Postcards from a corner table: a travel journal setup at a café
A travel journal setup for a café table: a Traveler's Notebook Regular open to a fresh spread, a Field Notes for quick notes, a Kaweco Liliput, a glue stick for tickets, a rubber stamp and ink pad, and washi flake stickers.
The desk and every item on it are original illustrations made for this page and owned by Stationery Times, drawn to real size.
Accessories · Glue stick
Elmer's glue stick
Elmer's Disappearing Purple glue stick explained: goes on purple and dries clear, 0.21, 0.24 and 0.77 oz sticks, washable and acid-free, and where it's made.
Systems · Notebook cover
Traveler's Notebook Regular
Traveler's Notebook Regular size explained: 120 × 220 mm leather cover, 110 × 210 mm MD Paper refills, Passport size, refill numbers, price and origin.
Pens · Fountain pen
Kaweco Liliput
Kaweco Liliput fountain pen explained: 97 mm closed and 126 mm posted, black aluminium, a screw cap, EF to BB steel nibs, short cartridges, vs the Kaweco Sport.
Stickers · Washi flake stickers
Furukawashiko washi flake stickers
Furukawashiko washi flake stickers explained: 20 die-cut washi flakes per pack, 5 designs × 4, each within 30 mm, popular themes, price and where they're made.
Notebooks · Memo pad
Field Notes Original Kraft
Field Notes size: the Original Kraft memo book is 3.5 × 5.5 in (89 × 140 mm), 48 pages of graph, ruled or plain paper, in 3-packs, printed in the USA.
Stamps
Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad
Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink pad explained: why Tsukineko recommends it for Copic coloring, pad sizes, re-inker, and how it compares with VersaFine and StazOn.
Stamps · Rubber stamp
Kodomo no Kao stamp
Kodomo no Kao #Techo Hanko-bu explained: wooden rubber planner stamps in six sizes, the 30 mm Weekly Weather stamp, inks, Japan prices and where they're made.
Hover or press Tab on any item to see what it is.Tap a numbered item to see what it is, then use the arrows to step through the desk. Plain props (keyboard, mouse, plants and so on) are scenery. Everything is drawn at roughly the same scale.
What is on this desk?
Accessories · Glue stick
Elmer's Disappearing Purple glue stick explained: goes on purple and dries clear, 0.21, 0.24 and 0.77 oz sticks, washable and acid-free, and where it's made.
Systems · Notebook cover
Traveler's Notebook Regular size explained: 120 × 220 mm leather cover, 110 × 210 mm MD Paper refills, Passport size, refill numbers, price and origin.
Pens · Fountain pen
Kaweco Liliput fountain pen explained: 97 mm closed and 126 mm posted, black aluminium, a screw cap, EF to BB steel nibs, short cartridges, vs the Kaweco Sport.
Stickers · Washi flake stickers
Furukawashiko washi flake stickers
Furukawashiko washi flake stickers explained: 20 die-cut washi flakes per pack, 5 designs × 4, each within 30 mm, popular themes, price and where they're made.
Notebooks · Memo pad
Field Notes size: the Original Kraft memo book is 3.5 × 5.5 in (89 × 140 mm), 48 pages of graph, ruled or plain paper, in 3-packs, printed in the USA.
Stamps
Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink pad explained: why Tsukineko recommends it for Copic coloring, pad sizes, re-inker, and how it compares with VersaFine and StazOn.
Stamps · Rubber stamp
Kodomo no Kao #Techo Hanko-bu explained: wooden rubber planner stamps in six sizes, the 30 mm Weekly Weather stamp, inks, Japan prices and where they're made.
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