After my Fashionable Friday: Purple Rainy Day, I’ve been itching to add more purple inks to my stash. I started hoarding various shades of purple and taking recommendations from friends and shop keepers. The first color that was brought to my attention was Montblanc Lavender Purple (60ml bottle for $19) thanks to Matt over at…
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Link Love: We Love You, Mary!
Post of the Week: Our dear pen friend, Mary Collis has received some sad, scary health news and posted about it this week, Curveball (via From The Pen Cup). Please take the time to leave a message for her. Pencils: A Graphite Interview with Caroline Weaver, of C.W. Pencil Enterprise. (via Pencil Revolution) Caran d’Ache…
Review: Stabilo Point 88 Mini Fineliner 0.4 mm 18-Color Set
One of my friends had a set of the mini Stabilo Point 88 Fineliners in her pen case that she uses to draw and sketch on the go. I have always envied this set so I finally broke down and got my own set. I got the 18-color mini finerliners in the “sporty” water bottle…
New Sponsor: Karas Kustoms
Karas Kustoms is a small pen manufacturer that started life as a custom machine shop. When machinist Bill Karas teamed up with designer Dan Bishop, a relationship developed that eventually led to the creation of their very first pen – the iconic Render K. The success of the Render K spurred the creation of several…
Ink Review: Diamine 150th Silver Fox
I’m sorry it took me so long to post the review for Diamine 150th Anniversary Silver Fox ink. I wrote the review but forgot to photograph the results. In the meantime, its been dark and rainy here for two weeks making it almost impossible to take good photos of the results, especially the neutral grey-on-white…
Ink Review: Callifolio Grenat
Callifolio Grenat is the second ink I purchased from this line produced by L’Artisan Pastellier Encre Callifolio and sold in the US through Vanness Pens in Little Rock. I’ve had the worst time trying to describe this color. Grenat is a warm, reddish brown that leans a little to a wine color — like “red…
Fashionable Friday: Fast & Furious Friday
I get to spend the day at the dealer getting my car looked over, a long-overdue oil change and complimentary car wash for the lazy. So, I’m in the automotive spirit. Roll down the windows, turn up the radio and grab a Route 44 cherry limeade. Wahl-Eversharp Skyline 50s Fountain Pen and Corvette Set in…