March Zen Pop

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I got my first ZenPop box last month and I opened it on stream! If you dont know what ZenPop is, its a Japanese stationary subscription box. I was really happy with what I got and the experience of it all. I wanted to do a quick blog post about it and my fav items and what I thought about the box as a whole. If you are wondering if this is something you’d like to try maybe this post will help.
I plan on getting this box and other art related monthly subscription boxes and I want to share with you my thoughts outside of streaming the unboxing. I want to be able to share here how Ive used or liked everything after having my new items.

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Above is everything I received in my March ZenPop Box . Everything was super cute and food themed. It was like Christmas all over again opening everything. Sharing it on stream I think made it a special experience. If you want to watch more unboxing and art streams check out my twitch here.

Some of the more unique items were probably my favorite items. The eraser was really unique, and what I was most excited about. ZenPop gives you the theme each month and some hints as to what’s in the box. I knew I was getting some kind of interesting eraser but I wasn’t sure how it was going to work or look. I use this eraser when I need something similar to a kneaded eraser. It doesn’t fully eraser when using the roller side which is nice sometimes when you don’t what to fully erase a sketch. I definitely gravitate to my other erasers more but I do find some value in having this eraser. I can see putting this eraser in a pencil bog to go. The one item I received that I have not used is the small sandwich sticky notes. Its cute and may use it eventually but I currently don’t have a use for them. I do really enjoy the pencil that came in the box. It is very similar to another pencil I have for sketching but because this pencil is so cute I find myself gravitating toward this pencil more.

One of my favorite items from the whole box was this pen and highlighter combination. It is unlike anything I have ever seen. Holding it in a way that doesn’t use both takes a second to get used to. I love the color combination and I love that I can highlight and write with one utensil. I can see myself using this in my new planner I also got in my ZenPop box

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The one item I got in my ZenPop box I didn’t really like was the dark grey Brush pen. When it comes to brush push pens or markers I prefer a softer tip. This one is really stiff, which made it difficult for me to use personally. If it was at minimum a fun color I could find more use for it. But my art and even sketches tend to be colorful I don’t imagine my using this often at all. I may try to use it for line work in my sketchbook but again with how stiff it is I think Ill have a difficult time.

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After I opened the box I did some doodles using the products/inspired by the theme of the box. None of the sketches are particularly amazing but I did enjoy and appreciate gathering inspiration in a unique way.

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Hello, World!

All in all I really enjoyed my March ZenPop box. While I’m writing this my April Zen Pop box is waiting for me. If you are unsure about giving Ze Pop a try; my experience has been great so far and I absolutely think its worth it. I love stationary supplies and I love anything cute. ZenPop gives me both sent to my door. They send you emails letting you know when the box is processing, on the way, and gives you a heads up before you are charged for the next box. I can see continuing the subscription box for a few months at least. Aprils theme is sakura and I’m sooo excited to see what I got this time.

If you are interesting in getting ZenPop for yourself you can check it out here.

Thanks for hangin,

Mickey