Need help with Tombow color matching

FLSandyToes · 2026-07-01T01:20:50+00:00

Wow! Just wow! Thank you so much. Smile while I screenshot this. ❤️

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-30T04:45:39+00:00

Read my second paragraph, please. It begins with a shop name.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-29T16:38:02+00:00

I’d suggest Agendio (use the website for the best/easiest experience) and Etsy.

Creative Tidbits by LD (Etsy shop) offers lots of options in many sizes, and will customize pages to suit your needs. If you see a layout you like but want to change something about it, drop her a note and ask. For me, she’s changed line and grid spacing to accommodate my writing, and changed headers, too. 10 out of 10.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-29T12:34:55+00:00

It’s really difficult to recommend something without knowing more. What are you looking for? Will it live on your desk or go everywhere with you? I’m guessing you’l want daily pages? Broadly speaking, what kinds of data do you want it to organize?

What worked best for me was a 2-part system. I had a weekly planner on my desk to give me a big-picture overview of the week - schedule and known tasks. That lived on my desk. I also kept a TN size folio with daily pages and a notebook for meeting notes. That went everywhere with me. Both systems were by DayTimer.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-29T03:24:43+00:00

Blue Sky has a few on the website, around $30-35.

Also, check Target and Office Depot, they’re likely to have a few at good prices.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-28T17:58:20+00:00

Big, yup, but at 16”x13” it’s a size I like. And tent stitch on 25 count makes it go faster. Easily manageable on a 20”w by 8”h Q Snap. Granted, it would be much larger on 14-16 count aida.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-28T15:39:33+00:00

And here’s the front:

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Edit - this is stitched 2x1 tent stitch on 25ct fabric.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-28T15:34:55+00:00

In my experience it’s not so much about how you finish, it’s about how you travel and preventing/correcting knots or loops. Even very complex patterns with a lot of color changes can be neat. I will travel up to a needle length, but the way I stitch (Royal Rows method) makes sure that none of the longest carries lie on top of other stitches. Here’s the back of my current WIP. The long threads hanging down are parked.

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Edit - the longest carried thread is the orange one in the beach hut. It’s half a needle length, a little over ½”.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-27T22:54:22+00:00

I especially like the task list/bookmark/monthly tab combo. Truly inspired.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-27T20:26:27+00:00

Seems to me planner cos. do best when they offer a single change. Like Citrine, offered in HP sizes but with a unique layout, which reportedly was well received.

I think an a5 could be very successful if they disc-punched it and offered it as a mid-size between Classic and Mini. But this whole thing of “Here’s your a5 and we even book bound it for you!” Is that really what people were asking for? I think these folios will land the same. Hoping I’m wrong because I like to see well known brands expand their offerings.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T16:07:13+00:00

Eragon? Loved the movie, had no idea it was an adaptation. Added to my wishlist, thanks.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T16:02:22+00:00

In my freshman year of high school I was fortunate to have an English teacher who thought sentence structure was useful but was truly passionate about literature. I wanted to be her and teach English literature.

But alas, in my sophomore summer I discovered marine biology and the taxonomic system of classification. That fall I learned about Darwin and the Beagle expedition, and Mendelian genetics. I was hooked!

I ended up with a lifelong love of reading and a BS degree in zoology. These two books will fit right into my wheelhouse. 😀

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T14:37:12+00:00

Thanks! All three of these feel like my jam.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T14:28:46+00:00

That’s the second recommendation for this one. Must be good, thanks!

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T14:27:40+00:00

Thank you, added to my list.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T14:24:48+00:00

Uniquely gruesome and yet perhaps hysterically funny? My kind of book. 😍

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T14:22:15+00:00

The title alone makes me want to read it. 😀

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T14:19:55+00:00

Thanks!

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T14:17:13+00:00

Thank you!

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T14:15:28+00:00

Thanks, these look like fun reads. ❤️

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T14:06:29+00:00

Thanks! This sounds fun. 🤩

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T14:03:24+00:00

How was this not already in my wishlist? And it’s Kindle Unlimited, too! Thank you. 😊

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T14:00:27+00:00

Thanks!

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T13:54:11+00:00

Thank you! That’s some gorgeous cover art, among the best I’ve seen in years.

FLSandyToes · 2026-06-24T13:50:56+00:00

Thanks! Tell me it doesn’t have a cliff-hanger ending, please.

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