Last week, I got a tip about the Visconti Bakelite-like ink cartridge holders available on Choosing Keeping. Each sells for £4 and holds seven short European standard ink cartridge refills in a coordinating color to the case. Upon further research my friends found a US vendor selling the same item for $6.90 via Amazon.The prices…
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Link Love: Write it down now
This is what happens when I don’t do a Link Love for over two weeks: it becomes epic! Sorry its so long but I didn’t want anything to get overlooked or skipped. Handwriting Month: January is National Handwriting Month (via Letter Writers Alliance) January 23rd is National Handwriting Day (via Detroit Free Press) Why email…
Pilot Varsity Fountain Pen
I noticed that I had never written a review of the Pilot Varsity Fountain Pen so I thought I’d add it. Let me start by saying that I bought this several years ago and was very unhappy with its performance and stuck it in a drawer. It actually took quite some time before I was…
Link Love: Best Of’s and More
End of Year Round-Ups: Best of Blog 2012 (via A Penchant for Paper) Tell Me a Few of Your Favorite Things (via Rhodia Drive) My Big Fat Retro Office Remodel (via Retro Renovation) Calendar Round-Up (via Better Living Through Design) Paper and Notebooks: Rhodia Weekly Planner (via East, West, Everywhere) Pens, Pencils and Ink: Gifting…
Link Love: Good-Bye 2012
Wearables and Accessories: Leather Goods for stylishly hauling your goods (via Hard Graft) Chewbacca Messenger Bag (via HiConsumption, thanks to Ivan) Derwent Colored Pencil Cufflinks (via Aveling Artworks) Death Before Decaf Coffee Mug (via Svpply, thanks to Jessica Hische) Pens and Ink: Papermate Ink Joy Ink Blob issues (via Gourmet Pens) Diamine Music Set of…
Favorite Tools of 2012
I’ve reviewed, purchased and drooled over hundreds of products in 2012 so I thought I’d share with you my favorites of the year, in no specific order: Tie for Favorite Fountain Pen: Kaweco Guilloch 1930 EF Fountain Pen Tie for Favorite Fountain Pen: TWSBI Diamond 540 EF Demonstrator Favorite Highlighter: Pilot Preppy Highlighter Favorite Lefty-centric…