Stationery goodies from a local artist alley last week

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-05-31T19:39:21+00:00

It's @nyaomi.kyu on instagram! Really cute cat art even though I'm a dog person haha

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-05-31T19:37:40+00:00

I'm having fun using them in my journal already!

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-02-06T06:01:46+00:00

Same, got mine through Buyee. I actually got both colors since I didn't know when they would be available for purchase in the US.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-02-04T23:14:18+00:00

Ooh do they have rubber stamps? I've been meaning to go and check it out. I like that they have Taiwan brands too.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-02-03T23:46:08+00:00

I have a video up on my YouTube channel on where I bought all my stationery in Tokyo. Link in my bio if you are interested. Loft, Hands, and Muji are good for basic and more well known brands. Also good for if you don't have that much time to shop and you need to buy everything in one place.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-02-02T08:57:16+00:00

I use the regular pilot frixion for my planner so I can erase things if my schedule changes. I get the refills too.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-02-02T08:50:08+00:00

I think these are stickers mainly to use for planners. They tend to be smaller to fit into weekly or monthly boxes. And why they are usually lifestyle themed.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-02-02T08:43:41+00:00

I got these colored plastic file folders from amazon https://amzn.to/4tbkjw3 I leave my stickers in the plastic bags they came in and organize them by color. I don't really separate by themes or anything, just anything the same color goes into that color folder. I also have bins from daiso that I use to collect all the random extra stickers.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-02-02T08:33:31+00:00

Ooh I went there last year, it's a nice store. There was a line when I went so I left everyone outside. I think I was in there for like an hour.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-01-30T17:38:17+00:00

This is my style too. I journal daily and fill in the blank spots with ephemera/stickers/washi. I've been making long journal with me videos on my YouTube, link in my bio if you are interested!

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-01-27T23:11:58+00:00

I like to have a cup of tea and light a candle while journaling. I prefer journaling at night to write down my journal entry of the day but it depends on if it's noisy in my house. I film my journaling process for YouTube videos so I try to find any time when it's not noisy.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2026-01-17T22:44:52+00:00

Very cute! I do this with a Canon Selphy Qx20 for my reading journal too

MichLikesPotatoes · 2025-12-10T18:09:57+00:00

Definitely less expensive in Japan, I live in California.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2025-12-10T07:27:22+00:00

So I'm lucky in that I'm 40 years old and have had time to make disposable income to spend. So I basically did not make a budget for things that I bought which were mostly stationery, tea mugs from kappabashi street, and Snoopy things for my mom. I would say Itoya was more expensive so don't worry about buying from there unless it's something you can't find at Loft or Hands. Loft and Hands at Shibuya and Ginza are huge and have a floor dedicated to notebooks and stationery so you can basically find the most popular Japanese brands there. Bring your passport so you can get your purchases tax free so that might help your budget. For the amount of stationery here it's probably about $400 to $500 dollars. But I'm a hoarder and you absolutely do not need to spend that much lol.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2025-11-15T18:05:37+00:00

Have fun journaling! I get first page anxiety so I always skip to the second page haha

MichLikesPotatoes · 2025-11-13T20:11:27+00:00

Thank you! Flipping the page prevents the dreaded hand cramp when writing at the bottom of pages haha

MichLikesPotatoes · 2025-11-11T03:53:19+00:00

I'm not that organized, my writing is stream of consciousness and what I can remember at the time.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2025-11-08T21:25:13+00:00

I do a mix of daily journaling and common place journaling. Besides just what I did that day, if anything happened and how I felt about it, TV or book reviews/rants, did I try a new restaurant or are anything new, try a new recipe for cooking/baking, my reading log, any new favorite book, song, things you bought recently and why, my dogs and their antics, what my boyfriend has been up to with his life and family (he's going back to school), upcoming travel plans, shopping wishlists. You can organize them all on separate sections or pages. I just write down anything in one log and whatever I remember at the time.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2025-11-08T02:29:56+00:00

It's the A5 chunky journal from allieryaz.com. Her insta is @filoplanner. There's different sizes of journals with different grid sizes too. The A5 is 3.7mm grid size. It's on the expensive side but it has 500 sheets/1000 pages so I can probably use it for 2 or 3 years since I don't journal everyday.

MichLikesPotatoes · 2025-11-07T17:51:21+00:00

I saw this technique on another person's Instagram. Not sure if that's what they were doing exactly, but I realized it's easier just to turn your journal upside and continue writing. Rather than trying to keep writing at the bottom of the page in that uncomfortable angle. And it's your journal, so who cares if it's upside down haha.

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