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From Carola
Canada
Приєднався 10 гру 2018
Hi, hello! I'm Carola, an artist and stationery lover. This channel is a place for me to share how I use various planners and journals as well as reviews about stationery such as fountain pens and inks.
I’m also an ambassador and affiliate to amazing stationery brands - you can find discounts here: fromcarola.substack.com/p/affiliate-discounts
Want to learn more about creative journaling, BuJo, and planners? Check out my website & blog:
liliandbella.com
If you're a brand and want to collaborate, you can email me at:
fromcarola@gmail.com
Let's connect on:
Instagram - fromcarola
Facebook - fromcarola
Pinterest - www.pinterest.ca/liliandbella
I’m also an ambassador and affiliate to amazing stationery brands - you can find discounts here: fromcarola.substack.com/p/affiliate-discounts
Want to learn more about creative journaling, BuJo, and planners? Check out my website & blog:
liliandbella.com
If you're a brand and want to collaborate, you can email me at:
fromcarola@gmail.com
Let's connect on:
Instagram - fromcarola
Facebook - fromcarola
Pinterest - www.pinterest.ca/liliandbella
How I Use Travelers Notebooks | Ideas On How To Use Yours
Hi friends,
If you're like me and you have a number of Travelers Notebook covers, here are some ways to use them:
- documenting Happy Mail
- drawing practice
- wine log (or beer, tea, coffee, etc)
- memory keeping
- trip highlights with ephemera
- book notes and reviews
- stamping (ie the TN stamp caravan or partner shop stamps)
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Olive TNs
04:10 Kyoto Edition TN
05:33 Camel TN
06:28 Airlines TN
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★ FIND ME ELSEWHERE:
- Instagram: fromcarola
- Substack: fromcarola.substack.com
- Blog/Website: liliandbella.com
- Pinterest: pinterest.com/liliandbella
★ DISCOUNT CODES & REFERRAL LINKS: liliandbella.com/social-links/
DISCLAIMER: As an affiliate, I may get a small commission on any sales from my links at no extra cost to you. Thank you for the support!
If you're like me and you have a number of Travelers Notebook covers, here are some ways to use them:
- documenting Happy Mail
- drawing practice
- wine log (or beer, tea, coffee, etc)
- memory keeping
- trip highlights with ephemera
- book notes and reviews
- stamping (ie the TN stamp caravan or partner shop stamps)
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Olive TNs
04:10 Kyoto Edition TN
05:33 Camel TN
06:28 Airlines TN
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★ FIND ME ELSEWHERE:
- Instagram: fromcarola
- Substack: fromcarola.substack.com
- Blog/Website: liliandbella.com
- Pinterest: pinterest.com/liliandbella
★ DISCOUNT CODES & REFERRAL LINKS: liliandbella.com/social-links/
DISCLAIMER: As an affiliate, I may get a small commission on any sales from my links at no extra cost to you. Thank you for the support!
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Pilot Custom 823 with Signature Nib | Writing and Drawing Sample #fountainpen
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Hi friends, I bought a Pilot Custom 823 on Fountain Pen Day from Atlas Stationers and I'm so excited to use it! It has a 14k gold Signature nib and comes in a lovely box with a bottle of Pilot Blue ink. If you're curious about this pen, check out this walk through and my writing and drawing sample in real time. The pen is inked with Dominant Industry x Wonder Pens "Tuna Grey". Timeline: 00:00 I...
PLOTTER Mini, Bible, and A5 Rings | A5 Refill Inserts
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Hi friends, if you watched my 2025 Planner Lineup, you'll know that I got an A5 PLOTTER ring binder. Here's a walk through of how I plan on using this binder next year as well as the refill pads that I got. Timeline: 00:00 Intro 00:47 A5 PLOTTER 04:25 A5 Refill Pads If you're interested in getting a PLOTTER, Atlas Stationers carries the binders and accessories. While my discount code won't appl...
Abstract Floral Art using Fountain Pen Ink and Kakimori Nib
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Hi friends, Paint and draw abstract flowers with me using fountain pen inks and a Kakimori nib. This is a relaxing, creative practice and a way to use your fountain pen inks. Supplies used: - fountain pen inks: Ferris Wheel Press "Age of Aurum", "Tunes of Tinseltown" and "Festival Grove", Kakimori pigment black - Kakimori stainless steel nib in a mini contoured nib holder by River City Pen Comp...
My Fountain Pen Collection feat. Pilot, Sailor, TWSBI, Esterbrook, Platinum, Benu
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Hi friends, happy Fountain Pen Day (commemorated on the first Friday of November)! This is the first time I filmed my entire collection, so enjoy this chatty walk through of my fountain pens. I'm still in my early-ish collecting phase, so there are pen brands I don't own but wish I did (Leonardo). Let me know if you have any suggestions of pens I should try too! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:02 My...
Fountain Pens I’m Using in Oct | Writing and Drawing Sample in Real Time
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Hi friends, here are my currently inked fountain pens for October. If you like to create "Currently Inked" spreads, grab your fountain pens and do this along with me! My currently inked: 1.1. Esterbrook Estie (Techo nib) Robert Oster x TCMC “coffee monster” 2. Esterbrook Estie (BB) Robert Oster x Pen Addict “fire on fire” 3. Franklin-Christoph Pocket20 (Sankakusen) Robert Oster “honey bee” 4. P...
My 2025 Planner and Journal Lineup Reveal | PLOTTER, Hobonichi, Sterling Ink
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Hi friends, If you were wondering what planners and journals I'll be using for 2025, here it is! In this video I chat about each book and how I'm planning on using it as well as initial setup I've done. What are you using in 2025? My personal lineup: 1. PLOTTER A5 2. Hobonichi 5-year A5 3. Hobonichi A6 notebook 4. Hobonichi 5-year A6 5. Hobonichi Weeks 6. Sterling Ink N2 Timestamps: 00:00 Intro...
Planners and Journals I'm Using | Q4 2024 Update, Feat. PLOTTER, Hobonichi, Sterling Ink, Travelers
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Hi friends, It's been 6 months since my last update on the planners and journals that I'm using, so here's how my lineup has changed since then! There are three planners that I "retired" and a new addition to my lineup. Lineup (in order of appearance): - PLOTTER Bible size - Hobonichi Weeks - Hobonichi A6 5-year - Hobonichi A5 notebook - Hemlock & Oak undated Weekly - Hobonichi A5 5-year - Ster...
Abstract Floral Art | paint & draw with me | October
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Hi friends, Paint and draw abstract flowers with me using fountain pen inks and a fine liner. I walk you through my process from beginning to end in real-time . You can do practice this any time you want to relax and create art without the pressure to make it look perfect. Supplies used: - fountain pen inks (Ferris Wheel Press "Ambrosia Indulgence" and "Festival Grove") - fine liner (Tombow MON...
Fountain Pens I’m Using in Sept | Writing and Drawing Sample in Real Time
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Hi friends, here are my currently inked fountain pens for September. If you follow me on Instagram (fromcarola) then you've seen images of my completed "currently inked" spreads - here is the real time writing and drawing session! If you enjoyed watching this, let me know in the comments and I'll do one next month too! Sept currently inked (in order of appearance): 1. Esterbrook Estie (Waverly ...
Esterbrook Fountain Pen with BB nib, 2GoCup and Ink | Back To The Land
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Hi friends, here is a closer look at the Back To The Land collection from Esterbrook (released in August 2024). The Esterbrook team kindly gifted me the 2GoCup and I bought the fountain pen (BB nib) and ink bottle with a personal discount. The colour choice I went with is called Quirky Leaf, a green and orange combination (the other choices are Funky Lake and Incredible Rock). What do you think...
SF Pen Show Walkthrough and Haul
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Hi friends, have you ever been to a pen show before? This video is a highlight of my experience attending the SF Pen Show (Aug 23rd - 25th). I had a blast this year - checking out all the stationery, meeting friends IRL and making new ones, as well as being a workshop instructor! If you've never been to a pen show before, take a look at the walkthrough to get an idea of the layout and how busy ...
PLOTTER Mini and Bible Rings | Pueblo and Shrink Leather
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PLOTTER Mini and Bible Rings | Pueblo and Shrink Leather
Planner Update Feat. Sterling Ink, Hobonichi, TN, PLOTTER, Hemlock & Oak
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Planner Update Feat. Sterling Ink, Hobonichi, TN, PLOTTER, Hemlock & Oak
The Ferris Wheel Press Pendant Purse unboxing #stationery
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The Ferris Wheel Press Pendant Purse unboxing #stationery
What’s a Pen Show? California Pen Show Highlights #fountainpen
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What’s a Pen Show? California Pen Show Highlights #fountainpen
Paint Watercolor Flowers with Tombow Dual Brush Pens | Tutorial
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Paint Watercolor Flowers with Tombow Dual Brush Pens | Tutorial
2024 Planners & Journals: Hobonichi, Sterling Ink, TN, Plotter
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2024 Planners & Journals: Hobonichi, Sterling Ink, TN, Plotter
Planners & Journals Chatty Update: Hobonichi, Sterling Ink, Hibino, Plotter
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Planners & Journals Chatty Update: Hobonichi, Sterling Ink, Hibino, Plotter
Esterbrook Estie Raven with Button Piston Filler
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Esterbrook Estie Raven with Button Piston Filler
Painting Flowers with Fountain Pen Ink | Feat. Kakimori nib
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Painting Flowers with Fountain Pen Ink | Feat. Kakimori nib
How Is My 2023 Planner & Journal Lineup Going? Feat. Hobonichi Weeks and Midori Hibino
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How Is My 2023 Planner & Journal Lineup Going? Feat. Hobonichi Weeks and Midori Hibino
Galen Leather Passport Wallet Insert - My Setup
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Galen Leather Passport Wallet Insert - My Setup
Esterbrook Estie with Techo Nib: Writing Sample
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Esterbrook Estie with Techo Nib: Writing Sample
Has The Ferris Wheel Press Carousel Fountain Pen Improved? Comparing New to Older
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Has The Ferris Wheel Press Carousel Fountain Pen Improved? Comparing New to Older
Planner and Journal Lineup: Hobonichi, Midori, Sterling Ink, Plotter, Hemlock & Oak, TN
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Planner and Journal Lineup: Hobonichi, Midori, Sterling Ink, Plotter, Hemlock & Oak, TN
Hobonichi Weeks Mega and A6 Planner Setup
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Hobonichi Weeks Mega and A6 Planner Setup
You have such a soothing voice and presentation. Thank you for showing us your notebooks!
Thank you for watching and for your kind comment 🫶🏽
Thank you for sharing! So many great uses, I love the idea of trying to use pencils more.
It’s an exciting project for me! 🙌🏽
Lovely video! I have two TNs but getting to the point I'll need three I think! 😂
Awesome! Do you like covers with designs or plain? I like both haha.
Ah so you're rich
😂😂😂 I’m just a stationery collector. But if you’d like to support me on my journey to getting rich (so I can buy even more stationery), I have affiliate codes you can use - and you save money too!
A full size traveler’s notebook is $55 USD. It’s not cheap for a notebook but if you have a job it’s not that expensive 😭
This is so wonderful! I use a bunch of traveler’s notebooks too and it’s always interesting to see how other people are using theirs because any time I get bored with what I currently have set up, I can always move things around and try something new! Thank you for sharing how you use yours!
Aw thanks Lauren! I’m the same way - I love to see how others use theirs in case I want to move mine around. Love the TN versatility!
New subscriber. I love your collection of TNs. I have a growing collection of standard and passport sizes. I am currently in my olive green standard for personal journaling and creative writing and olive passport for tracking my hobbies and reading. I just got the camel standard and passport TNs and will be starting the new year with that set. I am definitely going to set up a little wine insert. I may add mocktail and cocktail recipes as well. Thanks for sharing!!
I just set up a hobbies TN passport size with 3 inserts. It’s been so much fun using it daily.
That’s an awesome collection! And love the mocktails/cocktails recipe insert idea! Enjoy 🙌🏽
Lovely setups! I definitely use my tns for a variety of different purposes but finding myself always leaning towards the larger standard size. So I am looking for more ideas that can fit in the smaller passport size!
I’ve used the passport size in the past and really enjoyed it, but same as you, I lean towards the standard size more. 💕
Very interesting! I use the smaller one.
The passport size is soooo cute! I’ve used it in the past and really enjoyed it too 🙌🏽
Seeeeeee this is why I love the 743. Super easy to refill and such. But totally agree about the writing experience, my 743 is still my holy grail pen. Absolutely my fav. I only have one, hoping for more slowly in the future
I would love to own more Customs and I agree that it's a grail pen!
You just blow my mind every time you paint!! A goal going into 2025 is to do this more!!
aww that's so sweet, thanks! Let's try and do it together next year!
Line up goals!! Love that you have so much room for creativity and possibilities!!!
I'm curious to see how my lineup evolves hee hee. Hope you enjoy yours as well!
Loving that RO Honey Bee! 🤩 I am loving ALL of your pens and the nib grinds 🤩 when I grow up, I want to be like you!
Honey Bee is one of my fave inks - it's such a nice burnt yellow! Hee hee, you're the one with all the bright and beautiful pens!
Lovely review! 🤓
Thanks Erick! 🤗
Really nice!
Really nice!
You can buy broader nib replacement for your Kaweco Sport. The metal sports have screw in replacement nibs. Very simple to replace.
Thanks for sharing! I may just do that!
The Pilot Custom 823 is my overall favorite fountain pen. I have them in three different nib sizes and looking to get a medium in the future but perhaps I need a signature nib.....lol. It is beautiful, thank you for sharing.
I get the attraction - what a great pen! 🙌🏽
Great hack for the pen loop! Although I love the lifter from plotter, I’m not a fan of the black leather pen holder or the fact that you can’t fit a fountain pen in it. This is an idea I will steal from you! 😂 Thanks for sharing!
Yesss! I like the lifter if you're using a standard pen but if you want to use a fountain pen or oversized pen, the XL pen loop from Leuchtturm is great!
thank u for uploading, great video, rly enjoyed it
So glad you enjoyed it! 🫶🏽
i would love to see some plan with me videos with these notebooks, but no pressure!
I’ll keep that in mind, thanks!
love that green ink
I’m really enjoying more greens!
I have an orange one and a blue one.
Lovely, Very nicely done! Enjoyed the details and feedback on your tools:)
Thanks! I’m so glad you enjoyed it ☺️💕
Lovely creative way to show off these inks! I like seeing what the fude nib can do
It’s such a fun and interesting nib!
Love the nib!
Isn’t it cool?!
How do you like the Parker Urban? I really like the shape for some reason, and I've thought about getting one, but I wasn't sure if the writing experience was going to anything to get excited about.
I used it for years and enjoyed it. The nib writes smoothly and the weight of the pen feels comfortable. It has a narrow body so depending on whether or not you like writing with slim pens, that may affect your experience. In case you like posting the cap, the weight was noticeable to me and I ended up not posting it. Overall though, solid pen.
Hi! Long time follower on IG here (just realized you Are on UA-cam as well as myself). Yup, same here about 60 + pens in my collection as well. Love seeing your collection!
Hi! That’s awesome - enjoy! Thanks for watching ☺️
Just amazing, would love to see this collection in person ❤
Wish you lived closer! 🫶🏽🫶🏽
Love this so much!
great collection, thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching! 💕
I'm about two months into my fountain pen journey. I have five pens--a Lamy Safari Vista (converted into an eyedropper with an epoxy mod), a TWSBI 580, a TWSBI Eco that I bought for my wife, and a TWSBI VAC700R Iris that I just got last week. Oh, and the Kakimori nib for swatching and writing with samples. I feel like my favorite part of the hobby and using a fountain pen is seeing the ink level in the chamber go down over time. Which is why all of my pens are demonstrators, even the pens on my wish list are demonstrators--Opus 88, Nahvalur, Asvine. The thing i really love about the 580 and the VAC700R though is that the nibs are easily swappable, and TWSBI sells you the spare nibs and sections in these really aesthetically pleasing tubes for storage.
Wow you’re well on your way in your journey, enjoy! I agree that it’s enjoyable to monitor the ink levels in the pen - I love demos for this reason too (or pens that have ink windows). Swapping nibs is next level fun and probably the reason I’ve now started acquiring pens where I can use other nib units. Have fun!
i love the inks you selected!! thanks for also going through the different nibs. I have not ventured much into speciality nibs but am preparing for the California pen show in February and am trying to find a couple to add to some pens. can’t wait for that experience.
The great thing about pen shows is that you can try out a bunch of speciality nibs to find one you like! I’m planning on going to the Cali pen show too - and will probably pick up a couple more nibs grinds 😁🙌🏽🙌🏽
Great collection of Ecos. Just picked up the Duragraph with a stub nib and I really enjoy it. Thanks for sharing your collection!
Nice! Stub nibs are fun 🙌🏽
What a great video for Fountain Pen Day. Love seeing your collection and the why of your fountain pen journey.
Aw thanks! Happy Fountain Pen Day! 🖋️🎉
I loved this video, Carola! I always love seeing people's collections and why you bought certain pens! Thanks for sharing😍
Same! Isn’t it fun to look back on where we started?! Happy FPD 🖋️🎉
The sound of the nibs on the page is everything
I agree! Love that sound 🙌🏽
I ordered a Mini 6 in orange shrinked leather with gold rings. I will use this as my EDC for my “To Do” master list divided into categories. I use a 3x5 card for each day and I will put that in my mini 6. Every Day. Then I broke the Bank by ordering a Black shrink leather A5 size with rose gold rings. This is To Die For!! Stunning doesn’t describe it properly. I saw one just like it in a video on UA-cam. I don’t know who had it but I thank them for helping me decide what to order. I ordered refills from Plotter USA with the A5 Plotter. I can’t wait to receive it. I will stay with the minimum number of pages. This one will have a yearly calendar that I may have to make myself. Then I will use weekly planning refills with Plotter refills for 2025. I will skip the monthly spreads. I have subscribed to this channel. Thank you so much. I learn from these videos. They save me money and time. I’m grateful for all the UA-cam videos.
Thank you for sharing! The PLOTTER binders are gorgeous - I hope you enjoy using yours!
I do want a hole punch that fits the Plotter planners. I want to make my own dash boards from my favorite items I have. I will not bulk up this planner with stickers. This is a minimal planner. If I have to stuff it full, I will have sacrificed the purpose of these planners. Thank you so much for sharing!!
I do want a hole punch that fits the Plotter planners. I want to make my own dash boards from my favorite items I have. I will not bulk up this planner with stickers. This is a minimal planner. If I have to stuff it full, I will have sacrificed the purpose of these planners.
I like your pen loop much better than the Plotter pen loop. Great idea to use the sticky TN pocket.
I missed the name of the hole punch for Bible size holes.
I missed the name of the hole punch for Bible size holes.
You have a nice voice for your video. And quality video and audio.
I’ve purchased two Plotters. The mini 6 for EDC. And the A5 to use at home.
The corners look great. They are rounded! Not going to scratch anything. Glad to know this is an option.
The corners look great. They are rounded! Not going to scratch anything. Glad to know this is an option.
I always rock the diamond ancient copper in the fall. I’m also really pleased to see the Sailor fude nib in use. I grabbed one at the DC Pen Supershow and have puzzled over how to write with it
I had a sample of “ancient copper” and loved it - I should pick up a bottle 😊 The Sailor Fude is fun!
I love your currently inked videos!! 🤗 That Tom's Studio Iris is gorgeous!
Aw thanks! Isn’t it sooo good - deep and vibrant 🙌🏽
Lovely Carola. I love these videos.
Yay, I’m so glad - I hope to keep filming them! 💕
You have the most beautiful voice!!
Oh wow, thank you so much! 🫶🏽
But for real! I was just thinking the same thing. 😂