by Tina Koyama I have only one resolution for 2019, and it’s the same as the one I made (and kept – at least halfway) a year ago: Clear out my studio of all unneeded art and craft materials, office supplies and stationery items. Yes, I still hoard use art and craft materials, office supplies…
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Link Love: Boxing Day Edition
I spent the morning researching the origin of the term Boxing Day. Thank you, Wikipedia. If you’re not doing Boxing Day shopping, maybe you are ready for some of the year-end round-ups? Year-End Round-Ups and Lists: The 10 Most Popular Posts of 2018 (via Brown Paper Bag) Top 10 Posts of 2018! (via Quo Vadis…
Merry Christmas!
Just wanted to wish you all Happy Holidays. Thanks for your support this year and every year. Hope you get all the goodies you were wishing for and a chance to spend time with those you love. Eat, drink and be merry!
Inkmas Day 11: 3 Oysters Red Wine
While I do not drink red wine (it makes me sneezy! Who is so foolish as to be allergic to wine?) I do appreciate the rich colors of red wine. 3 Oysters Red Wine ($18 for 38ml bottle) is probably a good approximation to the color of some red wines without looking like dried blood…
Inkmas Day 10: 3 Oysters Doldam
Okay, after four ho-hum reviews, this one is the rave review. Sort of. The minute I saw 3 Oysters Doldam on paper, I knew I had to buy a bottle. I love grey ink and this ink is a blue-grey with a yellowish sheen. It has a lot of shading and ranges from a dove…
Inkmas Day 9: 3 Oysters Hanuel
I admit it. I’m a sucker for a vivid blue ink. There is something luminous and soothing about the swimming pool/Caribbean sea blue colors that can be created with fountain pen ink. They are translucent like watercolors and show a range of shading like rippling waves on a crystal blue waters. 3 Oysters Hanuel…
Link Love: 7 Pens reviews, 6 inky profiles, A5 Slim Brownie! 4 Notebooks Covered, 3 Oysters inks, 2 Trigg Planners, and a Pencil Eraser Village! (Phew)
Pens: Wanchcer x Sailor 1911L Turquoise Blue Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog) Franklin-Christoph Pocket 20 Fountain Pen (via The Pen Addict) Esterbrook Estie (via Fountain Pen Quest) Syahi Imperator Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog) The Conid Minimalistica Monarch is an o-ring away from fantastic (via UK fountain pens) Parker Jotter Fountain Pen (via…