One of my pen club pals Katie, swatched all the inks at our local pen shop using a rubber stamp. The effect is eye-catching and makes a quick way to show ink without using a big brushy swab. While in Canada I found a couple stamps from Chamilgarden at PaperPlusCloth. I found a checked…
It turns out that I have accumulated quite the rolling stamp collection. I collect vintage and modern rolling stamps. Most of the vintage stamps are either dater or numbering stamps, usually simple type with only numbers and possible dollar signs or punctuation. The modern stamps feature everything from phrases to lines and arrows to check…
The first round of Gift Guides and year-end round-up posts are out this week. This is how I know its the holidays! There will probably be more in the coming weeks… it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Gift Guides & Holiday Posts: Gift Ideas For Fountain Pen Users (via Fountain Pen Love) My…
Following yesterday’s Gift Guide, we thought we’d share some of our holiday wishes — some attainable, some not-so-attainable. Ana: This wish list has my stationery lusts on it but I also have a few non-stationery things I’ve been wanting (like this amazing wool shop handbag and a Sphero BB-8 to keep my R2 company) as…
This year we tried to tune our Gift Guide towards pen and stationery enthusiasts at various levels of the hobby: new-to-the-hobby, in-it-for-awhile and hardcore collectors. Each group may be hard to shop for and we hoped that our guide might make it easier for friends and family of enthusiasts a bit easier to shop for…
As we get into the throes of the holiday season, I thought I’d let you know that our dearest Jesi took a crack at organizing our top navigation in preparation for future efforts. We’d like to make it easier for you, our beloved readers, to find Guide Sheets, Gift Guides, and maybe in the near…
In the past, I’ve amused myself by doing an all-black Black Friday edition of Fashionable Friday. This year, we are going light. Western Velvet Bow Beanie $48 (via Kate Spade) Katy’s Flower Cardi Coat $395 (via Frances Valentine) Mermaid Lagoon Pearl Shimmer Compact $38 (via Besame) Original Crown Mill Classic Laid Writing Pad in Cream,…
