This week has sunny yellow inks, flashbacks to the Atlanta Pen Show and some unusual pen reviews like the Omas Tokyo, the Faber-Castell Neo Slim and a Wing Sung 5502. If you saw this week’s Fashionable Friday you may have noticed a peek at some nail polish that will be available on Friday so I…
Showing all posts by Ana
Notebook Review: Beech Tree Paper Kraft Notebooks
The Beech Tree Paper Small Notebooks come in a variety of sets for the plain or lined versions. The blank notebooks are available in a variety of options from single books up to 100 book packs ranging in price from $1 to $100. There are also lined notebook options but not quite as many options…
Notebook Review: NAVA Design My Colors Book
A long time ago there was an Italian notebook that featured multicolored pages and then it was immediately discontinued so it became impossible to find so I never got a chance to try it out. When I saw the NAVA Designs “My Colors” Book ($16) which featured an exposed coptic binding with a rainbow of…
Fashionable Friday: Spring is Here!
All the trees here in Kansas City decided to bloom this week. It was in the 70s earlier this week , then dipped to frosty temperatures on Friday only to promise balmy temperatures again on Monday and I couldn’t be happier. I love the white, yellow and orchid blooms on everything and, finally, the blue…
Link Love: Ok… GO!
Pens: Old but New to Me: 1970s Montblanc 149 (via The Pen Addict) Flex Nibs Part 2: Vintage Flex Nibs (via Pen Thoughts) ASA Pens “Nauka” Fountain Pen Review (via edjelley) Zebra Sarasa Gel Pens (via Gourmet Pens) The Case of Naginata. V. Results (via Crónicas Estilográficas) Italix Parson’s Essential (via dapprman) Ink: The Best…
Colored Pencil Review: Pilot Frixion – Standard and Adult
Review by Tina Koyama I’ve been curious about Pilot Frixion erasable products ever since Ana reviewed the pens and markers and the “color-pencil-like pens” several years ago. But it wasn’t until Pilot came out with actual erasable colored pencils (as opposed to gel pens that are called “color-pencil-like” but are not, in fact, color-pencil-like at…
Eye Candy: Pelikan M205 Star Ruby
This is a big week here at The Well-Appointed Desk. Pelikan released their ink color of the year: Star Ruby. While we are rolling around in inky goodness, we thought we’d share some of the color goodness with you. Star Ruby is a deep magenta red color. You made be thinking to yourself, “Didn’t Pelikan…