I can’t believe its the middle of November already and holiday music is being played in stores and holiday decorations are being hung. It also means that Gift Guides are starting to be published, including the all-important stationery and pen-related gift guides. Oh, and if you’re knit-inclined Mason-Dixon Knitting is hosting a Giftalong knitting challenge…
Review by Laura Cameron I’m always open to trying new ballpoint and gel ink pens and Pentel‘s GlideWrite (Office Depot, $13.99 for a pack of 10) pens are sort of a combination of both! The GlideWrite pens have medium point (1.0 mm) ball point tips in a white plastic barrel with a rubberized grip. They…
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a young girl discovered her first truly unusual pen. It was the Marvy Le Pen. I was probably in grade school and along with hunting for Hello Kitty stuff, I found the exotic Le Pen. In the meantime, I’ve found many other pens that perform…
I mentioned earlier that my Inktober this year did not follow any of the rules that I set for myself in the previous years. For two years, I did alphabets and started at A and worked methodically to Z. Last year, I followed along with Lisa Congdon’s 31 Day challenge on Creativebug which allowed me…
When I first saw the package of Pentel Artist Brush Sign Pens I thought to myself, “I need another set of brush pens like I need a hole in my head.” Let’s just say I have purchased just about every brush pen on the market at one point or another thinking it would be the…
Great news! Now everyone who hates using a phone to order Sailor Studio inks is now free to order the same inks online! No more talking to people or refraining from a purchase because you have lost your voice. This also helps the middle of the night ink cravings – no need to wait until…
Inktober lead me back to some of the “old classics”. I got out drawing fineliner pens and fine gel pens that I enjoy using for drawing. That lead me back to an old favorite which is the Uni Signo 0.38. Much has been written elsewhere about this excellent gel pen but I don’t think I’ve…
