Review by Tina Koyama Every stationery-related collection goes through these stages: At first you have a few, or several, or even a dozen, and they look beautiful displayed on your desktop. Very soon, you have too many to keep on your desk at one time, so a few select ones stay there, and the rest…
Lamy Bronze is the limited edition ink Lamy released in 2019 to accompany their Lamy AL-Star Bronze pens. I’m going to clear the air right now and say this should be renamed Lamy Orange. It’s a lovely orange. It is not, by any stretch of the imagination be called Bronze. I checked the swatch I…
By Jessica Coles Rejoice, blue ink lovers! The newest ink from Sailor, named Sailor’s Sailor, is a beautiful deep blue ink made to celebrate the ink blender Osamu Ishimaru and the 15 years he has been hosting Ink Blending events while dressed as a bartender to emphasize the individuality of each ink. Sailor’s Sailor is…
By Jessica Coles As promised last week, I will be reviewing an additional state ink from the States collection by Sailor. Originally, the States inks were going to come out slowly over the year (or years?) and start with states where Sailor would be present at pen shows, but 2020 had different plans for us all.…
By Jessica Coles It’s been quite a while since I’ve been able to write for the blog. Amazing Ana (as I shall now call her) has been running things on the blog all alone for quite a while and has been amazing! So let me try to catch up with all the things that have…
Review by Laura Cameron Recently I was contacted by the people behind Thinkers Notebook ($19.95) and asked if I wanted to try their Thinkers Notebook system. I’m always game to try something new so I said yes! The Thinkers Notebook is a 6″ x 9″ landscape notebook, designed to be used in concert with an…
Review by Laura Cameron As you might have guessed, I’m continuing to order samples of blue ink in honor of the Pantone color of the year. Today I’ve got some Diamine Florida Blue (30mL, $7.50) up for review! Florida Blue is a bright blue that I found leaned somewhat turquoise in application. It reminds me…
