The newest Bullet Journal x Leuchtturm1917 collaboration notebook holds a few upgrades to the first edition. You have all the usual features - a debossed front cover, hardback with elastic closure, dot grid internals, back pocket and the very useful three bookmarks. The Edition 2 does introduce a few extras all around the theme of saving you time to make this notebook a bullet journalers friend. Edition 2 features. Grid guide - the inside front cover is essentially a cheat sheet for all the ways you can carve up a single page. It also includes the number of horizontal and vertical bullets pe ..read more

Here in the UK we have been in Lockdown 2.0 officially since the start of the year (I disregard the November 2020 lockdown as this wasn’t a true lockdown). It has been in some ways easier this time round, in some ways harder. The time of year means it’s greyer, wetter and the days feel longer and more isolated. The pressures of balancing everything are also greater and this time round we have a small person who requires homeschooling. Within this it’s been tough to pay too much attention to the extras, such as the blog, and I have missed spending time here. I do however have a few updates to s ..read more

The Stationer Work Book was sent to me as a sample for the purpose of reviewing here on The Finer Point. All the thoughts in this review are my own. When Tessa emailed to ask if I would like to test run her self produced Work Book I gladly agreed. As a lover of paper I have had fleeting thoughts about creating a notebook myself and I admire Tessa a lot for doing this. The Stationer Work Book is an A5 exercise (or composition) notebook. The cover has a thick paper stock in an off white and there is some beautiful risograph print on the front in lovely bold contrasting colours. The slight cros ..read more

Over the years I have reduced down the amount of stationery I buy and lately I have had a bit of a drought. I have settled into using what I like and finding my groove. This past month however I have had a little influx of stationery come in all at once. Some planned, others a bit of a surprise. Pens. My Pen Addict Retro 51 Collectors edition pen arrived. It got here much sooner than I had expected, in a rather large package with pen and poster. I only have two Retro 51 pens and as the company is closing I wanted to take my chance to get one of the final limited editions and support the Pen Ad ..read more

Baron Fig kindly sent me their Adrift Squire pen to review. I would like to thank Baron Fig, and also point out that everything I share here is my own point of view. The Adrift pen is Baron Figs latest limited edition take on the Squire pen. The nautical theme is quite charming and the familiar Squire pen packaging works perfectly with this design. This is my third Squire pen and this edition is one of my favourites. The bright blue colour, the simple thick lined nautical images printed across the pen are all well done. Other than the aesthetics of the Adrift pen, everything else about the S ..read more

I have always enjoyed using my fountain pens because they feel special and it’s the complete opposite of how I spend most of my day on digital devices. I choose my notebooks and paper specifically around maximising their use. I have several of the essential fountain pens that many people here would know of and probably own. They are my most used and I keep them feeling fresh by changing the ink combinations. A sneak peak at my Habit tracker It was only recently that I added a TWSBI Eco to my fountain pen collection. Until recently I had not used this pen despite its praise among users. The T ..read more

I don’t own many mid range fountain pens as its hard to justify the cost in and around the necessities, however when I can I will indulge in a higher priced fountain pen. Because these are rare purchases for me there is a lot of deliberation! I think a lot about the type of pen, the brand, the nib size, the design. A little over a year ago I treated myself to the Pilot Custom Heritage 92. For a long time I had been intrigued by this fountain pen and in particular the blue translucent version. I wanted a classic fountain pen, rather than a limited edition or something completely random from a ..read more

Baron Fig sent me one of their new Work Play III Confidant notebooks for this review. All thoughts shared here are my own. The Work Play Confidant III is an example of the staple Baron Fig Confidant notebook utilised for a specific use case. There are several editions in the Baron Fig line-up, the Work Play III being limited edition. This is my first experience with this notebook, but as the name suggests this is the third iteration. Design. The Confidant notebooks are great as they come with material covers. They are slightly smaller and wider to the traditional A5 notebook and have plenty o ..read more

People by are nature a little nosey and we spend a lot of time trawling through Instagram and watching countless YouTube videos looking at different stationery tools and set-ups - me included. Therefore today’s post will share with you some of my frequently used tools and how I use them. Paper. I shall begin with paper as this dictates many of the other elements of my stationery use. I have numerous notebooks in use at one time, that all serve a purpose. It also means I get to enjoy several different items at one time. Pocket Notebooks. I have three pocket notebooks on the go at one time that ..read more

Baron Fig sent me a copy of the New York City Limited Edition softcover notebooks to review on the blog. All the thoughts shared here are my own. Baron Fig have been releasing quite a few limited edition products after a quiet period and one of their latest offerings is the New York City 3 pack soft cover notebook set, in collaboration with illustrator Josh Cochran. The three notebook designs come in very appealing pink, blue and yellow colours each with a different set of illustrations focused on New York City. The cover colours have touches of complimentary tones to lift each design. The i ..read more