Thanks to the kindness of one of our readers, I have a beautiful, unused Kokuyo Jibun Techo 3-in-1 2018 Planner to giveaway. I have done a short review of the Diary portion of the planner in the smaller size when they were first available in the US. This is the full monty with the black…
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12 Days of Inkmas: KWZ Walks Over Vistula
On the tenth day of Inkmas (I’m starting to think I didn’t count my days correctly or maybe I should have done Inkmas Advent because I have a ton more inks I could review!), I decided to go to Poland and take a walk with KWZ Walks Over Vistula ($15 for 60ml bottle). The name derives…

12 Days of Inkmas: Scriptus 2017 Confederation Brown
On the ninth day of Inkmas, I reviewed an ink that is virtually impossible to get. Sorry! Scriptus 2017 Confederate Confederation Brown is another sample I acquired from a member of my local pen club. It was the special ink created by KWZ for the Toronto Pen Show this year in honor of the 150th…
Link Love: How many links are too many?
Pens: Tombow Mono Drawing Pen (via Pen Addict) Conklin Nighthawk Titanium Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog) Pilot Kakuno Fountain Pen (via Comfortable Shoes Studio) Zebra Sarasa Grand, Gel Ink, 0.5mm (via Pens and Junk) Sens Pen From VergeStyle (via Nibs & Ink) Uni Style Fit Multi Pen (via My Pen Needs Ink) Video: Pilot…

3-Point Perspective Review: Baron Fig Tote Bag
Review by Tina Koyama, Laura Cameron and Ana Reinert All the reviewers on The Well-Appointed Desk participated in the Baron Fig bag Kickstarter and all three of us purchased the tote bag so we decided that it would interesting to write a review with each of us weighing in. Hope you enjoy this mega-review. (All…

12 Days of Inkmas: Glare Ink Olive Brown
On the eighth day of Inkmas I actually got an ink that was wholly new to me! While at pen club last month, I was gifted two unique ink sample and Glare Ink Olive Brown from India was one of them. I know very little about the Glare brand. Internet searching revealed little more other…

12 Days of Inkmas: Kyo-no-oto #7 Hisoku
On the seventh day of Inkmas I couldn’t resist featuring Kyo-no-oto #7 Hisoku ($28 for 40ml bottle). This smoky blue grey color is one of my favorite ink colors. When I first got into fountain pens, one of the first bottles of ink I bought was De Atramentis Pigeon Blue which is not too dissimilar in…