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Welcome in my rabbit hole!
I'm Laura and on this channel I'm sharing my favorite hobby with you. FOUNTAIN PENS, INK and PAPER!
For many years now this hobby has brought me so much joy. On this channel I want to spread the love and show you my personal experience. I'm sharing what works for me and what doesn't, which favorites I have and which failures. I am offering you a seat at my desk and telling you my thought process.
If you are interested to hop in, you are always welcome.
But I must warn you! This rabbit hole is deep and wide. So there is danger of getting lost!
You can also find me on Instagram for more hobby shanannigans:
For all the inside, warm and cozy stuff (fountain pens & bookbinding): lau_ra_blue
For all the outside, loud and crazy me (dancing salsa): laura_la_loca
I'm Laura and on this channel I'm sharing my favorite hobby with you. FOUNTAIN PENS, INK and PAPER!
For many years now this hobby has brought me so much joy. On this channel I want to spread the love and show you my personal experience. I'm sharing what works for me and what doesn't, which favorites I have and which failures. I am offering you a seat at my desk and telling you my thought process.
If you are interested to hop in, you are always welcome.
But I must warn you! This rabbit hole is deep and wide. So there is danger of getting lost!
You can also find me on Instagram for more hobby shanannigans:
For all the inside, warm and cozy stuff (fountain pens & bookbinding): lau_ra_blue
For all the outside, loud and crazy me (dancing salsa): laura_la_loca
What we REALLY NEED next year // Thoughts about Techo Kaigi 2025
It's an emergency! We need to talk about planners!
Hobonichi is coming out with the new planner lineup for 2025 and the planner world goes CRAZY! I hope I can bring you some calmness in these times full of EXITEMENT, FOMO and maybe even ANXIETY.
So I want to share one of my favorite resources regarding how to decide on planners and journals for the next year.
Go HERE if you want to see the original video that I based this video on:
ua-cam.com/video/2yuTvvFpl9g/v-deo.htmlsi=u9LZ9yxlomiUTlDX
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In this video I'm mentioning:
@seemownay
@EmilyKariya
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#planner #techokaigi #plannercommunity
Hobonichi is coming out with the new planner lineup for 2025 and the planner world goes CRAZY! I hope I can bring you some calmness in these times full of EXITEMENT, FOMO and maybe even ANXIETY.
So I want to share one of my favorite resources regarding how to decide on planners and journals for the next year.
Go HERE if you want to see the original video that I based this video on:
ua-cam.com/video/2yuTvvFpl9g/v-deo.htmlsi=u9LZ9yxlomiUTlDX
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In this video I'm mentioning:
@seemownay
@EmilyKariya
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#planner #techokaigi #plannercommunity
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My TOP 5 fountain pens which are the most durable!
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Welcome back in my rabbit hole and with inky fingers! This video is the 1st out of a Mini-Series about Vitruv and how he has influenced my taste. I'm an architect and since I learned about his basic concept I often use his theory to criticize and to create good architecture. But what he wrote about architecture you sure also can say about products. There 4 episodes will be: 1. The most beautifu...
PIP Review // What a combo! // TWSBI Diamond 580 smoke RG & Diamine Ochre
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Welcome back in my rabbit hole! I'm back with another Pen & Ink Pairing Review. For me the different combinations are one of my favorite parts in this hobby. PEN: TWSBI Diamond 580 smoke RG (F) INK: Diamine Ochre PAPER: Rhodia creme Channel that I've mentioned: @cerealnana #twsbi #diamine #fountainpen #fountainpenink
My TOP 5 fountain pens that are absolutely gorgeous beautiful wonderful!
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Welcome back in my rabbit hole and with inky fingers! This video is the 1st out of a Mini-Series about Vitruv and how he has influenced my taste. I'm an architect and since I learned about his basic concept I often use his theory to criticize and to create good architecture. But what he wrote about architecture you sure also can say about products. There 4 episodes will be: 1. The most beautifu...
🖌️Swatching 6 New Inks from the Dutch Penshow | Akkerman, Lamy, KWZ, Shanghai Stationary, Diamine
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At the Dutch Penshow I got several new inks I never tried before. So in this video I'm swatching these new inks. #swatching #ink #fountainpenink
My TOP 5 Fountain Pens to use in the office
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Welcome back in my rabbit hole! Today I am showing you my TOP 5 fountain pens that I want to use at work. #stationary #fountainpen #collection My IG: lau_ra_blue
Swatch Party 10/10: Swatching my complete ink collection
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Welcome back in my rabbit hole. I'm swatching all of my inks in this Mini-Series. It's time for me to look through all of them and decide which should stay in my collection and which I want to pass on.
I went nuts! CURRENTLY INKED fountain pens August 2024 // Pelikan, Platinum, Pilot, Lamy, Esterbrook
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I'm looking on the most currently inked fountain pens in a while. Join the rabbit hole to find out why this is a very special inking. There are a lot of surprises in these combinations for me. All the pens are in chronological order regarding when I inked them up. Here I got my special Medium Cusive Italic nib that is in my Esterbrook Estie Rainforest: fpnibs.com #currentlyinked #fountainpen #f...
Why I was hesitant about this ink // Faber Castell Midnight Blue & Esterbrook Estie Botanical Garden
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We are looking at another PEN & INK PAIRING this week! One of my favorite parts of the fountain pen hobby is to explore new combinations and to find new perfect matches. This is why I am making these quite slow videos where I focus on only one specific pairing. In this particular video I'll share why I was hesitant about using this ink and why I am so surprised about this combination. PEN: Este...
Swatching Rohrer & Klingner inks // Ink collection Part 9/10
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Welcome back in my rabbit hole. I'm swatching all of my inks in this Mini-Series. It's time for me to look through all of them and decide which should stay in my collection and which I want to pass on.
PIP Review // Perfect planner pen // Lamy Studio All Black (reverse arch.) & DeAtramentis Aubergine
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PIP Review // Perfect planner pen // Lamy Studio All Black (reverse arch.) & DeAtramentis Aubergine
Stationary Update: New Pen, PET and Washi Tape // My inner child is so happy!
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Welcome back in my rabbit hole! The shop I got the PET Tapes etc. from: 85ruetranquille.com/ The brand of the Washi Tape from a local store: Rössler Dutch Penshow: I got my Lamy nib ground at this event from Jose Munuera: ua-cam.com/video/NOMqt5jeD54/v-deo.html My last currently inked where I showed you the Lamy nib: ua-cam.com/video/ZRAcVUa9-kg/v-deo.html My last stationary haul whenI got the ...
PIP Review // I love this custom grind! // Kaweco Sport Natural Coconut & Diamine Royal Blue
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UA-camr that I've mentioned: Grace from @wildlyimaginable
Currently Inked: Mid July 2024 // Back to the ink color I loved at the beginning of the hobby.
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Currently Inked: Mid July 2024 // Back to the ink color I loved at the beginning of the hobby.
PIP Review // This pen has the best resin ever! // Leonardo Magico SE Carolina Midnight & KWZ Honey
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PIP Review // This pen has the best resin ever! // Leonardo Magico SE Carolina Midnight & KWZ Honey
Swatch Party 8/10: Swatching my complete ink collection
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Swatch Party 8/10: Swatching my complete ink collection
PIP Review // The perfect Pairing for my new job // Lamy 2000 (EF) & Diamine Blue/Black
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PIP Review // The perfect Pairing for my new job // Lamy 2000 (EF) & Diamine Blue/Black
Swatch Party (Part 7/10) Swatching my complete ink collection
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Swatch Party (Part 7/10) Swatching my complete ink collection
PIP Review // I want to love it more // Benu Euphoria Jazz (F) & Pilot Iroshizuku tsuki-yo
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PIP Review // I want to love it more // Benu Euphoria Jazz (F) & Pilot Iroshizuku tsuki-yo
Unboxing Stationary Goodies From A Local Store
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Unboxing Stationary Goodies From A Local Store
Swatch Party (Part 6/10) Swatching my complete ink collection
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Swatch Party (Part 6/10) Swatching my complete ink collection
New Pen Day // Platinum #3776 X Sta Tsukikusa #newpen
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New Pen Day // Platinum #3776 X Sta Tsukikusa #newpen
Swatch Party (Part 5/10) Swatching my complete ink collection
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Swatch Party (Part 5/10) Swatching my complete ink collection
The Dutch Penshow: Vlog & Haul | Join me on my amazing tip to Utrecht
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The Dutch Penshow: Vlog & Haul | Join me on my amazing tip to Utrecht
Swatch Party (Part 4/10) Swatching my complete ink collection
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Swatch Party (Part 4/10) Swatching my complete ink collection
Unboxing new knitting needles and yarn + some more sock knitting
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Unboxing new knitting needles and yarn some more sock knitting
Swatch Party (Part 3/10) Swatching my complete ink collection
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Swatch Party (Part 3/10) Swatching my complete ink collection
Pen&Ink Pairing Review | TWSBI Diamond 580 | DeAtramentis Kaffee
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Pen&Ink Pairing Review | TWSBI Diamond 580 | DeAtramentis Kaffee
Love your rabbit holes
I use roller balls for work because I would just go through my good ink too quickly.
I hope you are doing it for you, yes others can enjoy but you also have to be having fun
Yes, things we do not want to be reminded of
I am totally with you, i use my fountain pens, they are tools
Have a good September. When is the Octoberfest celebration?
Thank you. It‘s quite soon. But I‘m not interested in it so probably I won’t go.
@@Blue_Rosemarie Where I grew up we had a yearly one. It was a big weekend of drinking, not for me at all
I would love to know what part of Little Prince you are writing.
Well, I guess it‘s a bit hard to read in german. 😅I‘m right now where the prince is on the planet with the king that rules over his whole planet. And he wants to make the prince to his minister.
0:0 Sailor PG 5:16 Platinum 3776 8:10 M805 11:27 M605 15:10 Lamy Studio 18:40 Reform PA25 24:40 Estie 29:40 Diamond 580 RG 32:00 M400 36:00 Pilot VP
I had to subscribe, because you're so adorable! Great top 5 as well!=]
You might also be interested in Aesthetics by Dietrich Von Hildebrand. I read volume 1 and it was pretty dense for me but it’s basically his philoophy about what makes things objectively beautiful
Liked and subscribed! 😊
Benu Jazz is gorgeous
I also ink up pens as I go, no need to have new pens each month.
I love the messages you are preaching and we can all do to hear such messages more, just to balance out what most videos are saying. Just a quick balance out again, dont go into deprivation mode if you can afford it. One good planner a yr is not excessive if you have saved up for it. I have a friend who will get gold medal at the Olympics if self deprivation is a sport, i do not wish for anyone to live like her.
Thank you for your kind words.
You had me at “ahh fuck…” lol 😂😂😂
I already decided last year that if Papertessdesigns came out with an A5 sized planner, I would get it. I love the Tomoe River paper and I really like her format where she bundles the week with the days, unfortunately she didn't do A5 for 2024 (she did release a undated one in feb or so, too late for me), so I'm using the Hobonichi Cousin (Avec) right now, but she is for 2025. It won't release until october or so I think, so I haven't been stressing out yet 😉
I'm someone who buys like one planner a year. I wanted to try out the Hobonichi cousin next year and I was really confused by everyone seemingly buying half their stock haha I'm happy if I use my one planner consistently. I was very impressed that other people manage to juggle four different types of planners next to each other.
I can‘t do that. I need one system for my personal planning and one for work planning (which stays at work). And then one journal. All the other things I won‘t use as often. I go in if I want to and that‘s it. But I couldn‘t do multiple planners.
I already bought my Hobonichi A6 with a weekly supplement, which fits me best because I take my planner everywhere. For journaling, in a long format, I love to use my traveller's notebook regular, I love that I don't have to commit to one type of book, but I can change the inserts depending on my needs.
I hear you talking about needs, I suggest you go more basic. I hear you saying needing a planner. Start with what you need it for, can it be digital? How much can a calendar work? I hear you saying you have needs. How can these needs be met, not worrying about a system, but rather a piece of paper to start. And yes, no duplication. FOMO is real but may I suggest you not succumb to FOMO. I like OneNote, Google calendar and Google Docs and spreadsheets to document what you are referring to. You are not alone, either. I use sheets of paper bound together to write notes, etc.
I guess it‘s different for everyone. My mind works best on paper and it is not as compatible with online tools. This is what I mean with „need“. I need the system to work with my brain. My brain likes paper and pen. So I basically need a paper planner. I‘m glad for you that you have found these systems for yourself.
@@Blue_Rosemarie brain and paper makes sense. Then find the core things to satisfy your needs, not being tied to a system. Then go from there. And yes, I have digital but I first write out what goes into my digital.
Okay. I need to sit down for the 3rd time and map it all out again. You’re right. Gotta figure out which one is for ME.
I got a Travelers Regular and I keep the first notebook as a monthly to track my weight and diabetes numbers every day and other health things. It's the Midori Monthly refill. Then I keep a second notebook refill in it with Tomoe River paper for doodling or just writing. Or even to try out new pens and inks. And then a 3rd one at the back was a notebook I got on Amazon that has this darker cotton textured paper that is really interesting to draw and doodle on or just write things down in. The edges on it are very crudely cut so it has character haha
Oh wow, I am so glad you found my video helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts in a video too. I watched it while sitting at my table having a little techo kaigi ahead of the Hobonichi shop opening, and I am going through the same system I mentioned last year because I need to resist FOMO myself ahead of the Hobo shop launch hahaha! Thank you so much for the mention and I am just so happy my video helped you! 😊
Thank you so much that you put your system out last year. It helped me a lot and will for sure in the future. I myself try not to stress about Techo Kaigi right now, so I still have to sit down and do the exercise. I already know that I will likely not get a hobonichi or sterling ink.
Thank you for another great video! Living in Silicon Valley, I love the rebellion of using a paper planner. Last year I bought a very nice taught leather in Bordeaux for my A6 Techo, and the year before that a used A5 one in Harris Tweed, so I don't think they'll be able to sell me another cover for some years to come!
what about a traveler's notebook? you can put all of those in individual notebook and planner inserts.
That‘s certainly also possible.
I was surprised to hear you mention the Pilot VP as a durable pen, because the clip is said to break off quite easily because it's just glued on. I stopped wearing it in my shirt pocket for that reason.. My 5 most durable fountain pens are: 5. Tools to Liveby "Le Chat" 4. Pilot Metropolitan / Urban 3. Parker steel fountain pens (Sonnet, vector and jotter) 2. Graf von Faber Castell rhodinated Guilloche 1. Kaweco AL Bronze I didn't list my Lamy Studio LX all black because you covered it in your video. It'd be in my top 3. Mine also had its lacquer removed where the clip touches the body but that's not unusual at all. The Lamy 2000 however, as durable it is and as many falls and hardships it went through, didn't make it on my list simply because of its material, Makrolon - I've seen many cracked Lamy 2000s on eBay, unfortunately. I still don't baby it like I baby my really expensive fountain pens.
I really like the rules that Emily mentions in her video. The one that was most important for me was to allow yourself blank pages - some days there will be nothing to note. Just my personal experience but I've found that what works for me is a Hobonichi A6 to carry around with me alongside a B5 journal which I keep at home for longer thoughts & other records. I'd be interested to know what you think of the bible size Planner ring binder, and where in Europe you managed to find one!
I totally love my Plotter bible size. It is so good! I found one second hand and barely used. I guess I was very luck. I would like to have an A5 Plotter one day, but right now the only option that I know is orderingfrom japan or the US
Omg I love you so much. I'm having a planner existential crisis also. I added up the total of the things I want from hobonichi and it was..... An embarrassing total. So now I have to get rid of stuff to get the $ down!
I hope that my video was a bit helpful for you. I just had to share what was on my mind already for a few weeks.
Let me propose a fountain pen propose 2 fountain pens which can sneak in your top 5 list. Give Karas Kustoms and IWI Civilization a try 😃
Wow. I really enjoyed your video. What a novel concept to incorporate principles from architecture. Love that idea. I learned so much and it’s a new way to think about pens. Please continue with the series. Looking forward to it. As for my most beautiful pens: a jonathan brooks charlotte model in moonlit raden, Benu euphoria in matcha latte, sailor pro gear in pink cosmos and Franklin Christoph figboot collab model 66 in California sunset.
I will continue. There are 2 more I want to film. Thank you for sharing. What wonderful models
Ex-lawyer here (England/Wales) - been into fountain pens for many years, but been reluctant to risk very expensive pens at work. Tended to use Jinhaos, etc when working, albeit tuned / well adjusted ones. Away from work, tend to use Cross Peerless Obsidian (medium nib) at home - a Kaweco Brass Sport lives permanently in my pocket (EF nib with SBRE Brown ink). My collection is down to 14 pens and I do rotate them quite a bit, however. Great video - keep 'em coming! 🙃
Thank you for sharing!
I love that your i nsr child is coming out. Feeling safe and happy
Love your face, thank you
my top most durable would have to be: Traveler's Company Brass Fountain Pen, Muji Aluminum Fountain Pen, Lamy Safari, Kaweco Sport, and Majohn A1
Love how you get drops of ink from the pen. Well done
My favoirite part is taking notes/journaling, in short, using my pens. I have just one ink, black, but a variety of pens. I do not use a notebook but rather individual sheets. Love your videos
I love the Little Prince. Do you have favorite parts that you transcribe? A quick story: one of the first CDs I purchased was an album with James Galway and Cleo Lane doing a variety of Jazz selections. He is an amazing flutist,
I actually don‘t have favorite parts. Honestly it is the first time reading it. And transcribing at the same time.
Thank you for the recommendation
I do not think you are weird at all
I do like looking at your face, thank you
You have great choices. I do not like the Pilot Vanishing Point, but that is on me. I like the Pilot Metropolitan or the Pilot Varsity.
I have a brass All Sport and the thing is a ROCK. Or a metal. I think you could run it over in a car and it would be fine. Most durable pen I own.
Good series. I like it . Keep em coming. Very nice.
You know how I know your videos are effective? Before I saw your name or face or the video title, I saw the thumbnail and said to myself, "hey!! Vitruvius!" 😂 I realise watching your vid that I also have a penchant for solid looking pens in block colours... Not so much with the black colours... But I do own a number of those... I'm in a tailspin 😂