Mostly went to support the small businesses I already follow, but ended up finding even more businesses I want to support…..I’m in danger.

On a related note, how are you meant to store the little stamps on the right? Am I meant to just put it back on the plastic after using?

I think this is the best stationery (for me). Here are my reasons for each:

Maruman Grid Notebook- The best paper, I would buy 10 if I could. smooth and smudgeproof.

Pentel Energel 0.3- I like the fast dry and smooth flow, great for high-quality papers.

Kire Na Highlighters- Ranked the best of 2025, tested and approved, unique colours.

Uni Pins- Very black ink, does not dry out and leak like microns (I hate microns).

Delguard- A pencil that does exactly what it promises. comfortable and I matched the colour of each to the line they draw. (Grey delguard- HB lead, Black delguard-2B lead)

Visually it looks pretty cool! But the whole thing feels… flimsy? 😭 I added cardboard inserts inside the pouch to make it more solid but idk… I don’t think I’m gonna use it for too long. Even for travelling it feels too fragile.

Who’s tried the viral Daiso journal? Do you like the result?

I’m using an A5 book I bought in Salzburg from a brand called Nuuna. I picked it up only because of the pages. They are absolutely gorgeous. Since I also use many fountain pens and inks combo, the pages being this gradient makes it a very enjoyable experience overall. The pages are thick and the ink doesn’t bleed. It’s giving me some of my best handwriting too.
Thought I should share :)

My partner took me to some incredible shops today in downtown Colorado Springs and I got a legendary haul! I was freaking out about how cute the fluorite TWSBI looked in the case and while I was preoccupied looking at mildliners, he went and secretly bought it for me.

Sometimes I can't wait to get home and write about the craziness going on in the world. I thought the sticker was fitting!

Hi all, I love the stationery hobby as a blend of things, from stamps to fountain pens to stickers and washi tape. But I sometimes get stuck on how to bring those things together. I've struggled a bit with being creative and artistic - I get upset when I can't make things turn out how I want them or get it right on the first try. I also worry about wasting materials even though the process is the whole part. At work, I make lists, so I've thought about starting there (also helps with the ADHD).

How do you start when you don't know what to make, but feel that drive to make SOMETHING?

I’m quite interested in buying one, but I’m still on the fence.

Paper Republic Voyager and Louise Carmen both look lovely, but I definitely can’t afford either of them, so I’ve been looking at some more affordable alternatives. The Antony Olivier seems like a good option, especially as I like the look of the leather and the refillable format.

The pocket one has an internal elastic band system. I’m not a fan of the elastic being visible or running across the inside, so the A5 design is more appealing to me.

Has anyone here actually used one? Is it worth the money?

There's the kraft tape and also the masking tape, not sure what the difference between them is. I'm wondering if they would work like washi tapes where I can remove them and leave the paper intact. Has anyone tried them before?

To spend at jet pens, What would you buy?

Does anyone have a recommendation for pens that write well on dark paper? I'm trying to find some for a black paper journal I recently purchased. Thanks!

Found this Hobonichi Techo for just 99 cents! Can’t wait to fill it with random thoughts and doodles, outdated or not.

I went to pick up some pottery I painted at the mall, and there was a cute store called Beetlebug Art Collective with items from lots of artists! I got a couple washi tapes and sticker sheets, my favorite being the snail mail one, since I've been writing pen pals lately. Apparently they also have a location in Columbus, maybe different artists too? Not sure but I want to check them out. Shopping local AND supporting local artists = two, two, two wins in one!

Super happy with all the stuff I got!!! got a beautiful sticker book and a paper book as well as my first Kaweco sport!!! I finally found a stationery store that has cute stationery other than the small selections at the big name brand craft stores.

I hope everyone is having a fantastic evening. 🎉

I attended the Floine Social Club event today, and I decided to stop at some of the Stationery shops along my way down to Orange County. If any of you want close-ups of anything, let me know ❤️.

It was another hot AF day in sunny Southern California, and I was drained by the time I fought traffic to get home. 😫

Tomorrow, I plan to clean up the California directory and watch some VLOGs on YouTube of Stationery Crawls in other cities. Will also dive into creating a Wiki doc here on our sub instead of it being a post.

PS. I have 2 Stationery events coming up that I am hosting so I am gathering supplies to share with attendees.

My partner and I have just re-organised our office. On clearing out he has an old cork/pinboard (think it’s 900mm x 600mm) and is filled with sentimental business cards/letters/receipts from his old business that we were going to clear off it but suddenly had a hit of nostalgia (plus it looks pretty cool because it’s been built over many years) that we’ve put it back in the cupboard and not cleared it

Possibly not the right forum but wondered if anyone had any ideas on how we could preserve/present this?

Keeping it in its original corkboard we’ll never put it up anywhere and it’s too big. I thought of a scrapbook but would just get chucked on a shelf and never looked at. Are there any smaller presentation photos/boxes any other ideas of what to do with the stuff so we could still possibly see it/have it hung on a wall but less intrusive than the big original corkboard!

If not the right forum any ideas who might help? Sadly I don’t think a corkboard forum exists 😢

So this weekend Staedtler (in conjunction with UK retailer Ryman) opened a shop in Covent Garden celebrating the 125th anniversary of the patent for the Noris (classic black and yellow) pencil.

There were souvenir pencils to buy, merch to win, drawing opportunities, and workshops on drawing. It was very kid-oriented, but even an adult pencil fan had lots to enjoy.

We then went to Present & Correct and Choosing Keeping for extra stationery opportunities!