My brother gave me this set a few years ago for Christmas, and I really like it! I don’t write with it as often as I might, mostly because I still find the concept of fountain pens to be very “fancy”, but here we are.
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Inspiration #4 – Travel Yarn
I know that I’ve been back from Japan and Hong Kong for ages, but I’m still not really over it, so you’re going to continue to see some delayed travel spam and trip-related or trip-inspired projects.
Continue reading#156 – Custom Notebook
A few weeks about, I wrote about the custom coloured ink I got to make in Tokyo, and now I’m going to write about the custom notebook I got to make at the sister shop!
Continue reading#152 – Custom Ink
Before I left for Japan, my friends showed me this store in Tokyo that allows clients to customize their ink as well as notebooks! Being the huge dork that I am, I immediately put it on my list of places that I wanted to go, and Ayla was kind enough to support me.
Continue reading#132 – Hand Dyed Yarn
I have always been so impressed with how indie yarn dyers can come up with the most beautiful colour combinations, so when Holly from ilex.every.day mentioned that she was offering yarn dyeing classes, I knew that I had to be there.
Review #6 – Daiso
When I learned that Edmonton was going to be getting Oomomo, a Japanese-style dollar store, I was overjoyed. I’ve only ever been to Daiso, a different franchise that sells everything from notebooks to seaweed stampers to everything in between, but I’m hoping that the two stores will be similar enough so that Oomomo will carry crochet supplies like Daiso does!
Review #5 – In the Deep Hue Sea
So ever since I started this blog, I’ve been trying to visit local yarn shops whenever I travel. Luckily, my travel companions have been pretty accommodating so far, even when I spend way too much time gushing over the selection once I get inside. On my latest trip to Los Angeles, the local yarn I picked up was by In the Deep Hue Sea!
Review #4 – ilex.every.day
Working with Holly was honestly a complete DREAM. She was so thoughtful and professional, and on top of that, she has an amazing eye for colour! If you are looking to support a local indie dyer, I would definitely suggest checking Holly out at her Etsy shop here!
Review #3 – TopKnot Style Yarns
Thanks to the wonder of the Internet, I’ve discovered that there is so much more to yarn than what is in stock at the local Michaels, and one of my favourite finds is definitely TopKnot Style! She gets her yarn made specifically for her business, and when I found out that she was making her custom yarn available for purchase, I knew I had to get in on that somehow.
Review #2 – Paintbox Yarns
I’ve never been keen for online shopping, but when I realized that I could be ordering yarn online, that was a game-changer.