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?
Would you believe the only thing I bought in Baltimore was Monteverde cartridges?!?! LOL! Twinsies!
Bwahahahahah! 🙂
I’ve been inspired by Instagram user @jenboomcreates. I love her style. She breaks her journal up with headlines she makes herself. In her planner, which I think is brilliant, she reviews each day with headlines, small images and her own doodles. Since I use a Tomoe River paper journal, I have to be careful about what markers and stamp ink I use. Most will bleed through. But I’ve learned the Mildliners don’t seem to bleed through so readily. I’m also now inspired to try making some of my own images rather than relying on printed stickers and other ephemera.