Phoebe Blue Cotton Pyjamas in Clouds & Sunrays £38.00 (via Emily & Fin) Sailor 1911 Standard Fountain Pen in All-Blue with Gold Trim $156 (via Anderson Pens) Parker Jotter Ballpoint Pen in Shiny Chiseled Stainless Steel, Special Price $16.70 (via Pen Chalet) DesignWorks Burgundy Floral “Dreams” Journal $11 (via Vanness Pen Shop) Japanese Washi Tape…
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Fountain Pen Review: Sailor ProColor Stardust
When I saw the Sailor Procolor 500 Shikisai Fountain Pen in Hoshikuzu (Stardust) with Fine Nib ($60) come up on JetPens, I jumped at the chance to try it out. It looks like the Sailor 1911 regular with a steel nib and it was available in the black sparkle Stardust finish that I had wanted…
Winners: Col-o-ring Quirky Editions
Thanks to everyone who entered to win the quirky editions of the Col-orings. The random number generator was put to work and pull our winners. Congrats to Chuck and Tamra! Emails are on their way to you both to get these in the mail to you before I head off to San Francisco next week.…
Ink Review: Robert Oster ink.art Lake of Fire and the Serendipity Hybrid Pen
Everyone at the D.C. Pen Show asked about the upcoming release of Robert Oster Lake of Fire and I had to tell them, “not until San Francisco,” knowing full well I had a whole bottle. The bottle I have is from the new ink.art series which is designed to be improved for art purposes. The…
Link Love: Rare Ink Colors & Writing Notebooks?
Post of the Weird: You can spend $100 on a fountain pen that will last you a lifetime, but those fancier pens come with hidden costs: new nibs, rare ink colors, writing notebooks, and customized ink converters. Hidden costs? Rare ink colors and writing notebooks? What’s this guy talking about? And how are “writing notebooks”…
Fountain Pen Review: Delike New Moon (AKA Knock-off Sailor ProGear Slim)
I had heard that there were Chinese vendors selling an assortment of knock-off versions of Sailor and TWSBI fountain pens on Ebay. In the name of science, and to quell my curiosity, I decided to buy a couple to see how similar, or different, they really were. I purchased the Delike New Moon fountain pens…
Fountain Pen Review: Muji Fountain Pen
Review by Laura Cameron I found a new pen to love. A few weeks ago at knit night, Ana handed me a pen and told me to take it for a spin. The pen was a Muji, an aluminum round fountain pen ($15) from the Japanese company, Muji. The pen is a super-slim, rounded aluminum…