''Pen Collection - Waterman Pens for my BuJos!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Now that I'm seriously writing in my BuJo's, I decided to revisit my fountain pens and Waterman collection. Turns out that I have to clean my fountain pen nibs - duh!

Waterman

Exclusive Black Lacquer body

with 18K 740 M nib in H2O soak.

 

Waterman

Le Man Mineral Green Rhapsody Rollerball body

 with extra fine 99 felt tip refill

A BuJo Collection Page

 

YOUR TURN

Do you have a FP (fountain pen) collection? Do you BuJo?

 

Thanks for stopping by. Check out the Giveaway!

 

Peace,

LuLu

'LuLu Loves BuJo (Bullet Journaling) Collections - and Essentials Review!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

I've been using a BUJO for over a year now, and I'm loving it. I prefer the ESSENTIALS book from Peter Pauper Press -  over Moleskine, Rhodia, and composition notebooks. I have 2 sizes, A5 and the small size - both in grid format.

There has been no 'ghosting' for me - only a little bleed through with a Sharpie and a fountain pen when I wrote in one spot for too long (doing pen test).

I use (Pilot) Frixion pens and Frixion  highlighters in my journals because they're erasable! No ghosting and no bleed through.  I use washi tape on same pages, too!

Essentials 'belly band' used as a front pocket.

One of my BuJo collections pages and Frixion pen

 

 

 

I had to add more INDEX pages in the back of the journal  - I ran out of room in the front INDEX!

 

 

 

YOUR TURN

Do you BuJo? What's your fave journal?

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by. Please become a Follower - and leave a comment.

Don't forget to check out my giveaway!

 

Peace,

LuLu

'WOYWW - Planner Peace?!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,

For WOYWW, on my office desk, I'm showing my 'elusive' goals Passion Planner...(see previous 2 posts, if you dare)!

Visit other artists studios at WOYWW blog - click here.

Thanks for stopping by and check out my Giveaway in right sidebar.

Peace,
LuLu

'The Case of the Missing Planner!' - Part 1

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes


Howdy and Welcome,

How many of you readers love blank books and journals?

I am guessing that, some of you, like me, have a penchant for blank books, you have a stash of blank books, and, maybe even, have an obsession for blank books.

I have so many, too many, blank books. There are blank books everywhere. Blank books in nooks and crannies in my home studios. Blank books strewn around my offsite studio, The SPlayce.

There are blank books that I bought at the store. There are blank books that I made. There are so many, too many, blank books that I can't even keep track of them anymore.

There are spiral bound books, there are travelers notebooks, there are sewn binding books, and there are blank pamphlet books. There are blank books with all kinds of bindings.

There are blank books I use for journals, there are blank books I use for diaries. There are blank books I use for ideas,  there are blank books I use for Bujo Collections. There are blank books I use for sketching, there are blank books I use for fiber arts notes. There are many, too many, blank books I use for all the notes and drawings and ideas and plans I have.

There is one, very special, blank book that I recently bought before the holidays. It's the Passion Planner that I earmarked for consolidating my lifetime goals. Goals that I have amassed over the years on sticky notes, composition books and Excel spreadsheets.

I discovered this book after watching countless planner videos on YouTube. I searched reviews for this particular book. It met all my criteria for organizing my goals - plus it had a gorgeous embossed cover that I even colored with my alcohol inks. It was a pretty turquoise pleather - soft, and pliable - with thick paper, to prevent bleed through and 'ghosting'. It was on sale as a limited edition.


It became my favorite blank book. So favorite that I put it in a very, very safe place.

Or so I thought...



YOUR TURN

Have you heard of the Passion Planner? Do you use blank books or planners? If so, what's your favorite store bought planner or blank book? What is your fave DIY binding technique for your DIY planner.

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to check out my upcoming giveaway post in the right sidebar!

Peace,

LuLu

P.S. I don't work for Passion Planner - I just like their blank books.

continued in Part 2

'Giveaway deadline extended! Giveaway update!'

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome!

Giveaway update!

To celebrate my blog anniversary, I would like to offer 'CANDY' to 2 1 of my followers. I'm not  telling you what it is, YET - it's a mystery!!!! But you will love the Giveaway prizes! Pix coming so stay tuned!

Deadline March 20, 2017 midnight CT.

To be eligible for my candy...

 

1. Leave one comment on this post INCLUDING your City, State/province, and country before the deadline. In your comment, let me know what kind of posts of which you would like to see more. For example. more posts about events? More Tutorials?

2. On your blog, add this picture to your sidebar and link back to this post.

3. Be, OR become, a Follower of my blog.

4. Have an email address connected to your blog. Important, so I can contact you if you win!

This GIVEAWAY is Open to Followers worldwide!

 

 

I will select one winner on March 20, 2017 from the comments on this post. Winner will be notified via email by March 31, 2017 and I will get your postal address.

 

Thanks for stopping by and following my blog. I l-o-v-e your comments!

 

GOOD LUCK!

 

Peace,

LuLu

 

Prize Hint: checkout the types of prizes in my previous Giveaways to get an idea of what the mystery prizes could be!

 

 

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