#refillable notebook

[scribbled-entity]

Redraw of my Object Sona! I feel like it's rather fitting after the announcement of the continuation of This Is Scrapbook by Katyj98!

I still don't have a proper name for them that isn't just, Refillable Notebook tho. But if it's not obvious, They're inspired by Scrapbook and a notebook I own.

I love This is Scrapbook, honestly all of the 'This Is' series are wonderful, but This is Scrapbook is what hit me the most. If you're interested to see my rambling, it's down below. (I can't remember if I had done this before but oh well, just to show how much I adore it yeah?)

I was into object shows when I was younger but I dropped off, partly out of stress, shame, memories, and other self discovery things. This was around the time Season 2 of II started the hiatus.

I always did linger around the outskirts though. My mind always came back to object shows but somehow I always pushed myself away, somehow thinking somehow that for some reason, If I specifically went back to it, it's cringe. If others do? Totally fine!

Years later, I found out about ONE by complete coincidence. It was awesome, but, I assumed it was more of a one time fluke thing, some one growing up and making a more nuanced show based out of something they grew up with. Then I found out about Objectified, Again, Wow an object show horror comic? Ok, I can get behind that. Then I learned II had a season 3, how Season 2 picked back up again. And I hesitantly went back to it.

I don't know why, but I was expecting to come back thinking I probably would be like, Meh about it? It's like when you used to watch a show you like but it no longer appeals to you. Boy, was I dead wrong.

I enjoyed it a whole lot. And that, scared me. A part of me was convinced I'm not supposed to like this anymore. It didn't make sense, I knew it didn't, Object Shows aren't inherently just for kids or anything like that. Hell that's the same dumb logic of "Animation is for kids" argument and I absolutely loathe that.

But it didn't change that it was there. Yet I was convinced it'll be embarrassing if my current friends would find out despite it not really making sense. Worse yet, I wasn't sure why I felt all this yet at the time. So I kept my distance, feeling deep shame for enjoying object shows again in secret.

But then I learned about the This is series Katyj made. Object Show music videos? I remember Katyj from their old vids, so it was interesting to see what these were like, and I was, blown away.

It's so good, I absolutely loved it, then I found This is Scrapbook.

Holy Shit. I got chills listening to it for the first time. It's like suddenly things clicked for me. I ended up bawling quietly and listened to it multiple times while processing everything.

That day I officially decided to try to unlearn the shame I taught myself. I opened up to my friends a bit on it.

Sometimes I still occasionally feel insecure about it, but nowadays I'm a lot more open about my love for this genre, and it feels so relieving to just, accept this part of me. I can't believe how much missed these object creatures. Being able to enjoy it with less shame and fear. Maybe someday I can even get the energy to make my own series haha

Anyway if you got this far, Thank you for reading me gush about object shows.

[zhalfirin-binds]

Refilling an old notebook case with a new inner book

I got this notebook with the inner book cut out already from a friend with the request to make a new inner book for it.

First of all I went to prepare the case. Which meant to take out the old endpapers, or what remained of it anyway, to check how big the inner book has to be to cover up any possible marks from the former endpapers and get rid of the pocket that way never in use anyway. I also get rid of the cardstock they used for endpapers to avoid warping from gluing in another set of endpapers on top of the old.

In the process I also peeled off the top layer of the board as well, which was not intended but not a bother either. Once I was done I smoothed down the boards again with a bonefolder and they were smooth enough to not show marks through the new endpapers later on.

For the inner book I know it's going to be a notebook so I went for a double fan binding. Instead of gluing it up with a rounded spine, as the case demands, I went for a straight spine first for ease of working after the glue had set enough to not be sticky any more I trimmed the edges to the final size and rounded the spine.

For rounding it's much the same as rounding a sewn book. One wacks the spine area gently with the flat side of a hammer until it gets a rounded spine on one side, then flips the book over and works the other side. I usually have to repeat this a few to get a nice shape.

I did a quick fitting test before going on, but after ll looked fine I went on.

Then I add another layer of glue, some mull and put it back between boards and under weight to dry completely before adding endbands and an oxford hollow.

[zhalfirin]

Refilled notebook

case materials

case - bought paperblank notebook with the (used) inner book cut out.

inner book material text paper - copy paper (double fan bound) endpapers - satogami (black) endbands - satogami paper and linnen thread

format: 12cm x 18cm

WIP steps Preparing the case and making the inner book see here Making paper endbands see here

[neil-perrys-suicidal-tendencies]

Dads show affection in the weirdest ways possible.

My dad does it by buying expensive stationery-

[etruski]

instagram kept showing me ads of these beautiful journals by paper republic but apprarently they’re asking 100+ euros for a piece of leather with three small notebooks inside

[supercantaloupe]

had a lovely afternoon out

[venomgaia]

A mutual acquaintance wants to try getting one of those fancy pens, got any suggestions for newcomers?

Absolutely!

Despite me always pining for the super pricy fancy pens, some of the best pens you can own imo are less than $20 USD off the bat, and while the "nicer" ones out there are. over that price, you don't really need that to get a really good first experience. I'll offer some super easy pens, some more intermediate pens, and some inks! This is going to be a long ride, so buckle up!

If you don't know where to start and are intimidated by bottled ink and instead want a pen that can write right away, I recommend the Pilot Varsity! You can get them at Michaels here in the US, and theyre slowly becoming more popular in retail shops like Walmart.

Classic steel nib, not much flex because it's steel, but it writes pretty sturdily. I really like that it comes in different colors. They're disposable, so if you don't like them then you dont gotta keep 'em, and if you bust the nib by accident (we all have at least once), you aren't going to have to sell a kidney to replace it like you might need to with pricier pens.

If you want a pen you can put ink cartridges into, or just want a good workhorse of a pen, i HIGHLY recommend the Platinum Preppy. The one I own was $14 USD and came with a cartridge of water soluble black ink. For $4 USD, I got 4 cartridges of Platinum's Carbon Black ink, which is waterproof and smooth! Very versatile!

I REALLY like this one. Ive never had the ink dry out even when i had tucked away for like a month, and if you ever want to use it with bottled ink, you can get a Platinum converter and use whatever fountain pen safe ink you dream of :] This pen only comes in F as far as I know (which is a western EF), but the chinese market has a version called the Platinum Meteor that comes in EF and has a cute shooting star on the nib :] Back when I started writing this I had lost mine for like a month but just found it and it wrote just fine the second i opened it up. The only thing I DISLIKE is that the converter cartridges are sold separately and you HAVE to buy platinum brand for this pen. I already have two bc of my other platinum pens, but. Yanno. Its still annoying to HAVE to do that.

Similarly, the Kaküno is fantastic! all the above statements, but it has the added benefit of having a cute face on the nib as well as some cute collabs sometimes :] They're also about $14-$16 USD. They take Pilot cartridges in various colors, which are $3-$4 USD and Pilot converters.

I highly recommend the platinum preppy for the full fountain pen experience! It's not mega-expensive as pens go, so if you dont like it you havent sunk hundreds of dollars into a tool.

Lamy is having quality control issues that no one seems to want to contest because of their popularity, and the recent "no bro its totally the same color as the old popular one trust me" ink fiasco. TWSBI is another brand thats normally recommended and while theyre good pens, theyre shitheads as a company and like to use their muscle to bully both retailers and also smaller pen companies. I dont recommend either brand right now.

NOW, ONTO INK AND PAPER:

Your nib, paper, and ink are pretty important. fountain pens dont like rough paper, but they handle it better the larger they are (M, B). Dry inks will not always play nice in fine pens (Ef, F), and an EF pen will eat the shit out of rough paper and can get clogged. If you can get your hands on Rhodia paper to practice, good! If not most sketchbooks will tolerate F pens in my experience. Stillman and Birn are my workhorse sketchbooks and the pens work fine in all of their paper styles, but Hobby Lobby's sketchbooks also handle it well, as do BLICK's colorful leather sketchbooks. Don't Buy Moleskine. If you want to get really good ink effects (ie, you bought an ink with glitter or it has some cool effect like sheening or shading), tomoe river paper is hailed as the gold standard, but you can get similar effects on Rhodia or Clairfontaine paper, which afaik is easier to get ahold of overseas (cant speak for other countries on the US continent, but I will say I saw more clairfontaine in france than here on the us).

NOW FOR INK. my favorite part :] :

For both Waterproof and Black ink, i recommend Platinum's Carbon Black. I think it's pigment-based, unlike most dye-based inks, so it can be tough to clean out of your pen if it dries, but its noting a lil soap and water cant fix :3 It's benefit is that it comes in cartridges usable with platinum pens, so you dont need a whole bottle if you dont want one.

For color inks, I really like Pilot's Iroshizuku line. It is a WET ink and is not waterproof, but they come in cool bottles and pretty colors. I own Ajisai, Shinkai, and samples of Momiji, Murasaki Shikibu, Chikurin, Kosumosu, and Asagao. I use them both to sketch AND to color things and write. My workhorse non-waterproof color, the one i draw most in, is the Sailor Studio 343, but the sailor manyo line is also great! If you like and/or miss scented inks, De Atramentis has a line of them!

Be careful with inks that have glitter. I own the J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor and its glorious but if you leave it in your pen...thousands soaks hell attack. That being said if it would entice you, treat yourself to a fun and shiny ink! I have Colorverse Scorpii Glistening and its really pretty! Diamine has an excellent range that are easier on your pen but I dont have experience with them ngl.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD YOU BUY ANYTHING FROM NOODLERS. aside from having a shithead of a company leader, their inks are actually pretty volatile and can blow up both vintage and modern pens and im speaking from experience even though I used to use their eel bulletproof black and a waterproof blue one. I ended up using the blue ink to dye a cu chulainn wig darker for a wip alter cu cosplay. the last ink i bought, Tchaikovsky, also had a strange and suspicious stank about it.

Buying inks in bottles can be super expensive, but Goulet Pens sells 2ml samples that you can buy a shitload of and try them all out! I try to get new samples on the rare occasion when i need a new bottle of my favorites :> I'll probably buy a full bottle of Sailor Nekoyanagi, Pilot Iroshizuku Chikurin, or Diamine Writer's Blood next.

I hope this helps! I had to edit it a few times over the course of the past few weeks bc i went on an entire tangent about bootleg pens I like and uh. realized thats both overly complicated for the base question/bootleg pens tend to need tweaking to work nice. that being said, i'll say it quickly: buying lil nibs from aliexpress has actually worked pretty well for me n my tswbi knockoff (lanbitou 3059) has a fude nib i got that's bent to allow brushlike strokes! but I donmt recommend it for a first pen bc it required some grease and a nib tweak upon purchase and dries p easily bc of the cap.

[bonesandpoemsandflowers]

you can create all the peak efficiency work flows you want but realistically if what you end up consistently doing is cramming your notes into a tiny skinny notebook in shitty ballpoint pen, congratulations! you just discovered your personal productivity system!

[leatherjournalcover]

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[lupismaris]

Spiraled down the Midori notebook rabbit hole and now I've ordered a whole new A5 planner/notebook traveler set help

[leuchtturm1917aus]

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[lapis-lazuliie]

is it a writer thing to have so much fucking paper 🫠

[paste-n-paper]

Introducing a new size of reusable journal - pocket size! Now you can get a reusable journal cover exactly the right size to fit in a purse or backpack. This specific silver and blue chrysanthemum cover will be available at the Square Lemon craft show on June 10, but you can custom order your own right from my site. If you don't see a cover paper you like, don't hesitate to reach out. I have access to lots more papers than I have in stock.

[d-i-r-k-s-t-r-i-d-e-r]

my hole punch has arrived so i've got proper dividers now—see below for an especially nice one which, in fact, originated as a greeting card—but check out the temp setup i put together with sheet protectors and stickers

[kalpanahandmadepaper]

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[modernbutch]

My time management skills need to be rebuilt from the ground up this is getting so out of hand wtf