As is my tradition these days, when Pantone announces the color of the year, I start looking for ink options to match. This year I have to say I have mixed feelings. Pantone chose Peach Fuzz. The photos are really ethereal and warm looking and just create so much feeling. And then there’s the Pantone…
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Inkmas Day 8: Diamine Blue Edition Jack Frost Shimmer & Sheen
Next up on my audition list was to find a good blue. Blue works exceptionally well for my holiday cards because my family is Jewish and my husband’s family celebrates Christmas, meaning it works as a somewhat neutral but still winter-ish, holiday-ish color. This year I was fascinated by the idea of Diamine Blue Edition…
Top 10 Under-Appreciated Ink Brands
I have been doing a little bit of ink-ventory-ing and it got me thinking about all the inks in my collection and how many great inks just don’t get talked about much these days. They are the classics, the old favorites and the more budget-priced inks. So I’ve decided to run down the most under-appreciated…
Inkmas Day 9: Diamine Blue Edition Happy Holidays Shimmer & Sheen
When I was perusing inks for potential holiday card candidates this year, I came across Diamine Blue Edition Happy Holidays Shimmer & Sheen ink. (50mL for $22) Originally developed for Diamine’s 2019 Inkvent, this color was popular enough to join the permanent collection. The ink is supposed be a “medium velvety blue fountain pen ink…
In Praise of Ink Cartridges
We spend a lot of time reviewing and promoting bottled fountain pen ink here on The Well-Appointed Desk. For as much as we love bottled ink, there is a time and a place for cartridges too. If, like me, you like to use fountain pens but work in an office environment (or maybe you are…
Holiday In July: Diamine Inkvent Calendar 2019
Last December I was a little overwhelmed. Between work, the holidays and life, getting time to actually enjoy the Diamine Inkvent Calendar didn’t happen. I was able to open about half of the calendar before time got away from me. I wanted to enjoy the experience of opening each window and the inks so, on…
Ink Review: Diamine Handel
By Jessica Coles This week I decided to take a break from my normal lines of Sailor Studio and Montblanc inks and instead show an ink that is beautiful, inexpensive, but hard to find. Diamine makes an astoundingly large variety of inks for a wide variety of clients. Some people even joke that Dimaine makes…