A June TRAVELER'S Meetup Recap

What is a TRAVELER'S Meetup? For our latest one, we announced it on our sandwich boards in front of the shops and posted event fliers next to our TRAVELER'S Company section in-store. Some curious passers-by came inside to ask if it was a meetup for people who like traveling. A special travel society? Yes, something like that. A gathering space for fans and users of a modular journaling and planner system called TRAVELER'S Company (TRC), to be exact.

After our last meetup in January, we decided to throw the meetups seasonally. Then we weren't able to coordinate this latest one till the start of June. Oops. Not exactly what one thinks of for a 'spring' time gathering, but the summer solstice was still a few weeks away. We had been waiting to secure the new-for-2019 TRC releases—a plethora of fresh notebook formats and accessory inserts for both the Standard and Passport sizes—including a Dot Grid and Watercolor Paper refill that many had their eyes on.

On June 7th, the weather was somewhere in the 80s and generally quite pleasant (no wild storms or intense humidity as in the days before and after). The light of the long late-spring day filtered in through the shop windows as we set up our meeting tables with refreshments and crafting supplies. Then as 5pm rolled around our meetup regulars and first-timers alike began to appear, and the carefree chitchat of journaling styles and pens and inks began to fill the shop. As it turns out, our crafting table drew more attention than our refreshments (noted for next time!), and I think we all had a really nice time passing our journals around, trying each others' pens, and talking stationery. What follows is the visual log of our time.

The meeting table set up with snacks and stationery related books for browsing.

Very hard to get outside of Japan—stickers direct from TRAVELER'S Factory in Tokyo.

Everyone seated around the table getting into things.

Admiring @may_plans manicure.

We busted out our store tape for everyone's enjoyment.

@racqham and our digital manager's journals looking stacked.

A well used journal. Check out the card file in the middle!

A rare photo of Omoi founder & prez, Liz chopping it up with @racqham (and their super cute pencil case).

Philly people will recognize the items in Liz K's excellent use the TRC Film Pocket Stickers.

Everyone spent some time admiring shop Staff Liz K's minimal and calming monthly spreads.

Our longtime customer Yvonne showing off the new TRC Brass Clips in their full functional glory.

@may_plans demonstrates the utility of taping a coaster into your notebook...

...and then sets up this quick lil photo opp moments after.

One of our attendees stocked up on refills and some other stationery goods while they were over.

While not much to look at, our stamping and craft station got a lot of use. Thank you to TRAVELER'S Company for providing these rare TRAVELER'S Factory stamps for us to play with!

Testing out the stamps and everyone's different pens in a separate notebook.

The meeting table started to look like this quite on its own.

And here's a choice close-up from @may_plans spread (in the last pic) from the last TRC meetup.

@racqham's beautifully worn-in Blue TRC journal.

Folks got into the stamping station.

Then everyone's pens really came out to play.

A casual good time.

Just some of the TRAVELER'S Factory goodies provided to us exclusively for the meetup. Copies of the TRAVELER'S Times are still available upon request.

Caption this photo. :)

"Life is an incredible journey!! Remember to live in the moment!!"

That's all for this meetup! Once again we had a really nice time. It's hard to put into words how pleasant this seasonal gathering has become for us. Thanks for reading, thanks for looking, and see you next time.

If you have an interest in TRAVELER'S Company or other stationery lines we carry, make sure to check out our Campus Shop or visit our Old City or Rittenhouse locations in Philadelphia. We'll chat you up and show you around.