I hadn’t seen or heard of these Clairefontaine Life.Unplugged notebooks before reading this post: Ink Nouveau: Clairefontaine Life.Unplugged. Notebook Elastic Band Hack. They seem to be nice little cahier-style notebooks– they don’t come with an elastic, but you can add one if you’re handy with a glue gun! See the original post for further steps. … Continue reading Clairefontaine Life.Unplugged. Notebook Elastic Band Hack
The Elle website features eleven favorite notebooks (with a wee mention of a review by yours truly), including Moleskine, Smythson, the Shopsin Diary, and the oh-so-high-school Trapper Keeper– who knew it’s been revived as a trendy accessory!
“Haha I think I have a problem!” says Cat, about this: 40% off coupons at Borders are indeed dangerous! Moleskine, Doane, and Rhodia… A little much? « Cat’s Jot Spot.
You might recognize these as one of the “7 Not-Boring Notebooks” I linked to a while back. They were featured at Jayson Home & Garden as “Bleeker Notebooks”, but they’re also sold by, and perhaps made by a French company called Astier de Villate. It’s probably easier and cheaper to buy them from Jayson, but … Continue reading Astier de Villate Notebooks
I don’t often go to Target, so when I recently did, I was excited to see what sorts of funky stationery they might offer. They had a nice section of colorful notebooks and office supplies, all at very reasonable prices. But of course, the items I purchased ended up being my usual plain black 3.5 … Continue reading Notebooks at Target: Markings and Noted
Ever had that sinking feeling that your favorite notebook might have been discontinued? Here’s one person’s gripe at Moleskine: Dear Moleskine, I know in the past I’ve been a little upset, maybe even a little OCD/freaky about your decision to discontinue Extra Large Ruled Cahiers. To add insult to injury this year you introduced two … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: A Plea for XL Cahiers and Softcover Notebooks
The blog Dooce recently featured a variety of colorful notebooks, perfect for those who prefer more whimsical designs: 1. Flocked Jasmine Journal Set See Jane Work $10 2. Dried Umbel Mini Notebook Jengs Shop $7.50 3. Notebook & Pencil A Plus R Store $18 4. Doughnuts Architectural Journal Edesse Designs $12 5. Do Work Gocco … Continue reading When Plain Covers Just Won’t Cut It
The surprisingly ubiquitous appearance of “Moleskine Cashier” instead of “Cahier.”
Amazon now has the new red and blue-covered Moleskine Cahiers, in stock and available. They come small and large, and with plain, ruled and squared pages. A nice alternative to the usual black and tan! Red Cahiers Blue Cahiers
Here’s some attractive notebooks, printed on recycled paper with soy inks: Workbook Duos, by EcoJot. They look like they are packaged similarly to Moleskine cahiers, but this is another one of those frustratingly uninformative websites: what is the size of these notebooks? It doesn’t seem to say anywhere, and you have to dig into each … Continue reading Workbook Duos by EcoJot