New Arrivals at Cool Pencil Case!

With behind-the-scenes postings on our Facebook and Twitter, it's safe to say that the staff at Cool Pencil Case absolutely loves getting new arrivals. A good fifteen minutes of our work day is spent admiring our new, colorful school supplies, wishing we were still in elementary school. Here are a few of our favorite pencil cases this week.

Banana Peel Pencil Case

Need an a-PEEL-ing pencil case? Look no further.
 Peel down the skin of the banana to reveal a surprise.

Surprise!

Totoro Pencil Case

Our special friend Totoro can now be with us at all times at school.

Cute Korilakkuma Pencil Case

With all the love Rilakkuma has been getting, it's time we share the sentiment
with Korilakkuma. Its long size and cute details will definitely stick out
in class!

Strawberry Milk Carton Pencil Case

Here's the newest addition to our milk carton family. Take a guess at how
many pencils and pens can fit in this!

From Fashion to Cool School Supplies: Color Blocking

Image from curlsandpearls.com

Staying on trend is easy at CoolPencilCase.com. With hundreds of pencil cases to choose from, you can have a pencil case for each day to match your outfit and accessories. If you haven't noticed, the color block trend is a favorite at stores across the country. When you buy your next outfit, think stripes and bold, multi-toned colors. Now, when you buy your next pencil case, you can think the same. 

Color Block Pencil Case

If you're a fan of the color block trend, the Color Block Pencil Case just hit CoolPencilCase.com last week. This pencil case is available in three color combinations, all in complementing colors in a stylish, simple design.

Color Block Pencil Case

This unique pencil case can fit about 25 of your favorite pens and pencils. But above all, who said school supplies couldn't be stylish?

A Look Into the Cool Pencil Case Office

One of the best things about working at Cool Pencil Case is this beautiful office and photo studio we get to work in. It's cozy, organized, and is an open space for us to talk, joke around, and create business plans.

To the left is our photo studio. We've also got loads and loads of props on both sides to make our product shots more interesting. The most important part of our studio? The lights. 

Here's a look at our prop section. These items are used to create layouts for our product shots. We love to collect everything. Yes, EVERYTHING. In those boxes are pens, pencils (of course), bubblegum, old ID cards, rocks, baby toys, etc. 

Ahh, the workspace. Our employees have their own desks to work, work, eat, joke, and work. It's also easy to organize ourselves with the amount of cabinets and shelves. The subtle colors go really well with each other and keep us relaxed throughout the day.

There's nothing like a well-lit space to really get work done. The contemporary look continues on with unique dry erase boards and steel details.

What's your favorite part of our office?

Celebrating Earth Day at Cool Pencil Case!

At the end of the day, Earth Day shouldn't be celebrated just one day out of the year. We need to create habits as a whole to reduce our carbon footprint in the world! In celebration of Earth Day on Sunday, here are a few of Cool Pencil Cases' favorite eco-friendly tips.

Hello Kitty Moving Clip 0.5 Mechanical Pencils

1) Use a mechanical pencil

Save a tree! Instead of sharpening a piece of wood for a sharp point, adding a new piece of lead to a mechanical pencil will do the trick!

2) Bring your own bags to the grocery store

From college universities across the nation to promotions at the mall, reusable bags are all the rage -- for a good reason too. Keep a bag or two (or five) in the trunk of your car and use them while shopping. Sometimes grocery stores will pay you a couple of cents or donate to a charity for your act of goodwill!

3) Walk or bike more often!

Besides the fact that it's good for your health, walking or biking reduces traffic and cuts down on car emissions.

What are your favorite eco-friendly tips? Share your daily habits in the comments below!

Going a Little Bit More Green at Cool Pencil Case

Like many companies should, Cool Pencil Case started the new year off with a new way to package our orders to all of our special customers. Those of you who have received a package from Cool Pencil Case may have noticed the new packaging peanuts used to protect your items during shipping. These peanuts are biodegradable, meaning if you threw them away, they would self-decompose. The best part of this? It reduces waste at landfills, just one of many ways humans are unfortunately leaving their carbon footprint in the world.

Okay, we lied. The real BEST part of this is seeing the peanuts melt. If you dip them in water, they're reduced to nothing more than a liquid! Try it!

Cool Pencil Case Essentials: Marra

Our very own PR Coordinator, Marra, may be one of the luckiest gals ever. As someone who has grown up on Hello Kitty pencils and stationery, she says that there's nothing better than being around things that keep her work items a bit more interesting than everyone else's.

And really, it's not that hard when you're in an office full of amazing, new products every week. We asked her to show some of the essentials that keep her organized and productive every day. As expected, Cool Pencil Case products have kept even her plainest of essentials much more fun!

"The most important items in my bag are my iPad and my planner. My iPad keeps me connected with e-mails and helps me manage social media when I'm out and about. As for the planner, I'm one of the lucky ones. This planner hasn't been released on Cool Pencil Case's website yet, but I've had it for a month. Seeing huge lists of tasks under each day is more pleasant when there are colors."

"A lot of my personality show through my clothes, accessories and even my office supplies. If you can't tell, my favorite color is pink. I love little details, which is why I was so drawn to the Sentimental Circus mechanical pencil and its gold charm. Kinda like the perfect necklace to a cute outfit."

"Before I started using the Animal Sticky Notepads, I used plain sticky notes to bookmark important pages in my planner. It definitely didn't look as cute as the tiger, that's for sure."

"I don't know why I got this gray iPad cover case. I'm usually into brighter colors, so I felt it would only be appropriate to bring some life it with some Rilakkuma stickers. The strawberry sticker on the home button is a cute detail and doesn't affect the iPad on sleep mode when the cover is on like I thought it would."

Do your essentials match up to Marra's? Send us a couple of pics to support@coolpencilcase.com and we'll share your essentials on the Cool Pencil Case blog!

New Arrivals: Asian Roll Pencil Cases

Cool Pencil Case has unique school supplies for everyone in the family. We've highlighted products kids (or kids stuck in adult bodies) love, and now, we've got a batch of Asian Roll Pencil Cases that are favorites among college kids, working professionals, and moms!

Blue Floral Asian Roll Pencil Case

Blossom Asian Roll Pencil Case

Tower of Pisa Pencil Roll Case

Big Ben Pencil Roll Case

Chrysanthemum Asian Pencil Roll Case

Paper Umbrella Asian Pencil Roll Case

Cool Pencil Case Web Favorites: Paper Kawaii

PaperKawaii.com has been one of our recent favorites. The blog plays host to some of the cutest (and most intricate) origami projects Cool Pencil Case has seen in a while. As you know, we're all about creativity and creating special keepsakes by hand. Whether it's by creating amazing handmade cards, or in this case, origami paper craft, there's something about that extra effort into a simple gift from the heart that makes everyone smile.

Chrissy from Paper Kawaii used some of our Kawaii stickers to decorate some of her most recent projects. Our Rilakkuma and Korilakkuma Costume Change Stickers were great Springtime embellishments that really added a pop of color to her origami projects.

Against a solid color, the stickers made adorable decorations. This is a snapshot of her project done a month ago of an Origami Hexagonal Box.

To add to the Spring fun, a tutorial for a Spring Basket was featured a couple days ago. The Rilakkuma and Korilakkuma Costume change stickers include great Spring designs for your origami projects all season long. Check out the tutorial below!

PaperKawaii.com is definitely a website worth visiting! If you're in love with the outcome, but not too fond of hand/eye coordination, visit her Etsy store to see all the great things she's made now on sale for 50% off!

Ways to Win Cool Pencil Case's Easter Scavenger Hunt!

We're so excited to start our Easter Scavenger Hunt this week! Before the Easter bunnies and eggs come out in full swing on Sunday, you'll be doing some searching of your own on coolpencilcase.com. So here's the deal: the lovely ladies at the Cool Pencil Case office have chosen FOUR of our favorite Easter items. From April 4th to April 7th, one clue will be published each day on here on our blog, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or Pinterest (check last week's blog post for a list of all the links you'll need). After you've found out what our four favorite Easter items are based on our clues, you'll have until April 8 at 11:59 P.M. to submit your answers on the tab we'll post on Facebook.

We've been in a generous mood lately and we really want everyone to participate. That's why we're not giving away one, but THREE prize packs worth $40! These exclusive prize packs include a cute bunny pencil case that we carried just for this giveaway, as well as awesome mechanical pencils and pens!

We're sure we've got your attention ;) . Here are some more tips for you to win!

1) Work with Your Friends!

Three heads are better than one! After all -- there are three prize packs Cool Pencil Case wants to give away. How awesome would that be if you and your two closest friends all had cute, matching pencil cases?

2) Search by Category!

Even the gals at the office can admit to browsing CoolPencilCase.com for long periods of time (sorry boss). Though we do have hundreds of awesome school supplies, it will be a lot easier to search by category and subcategory to search for the four favorite Easter items!

3) Follow Us on Your Other Social Media Accounts!

We'll be posting these clues at random times of the day, so you don't want to miss a beat. Who knows, we might even throw in extra clues for being a such a loyal Cool Pencil Case fan!

Got any questions? Feel free to leave 'em in a comment below! Hope you guys are just as excited as we are!

Money Saving Tips From Cool Pencil Case

What would you do with half a billion dollars?

That's not a random question folks here at Cool Pencil Case decided to ask. Tomorrow, one lucky person (or a couple of people) have the chance to win the United States' largest-ever lottery jackpot of $540 million. Still, most of us in the office came to the conclusion that even a couple of million would have us set for life. If there's one lucky winner of this insanely huge jackpot, he or she has the option of getting everything in cash for $389 million dollars!

Everyone talks about the first thing they would buy -- but does anyone talk about how they would manage all that money? We've heard some crazy lottery stories of how people completely blow millions of dollars within years, so here's a couple money saving tips from your friends from CoolPencilCase.com to consider if you're that lucky winner (or if you want to start using money wisely!).

There's always room to save

Clearly, $540 million (or even the cash option of $389 million) would not fit in our Kid's Electronic Savings Bank, but saving money will always be a great way to keep track of your money. Even if you're not a lottery winner, putting your loose change into a piggy bank can really add up!

Monitor where your money is going

Whether this weekend you'll be a jackpot winner, or just regular old you spending the last of your allowance, writing down how you're spending your money will give you a true perspective where your finances are going. Did you really need to spend half what's in your bank account on new clothes even though you knew that your phone bill was due in a couple of days? With a simple Cashbook, you can see all of your purchases at a glance. Who knows, maybe after using this you'll end up cutting back on purchases and focus more on saving!

What are some of your favorite money-saving tips? Comment below to share!

Pantone Spring Color: Cabaret

Every year, influential fashion designers and illustrators come together and predict the hottest colors of the season for Pantone, the color authority. One of the colors for Spring 2012 is Caberet -- a shocking pink color, inspired by the color of the tulip. Let's keep in mind that clothing isn't the only thing you'll need to stay in trend. There are plenty of items from Cool Pencil Case that can keep you stylish in this season's most fashionable color.

Hello Kitty Delightful Pencil Pouch ($14.95)

Spell it to Me Pencil Case ($11.25)

Hello Kitty Bubble and Stamp Pen ($4.25)

Animal Paper Clips Collection ($8.95)

Lovely Bear Diary/Journal ($16.95)

Cool Pencil Case's Top Tips for Organizing

When Easter bunnies come out, so do the dust bunnies. That means one thing: Spring cleaning! Pencil cases are a great way to keep all of your essentials organized. Whether you're an office professional, mom, or student, here are a couple of tips from Cool Pencil Case to keep yourself organized (and save money!) throughout the whole year.

Protect Your Makeup Brushes

Yes, most people purchase a unique pencil case from CoolPencilCase.com to store school supplies. But some of these pencil cases would be great to protect other things -- like makeup brushes! The Dumpling Pencil Pouch's irregular shape would be perfect to protect the fine hairs of of makeup brushes. By keeping the brush hairs at the widest end of the pencil case, you allow extra room for the hairs to keep its shape and apply makeup in the way it was supposed to!

Keeping Your Desk Space Clutter-Free

We often lose some our most important items in a rush. Think about it -- Students shove pens and pencils into the bottom of their school bags once the school bell rings. Adults often have to wrap things up at the office to make it to an important meeting, leaving essential things behind. A great way to keep organized when you're on-the-go is to make sure that your desk space is mobile. Find a pencil case that's as on-the-go as you are. Pencil Roll cases are a great solution. Fit all of your pens, pencils, highlighters, and more in the specialized compartments. Laid flat, the design makes all of your essentials accessible. Best of all, when you're ready to go, simply roll it up and place it in your bag!

Butterfly pencil pouches are also a great alternative. Simply zip up and leave!

Compartments and Pockets Galore!

Like we stated above, compartments and pockets are extremely important. In fact, it's the very function that makes pencil cases a great organizational tool! Sure, there's a few of us that carry only pens and pencils in simple zip-up pouches, but we know there's quite a few school supply kings and queens out there who come prepared to school at all times! A pencil case with compartments is the best way to separate your school supplies by category. With specialized slots, put pens, markers, and highlighters on one side, and pencils and mechanical pencils on the other.

Some of our pencil cases, such as the Mario Pencil Pouch, are large enough to fit daily planners and cellphones. Organizing your school supplies in these compartments also protect them, which will keep your school supplies looking new for much longer. Mechanical pencils can lose their adorable designs if their surfaces are constantly being scratched by pencil case zippers, staplers, scissors, etc.

For the ultimate in compartments, choose the Automatic Pencil Box. With a push of a button, compartments pull out and open up for all of your needs.

Comment us and let us know what are some of your organization ideas with a Cool Pencil Case!

Cool Pencil Case Easter Giveaway Coming Soon!

This week marked the beginning of Spring here in the United States, and with all the pretty colors and the flowers coming out in bloom, there's only one way CoolPencilCase.com knows how to celebrate.

A GIVEAWAY!

We won't give too many details yet, but for our faithful followers on our good ol' blog, we'll give you all a head start. The Easter giveaway is going to involve a bit of hunting, and we're going to give you some quick links to our other social media sites that will be extremely helpful in getting you one step closer to an awesome prize!

Follow us on:

• Facebook
• Tumblr
• Pinterest
• Twitter
• and of course, this blog!

Spread the word by following us!

Cool Pencil Cases Brighten Up the Classroom

Generation after generation, we come to this conclusion: Every student deserves a bit of fun and color with the stress of homework and the classroom.

And if there's a way to keep students' interest in school, it's with a cool pencil case.

Now, CoolPencilCase.com lists the top five pencil case styles to keep in mind before the back-to-school rush. Whether it's a young student or artist due for some major academic motivation, consider the deed done with these suggestions.

1. Pop Culture Phenomenons
   Pay homage to some of the biggest trends and characters of today and yesterday. Consider these popular trends -- With over 700 million downloads, the Angry Birds craze can now be carried in pencil case form in a plush or vinyl exterior ($14.85). Legendary characters Mario and Luigi are also featured as ultra-roomy pencil pouches and, of course, bring a sure case of nostalgia.
2. Shoe Craze
   Sometimes pencil cases fit in three-ring binders. Sometimes pencil cases don't fit into bags. And sometimes, pencil cases are a perfect fit on the foot -- literally. Express individual style by choosing an out-of-the-oridnary shape, such as the classic Converse Shoe Pouch ($22.95) in bold, funky colors. Show off more personality with prints and designs, which will always be in style no matter the season. US Weekly featured the Converse Shoe Pouch in its February 13th issue as a "Mommy Must-Have."
3. Butterfly Pen Pouches
   Especially convenient for students, butterfly pen pouches ($22.45) unzip to reveal specialized compartments for different tools. Pens, pencils and more are secured and organized to any student's liking. Functional compartments also organize erasers, correction tape, and mini notebooks.
4. Milk Carton Cases
   Besides carrying pencil sharpeners, how long a sharp pencil tip will last is also determined by how it's stored to prevent breakage. Milk Carton Cases ($14.45) are current favorites for art students. Durable leather material and its roof shape protect sharp points and are easily accessbile through the zipper opening along the length of the pencil case or the bottom flap closure.
5. Pencil Rolls
   Pencil Rolls ($14.95 and up) are functional as they are stylish, featured in solid colors and subtle details. Suggested for teenagers and college students, pencil rolls are space-saving essentials that fit into cramped messenger bags and purses.

Remember to visit CoolPencilCase.com for more pencil cases and school supplies!

Cool Pencil Case Web Favorites: Angry Birds Space

With over 700 million downloads, the popular game has just debuted a brand new game today -- Angry Birds Space! We loved Angry Birds Rio, and we're more than excited to renew our addiction to this amazing game. Being in space, of course, the one thing you'd have to deal with is gravity (or the lack of).

For those of you who have already downloaded it, what are your strategies? And what do you guys think of the game so far? Share in the comments below!

images from USA TODAY