I had a birthday a few weeks back, and a bestie who is into pens with me sent me a fun gift, a Sailor x Mizutama Profit Junior Limited Edition Fountain Pen. I had never heard of this pen before, but I’m always game for a Sailor! This particular limited edition collaboration is between Sailor…
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Ink Review: Diamine x Independence Trust a Bivalve + Shimmering Kelp
A few weeks ago I was super excited to order Inkdependence’s newest collaborative inks. Mike teamed up with Diamine to create Never Trust a Bivalve and Trust a Bivalve ($8-14 for 30mL) featuring wonderful label art from Tom of Sugarturtle Studio. These two new inks are lots of fun, but I was a good girl…
Fountain Pen Review – Kakimori Frost Fountain Pen in Violet
Have you noticed that your fountain pen tastes change over time? Since I started collecting fountain pens, I felt like I mostly gravitated towards finer nibs. Those are my dad’s favorite (he’s been a fountain pen user since I was a kid) and I know Ana likes them fine and extra fine. And to be…
Ink review: Endless Alchemy Mocha Mousse Delight
I’m sure many of you are kind of over my looking for brown inks that match this year’s Pantone color. But today I have an ink that was specifically designed to match it! Endless Alchemy has just debuted Mocha Mousse Delight (45mL for $20), an ink designed around the color of the year. And it…
Book Review – The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen
Recently a group of us in the Well-Appointed Desk Patreon decided to read The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen (available on Amazon or in the Well-Appointed Desk Bookshop.org store). While the book starts with a fun store about how the modern-day Moleskin notebooks came to be, it delves into the…
Ink Review: 3 Oysters Caramel Macchiato
Are you ready for my next installment in brown inks? Ana was a super pal and brought me a few new ones from the Baltimore Pen Show! Today’s ink is 3 Oysters Caramel Macchiato (38mL for $16), and I have to say it reminds me perfectly of the way they drizzle the caramel into the…
Giveaway Winner: BENU Pixie
Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway for the BENU Pixie! I wish I had one for everyone, but sadly there can only be one. And that winner is Ash: I’ve already contacted Ash by email and the pen is clean and ready to be sent. We look forward to more giveaways soon! Thanks…