Favorite things… mostly basic tools that come to the surface when I think through what I use day to day and most often. My list ended up surprisingly lacking in color! Some years, I think other things would make the list. But when I sat down and made this list, it was all basics that came to mind… things I’ve been using and enjoying this year. My creative wish list would have different things!
I encourage you to make your own list of favorites as you wind down this year. Year over year, these lists probably shift and change in interesting ways.
- Lamy Joy (with a shout out to Lamy Safari as well) [white Joy… harder to find!]
- Ink samplers from Goulet Pens
- Ink refill syringe from Goulet Pens (definitely also check out their cleaning solution)
- Composition books
- Midori Traveler’s Notebook System (my cover from a few years ago is a wide from ChicSparrow; my current favorite/obsession in cover makers is ImperfectlyPerfekt)
- Washi tape
- Pilot Uni Alpha-Gel Shaker Mechanical Pencil (comes in hard/soft/medium gel grips; color I have–and confirmed that mine is labeled “hard” but is super squishy)
- Kakuno fountain pen (lots of colors out there)
- White erasers
- Pentel Clic Eraser Grip Retractable Eraser
- A great pen bag
- Uppercase magazine
- Evernote
- Stencils (shapes to consider or add to your collection for sketchbooks or planners: circles, circles2, squares, bullet journal stencils)
- Creative License
- Glue stick
- Glass jars and old mugs
- Pandora
- Thick index cards
- Microphone
Also mentioned:
- Tammy’s Creative Prompt Cards
- Tammy’s Zines
- Hobonichi (many sizes available)
- Leuchtturm (many sizes, colors, and paper styles available)
- Tomoe River insert for Midori Traveler’s Notebook
- Tammy’s Groovy Grunge Art Journaling Workshop
- Right Brain Planner
- And the Pursuit of Happiness by Maira Kalman
- The Principles of Uncertainty
- Liz Steele’s fountain pen series
- Jet Pen’s black ink comparison (blue-black)
- Trusty, no-frills Pentel mechanical pencils [0.3., 0.5, 0.7, 0.9]
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