This is a decent quality notepad for drawing with pencils, charcoal and pastels. Not good for gouache, tempera or watercolor as it bleeds, and you'd need to apply gesso for a sheet to hold any water or ink painting. Paper not good either for permanent ink makers; a normal sharpie ink would go through. I wanted this for doodles and to try stuff before using my good quality pad, so that's OK, but this is not a paper I would use with any water or permanent ink medium. Elastic strap came out of one of the holes. Good quality cover and back.
1/22/2022
HABEE SAVERS Bra Extenders 38mm
Good value for money. Easy to hook to my bras and stays in place without a problem. Comfortable to wear, I don't feel I'm wearing an extender. Mind: the upper part comes bent and stapled with a in invisible plastic staple, perhaps to have it fit it in the package, so you have to remove it to properly use it.
Meeden 5X7" Watercolour Pad, 20 Sheets (140lb/300gsm) hot-press acid-free 100% cotton
This is a small pocket pad (see my photo beside my A5 journal), with 20 sheets of glorious watercolor paper. However, the way the pad has been assembled is dreadful. The edges are tightly silicone-glued together. The pad comes with a free beautiful feather opener to separate the sheets; however, this one is quite thick, so not really fit for the tightness of the glued edges, so much so that separating the sheets proved difficult and some of the edges were damaged in the process. I don't really see the need of this. Otherwise, as I've said, great watercolor paper and really portable pad.
1/19/2022
1/18/2022
MAPED Foldable Plastic Ruler
This is a very pretty folding ruler that can be put away easily and looks good if on display. The multi-leveled texture allows me to draw different lines without moving the ruler. On the other hand, the ruler is not steady, so it tends to move easily, so your lines might be broken. Average quality. I think this is great for kids. The price reflects the quality.
Crafty as Ever Antique Vintage Scrapbook Paper Pad 8x8"
I was mesmerised by the photos of this scrapbook paper. My expectations were crushed upon receiving the item. The images, as per the photos on Amazon, look spectacular, but the reality is that this paper sheets are beautiful but also amateurish. It looks like somebody has created some multi-layered photos together and printed them for sale. Nothing wrong with that, except for the fact that quality of printing is really amateurish, no clarity or definition, which is especially clear on the handwritten pages. If you do Photoshop backgrounds and have a good printer, you can get the same images on your own with better quality. My photos look better than the real thing