Arsenal Notebook

Here’s one for soccer fans: an Arsenal Football Club Moleskine. I’m not sure if it’s literally a Moleskine brand notebook customized with the team’s logo and a red bookmark and elastic, or a lower-case M generic moleskine notebook. At $16.99 for a 5×8.5″ notebook, it seems too cheap not to be a knockoff. I suppose [...]

Review: Ex Libris Anonymous Book Cover Journals

I was contacted several months ago by Jacob Deatherage, the owner of Ex Libris Anonymous,  a small company based in Portland, Oregon who make journals by hand using old recycled books. When I agreed to accept a couple of samples for review, I had no idea I’d get this large batch! First of all, I [...]

Moleskine Monday: Lego Notebooks

I think this is my favorite Moleskine partnership yet. It actually has a piece of Lego in the cover. My nephew is obsessed with Legos, so this might have to be his next birthday present! Read more at Daily Desired: A Lego-Compatible Moleskine Journal to Devise Secret, Brick-Based Schemes.

Notebook Addict of the Week: David Garrett

This week’s addict blogs at Seize the Dave, where he shows off the nice row of Moleskine Cahiers (and an unidentified wire-o bound notebook) below.   Read more about his experience using fountain pens in these notebooks at seize the dave: paper review: moleskine cahier.

Big & Mighty Customized Cahiers on Etsy

My latest Etsy fave: Big & Mighty. I love their irreverent customzied Moleskine cahiers! More styles available at Etsy.  

Review: Kokuyo and Maruman Notebooks from Jet Pens

JetPens is renowned as a fabulous source of, well, pens… but they also stock a lot of great notebooks too. Brad at Jet Pens was kind enough to send me some samples for review– let’s take a look! These 3 notebooks are give a first impression of sleekness, somehow. The covers are smooth, and they [...]

Moleskine Monday: Comfortable Shoes Studio Journal Flip

I love seeing videos of people flipping through their notebooks, especially colorful art journals like the one below, from Leslie at Comfortble Shoes Studio. Read more at Comfortable Shoes Studio: Journal Flip: Moleskine #3.  

Notebook Addict of the Week: Marla Viray

This week’s addict is a 21 year old “struggling journalist” who notes: There is no such thing as too many notebooks, after all. =) Here’s a few from her collection:   Read more at journals & notebooks « MarlaViray~ marvels, musings and meanderings.

Diaries in the WSJ

Some diaries featured in today’s Wall Street Journal…

Notebook Addict of the Week: Melissa Castrillon

Here’s another sketchbook addict, found via the “Sketchbook Series” posts at Book By Its Cover. She uses an interesting variety of sketchbooks and her artwork is lovely!       See more here.