It all started with the “Yours Truly” dress covered with airmail envelopes. I bought mine at Donna’s Dress Shop here in Kansas City but there are online retailers that stock it as well.If it wasn’t 4ºF outside, I would have even considered modelling it so y’all will have to wait until the Atlanta Pen Show…
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Link Love: Newsy bits
News: Dick Egolf, founder of Luxury Brands, LLC, distributor of Platinum and Noodler’s products, passed away last week (via Inkophile) Why grown women really fetishise stunning stationery (via The Telegraph) The Gorgeous Typeface That Drove Men Mad and Sparked a 100-Year Mystery (via Gizmodo) Fountain Pens: Top 5 Pen Tools for Pen People (via The…
The Desk Set: Light, Bright and White
Via Pretty Stuff on Tumblr, Michael Haverland Architect, Jacquelyn Clark and CraftandChord on Tumblr. Via Ballard Designs on Pinterest, Bourbon Daisy on Tumblr, Domaine Home and Design Love Fest. The Domaine Home link has 20 fabulous workspaces to inspire you and as always, there’s lots more inspiration to be found on The Well-Appointed Desk Pinterest…
Top 5: Pens Under $5
Unlike the lists that Brad at Pen Addict does where pens are sorted into rollerball, fountain, etc., I’m grouping my Top Five lists by price point. Obviously, prices may vary slightly depending on your location but this is based on average US dollar prices. This list is in no particular order, just the five best…
Fashionable Friday: Use The Force
In a strange twist down the internet rabbit hole this morning, I discovered that Dooney & Bourke makes specialized handbags and wallets for Disney Parks across the world. There is, of course, a healthy secondary market in selling particularly rare and unusual items like today’s inspiration, the Special Edition Star Wars Half Marathon Satchel from…
Link Love: Orange Inks & Traveler’s Notebooks
Pens: The OHTO Dude (via Inktronics) Lamy 2000 (via On Fountain Pens) Muji Erasable Ballpoint (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!) Basic Black: One Week with the Lamy Safari (via Gentleman Stationer) Uni Jetstream Prime 3 (via Office Supply Geek) Ink: Video: Diamine Autumn Oak (via Pen Habit) Diamine Ochre (via Fountain Pen Physicist) Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki…
Ask The Desk: DDC Factory Floor and Pen Cleaning
Lori asks: Two questions for you. First how often do DCC Factory Floor editions come out at Draplin’s site? And when to you expect to get air mail rubber stamps back in stock? From what I understand, the DDC Factory Floor Editions are intermittently available. Your best bet to keep track of these collectible Field…