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May 2023 Printable
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April 28, 2023
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Friday, April 21, 2023
Review: Kutsuwa Culicule x Mizutama Cafe Color Pencils
Stationery brand Kutsuwa has collaborated with Japanese illustrator Mizutama to produce a limited edition collection of their colored pencils Culicule line.
There are 6 different sets in all and I have picked up the CAFE theme to try.
Each set includes three different colors. 
There is no need to use a pencil sharpener as it dispenses the core just by rotating the top of the pencil. And since the core is stored inside the pen shell, it is small enough to fit in a pencil case.
Swatches
Because it does not bleed or show through, it can be used for marking textbooks and decorating notebooks and notebooks.
I have always been a fan of the Culicule line so the cute illustrations on the packaging enhance them even more! A must have if you are fan of either or both the pencils and illustrator!
Friday, April 14, 2023
Decorating Muji Paper Clips
Muji makes great basics, from furniture, to food, to stationery, everything can be customised to your own style and taste.
The stationery range has a lot of good things to customise, like these paper clips.
Each pack of paper clips comes in a pack of 5 and each clip can hold up to 5 sheets of paper.
The clips are made of paper, which is important for our purposes.
1. Pen/Marker
This is the most basic and easiest way to customise, the downside is there is a little bit of bleed on the paper material of the paper clip but it's not terrible.
Use a sign/brush pen for a bit of flourish.
2. Sticker Labels
To be able to reuse the clip, use labels to customise your paper clip.
3. Printed labels
If you don't like looking at your own handwriting, like me, print the labels or use sticker paper.
4. Washi Tape
A combination of the above methods and a good way to use up washi tape.
If you collect washi tape, you know what I mean!
5. Cute stickers
I found these cute stickers in Daiso and it's such a simple and cute way to add to the paperclip.
Here's what it looks like in my notebook!
What do you think? What is your favourite way to customise the paper clip?
Friday, April 7, 2023
Review: DAISO Precision Design Knife
Here at TN5C we are always on the lookout for new compact stationery. So when DAISO put out a Precision Design Knife, you know we had to try it out!
At first glance it looks like a common pen or even a pen shaped paper cutter.
However upon closer inspection, you will see the tip of the "pen" is unlike any other.
Yes there is a really small blade at the end of the tip!
There is a small learning curve to using it [especially if you are left handed like myself] but once you have mastered it, it is surprisingly useful! It cuts well and like its namesake, it really does do a better job of cutting fine details compared to other pen knives.
The compact design also makes it easy to transport. As a matter of fact, it will fit in a small pen case without any problems.
What do you think? Have you tried this?
Friday, March 31, 2023
Friday, March 24, 2023
Review: DAISO MT X Dagashi Masking Tape
Popular Japanese 100yen store DAISO has released a masking tape collection with a DAGASHI theme. Dagashi are cheap retro sweets popular amongst both children and adults. The tape is made by THE iconic masking tape maker MT as well.
Here are two we picked up
The packaging illustration is extremely cute.
Here is how it looks like unrolled.
Since its mt tape, the quality is very much assured. Both in print quality and how well it sticks/removes. The designs are whimsical and if you are a fan of dagashi, you cannot miss out on getting it ^^
And being from DAISO, the price point cannot be beat either!
Hope DAISO will carry more mt tape!
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Review: Pilot ILMILY highlighter in Night Sakura
I love my highlighters.
Contrary to popular belief, they're a very versatile writing tool.
Stationery brands agree, and here we have the ILMILY color two color highlighter by pilot.
The ILMILY line of pens also includes a ballpen, both products are colour changing.
There is a primary colour that you write/highlight with and you apply friction with a rubber tip at the other end of the pen to change the colour of the ink.
I purchased the highlighter in the colour 'Night Sakura'.
The primary colour being 'Night', a midnight blue and the colour changer being 'Sakura', which is of course, pink!
The night colour is too dark to highlight text but is great for adding colour to a page, the sakura colour is a nice accent.
Unfortunately, because the friction required is quite a lot, it was difficult to draw shapes using the rubber end. Straight lines are easier and produce a better result.
Other than minor detail, the night sakura version of the ILMILY line is really nice.
I'm impressed that the colours are both quite different but they compliment each other and produce a nice effect.
I'll definitely look out for more of these pens.
Friday, March 10, 2023
Review: Notebooks from Standard Products by Daiso
Standard Products is a spin off brand from Daiso.
The brand's philosophy is "A little nice, goes the extra mile"
Items are well designed, minimalist and clean looking but still affordable.
I picked these notebooks up during my first visit to a Standard Products store.
On the left is the ash notepad, it's A7 sized, 80 sheets of white paper in a 5mm grid layout
The other is a gray notebook, A6 sized, 64 sheets of cream paper in a 7mm ruled layout.
The ash notepad is a great size for casual notetaking.
I was surprised by the paper quality, it feels coated and it's very smooth.
The cream paper in the notebook feels reminiscent of Midori's cream paper but of course, Midori's paper can't be beat.
Both the grid and ruled layouts are very functional, the printing is light but visible.
Design wise, I think they are very pretty, they would look great even as table decoration.
My only gripe is that the cover design on the notebook is a slipcover and I would've liked it if it was printed on instead.
In conclusion, these notebooks are very affordable. So if you're looking for an aesthetic simple notebook/notepad, I recommend going to Standard Products and picking these up!
Friday, March 3, 2023
Review: Hobonichi Techo X Deco Rush
Here at TN5C we love the DECO Rush range so when we found out Hobonichi Techo had launched a collaboration with them, we had to check them out!
Here's the one we picked up
There are 7 in the collection [all limited edition]
Like the usual Deco Rush, they feature a sleek neutral tone cardboard packaging
Here are the swatches
And they will fit right in with the usual Deco Rush, making it easy to store.
What do you think of them?
Have you checked them out?
Friday, February 24, 2023
March 2023 Printable
It's our March printable and it's sakura season again!
Download here.
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Friday, February 17, 2023
Review: Sanby Nicoma Stamp
Something a bit different today.
I picked up this interesting stamp.
It's a Nicoma stamp by Sanby
The premise of the Nicoma stamp is that you can use it on a memo, a small letter, but hiding part of the illustration, you're giving the receiver a surprise!
I picked this illustration of a girl with ramen hair, how cute!
The stamp inked and stamped well.
I wrote my message.
and surprise! It's hair not ramen.
How cute is this?
Check out their other designs here.
What do you think? Is it cute? Quirky? Would you buy one?
Friday, February 10, 2023
Review: MIDORI 2023 MD Calendar Weekly
We are a month into 2023 and I have been using my new diary calendar from Midori. So I figured it was a good time to post a review!
MIDORI 2023 MD Calendar Weekly
Weekly View
You are able to stand it up for easy viewing.
Includes memo pages
As you would expect, every page is made with MIDORI's signature MD paper which we here at TN5C are HUGE fans of. It writes smoothly and does not allow pen ink to bleed through.
What do you think? Would you try it out?
Friday, February 3, 2023
Review: Made of Tomorrow Notepad
Usually we blog about things we've purchased ourselves but today, I wanted to talk about this notepad I received as a gift.
It's by a New Zealand brand called 'Made of Tomorrow', they make functional homewares and stationery and it's all made in New Zealand.
The notepad is a part of their paper goods lineup, it's 19 x 9cm, gold foil embossed cover and has 52 pages of 120gsm paper.
Having a look at their website, you can get it monogrammed too!
Opening the notepad up, you get this page with their sustainability information.
The illustrations are cute and I appreciated that it's made with recycled materials!
Also good to note is that the notepads have no plastic laminate coating and 100% recyclable.
The 52 pages are 1/2 blank and 1/2 lined which I feel is pretty unique.
I like lined sometimes, blank sometimes so it suits my use pretty well.
I also think it's great the paper is 120gsm, oftentimes you get notebooks that have paper that is way too thin.
The 120gsm here works well with the sign and brush pens as well as regular pens, no bleed and it's pretty smooth. It's no midori paper but I think it's better than most other notepads I've tried.
If you're in New Zealand and happen to see this brand, you should check it out!
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