The Aurora Style Aquamarine Fountain Pen with extra fine nib is probably one of the most budget-friendly Italian pens. The pen price is $85 at the time of this review which is pretty reasonable. Aurora makes their own nibs so there is real appeal to being able to get an Aurora for less than $100, even…
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Product Review: ArtSnacks March 2017 Subscription Box
Review by Tina Koyama On top of all the usual excitement over the release of the latest ArtSnacks box, the March edition was a celebration: ArtSnacks’ birthday! For four years, this subscription service has been curating a monthly assortment of fine art and craft supplies to art material junkies like me. The March box included…
Fashionable Friday: Darkest before the Light
We have not seen the sun in nearly eight days and I have come to embrace the London-like weather in Kansas City. We shall embrace the darkness. Clearly, last week’s post was premature. Vertical Lace Pattern Washi Tape in Purple $3.50/roll (also available in green and blue, set of three rolls for $6.50) (via CuteTape) Take…
April is National Letter Writing Month
Okay, gang! I know you’all get jazzed about InCoWriMo in February but letter-writing is not a once a year occurrence. Did you fall short in February? Did you lose steam? Did you not even know about InCoWriMo at all? Whatever the case may be, going back as far as 2001, the USPS made a statement…
Link Love: Calligraffi-what?
Pens: Pilot Vanishing Point (via The Ink Smudge) Introducing The Sailor 1911 Standard Ivory Fountain Pen (via Pen Chalet Blog) Pilot Custom Heritage 92 Fountain Pen – Broad (via Gourmet Pens) Platinum 3776 Balance Maestro Fountain Pen (via Ken Crooker) Pentel Finito, Porous Point, Extra Fine (via Pens and Junk) J.B.’s Perfect Pen Flush (via…
Ask The Desk: Pen Show List and Nib Holders
Shane challenges: According to my dad, in the olden days they had inkwells in their desks and practiced handwriting with dip pens in school. Every dip pen I can find has a really sharp pointed nib, or a calligraphy nib. Does someone make a dip pen that has a nib more like a fountain pen…
News: Col-o-ring Release, Upcoming Pen Shows & Swatching Video
I did a soft launch of the Col-o-ring Ink Testing Books this weekend and thought, “Hey, maybe we might sell a few.” Um, wow. The response was amazing. We sold out. In a day. I’m speechless. We are going back on press this week and will be adding more to the shop throughout the week…