This week, some of the local facilities in Kansas City started opening its doors to visitors including our fine arts museum, the Nelson-Atkins. It opened it’s doors to our local zoo’s population of tuxedo penguins. These photos brought so much glee to me, in a week that was otherwise a little bit of a slump…
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Giveaway: Faber-Castell Grip Fountain Pens (Pearl Mint Green, Turquoise and Rose)
I really need to put together a revised Top 5 Fountain Pens Under $25. I would definitely include the Faber-Castell Grip in that list. I reviewed it last year. This year, Faber-Castell released three new colors for this pen: Pearl Mint Green, Pearl Turquoise and Pearl Rose. All three models are available in EF, F…
Pen Review: Zig Clean Color Dot Double Sided Markers
I was absolutely tickled to find the Kuretake Zig Clean Color Dot Double Sided Markers recently. There are 12 different colors available (available in a set for $35 or individually for $3.30 each). I decided to just try a few colors to start. Usually, I’m inclined to get the whole set, every color, but this…
Product Preview: Ink Bottle Rubber Stamps (Shameless Plug)
Following discussions and suggestions from friends and followers of the blog, we are introducing two new rubber stamps in the shop this week. This post falls clearly in the category of shameless self-promotion so proceed forewarned. We created two different ink bottle rubber stamp designs. The first stamp is based on a classic bottle design…
Link Love: (Week Eight) Pen Show Updates
On Sunday, Laura and I started going through the Pen Show Schedule and trying to figure out how best to update it. Many shows have already announced postponed dates or cancellations due to the pandemic but some, that are a few months out, are still listed as “on schedule”. I confess, I’m skeptical that any…
Product Review: Stickers from JetPens
JetPens offers a wide variety of sticker sheets that can be used in planners, bullet journals, notebooks or on letters and correspondence. I thought I’d try a few of the different brands of stickers that they carry to give an in-depth review. Stickers are fun and right now I think we all could use some…
All the Winners: Ink + Volt Founders Notebook & Leonardo Momento Zero
Laura and I magically ended both of our on-going giveaways on Sunday so I thought I’d just roll all the winners into one post. Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaways and playing along with our “answer a question” tactics. So here goes: The winner of the Leonardo Momento Zero giveaway, kindly donated by Appelboom…