Since I stopped taking math classes, I hardly ever have an occasion to use a pencil. But there’s something simple and awesome about those erasable tools. So here are a few pencil-related things I’d like to share:

♥ Pop Culture Pencils, Greenwich Letterpress ($8 for 8, pictured). See image. Need we say more? (They have a few editions, all cool.)

♥ Pencils of Promise. This organization is building schools around the world for kids who need them, and it all started with little wooden writing utensils. Learn how you can help.

♥ DIY Insta-Grips. Pencils can be even better when they’re wearing accessories. Rad and Hungry, a very choice office supply site, has a tutorial on how to DIY insta-grips out of rubber bands.