Specializing in DIY Traveler's Notebooks, Junk Journals, & planners: teaching you to make them from all different materials. Author of "The Fern World," exploring 21st century issues in a 19th century world!
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"The most wasted of all days, is that in which one has not laughed." ~Nicholas de Chamfort
Beautiful handwriting :) I've noticed some fountain pen You-Tubers have awful handwriting, and some written pages have poor spelling. I came here because, like many people, I have many cartridges from deceased printers which are actually full. I've come across cheap blue, green and red fountain pen ink, but not yellow. I want to use it with brush fountain pens. For some years I used Rotring technical pens and used India (NOT "Indian") ink. As I found out, one really needs to clean such pens thoroughly after use. As you've noted, dye inks look pale and watery with dip pens. India ink has carbon suspended in it along with shellac, which is why it dries dark and dense. As for the ink stained hands, I use Solvol, a British/Australian pumice soap beloved of motor mechanics. Or at least it was until pump dispenser gels came along.
Beautiful book. I love the green in the background great idea to keep your book journal in a Jane Austen journal. The cover is stunning 🩵💙 can’t wait to see this year’s journal.
THANKS, Anna! My sister and I got matching tattoos in honour of our mum last November and we listened to Goo Goo Dolls and The 1975. So I was following up on a theme and also our love of good music. ;-)
okay, you had me at makeup brushes vs. craft brushes from the dollar store. Duuuuuuuuuude, yes! Its so true that they are much better at keeping their bristles. I'm having a "shoulda had a V8" moment.
I'm glad you were able to make this public, its very inspirational especially for ideas on how to put together a journal for someone who may like the types of things Sean does. Bravo!
THANKS SO MUCH! I took a basic, 6-week italic calligraphy class when I was 19 and transformed by handwriting. It's really pretty easy & I've been thinking I could do some handwriting tutorials. I'll add it to The List. Which means I'm not exactily sure WHEN it will happen. Ha!
Thanks, Jennifer! This was actually from a few years ago but I just published it for public consumption. I should put that in the description box, so thanks for the reminder! 🙂
I agree with you about audiobooks. It makes me so ANGRY when people say audiobooks don't count as reading. My grandfather was blind, and he always listened to books on tape/CDs. You can't tell me he wasn't reading. Lovely video. Maybe you should send this video to Nik 😂😂
Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment! My mother listened to audiobooks as she got older and her eyesight wasn't as good. I find that they are a great option for times when it would be inconvenient or difficult to read an actual book. It gives the opportunity to enjoy a book when you might not be able to otherwise. And yes! I'm determined to bring Nik over to the Jane Austen side. Ha!
You're free to be angry. But listening to audio is, by definition, is not reading. It's listening. Words MEAN things. Is a person still intaking the information? Of course! But they're not reading. They are listening. Two entirely different things.
Oh, I think we need to see that!!! All sorts of possibilities: you could do the Bennet sisters on one hand, or ladies on one hand and love interests on the other. FUN!
Tag challenge. Huh, fancy that! I'm looking forward to hearing about your Jane Austen for dummies strategy, I think I need that! It's good to see yo face, Hali. Welcome back, welcome back!
THANKS, Nik! To quote George on Seinfeld: I'm BACK, Baby! I just looked up on The Google and there actually is a "Jane Austen for Dummies" book! Hahahaha I will endeavor to make Jane as easy and painless as possible in the brain-friendliest of ways! 🙂
This is so lovely Hali! The appreciation of people. There was a wonderful exhibition on Beatrix Potter’s life at the V&A a few months ago. Thank you for this window insight of your world… I am so glad that you have started making videos again. Can’t wait to watch more from you. 🎈
Awesome hack! I love my cheap Varsity's! Fun fact: The Ampersand ( & ) is what's known as a "ligature." This is when 2 or more characters or letters are joined to make a single glyph. Roman scribes would combine letters when writing to save time and also increase legibility, thus the birth of the ligature. 'Et' is Latin for 'and.' So, the Roman scribes just combined the 'E' and the 't.' Depending on the font or typography, these individual letters are more clearly seen than in others (italic typefaces are by far the easiest to see this in, and it's very rarely ever used in blackletter). Although once you know about the ligature, you may see it in every instance of '&.' The scribes also used the '&' to show off their artistic abilities as calligraphers. '&' was also once the 27th "letter" of the alphabet, and that's how it got the name 'ampersand,' as well. Its roots are, again, from Latin, and stems from the quickly slurred way students used to recite the alphabet. So, I guess Jane Austen wasn't wrong in writing '&c,' as 'cetera' means "the rest." I didn't know that fact about her, so thanks for teaching me TWO things today! And thanks for coming to my TED talk 😃 (Also, *why* do I know all this??!? I am fascinated by typography, and have been ~slightly~ obsessed with the Ampersand for as long as I can remember. For all the above reasons, but also for the Latin word: AND. It's such a big, DEEP word that has so many meanings. I cut Ampersands out of magazines and make full-page collages of just them 😂😂 If I ever get up the courage for a tattoo, it will be an Ampersand)
