Karas Pen Co. has been quietly working away in their secret hideaway in the desert to create a new line of pens they are calling Reaktor. The series is doing some particular unique things in the machined pens field. First, they are aiming to sell these pens starting at $40 for the Galaxie ($45 for…
I’ve been on the lookout for alternative options for Rolodex rotary card files for the Col-o-dex cards ($15) because I know that they are hard to come by, expensive and large. I stumbled across the Heidi Swapp Memorydex Desktop Card Tray box which is considerably smaller and considerably less expensive (just $9.54 Prime at the moment).…
The Colorverse 2018 Voyager I set ($50, see below for a special bonus offer) is the first limited edition set released by Colorverse and it was highly sought after and greatly anticipated. The set includes four of their now-recognizable small 15ml bottles in a beautiful packaged box with all the accoutrements that Colorverse has become…
This week there’s a new Retro 51 from Anderson Pens, Nick Stewart (Mr. Fountain Pen Inks & Bleach) introduces his own inks and I added a new category, Off-Topic, where I included a DIY for making an awesome pineapple cake from Think.Make.Share. designed by Kelsey at the Mothership. It’s super cute and very clever and…
Maker Faire KC If you are local to Kansas City, the Maker Faire is fast approaching. Its the weekend of June 23 and 24th at Union Station and we will once again be participating under the Skylab Letterpress banner. We will be inside in the main hall again this year. If you are interested in…
Lots of paper love this week plus a couple reviews of the new Karas Pen Co. Starliner pens. Lots of arts and creativity action which is great because summer and the extra sunlight make me want to spend more time making art, sewing and being generally more arty. Susan at the Pen Addict wrote the…
The Well-Appointed Desk is hurtling towards its eighth year of blogging (officially, June 17th is the anniversary) and, in that time, I have mentioned Kate Spade 45 times. Clearly, she has been an influence on my life and this blog. Whether a product became the focus of a Fashionable Friday, or the backdrop for a…
