I thought I’d make a little demo video about how I make a swatch with a cotton swab in a pinch. It’s not my favorite method to use to swatch because I sometimes find that I get cotton particles in my ink swatch. It is a good option though if you don’t have a lot…
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Fashionable Friday: What’s Cookin’?
With it being graduation season, Father’s Day and kids heading off to college and their first apartments, I thought it might be fun to well-appoint the kitchen this week. I’ve included my absolute go-to cookbook, The Better Homes & Gardens New Cookbook. Even if you’re an experienced cook, this is a great reference for those…
News: Sponsors, Notebooks & Keyboard
New Sponsors: I’m touched that so many new sponsors have joined the ranks here at The Well-Appointed Desk in the last couple weeks. Please welcome The Stationer, Sapori and Say Nice Things. You may recognize The Stationer as the retail business of All Things Stationery. The Stationer is currently hosting a sale so you may…
Review: Blackwing Notebooks
This spring, Blackwing added two additional notebook options to its line-up. Previously the only notebook they offered was their flagship Slate notebook ($22.95). Now joining The Slate is the Clutch pocket-sized notebooks ($14.95) selling in packs of three and the larger Summit notebook ($21.95). All three notebooks share the same 100gsm paper and all three are…
Link Love: Gel Pens, Love & Pride
Pens: Baron Fig Rollerball Pen (via Pencilcase Blog) Baron Fig Squire: The Limited Edition Experiment No. 108 (via From The Pencil Cup) Muji, Gel Ink, 0.38mm (via Pens and Junk) Uni-ball R:E Erasable Gel Pen (via Pen Addict) Aurora 88 (Fine Flex Nib) (via Hand Over That Pen) How to Change a Lamy Fountain Pen…
Product Review: ArtSnacks June 2017 Subscription Box
Review by Tina Koyama What a fun assortment I got for June with my ArtSnacks subscription! Here’s what was in my box: a mini sketchbook (an ArtSnacks + Denik collaboration); a Zig Painty FX permanent paint marker; two General’s MultiPastel Chalk Pencils; and three Tombow Dual Brush Pens. I also got an ArtSnacks sticker and…
Dudek Modern Goods “The Lady” Display
When a vintage fountain pen collection goes supernova, it requires its own epic display. Leave it to Mike Dudek of Dudek Modern Goods to deliver the kind of display that makes me hum the opening to 2001: A Space Odyssey every time I put my pens away. I started collecting Lady Sheaffer Skripserts about a…