Recapping the last day of the pen show is done with melancholy. The whole weekend has been so amazing, so epic, that its hard to say goodbye. Many people had to head home on Sunday and our group got smaller as the hours ticked by. It kind of reminds me of the closing scene of…
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Atlanta Pen Show: Day Two
Day Two of the Atlanta Pen Show was full of just as much fun and adventure as the first day. Saturdays at pen shows are generally busier than Friday or Sunday so the rooms were full-to-brimming with pen collectors from far and wide. It was great fun that by Saturday, both collectors and vendors were…
Atlanta Pen Show Report: Day One
The first day of the Atlanta Pen Show was amazing. The atmosphere was friendly and party-like and everyone was excited to see what vendors had to offer and meet new people. Sometimes looking at tray after tray of pens spread out across a vendor’s table was hugely overwhelming but everything was so beautiful that my…
Fashionable Friday: Orange You A Pen Addict?
Inspired by an abundance of orange love last night amongst the pen-erati, today is all about the love of orange. It all started with a bright orange Magpul phone case, a Sailor Professional Gear fountain pen and a Franklin Christoph 66 Stabilis eyedropper filled with Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-Gaki ink. Lamy AL-star copperorange fountain pen (special…
Infographic: The Secret History of the Pencil
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What News? Atlanta Pen Show
If you’ve been following along by way of The Pen Addict podcast, you’ll know that we are just days away from the Atlanta Pen Show and the video filming of episode 150 of the podcast. Along with Brad and Myke (live and in-person) there will be lots of guests on the show. Guests will include…
Kickstarter: Pencil Shaving Desk Tidy
The Pencil Shaving Desk Tidy is the brainchild of Clive Roddy from Bath UK. It is a handmade birch plywood spiral cup capable of holding up to 75 pens, pencils or brushes. Its available with either red, yellow or black painted edges, all reminiscent of the paint colors on favorite pencils. A pledge of £25…