October is one of our favorite months. It marks the beginning of many holidays and much cooler weather! So this month’s printable features something else I love dearly : Coffee!
And for those who purchased our October sticker set, it looks perfect with it!
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p.s You can purchase our October sticker set alongside other previous sticker collections at our Etsy store! Do check it out here!
There are a lot of letter/sign/brush pens out there. The Cocoiro by Zig has been around for a number of years but I feel that it is maybe a bit underrated. If you haven’t heard of this pen, I hope you’ll find this post useful.
The Cocoiro is a letter pen system which comes in 2 parts, a writing component and an interchangeable pen body. The pen body (pen sleeve and cap) is available in 16 different colours, limited edition designs are also available periodically. The writing component (ink and brush/pen) comes in extra fine brush, available in 12 colours, Rollerball, 0.3mm black and Brush, black only.
You can purchase a set, which consists of pen body plus extra fine in black ink, everything you need to get started OR you can buy the pen body and writing component separately. It’s a pretty flexible system, swap colours and pen bodies as and when you please.
I’ve only purchased 3 colours from the ink range; black, sepia and dark green but my favourite is the sepia, I just feel that it’s really special and unique and it’s one of the things that drew me to these pens.
The extra fine brush tip is the most common refill. It is not as soft or long as say, the tombow brush pen which makes is perfect for lettering and drawing. It might take a while to get used to using but it’s a great pen to work with. I’ve not tried the ballpen and I’m not as fond of the brush refill as much as other brush pens so I cannot recommend them.
Have you used this before? What do you think about it?
One of the most obvious uses for masking tape is use them as labels. However, trying to find a pen or marker suitable for writing on them can be difficult at times. Not to worry, here at TN5C we have done the research so you don't have to. These are the pens we reccomend!
Pilot Multiball pen (Medium tip) - Can be used as a pen for writing or drawing yet you are still able to use it surfaces like glass, cloth and plastic! If you are intending to do a lot of writing on your labels, this is the one to get.
Pilot Multiball pen (Fine tip) - Same as above just a finer tip.
Zebra Marker Superfine / マッã‚ーケア超極細 : A favorite of mine and comes in several other colors as well. The 0.3mm tip is very good for journaling as well eg. writing on film based sticky notes.
Mitsubishi UNI Powerful Name Marker : Also Dual ended. One end is 0.4mm and the other is 0.9mm. Long lasting and waterproof, this is perfect for usage on most things and as expected, it shows up the best on the masking tape.
Have you tried any of these? Or are there others you recommend?
Kingjim's Kitta range is the answer to the question; "how do I carry multiple washi tapes with me when I'm out/travelling?" For as long as washi tape has been around, people have been trying to find a way to bring their washi tape collection into their kits.
The Kitta range combines the texture of washi tape in a convenient card sized package. Each seal set is credit card sized, which makes it easy to slip into your notebook pocket or pencil case.
There are 3 lines, the Kitta Basic, which includes 4 designs of regular width washi tape strips, Kitta Slim, same as before but slimmer and has 8 designs and the Kitta Seal, which consists of marking seals, picture corners and index markers.
The Basic and Slim are pre cut washi strips, each piece has it's own backing paper. The difference between these and fusen is that fusen is only adhesive on one end whilst the Kitta tape is fully adhesive. A regular ballpoint pen can be used to write on the strips but a marker is recommended.
The Seal range has a more smooth sticker like texture. Most are semi-opaque which means you can write on the sticker or write on the paper before sticking the seal on your writing. With these, I would recommend using a marker and not a ballpoint pen. The picture corners are strong enough to hold down an instax card but are still reposition-able.
The best part of the kitta seal however, is that if you don't want to carry the entire pack with you, you can tear off individual sheets of the Basic/Slim tape designs and an entire sheet off the Seal (perforated cut included!)
I like how each set has a theme which shows in not just the cover but the designs as well. The colours are also pretty and very usable. Kingjim appears to be releasing new designs all the time, so time to collect them all?
Lastly, if you buy too many of these, which is very possible, I recommend a look at my stationery storage ideas blogpost for how I store them.
Hello September! This month's printable is for the Cat Ladies and Cat Gentlemen out there, we love our cats and we hope you enjoy this printable too.
We've also featured some of the stickers from our September subscription sticker set and washi tape from our store, see below for links.
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Download printable here: Link
Cat Stickers: Buy here
Cat Washi Tape: Here
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Japanese discount chain store DAISO has been doing really well in the pen game of late. After their limited run of pastel markers a while ago, they have brought in a new series of water based markers. It is available in two sets. Sweet and Pastel. Each set has five pens in it and is an absolute bargain at DAISO prices [differs from country to country]. They swatch very well, with the sweet range showing up more clearly than the pastel range [as expected]. They come in a 0.5mm tip which makes it wide enough to color or draw yet fine enough to write all at the same time.
Have you tried them out? What did you think of them?
Sometimes life seems to be a little too much to handle but rest assured, everything will fall into place in the end. For the best time to take a break is when you don’t actually have time for it. So take a deep breath and just enjoy your life.
Relax, Renew and Refresh.
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Recently, I stumbled upon sign pens inside DAISO. They were also made by Pentel and i wondered if they were exactly the same as the ones we adore here at TN5C.
Needless to say, a purchase was made and here it is!
They are made in JAPAN and made by PENTEL just like the original so is there any difference?
As far as i can tell, the pens look almost identical, except for the words on them. The one from DAISO are printed on whereas the full priced ones have words engraved on them. As you can see in the pictures above, they also write pretty much the same with the identical ink color.
So overall, I find the pens pretty much exactly the same. If you find them in DAISO, do grab them as they are about 25% cheaper than buying the ones from the stationery stores!
DAISO is always a good place to find some good stationery buys. Have you gotten any recently?
We were super excited when Pantone announced Ultraviolet as their color of the year.
Ultraviolet is gorgeous and it makes us think of galaxies, the 90s, watercolour and richness. So we decided to put together this kit, filled with stickers, tape, pens and cards.
We might be a little late to the party but it's still 2018 and this is our tribute to the color of the year: Ultraviolet.
To purchase this kit, please visit out Etsy store: Link
This Box includes:
Two sheets of planner stickers*
Two sheets of illustrated stickers*
One pastel purple Sarasa clip pen
One roll of Washi tape
Two sheets of Galaxy Washi Labels
One sheet of round stickers
Five watercolour notecards
*Exclusively produced for TN5C
We have limited quantities for this box so get in quick!
Journaling, keeping a diary, writing in a notebook, that all requires a trove of pens, stickers.
1. Washi Tape Container
I used to keep all my washi tape in a shallow drawer but it was difficult to keep the rolls in a straight line. They would roll around and require reorganisation every few months as well.
These containers however, are perfect.
They fit both regular and smaller rolls of washi tape. Wider tape might fit but will need to be rotated. 1 box fits around 45 rolls of tape and is easy to stack. Plus the box is clear which makes it really easy to find what you need without creating a big mess.
2. Fusen and other card sized stickers/labels
Fusen/labels tend to come in card sized packaging which makes it portable and great for your on the go kit, but what happens when they accumulate?
I discovered this hack on instagram recently, and the idea is to store all of the card sized fusen into a trading card sleeve/pockets.
This won't work with a business card holder, trading card pockets are wider and it works for card sized fusen packaging because of the thickness. Also, compared to business card holders which are landscape oriented, trading card pockets are portrait, which means they won't drop out easily, are easier to access and look great!
You can buy specialty trading card folders/pockets. Daiso also sells it's own A5 folder version, which I've featured here.
3. Sticker Folder
Hands up if you have too many sheets of stickers! The best way to store them is in sticker folders. In fact, we carry a few designs on our Etsy store.
4. Pens
The Ikea Raskog trolley is a popular choice for crafters because it's inexpensive, easy to assemble, comes in a number of cute colours and matches most rooms. I use the top of the trolley to store pens by filling it up with pen cups and pen holders from places such as Muji and H&M.
5. Everything else
And finally, if you can't find a solution for what you're trying to store. The Daiso clear shoe boxes are cheap, stackable and a fits most things. I use it to store loose items like sticker rolls, craft punches and even packaging that I want to keep. Clear always make it easier to find what you're looking for.
Hope the above is useful and if you have any suggestions, leave it in the comments below!
Its August! We are finally past the first half of the year and its also the middle of summer! This month's printable is all about the journey; specifically the train journey!
And for those who purchased our August sticker set, it looks perfect with it!
As always, tag us #TN5Cprintable on instagram to show us your pages!
Download our free printable here.
p.s You can purchase our August sticker set alongside other previous sticker collections at our Etsy store! Do check it out here!
Cats are weird, funny and loveable.
We love orange cats, sleeping cats, hungry cats, tabby cats, all cats.
They may confuse you with some of their behaviour but
Time spent with cats is never wasted.
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I’ve been bullet journaling for 18 months now and it’s been a great system. I used an MD notebook last year and whilst I got a lot of use out of it, I didn’t finish using the notebook when the year was up.
I’m using the leuchtturm1917 bullet journal notebook this year and I’ve found dot grid to be space efficient, hence I use a lot less pages than before.
In order to fully utilise it, I’ve inserted some fun, some useful content pages. I’ll share some of those ideas here:
Do you have other bujo ideas? Let me know in the comments!