I don’t know about you, but these days I’m just not buying pens and ink and stationery at the rate I used to. There are tons of reasons for this, but suffice it to say I just don’t need that much – my stash overfloweth.
Sometimes I find something little and fun though. For instance, ink cartridges. When I first got into fountain pens, I wanted to collect bottles of beautiful inks. So much that now I have a drawerful. But when I’m out and about, sometimes you can’t beat the convenience of cartridges. And with Monteverde in the mix, there are tons of fun colors and multipacks to choose from! Dump them into a bag or fun container and play cartridge roulette – you never know what your next ink will be!
I’ve also been going back through my drawers and Ikea cart of products to see what I have forgotten I have. Like these Notegeist Everydays books from Notegeist Bindery. I bought these at the St. Louis Pen Show a few years ago and they’re super handy for quick notes. (A quick perusal indicates they may no longer be in business… big sigh).
So what are your little pleasures in stationery these days?