Vanness Pens was lucky enough to get a custom edition of the beloved Franklin-Christoph Pocket 45 ($105) in a translucent turquoise blue and I was lucky enough to get one from the first batch. Vanness finally received their shipment on the second batch and there’s already a waiting list for a third shipment. We Franklin-Christoph…
This week there’s lots of 2017 recaps and favorite lists for the past year as well as some looking forward to the new year. In art, there’s two posts about using scraps (coincidence? I don’t think so!). And there’s also a section of digital wallpapers to refresh your digital workspace for the new year. Hello,…
Ever since I started buying fountain pens, I’ve wanted a Pelikan. I initially thought I wanted an M200 series. I liked the simplicity and classic looks but didn’t know when I began collecting what the difference was between the various lines of Pelikan. Over time, I learned that as the numbers got bigger (for the…
I purchased a flat lead mechanical pencil several years ago at a big box office supply store that I used to practice my lettering. Unfortunately, it was not stocked for long so supply of the lead was very limited. I bought several of the pencils and a bunch of the lead refills for friends but…
In my yearly round-up, I thought I might pick my favorite pens, inks and other stationery items for the year. There are so many amazing things this year, it was really hard to narrow it down. I can’t thank Tina and Laura enough for coming on board and making this blog even better this year!…
Thanks to everyone who entered the Hobonichi x3 Giveaway. I feel like these books are headed off to good homes. Hopefully, there will be more awesome giveaways, reviews and eye candy in 2018, so stay tuned! The winners, selected by our random number generator, are: Lydia, Marie and Elise, I don’t know what you do…
I have a thing for pencils, particularly red/blue pencils, but you knew that already, didn’t you? So, in my never ending hunt for red/blue pencils, I occasionally come across red marking pencils. These are also extremely useful. For most people, these are correction pencils or grading pencils. For me, these are sketching pencils so my…
