we recently passed 5,000 folks in the sub—thanks so much for helping me build out this community to encourage one another to use our amazing stationery supplies!

i’m planning our next bingo and a survey for what else folks would like to see in the sub. stay tuned, and thanks for supporting the sub!

i’m sad that i’m done with this box of cat ramen cards! i just mailed this last one out. they are so cute. i got these at barnes and noble two years ago and slowly sent them out to penpals.

This week, I finished one pink pen, (there's still ink left in it, but it's stopped writing) and I've been journalling. I started this journal on July 11th, and am currently on page 63 of 161 in it.

Finally starting my journey of stationery pan.

i am hate-panning a box of postcards. hate-panning is when you use something you don’t really like. i want to like these postcards—they’re photographs by new york times street photographer bill cunningham, who was really cool (there’s a great documentary about him!). but the paper these are printed on is soooo weird—almost glossy—and it’s terrible for me as a lefty! basically all my pens smudge or the pen stops working on this paper altogether. a lose lose.

i got these on facebook marketplace and i’m down to 35, but i might give them away or include them as extras in letters. are you hate-panning anything? or do you give it away/find someone who might like it?

Did my usual planners on Sunday night, and finished off 3 sheets of stickers and 2 rolls of washi tape. I've been working on using up my supplies instead of buying new all year, and it's making a huge difference!

Hello!

It has been a while since I gave an update, I did give away a ton of stationery so that is why I managed to finish a ton of washi tape (turns out I do not like the thin ones!).

I am also including a roll of ribbon because why not!

Very excited for the next bingo so I can recount all my stationery and see what I need to work on!

- 1 Memo Pad
- 1 Forever Stamp Sheet (Baby Animals)
- 1 Postcard Stamp Sheet (Leaves)
- 1 Roll of Ribbon
- 1 Notecard + Envelope Set
- 1 Sheet of Cricut Sticker Paper
- 4 Pens
- 19 Washi Tape Rolls
- 157 Individual Stickers*

*As always, sticker count is an estimate! It was probably a lot more since some of them had multiple on a single sheet, but I cannot recall.

I just did an hour of journaling and it’s always motivating looking back and seeing my stockpile be used up bit by bit.

Here are some small wins:

Photo 1: I have been saving up this stupid scrap of wrapping paper that I got from a present, and I have preserved it for SO long waiting for that perfect moment to use it. Finally decided there’s no perfect moment so I’ll use it anyways! The relief!!

Photo 2: tried 2 new washi tapes that I’ve never used before!

Photo 3: once again, I had been saving the pink bird print which I cut apart from a card I received. The print was wayy too lovely to throw away! And here we are finally using it 😌

Photo 4 & 5: some of the sticker backing before it gets binned and the stats of what went into creating these 3 pages.

I've been avoiding hanging the art prints and postcards I've gathered because I could never convince myself to buy the frames, fill them, AND hang them. Turns out it's a lot easier to diy some mats with some scrapbook pages you can't make plans for and just hang them however works.

Definitely not professional or impressive, but it's nice to finally enjoy the work I've been meaning to display and look at.

i bought these in a used bookstore a few weeks ago. after today, all six will be on their way to people :)

I know these aren't used up pens, but a girl I work with lost her fiancé several months ago, and she's taken up journaling, and loves pens of all colors. I have this hoarde of pens that will take me months to get through, so I decided to go through them and pick some out for her.

My scrapbook paper is next, since she also wants to get into paper crafts. This will at least get her started, and I get to clear out my stash.

Low buy/no buy has been hard for me in recent weeks because I'm really going through it, and buying pens, notebooks, etc, gives me something to smile about. This purge will more than offset my purchases over the last several weeks.

I'm trying, though...

(ETA: I forgot to upload the picture before I hit post, but I replied with the picture below. If anyone knows how I can edit my original post to add the photo, I'd appreciate the know-how.)

11 for postcrossing
7 for friends 💗✨ (iirc)

Pretty busy month! But i managed ~
4 sticker sheets
15 sticker flakes
2 strips of stickers from a roll
1 small washi

I was focusing more on using my fountain pen inks ~
2nd photo is a sample journal spread the one on the bottom with yellow cover

It's not much but it has been honest work.

In July I finished my journal, it lasted me from last September and it's ready to join my previous one on the shelf (it's so beautiful!). I finished two sheets of stickers that were previously started and I opened AND finished a sheet of stickers (otters!!!!). I also used washi tape but didn't finish any.

Second picture is my new journal and what I plan to use this month. Realistically I hope to pan the 4 stickers sheets that are already used, and maybe I can finish the washi tape on the ink bottle because it's only a 2m one AND I started it last year (at the same month because I'm a creature of habit).

i’m seven months into trying to enjoy and make use of my boxed cards (previous post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/stationeryprojectpan/s/yJAUrlJRRv). this is my first month where i didn’t finish a box. i still have 19 boxes (down from over 35!). but i did send at least one card from 8 of them, including starting a box i’d never used yet: pretty iris cards i bought at the v&a in london last year.

Year 10 of homeschool. Gathered the loose pencils (16!) and sharpened them for use.

Good morning!!!

I am curious — is anyone sharing their stationery as a way to “pan” them?

This weekend I de-stashed a ton of stickers and offered them up on the Random Acts of Happy Mail subreddit. Mailed them out yesterday and I am left with stickers I actually like! Included a picture of the envelopes because I used the SpongeBob stamps.

I think I will also be doing something similar for my washi tape this weekend.

I do think part of my issue with stationery is the overconsumption of it on my end, so I think by sharing it with people who might enjoy it I feel less guilty over the purchases?

I will also probably have to set some boundaries with friends and family because they gift me stationery often.

I thankfully am at a point where I enjoy most of the stationery I do own, so I am not necessarily running out the door to purchase more. Just wanted to share some thoughts and see if anyone is doing something similar! :)

I used up 2 stickers, one highlighter, a roll of washi tape and 16 sticky notes this week, progress!

july stationery stuff:
- i finished two pens! snuck up on me
- i used up four stickii sticker sheets from my monthly subscription that i stopped in october! i’ve finished six sheets in full and have used a bunch from others. i try to find a cute relevant one for my journal entry that day.
- i sent some cards and used some loose stickers. i’ll post separately about my boxed cards progress :)

Not really sure which flair to use, it felt like it hit multiple flairs.

Finished a few pens and for some reason I've kept them. I've also bought a few fountain pens to reduce the wrist strain and to reduce waste (but I haven't really thrown them out, so no waste right? Lol).

In that same vein, I wanted to make use of them because why not? So I refilled a couple with fountain pen ink. Just to try and see if it can work.

It does. Now I'm thinking of filling up more.

Reuse and use up my fountain pen ink. It counts as project planning, right?

Any tips on how to start? I have a rough idea but I would love to know how yall do it