When I ordered the Stabilo Boss Nature Colors Set, I also grabbed the Kuretake Zig Clean Color Dot Mild Smoky (6-color set for $14.25). This set includes six, pastel/muted colors which is right up my alley right now. These are the first Zig Clean Color Dot markers that I’ve gotten that are SINGLE tip. I…
I’ve been in a muted, subtle, nature-inspired color vibe lately. When I stumbled across the Stabilo Boss Original Textmarker in the NatureColors 6-pen set ($14.70), it seemed like a great chance to expand my palette of potential nature vibe colors. I can’t remember if I’ve ever owned a Stabilo Boss Textmarker in the past. I…
When Ana goes to pen shows, we all get gifts. Why should the Baltimore show be any different? Ana has recovered from her traveling and we got together for coffee this past weekend. She presented me with two boxes, courtesy of Luxury Brands USA, holding two of the new BENU Pixie Fountain Pens. You know…
Sometimes it’s nice to shop your own pen stash. I pulled out my assorted collection of Japanese gel multi-pens and realized a couple needed new gel refills so I did a little testing and reorganizing of which refills were in which pen barrel. My favorite models are Pilot Coleto multi-pens which use the Pilot Hi-Tec…
I have really gotten into neutral colors recently so when I saw the Midori Join Dots Connecting Marker 3-Color Set in Mocha ($7), I thought it might be a great edition to my kit. The set includes three small pens that stack on top of each other to make a full length pen. This makes…
I was interested in trying yet another white gel pen and the Uni-ball One Gel Pen 3-Pen Set (White & Metallic, 0.5 mm, $7.50) was a great opportunity to try both the white gel pen in the Uni-Ball One series as well as the metallic gold and silver options. Often metallic and white gel pens…
I have always loved Marvy LePens. They were one of my gateway pens when I was a kid. So I was tickled when the Marvy LePen Flex markers ($2.10 each) became available. Over the years, I’ve acquired one or two and finally wrote a review about the ones I purchased. But I knew I needed…
