Hello! I’m Komata. In this Techo News series, our team members are introducing the items they're obsessed with!

... Now, I found myself in a bit of a bind. What exactly is the stationery that I'm obsessed with?

When I sat down to think about it, I realized my love for stationery falls into two categories. One is “convenient, functional tools that I use all the time.” The other is “stationery that I love simply for the fact that it exists.”

It seems a lot of the stationery I love falls into that second category. Even though I adore them! Even though I bought them on impulse back then! There are so many items sleeping in my drawers and boxes, waiting for their turn to be used. (Do you have any stationery like that, too?)



So today, let me introduce the scissors I bought purely because I thought, “I can’t resist these!” I’ve kept them tucked away for a long time, thinking I’d use them eventually, but the time has finally come for them to see the light of day!



These are “Paper Edgers” by the famous scissor manufacturer Fiskars. The blades are shaped like waves or zig-zags, allowing you to enjoy decorative paper cutting. I found them at a stationery shop about 10 years ago. I fell in love with the beautiful colors and cute shapes, and since I couldn't decide which to get, I ended up buying all five.



The more I look at these little ones, the more they start to look like a five-member superhero squad or an idol group. I think they’re quite endearing. I might start calling them “The Zig-Zag Scissor-ees.”



Let me introduce them one by one.



“Stamp,” which creates a design like the edge of a postage stamp.



“Pinking,” for a classic mountain-shaped zig-zag.



“Wave,” which creates a gentle, diagonal wave.



“Ripple,” which creates a lovely shape like small ripples on water.



“Victorian,” for creating a fancy, decorative edge.





I cut some colored cardstock for the first time in a while. Snipping away with these scissors and seeing all the different shapes emerge is just so much fun!



I let my heart lead the way as I gripped the scissors and made all sorts of shapes. They look a bit like cute stickers, don't they?



I tried pasting the cut paper into my Hobonichi Techo and writing down my schedule and to-do list. It gives the page a completely different feel—it's so fresh! I want to keep finding more ways to put them to work from now on.



Come to think of it, the Hobonichi Store also carries the colorful and cute Fun Cut Scissors by Koh-I-Noor. The soft, fluffy wave pattern they cut is really nice. Please take a look if you’re interested. Koh-I-Noor Fun Cut Scissors

Well then, please look forward to the next update!

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