Recently Ana presented me with a Sea Foam L12 Erste from Hinze Pen Co (you can find her original review here) and I was presented with a common problem: what color ink am I going to use? I’m someone who loves all kinds of ink colors, and by virtue of working for The Desk, I…
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Fountain Pen Day Giveaway!
In honor of Fountain Pen Day, we have a not one but FIVE sets of products to giveaway. Walk Over Vistula is a deep blue ink with sheen and Sheen Machine lives up to its name. It’s a deeper blue with a very visible reddish/purple sheen. KWZ Inks have a distinctive vanilla-ish smell that folks…
Ink Review: Ferris Wheel Press Twinkling Tea Party
Ferris Wheel Press has added another ink to the FerriTales line that tells the story of Alice’s adventures through Wonderland. The newest ink is Twinkling Tea Party and seems to be perfectly timed for the holiday season. Twinkling Tea Party, like all FerriTales inks, comes in the most adorable bottle – a miniature version of…
Ink Review: Wearingeul Twelfth Night
Special edition or limited edition inks are incredibly difficult for me to pass up. I recently saw an Instagram post from Atlas Stationers showing off their store exclusive ink from Wearingeul – a dusty pink ink with blue sparkle – and I ordered it immediately. I have recently seen a few store exclusive inks…
A Deep Dive into Elastic Planner Systems (AKA Traveler’s Notebooks/Fauxdori)
Following our previous posts about Ring-Bound Planner Systems and Discbound Planner Systems its time to tackle the “elastic planner” AKA the Traveler’s Notebook (TN) or, when not made by the Traveler’s Notebook Company, the “Fauxdori”. The name Fauxdori arose several years ago when Traveler’s Notebook was still under the Midori branding and was refer to…
Paper Review: Endless Recorder Regalia vs. Cosmo Air Light
This post is an extension of Ana’s post last week. She started the overview – I will be continuing with a comparison of Regalia 80 gsm paper to Cosmo Air Light 83 gsm paper. If you haven’t read her review of the Endless Recorder notebook, you can find it here: Paper Review: Endless Recorder (Regalia…
Ink Review: Ferris Wheel Press Curious Collaborations: Paper Tree
I recently received a set of inks from Ferris Wheel Press called Curious Collaborations. The set is has been created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Paper Tree, a family-owned stationery store in Tokyo. There are three inks in the set: Glimmering Greige, Chidori Cherry Blossom, and Dearest Navy. Dearest Navy is a strong blue-black…