening film, a documentary called Steve Jobs: The Man In the Machine, looks very enticing.

Wes Anderson’s Graphic Designer | Camille Styles
An interview with Annie Atkins. I haven’t seen The Grand Budapest Hotel yet but I will someday.

Chocolate Creme Egg: A LEGO project by Chris McVeigh (via Present & Correct)
I must resist another rabbit hole that is LEGO… Looking doesn’t hurt, right? Click on the egg picture for the building guide PDF. And did you know, the name LEGO comes from Danish phrase meaning “play well”?

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. 🐰

♡ Jinnie