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.

1. Lamy Joy (with a shout out to Lamy Safari as well) [white Joy… harder to find!]
2. Ink samplers from Goulet Pens
3. Ink refill syringe from Goulet Pens (definitely also check out their cleaning solution)
4. Composition books
5. 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)
6. Washi tape
7. 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)
8. Kakuno fountain pen (lots of colors out there)
9. White erasers
10. Pentel Clic Eraser Grip Retractable Eraser
11. A great pen bag
12. Uppercase magazine
13. Evernote
14. Stencils (shapes to consider or add to your collection for sketchbooks or planners: circles, circles2, squares, bullet journal stencils)
15. Creative License
16. Glue stick
17. Glass jars and old mugs
18. Pandora
19. Thick index cards
20. 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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