I have had a few “Ask The Desk” questions recently that I just don’t have any answers for. Maybe you can help? Melissa asks: I want to find a sketchbook that I can use to sketch and practice hand lettering, as well as logo design. I will use pencil, as well as markers. What I…
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Fashionable Friday: Marvel’s Agent Carter
Marvel’s Agent Carter is a TV show tailor-made (in a fabulous 40s suit with hat and gloves to match) for me. Its a comics-based superheroine set post-WWII in an OFFICE. The dialog is good, the action is excellent and the sets and costumes are fabulous. If you aren’t watching this, its really good, you should…
Re-review: Kaweco Sport Guilloch 1935 Fountain Pen
Back in November, I saw the new Sport N Clip style clip from Kaweco and thought that it would be perfect with my well-loved Kaweco Sport Guilloch 1935 pen. I ordered the clip and, somehow, in between the time I ordered the clip and it arriving, I lost my Guilloch 1930 (see comments for explanation…
Link Love: A Day Late and a Pen Pun Here
Fountain Pens: The Fountain Pen Inks Infographic – A Categorization of Fountain Pen Inks (via Pen Chalet) Cross Townsend Garnet (via On Fountain Pens) Video: Ranga Model 3 Oversize (via The Pen Habit) Kaweco Special Fountain Pen (via Write To Me Often) Inks: Noodler’s Steel Blue Ink (via Gourmet Pens) Sailor Jentle Yama-dori Ink (via…
LWA Book Club
Did you know there is now a Letter Writer’s Alliance book club? Its true! The group is over on Goodreads and Letter Writers Aliiance members and non-members alike are welcome to join. Starting January 27, 2015 (that’s actually yesterday) we will be reading 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff and there will be a…
Review: Kaweco Sport in Dark Brown
I’m hard pressed to call this a review since my love for the Kaweco Sport has already been fairly well documented but, I thought I’d share with you the latest edition of the Kaweco Sport Classic in dark brown (17,95€), which is a limited edition color. So far, I think Fontoplumo is the only place…
Postage Frame Stamps from Anticipate Invitations
The release of the postage frame stamps from Anticipate Invitations have been burning up the Twitter feeds of many a letter writer this week. Six frame designs are available and each is available in four sizes to accommodate the most common US postage sizes. Prices for the stamps start at $14.30 and go up to…