Win a Free Moleskine Planner!
The blog Sushi for Lunch is having a contest. Answer the question “What Do You Do to Stay Organized” and you are entered to win a 2009 softcover Moleskine Weekly Planner + Notebook. Enter here before December 1, 2008.
Category Archives: Moleskine
Four Notebooks Reviewed Part 2
In the first part of this review, I discussed the outward appearance of four similar pocket sketchbooks, the Moleskine, the Pen & Ink Journal, the HandBook, and the Derwent Journal. Now I’ll look at the insides. Rather than bore you with repeated photos of almost identical things, I’ll just point out a few details that … Continue reading Four Notebooks Reviewed Part 2
Notebooks for Teens
Do your kids covet your notebooks? This blogger’s daughter does! My darling 15-year old daughter … sent me a text asking if she could have one of my “little black notebooks.†I found this very amusing. I can remember being about 8 years old, maybe, and poking around in my dad’s desk where he kept … Continue reading Notebooks for Teens
Patti Smith Uses Moleskines
From an article called The Life and Deaths of Patti Smith, in the Guardian: Smith’s room is dark. She opens the curtains a little, pulls her boots off and lies on the bed, head propped up on three pillows. Around the room are piles of novels and biographies, Moleskine notebooks in different sizes, her beloved … Continue reading Patti Smith Uses Moleskines
Using the Moleskine City Notebook: Paris
I have two of the Moleskine City Notebooks, one for New York (where I live) and one for Paris. I bought it for my first trip there a couple of months ago, and I really loved having it. Paris is the kind of place that is so constantly featured in newspaper and magazine articles– the … Continue reading Using the Moleskine City Notebook: Paris
Four Notebooks Reviewed Part 1: Moleskine, HandBook, Derwent, Pen & Ink
The notebooks I use most frequently are hard cover pocket sketchbooks, with heavy unlined paper that is suitable for various kinds of ink, pencil, and watercolor paints. I like to doodle and draw sometimes, so this type of notebook works well for me even though I also tend to use them for keeping a journal. … Continue reading Four Notebooks Reviewed Part 1: Moleskine, HandBook, Derwent, Pen & Ink
Moleskine Volant Notebooks
I bought a set of Moleskine Volant notebooks recently. I had ordered something else from Amazon and needed to tack something on to get that free shipping, so I figured what the heck! But now I’m not sure what to do with them! They’re nice notebooks– much more substantial than the Cahiers: sturdier, smoother cover … Continue reading Moleskine Volant Notebooks
“What’s In Your Moleskine” Contest
Chronicle Books, the US distributor of Moleskine, is having a contest: In celebration of creativity and imagination, Moleskine is looking for readers to share photos and comments about their Moleskines. Email pictures of what’s in your Moleskine to webmaster@chroniclebooks.com with the subject line “MOLESKINE.†Five submissions will be randomly selected to receive a Free Moleskine … Continue reading “What’s In Your Moleskine” Contest
Colored Post-It Flags in a Moleskine
I like the way this person has set up a page of post-its in the back of his Moleskine, so much so that I had to try it myself! Unfortunately, when I did it in a hardcover Moleskine, I felt like the notebook wouldn’t close far enough. In a softcover notebook, the flexible cover allows … Continue reading Colored Post-It Flags in a Moleskine
A Notebook Addict
If you think you’re bad, check out this post. I counted 8 notebooks currently in active use, and she says these are just the ones she uses frequently!