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The Noble Note paper is fine, smooth and faintly cream-coloured, with very little bleed-through or feathering — the kind of paper where a fountain pen lays down dark, even lines and a gel pen doesn't drag. The cover is heavy paper in a restrained brown-and-cream design. 200 pages total (100 sheets).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's good about it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA5 (148 × 210 mm), 100 sheets (200 pages), ruled lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLIFE Noble Note paper — fountain-pen friendly, low bleed-through\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandles gel pens, fountain pens, fineliners and most pencils equally well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestrained, classic Japanese cover design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy LIFE Co., Ltd. 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Their flake stickers are sold across Japan's stationery stores in small bagged sets — each one a different illustration, packaged together as a small collection. The \u003cem\u003eWatashi-Biyori\u003c\/em\u003e series captures unhurried, ordinary scenes: a teacup, a pet, a window with curtains drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's good about it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-cut to the shape of each illustration — no white borders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple designs in one pack (mix of motifs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor journals, planners, cards, envelopes, gift wrapping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Furukawa Shiko (Tokyo), a long-running Japanese paper goods maker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries: Watashi-Biyori (わたしびより)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Die-cut flake stickers (multiple designs per pack)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: Furukawa Shiko (Japan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade in Japan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Furukawashiko","offers":[{"title":"Cats","offer_id":46903421075684,"sku":"STN-STICKERS-101","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dogs","offer_id":46903421108452,"sku":"STN-STICKERS-102","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Snow Birds","offer_id":46903421141220,"sku":"STN-STICKERS-103","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bears","offer_id":46903421173988,"sku":"STN-STICKERS-104","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Collaborations","offer_id":46903421206756,"sku":"STN-STICKERS-105","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/2190\/3332\/files\/furukawa-shiko-flake-stickers-watashi-biyori-series-hd.png?v=1776426714"},{"product_id":"kleid-tiny-grid-notes-b6-notebook-made-in-japan","title":"Kleid Tiny Grid Notes B6 Notebook – Made in Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eA B6 Japanese notebook from Kleid — a Tokyo studio that designs paper goods for people who care about the small details. The pages are ruled with a 2mm grid so fine it disappears until you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKleid is a Japanese stationery brand built around quiet, considered notebooks. The Tiny Grid Notes are printed on OK Fools paper — a Japanese bookbinding paper that's smooth, opaque, and friendly to fountain pens. The binding is thread-stitched with the spine left exposed (a Japanese bookbinder's trick: it lets the notebook open completely flat). 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By SAKAE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTomoe River is a Japanese paper famous for one thing: an unusually thin, almost translucent sheet that somehow holds wet fountain-pen ink without bleeding through. The 68gsm weight is the heavier of the two Tomoe makes — a touch more substance under the nib than the original 52gsm. SAKAE bind it into a cloth-spined softcover with a stamped Art Nouveau border on a deep charcoal cover. 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