There’s only a few days left in April and I’m thinking I need to end Letter Writing Month on a BIG note. Thankfully, Fresh Stock Japan sent over these A4 sizes die cut Kata Kata postcards ($6 each, six designs available) that will be the perfect thing. Aren’t they fabulous? They are basically blank on the…
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Set Your Scanners on Atlanta!
Just a reminder… This weekend is the Atlanta Pen Show so there will be lots of activity on Instagram. So, if you’re following along at home, look for the hashtag #atlantapenshow2017 . That should be the best source for photos of cool pens, funny situations and all the good stuff. The live “in front of…
Link Love: Paper Frenzy
Pens: Zenzoi Bamboo Fountain Pen (My Pen Needs Ink) Nib Novice, Part 9: Pen Cleaning & Retro 51 (via Pens & Junk) Aurora Nebulosa Limited Edition Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict) TWSBI Eco Fountain Pen (via Ken Crooker) The $9 Faber-Castell School Pen (via Wonder Pens) Inks: Private Reserve Brown-Yellow Inks Test (via Fountain Pen…
Pen Review: Montegrappa Game of Thrones Ballpoint & Rollerball Pens
Montegrappa has mastered the art of the licensed pen with the Game of Thrones collection. They created four pens to represent major families represented in the series: House Stark, House Lannister, House Targaryen and House Baratheon. From the packaging to the aesthetics of the pens, Montegrappa managed to do high-end licensed pens right. I was lucky…
Product Review: ArtSnacks April 2017 Subscription Box
By Tina Koyama The April ArtSnacks box contains an assortment of drawing instruments from fine to fat, and the handiest of brushes, too. Here’s what I got: a Pentel GraphGear 800 0.5mm mechanical pencil; a Copic Multiliner 0.5 pen in lavender; a Winsor & Newton Water Colour Marker in Phthalo Blue; and a Kuretake medium-tip…
Link Love: The Perfect Pencils
Posts of the Week: I confess the Post of the week was going to self-indulgent and feature Ken Crooker’s very flattering review about the Col-o-ring Ink Testing Books (I swear I did not put him up to writing it!) Instead, I want to point you to some lovely articles over at CW Pencils about the…
Fountain Pen Review: Sailor 1911 Fresca Regular with Fine Nib
Last year, I fell in love with Sailor pens when I purchased my first Pro Gear Slim, the Bungbox Pink Love and then later acquired the rare Purple Lamé which featured a custom ground super fine nib. I had not braved purchasing a larger Sailor pen because I have so enjoyed the compact Slim size…