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New Colors for Sharpie-electroPOP !!!
Every couple of years Sharpie introduces five new colors. If you collect, you have a short time to get them because they will be replaced with something else down the road. The last batch, called 80s Glam, gave us Argyle Green, Valley Girl Violet, Banana Clip Yellow, Jellie Pink, and Leg Warmer Orange. I know fashion just goes around and around the [...]
Do you have a favorite pencil? I do....
You might ask yourself why I would always be spouting this love stuff about writing implements, but the truth is, writing with pens and pencils is deeply personal. It's self expression taken up a notch. Certainly you can experiment with different fonts and background colors on your pc or tablet, but there is something more [...]
The Practical Way to Travel with Your Writing Stuff
You know, I love all the sets of things like Sharpie and Expo, or the beautiful Prismacolor art products. But I have to say that I'm a practical person when it comes to my own comfort. I used to teach at a college that was just under an hour's drive from my home. Worse, it was situated so [...]
More things to go with Cherry Limeade
So much of summer can be about keeping kids busy. I know they have lots of electronic choices these days, but let's face it, they need to be both out and about, and interacting with others live. Life is, after all, about relationships with people, not with CPUs. And you can't read all the connotations [...]
Summer Projects and Cherry Limeade
Good weather signals the time for vacations, kids home from school, and those pesky projects you told yourself you'd do "as soon as the weather gets nice." If you're like me, you spent at least part of the weekend rearranging things so you could begin. I personally got out some starter pots to plant spices and [...]
An Invitation to Teachers to Visit Us
I have taught in the college enviroment, as well as in high school and middle school. It's rewarding---now doesn't that sound like a cliche? In truth, it's a low-pay, high-stress kind of career that you have to be CALLED to. Although I prefer teaching adults, I enjoyed the challenges with young students, and I now [...]
Spring Cleaning - White Board Care
If you use a dry erase board for any kind of organization or signage, you have probably run into days when the marker ink just won't go away. The dust seems to run all over the surface playing keep-away. I have allowed my eraser to turn black with dust; I have let messages sit until [...]
Calling All Welders and Folks Working Outside -- Even in the Rain
If you have to be out and about, and you work with markers in some industrial way, keep in mind that Sakura Solid markers can be used in the rain. Their Original Formulation Solidified Paint Marker marks through dust, rust, and water. So if raindrops are falling on your head, and you need to make a mark [...]
SHARPIE EXTREME IS FINALLY HERE!!!
We've been waiting for a while to see if Sharpie would release a marker for folks on the go. Well, the EXTREME is the ultimate fade-resistant marker that withstands the most extreme conditions. The specially formulted ink provides up to +96 hours in ultra-violet exposure, and it affords increased adhesion on most surfaces. The nib was [...]
The Only Low Halogen and Low Chloride Solidified Paint Marker on the Market!!! Come Look!
Yes, look before you read:Four Basic Colors with the Formula You NeedThis marker is a low chloride and low halogen solidified paint formula idea for environments where corrosion and metal fatigue are a concern. The Low Halogen Marker contains less halogens (Br,Cl,F, I) and metal ingredients (Zn, Pb, Hg, Cu, Fe, S) meeting RDT F-7-3T [...]