Pens: Sailor Compass! (via Anderson Pens Blog) Sailor Shikiori Fountain Pen Ink Cartridges Make Great Gifts! Also, They’re Very Adorable. (via Gourmet Pens) Galen Leather Co. x Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict) Review: Opus 88 Flow Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog) The Faber-Castell Grip 2011 Calligraphy Gift Set: A Review…
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Ink Review: Lennon Tool Bar Summer Collection
By Jessica Coles Have you ever considered inks to be perfect for a season or time of year? Pastels for the spring, dusty colors in the winter, rusty oranges and browns for the fall? Kelly over at Mountain of Ink does a lot with seasonal palettes (I love those). Lennon Tool Bar seems to think this…
Fun Idea: A5 Notebook with Variety Paper
By Jessica Coles First thing I’m going to say in this post is that I’m showing ONE way to accomplish a project. There are MANY ways it could be done, especially if you have supplies other than the ones I discuss. I’ll try to bring up some of these other methods as I go. Another…
Notebook Review: Galen Leather Notebook
By Jessica Coles Have you ever finished an entire notebook? How about a notebook that uses Tomoe River paper? Because the paper is so thin, Tomoe River full sized A5 notebooks usually fall between 350 to 400 pages. Similarly sized notebooks made with thicker paper (Leuchtturm1917, Rhodia…) are closer to 250 pages. The dive into…
Sticker Up Your Stationery Love
Review by Tina Koyama Back in the day when I frequented coffee shops, I was often impressed by laptops I would see that were completely encrusted with stickers. I have never been one to sticker up my hardware, not even my bumpers, but my sketchbooks and notebooks are another matter. Stillman & Birn sketchbooks, my…
Ink Review: Vinta Inks Makopa
By Jessica Coles Purple. Gold sheen. Ink. New. The combination of those words made it a sure buy for me. The only trouble I had was deciding to get a sample size or a full bottle. Vinta Inks just released a new group of colors (I will be reviewing the others soon) and the Makopa color…
Sponsored Post: Kickstarter Ensso GIRO Titanium Ballpoint
Ensso has designed and developed several different pens through Kickstarter. Their latest release is the GIRO Titanium Ballpoint Pen. The design is reminiscent of the PIUMA Fountain Pen with a cigar shape and similar dimensions. The GIRO features finely grooved, textured, aircraaft-grade titanium body and has a flattened end cap. The pen uses a twist…