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Found: "They Draw & Cook"

A mention of the Moleskine P

A mention of the Moleskine Passions Recipe Journal at Olive to Cook  led us to "They Draw and cook" collection of super fun illustrated recipes created by artists from around the world. 

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Found: "Weekly Moleskine"

This pencil portrait of Gillian Welch by M. Scott Hay. Such nuanced rendition could only come from meeting the singer in person as he recounts:

"I met Gillian Welch after she sang some of her songs at a bar in Minneapolis. My buddy Darin was with me. I took off one of my boots and asked Gillian to sign it for me. She did. She then told me that I was the first person to ever ask her to sign their cowboy boot. She showed me her boots that she got from a shop in Nashville. They were in need of repair as were mine..."

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The Manly Tradition of the Pocket Notebook

The Art of Manliness discusses the tradition of note-keeping through the years in a blog post by Brett and Kate McKay.

"No matter what profession you find yourself in, the most essential function of the pocket notebook is to provide a place to capture the ideas that spring to mind throughout the day. You may get a business idea, an insight into something you or a loved one has been struggling with, or hear a quote you wish to record. Even though you feel sure in the moment that you’ll be able to remember these thoughts when you get home, every one of us has experienced the agony of realizing later that an idea is utterly gone from our minds and that no amount of mental gymnastics can bring it back..."

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(Thanks to Anthony L. Stevens)

Moleskine Pen Holder

The name is a little strange but this is one of the most functional and easy to make penholders I've seen. Gnat Gnat boasts of over 10,000 downloads of the pdf instructions. Entirely believable. 

Check it out.

Found: "three letter word for art"

Paul Heaston describes himself as a "Native San Antonian. Lived in Montana. Now back in Texas. Sketches, paints, draws, eats a lot of Mexican food." I'd describe his blog as awesome. Checkout his latest Moleskine sketches here. The rest of the site is full of the same pen-and-ink goodness.  

Nice pencils

 A shortlist of favorite pencils from Brian Greene at the Herman Miller blog. I like this one:

"For the pencil chewer, Smencils are probably your best choice.  They are made from newspaper so they are environmentally friendly, but even more important, no wood means no splinters for your tongue or lips. Smencils are scented with 10 different scents..."

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Pilipinas Moleskine

Jessica Zafra, author and long time Moleskine user posted about a range of customized notebooks now available in the Philippines. There's a couple of snaps at her blog, Jessica Rules the Universe.

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Don't leave home without it.

The travel blog, Gadling posted about the Moleskine City Notebooks and a suggestion to leave those PDAs, etc at home and strike it out like the old days - with a map. 

"Of course, if you lack a sense of direction, you also have a better chance of becoming horribly lost - and everyone should experience the joy of being lost in Tokyo at least once...."

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Project: Turn a Moleskine into a travel journal

Notebooks conjure travel and adventure for many. More so when they are clad in these fancy cases by CÉLINE NAVARRO.

It all begins thus: "Simply add double-sided tape on the front and back covers of your Moleskine journal...."

LEARN HOW.

Image: ©2010 by the author

Project: Create a Doodle About a Day Without Technology

 
Interesting project by GOOD Doodles:

"A day without technology can certainly mean different things to different people. We'll leave that to you. Perhaps it's 24 hours without a phone or television. For the very adventurous it could be a day without electricity. Whatever your version of unplugging, we want to see it represented with a doodle."

LEARN MORE.