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Creative Uses for Pinterest

We all know Pinterest as a social network that lets you bookmark links by way of sharing images, but it's also so much more. (Don't believe us? Check out Pencils.com on Pinterest and you'll see what we mean.) Create Uses for Pinterest If you're…
pencils and hope

Pencils and Pop Culture: You Can’t Erase Hope

Pencils and Pop Culture: You Can't Erase Hope I had a lot on my mind sitting down to write this week's "Pencil and Pop Culture," since frankly, it's not the happiest time in the pop culture world. You don't need my take on what happened…

Looney Tunes Celebrates Marvin the Martian’s 64th Birthday

Looney Tunes Celebrates Marvin the Martian's 64th Birthday Today, Looney Tunes celebrates its 64th year of Marvin the Martian. Warner Brothers Studios and creative genius Chuck Jones have created countless cartoon characters over the…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Ed Hall

This week’s featured pencil artist is a self proclaimed “editorial cartoonist with bite.” His name is Ed Hall and he is the weekly cartoonist at the Baker County Press in Macclenny, Florida. He’s also an award winning cartoonist who…

Creative Ways to Spend a Summer Day

The summer season is perfect for getting out of the house and test driving some new creative pastimes. The days are longer, and all that extra daylight allows you to complete those monotonous tasks you've been avoiding and still have time for…

As American as Oxtail Stew: Creative American Foods

Creative American Foods As an avid foodie, one of my favorite things to do when traveling to other countries is to experience new, unusual foods. I’ll never forget marveling over the unexpected-yet-genius idea of putting mayonnaise on my…
the art of Imagineering

Disneyland and the Art of Imagineering

“To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past...and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the…

Book or Movie? Books and Their Film Counterparts

Book or Movie? Books and Their Film Counterparts It’s an age-old question – book or movie? Which is better? In most cases, it’s simply a matter of personal preference, and which medium presents the story to the individual in the most…
Pencil Dreams

The Pencil Crisis: Quality Pencils in the Classroom

How Low-Quality Pencils Impact Our Students' Education There is a crisis facing our classrooms, and it revolves around the seemingly simple pencil. Schools across the country, unaware of the negative effects a poorly made pencil can have on…

Illegal Chinese Pencil Allegations Cause Stir

Illegal Chinese Pencil Allegations Cause Stir In a recent Timberlines blog post titled “Allegations of Illegal Chinese Pencils,” CalCedar CEO Charles "WoodChuck" Berolzheimer shared his thoughts on the decline of pencil production (and…