Thanks to everyone who entered our tenth giveaway in honor of our tenth anniversary! This has been such fun! Would you believe the Random Number Generator picked three people who all wanted different prizes? Thanks, RNG! Keep reading! Keep commenting! We’ll keep hosting giveaways… just maybe not 10 in 10 days because I needed a…
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BONUS GIVEAWAY: Retro51 The System Alloy from ClickyPost
Mike Dudek from ClickyPost created one of the most favorite Retro51 pens, The System, and did a special edition in all-alloy. It sold out in a nanosecond but he has ONE and because Mike is a generous soul, he decided to let you wonderful folks have a shot (to the moon) at winning it. The…
Mechanical Pencil Lead Review: Caran d’Ache 2mm Colored Leads
Review by Tina Koyama Mechanical pencils and lead holders are not a large part of my (otherwise vast) stationery stash. I have a few clutches for art materials, and I keep a couple of mechanicals on principle, but I love woodcased pencils so much more for tactical and esthetic reasons that I don’t reach for…
Giveaway Winners: Vanness Pen Shop Inks & Esterbrook Camden Composition Pen
Last week was such a fun week. I was able to give away so many amazing gifts to readers as part of our tenth anniversary celebration. Everyone who entered shared wonderful birthday stories and their favorite inks. I’ve added some great ideas for future birthday celebrations and some inks to check out. Thanks to Lisa…
Giveaway #10: The Well-Appointed Desk + NibGrinder Bonus
For our final Anniversary giveaway, Bob and I decided to basically giveaway the store, so to speak. And we’ve had some help from our good pal Mark Bacas at Nibgrinder who decided to dial this giveaway up to 11! So, we decided to divide our giveaway into THREE different packages so we will pick THREE…
Giveaway Winner: Pen Addict Franklin-Christoph Pocket 66 Fountain Pen
It was such fun reading all the awesome stories submitted in the entries for the Pen Addict Franklin-Christoph Pocket 66 Fountain Pen giveaway. The last few months most of us have not be able to spend much time with our friends so hearing stories about great things friends have done for one another, big or…
My Ten Favorite Fountain Pens
I thought I’d end this week with something personal. These are my favorite pens. At pens shows and meet-ups, people will often ask what are my favorite fountain pens. So, these are them. These are not necessarily the pens I would recommend for a new fountain pen enthusiast and these might not be to everyone’s…