There is a new list available of the top paid and free apps for the iPhone and iPad. Of the 50 apps listed, I decided to see exactly how many of them I own: I have more free iPad apps because I have more space on my iPad than on my 16GB phone. Its definitely…
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A.W. Faber Pencils and Chalks Catalog Page
I kept going back to Present + Correct to admire this vintage advertising art of A.W. Faber pencils and chalks that I decided I needed to share it. The image is circa 1897. I love that the pencils were tied to cardstock to display them. Good way to display my vintage pencils? (via Present +…
Ask The Desk: Moleskine Portfolio Book Alternatives
Yesterday, following Moleskine’s release of their new portfolio books, John from Pencil Revolution asked: Anyone know of a portfolio type item that is not made by Moleskine? This is the portfolio book in question. From the outside, it looks like a standard Moleskine notebook but on the inside its a divided pocket accordion book with an…
Edelstein Amber Ink Sample Impressions
My pal on Twitter Jose included this “surprise sample” of ink in our recent ink swap. I had to message him to find out exactly what ink it was and it turned out to be the Pelikan Edelstein Amber ink, their “color of the year”. I was playing around with my Noodlers Creaper Flex pen…
Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-Rin (Bamboo Forest) Ink
After my review of the J. Herbin Vert Olive, reader Jose offered to do an ink swap with me so that I could compare the Vert Oilve to Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-Rin (AKA Bamboo Forest). Since the color of the Chiku-Rin is so light, I decided to test it in a pen with a wider nib…
Refillable cartridge for Kaweco Sport Fountain Pens… wahoo!
Well, well, well… what do we have here? Is this an aerometric squeeze filler for small enough to fit inside a Kaweco Sport fountain pen? Why, yes it is! Go forth and rejoice, all you Kaweco Sport users! For a mere $3 you too can now use bottled ink without having to reuse old cartridges…
New Rubber Stamps Available in The Shop!
Finally! My new shipment of rubber stamps came in and they are all for you! Visit the shop over on Big Cartel to place your order. This time, I ordered a few on the classic wooden handle just to see if you like them and the pricing was similar so I thought, “Why not?” If…