Inspired by reading The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning I have decided to redistribute some of my stationery wealth. I have made FIVE mystery boxes to giveaway to FIVE readers (only one box per reader). I cleaned out my stationery cupboard and found so many things that need new homes. So I created five unique…
We’re more than 1/3 of the way through the year and Stationery Show season (which really runs all year long) is in full swing. We’ve just updated the Pen Show Schedule to include all the news we know about. Drop us a comment if there’s a show we’ve missed and we’ll get it added in.…
I am hitting the age where I have conversations with friends about the ailing health of parents and other relatives. Some have lost loved ones recently. As a result, my friends have had to deal with the possessions of these family members. Some have had to downsize parents into assisted living or memory care facility.…
I drove up to Chicago to vend and teach at the Chicago Pen Show this weekend. I traveled up by myself (there is a whole flat tire story I will not go into here but, as always, there was travel drama!) and met up with my friend and contributor to the site, Jaclyn of Kaleidocraft…
I wrote this story for a customer whose package went missing for over a month. When it finally arrived, she asked where he had been all this time. So I wrote this story. (Names have been altered for anonymity.) This is the story of Boxy, the little package who went on a big adventure. Mr.…
I have been collecting Kaweco Sport Fountain Pens from the early days of my fountain pen collecting days. I have way more of these tiny little plastic pens than any one human needs. I have gotten better about NOT buying every single colorway option that hits the market but sometimes I get really tempted (last…
I cannot believe that it’s only two weeks until the Chicago Pen Show! I am working on new sticker designs (proofs soon!) and we have a limited edition Col-o-ring available at the event as well. The design for the “Land of Inkin’” Col-o-ring came from my very first license plate. I hope it will be…
