If you’ve been following The Well-Appointed Desk for awhile, you might have noticed that green is my favorite color, particularly chartreuse, yellow-greens. However, over the years, I’ve found that chartreuse colors are challenging in fountain pen inks. They either get too bright or too light. Not dingy enough for me, nor do they hit the…
Hey, gang! I’m not very good about self-promotion but I wanted to make sure that anyone who might want to attend one of the upcoming DC Pen Show workshops, knows about them. You can sign up now so I know how many kits to bring (or if you’re signing up for someone else’ workshop, THEY…
Dromgoole’s collaborated with Diamine to create two inks: Bleu Horse and Medusa’s Gaze ($24). They are both shimmery jewels but I decided to grab a bottle of Medusa’s Gaze to start because I liked the name. I buy nail polish with the same logic. The shimmer particles can be seen in the bottom of the…
Link of the Week: Pelikan Hubs 2025 Registration (via – The Pelikan’s Perch) Pens: BENU Pixie Emerald Green Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict) The best fountain pen for beginners (via Extra Fine Writing) Ink: 5 Inks for Summer (via Inky Imaginings) InkFlash – Robert Oster Red Orange (via inkxplorations) ink review : J.…
I have an addiction to these Uni-Ball One gel pens. I bought a few in these delicious pastel colors a few months ago. Some of the colors were a bit light for the 0.38mm sized tips so I ordered the colors in 0.5mm as well as a couple others… because! Here’s what I got: Uni-ball…
I’m back from Portland and the Pacific Northwest Pen Show and I think I was wired on adrenaline yesterday because today, I’m a zombie. Here’s my highlights: I forgot to take any photos of the show so check out Kimberly’s post on Pen Addict later this week for some photos of the event. I met…
For the last few years, Sailor North America releases a limited edition ink available exclusively at pen shows where the Sailor North America team is attending. We have tried to review these colors as we acquire them. 2024 2023 This year, the color chosen is a low saturation smoky bluish color with a multichromatic undertone…
