Over the years, we’ve done all sorts of gift guides and wishlists. This year, we tried to keep it simple. These are a few of the things on our wishlists that might inspire you. I promise we didn’t intentionally make everything teal and purple, it just worked out that way. 🙂 Ana’s Wishlist One of…
Your search for “guides” returned 64 results
Link Love: Inkvent is Upon Us!
With the turn of the calendar to the month of December, I heard a cacophony of paperperforations being torn the world over as folks cracked open the first days of their Inkvent calendars. Some might be making up their own countdown calendars. Other are opening chocolate calendars, coffee or tea calendars or even yarn mini…
Exploring Creative Journaling: A Class with Tom of Sugar Turtle Studio
One of the things that I was most excited about at the St. Louis Pen Show was taking a class. While I’ve certainly taken advantage of classes to learn more about fountain pens in the past, I really felt like this year’s offerings were expanded in breadth. One of the ones I took the plunge…
Lines and Grinds: A Guide for Choosing and Customizing Your Nibs- Part 2
Back at the end of May, I posted Lines and Grinds Part 1 over at Inkpothesis covering the basics of nib selection– my take on a guide to choosing a nib. Once you get a handle on choosing nibs, there’s a giant rabbit hole waiting for you on the other side: customization. I’ll make the…
The Perfect Nib for a One-of-a-Kind Pen?
When you are blessed with a truly unique pen, it only seems fitting to pair it with a truly unique nib. I have had my Lamy custom Urushi pen for a couple years now. If you are not familiar with this pen, several years ago, Brad, Myke and I ** challenged Jonathan Brooks of the…
Link Love: Patently Awesome
What are the odds that a post about a book about patents would show the page featuring the 1930s patent drawing from Parker Pens? On my planet, always. What I wouldn’t have expected is that the patent was filed by Kenneth Parker. Did he actually design the pen or did someone on his staff? I…
Link Love: Tenative Steps to Normalcy
The last few weeks have seen lower COVID cases and higher vaccination rates. More businesses and events have started to re-open and loosen mask mandates, number of occupants, etc. This shift has meant trips to the local pool for some, going to a pen show for others. For me and Laura, it means our first…
