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Hirono out and about…

He’s in NYC. WTC Location
And I got me one.

Stationery haul across 3 days…
Some of my favorites include the pair of white dragon pins from Thousand Skies, everything I got from LCN, paper ephemera from Journal Pages, everything I got from i loot paperie, the cute keychain plush from Atelier by Jo, whale shark motif ink muffler from Studio Isa-na, and the display case for pens and a notebook from Gabriel.

Day 2 

Not surprisingly but disappointed to arrive 30 minutes early and there are already people in line to get checked in. Luckily I was in the courtyard as opposed to outside of it. That being said, volunteers advised the line should move more quickly today because they were not handing out goodie bags (that was done yesterday). I got in 10-15 minutes after 9am.

LCN and Travelers were the ones that formed a line quickly. Luckily I didn’t have to wait too long before I got into a queue for perusing the TN table. 

Another popular vendor that had a semi line was Liliuhms. They also had the cutest and best booth. 

The air conditioning was on in the upper market place and that was nice. It only felt cool when there were not as many people in the space. It got warm after 1pm and as you can imagine, more people came around that time. The lower market space was tolerable but I can only imagine it was quite stuffy in the afternoon. We had a bright and sunny day. It was very warm in the afternoon when walking between buildings. 

I got lunch a little earlier than I normally do and it was great - no line and the wait was minimal. The Katsu sandwich tent had a long line in the sun during lunchtime. Food options were very limited to two main options - katsu sandwiches and corn dogs especially if ticket holders are general admission. 

The workshop I was in was separated with lightweight curtains. There was another workshop and the other instructor was loud. Our instructor was speaking through one of those portable microphones and even at times it was hard to hear when the other instructor was speaking. In talking with other people later about their workshop experiences, they had to deal with workshops that did a lot of hammering which drowned out instructions for nearby workshops. A few workshops were in private rooms.

Day 3
I arrived early (around 8:30am). It was so nice to get into the marketplace at 9am (5 minutes after). Checking in went faster today. There were hardly people around and it was just so nice to see vendor tables albeit with less items. I saw most of what I wanted the last two days. I had a morning workshop so did a quick walk through before I headed over. 

The workshop was in a private room which was nice. The private rooms are not sound proof but they were still nicer than the “rooms” created with curtains. 

I spent the rest of the afternoon swatching inks at A Space Walk. 

For lunch I decided to get a couple of curry buns at a Japanese bakery in Japan Village, which was very close to A Space Walk venue. I wanted something quick and delicious before returning to searching before the Festival ended. The last day of Stationery Festival ended at 4pm.

I got home tired but content. I was too tired to journal. Also, my arm aches from swatching. Anybody else do an intensive ink swatching and got home with an achy arm?

How were your visits after day one?

This is my take on the Stationery Festival. I have the VIP pass and got there at 9am. I didn’t get into the actual check-in until 10am. Thats how many people were ahead of me. The main market space is split into two spaces, upper level and lower level. There’s no air conditioning. Luckily upper level has such tall ceiling and perimeter doors were open for air circulation. It was also cloudy and rainy at times. The lower level got pretty warm when the sun came out in the afternoon.

The venue was not as crowded before 1pm. After 3pm there were lots more people and crowded where there were jams in the aisles at certain vendors.

LCN and Travelers had long lines.
There was also a line for Once More with Love.

In general, the Stationery Festival was more organized with lots of volunteers helping direct people.

Thr workshop spaces were mixed. Some were in private rooms while most were partitioned off with light curtains. Some workshops were noisier than others.

There was also a lot to see and I wasn’t able to see everything and that’s fine. But if you’re only going for 1 day, plan your visit and make a bee-line to your most wanted vendor.

General admission was let in after 10am. I’m not sure what time but it was after 10am.

Hope this helps. Feel free to add your experience and POV in the comments.

I finished a standard TN notebook today and I’ve set up the next one. The next one has thicker paper. The illustration is by a creator named DingDing. I bought it from Emma Stationery Haul.

Does anyone know if these notebooks fits within the card size leather notebook cover?

It arrived today from TRC USA. And I put the charm on the card size TN. Haven’t used the card size TN yet. Still figuring it out.

Hi there.

It’s been a while since I’ve made an offer. It’d be my pleasure to send you a card or postcard celebrating spring before summer arrives.

I have rules so please take the time to read through and respect them. .....

**RULES**

🗓 You must be an active RAoCer; meaning you post “thanks you” in the last 30 days. I will be checking your Reddit posts history. If I can’t see your post history, you will not be considered.

🌏 Open to people in the USA only.

✅ Complete the [form](https://forms.gle/aN3xtsEZ8SgPWK8K8).

☀️ Leave a comment telling me that you’ve completed the form.

🙅‍♀️🙅‍♂️🙅🏽‍♀️🙅🏿‍♂️ I’m not interested in exchanges. Don’t offer to send me one in return. I only want to send card/postcards. There are plenty of people who want cards so please send to them.

👤 The card is for you and will be addressed to you. I will not send a card to someone else.

😎 Sorry no requests for specific cards.

That’s it. And thank you.

Hirono Fight for Joy and Freedom Island.

Blue bear boy in the city.

Blue bear boy in the city.

Hirono Lost in the Night in the wild…

Received my brown 20th Anniversary Card size TN today from Traveler’s Company USA. Can’t wait to get home and set her up! Did anybody else get their orders today from the 4/29 second release.

My bestie asked if I wanted something from London while she was visiting. I asked for Freedom Island plush pendant and she delivered!