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Colored Pencil Review: Uni EMOTT Color Mechanical Pencils
Review by Tina Koyama Whenever I see colored leads for mechanical pencils, I have a two-fold reaction: The first is to feel tingly with anticipation as I always do about any colored pencil I haven’t...
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Pencil Review: Midori MD Color Pencils
I love pencils but I love books even more. This will become clear when I tell you I had every intention of posting this review this morning but I was so wrapped up in the book that I’ve been reading...
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Eye Candy: Perpetua Pencil Starbucks Reserve Milan Italy Pencil
Since listening to a certain monumental 500th episode back in February and watching many friends return to in-person pen shows I’ve been reflecting on the state of my stationery collection. I’ve...
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Pencil Review: Uni 3-Color Erasable Mechanical Pencil
In a recent JetPens shipment, I purchased the Uni Color 3 Erasable Multi Mechanical Pencil 0.5 mm in Pure White ($8.25) which is a 3-color multi-pencil. While I suspect you could “build your own”...
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Pencil Review: Vintage EF Blackwing 602
This post will hopefully answer the question: Is it worth it to seek out a vintage Blackwing 602? I have wanted a vintage Blackwing 602 just to try it out, since before this blog was even a twinkle in...
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Pencil Review: Midori MD Paper Products Colored Pencils
Review by Tina Koyama “Play your notes, to hear the sounds of pencil on paper.” It’s hard to resist an invitation like that! Under the MD Paper Products name, Midori makes understated pens, notebooks,...
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Pencil Review: Midori MD Graphite
Review by Tina Koyama I recently reviewed Midori MD Paper Products colored pencils in its very limited but lovely, understated palette. Midori also makes graphite pencils (6/$10) – equally sublime in...
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Pencil Review: Uni Kuru Toga 0.5 mm Mechanical Pencil – Kiki’s Delivery Service
Want to know how to get me to buy anything? Stick Totoro or Kiki on it. I grew up on Miyazaki films and was never able to find any swag or toys with the characters when I was a kid. Peanuts, Disney...
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Pencil Review: Blackwing Red & Blue Pencils
Somehow, I managed to miss the first two releases of the Blackwing Red & Blue colored pencils. The first version was a special edition red/blue combo pencil and then they released the full red and...
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#12PencilQuestions
Thanks to Tina, the #21penquestions has been converted into 12 Pencil Questions. Why didn’t I think of this? I’m so glad that Tina did modify this meme. So here are my answers to her 12 Pencil...
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