Goulet Pens brought out all the “May Flowers” to contrast last month’s “April Showers” with an array of brightly colored and scented inks for this month’s Ink Drop. My favorite is Elderberries from De Atramentis which smells lightly floral-y but makes me want to say “and your mother’s smells of elderberries” every time I see…
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Yes, People Do Spend Money on Pens
I don’t normally read Fox News but this is a nice little fluff piece about pen collecting that makes for a nice introduction to the hobby (or should I say passion?), particularly in the vintage market. The article does go on to mention a jewel-encrusted Montegrappa worth a small fortune so there’s something for…
April Ink Drop: Better Late than Never
This month’s Ink Drop selection plays on the theme “April showers” with a range of blue hues from aqua to true blue. The colors are: Diamine Aqua Lagoon Noodler’s Blue Eel Noodler’s Ottoman Azure Noodler’s Turquoise Eel Waterman Mysterious Blue For more information, check out Goulet Pen Co. Ink Drop HQ.
Sign it like Neil
A reader recently asked Economy Pens what the best tool would be for a book signing. I remembered reading about the tools used by Neil Gaiman from an article from Netmouse on “Neil-Handling“. I thought I’d quote the writing tools section specifically here but if you’re a fan on Neil, you may be entertained to…
Link Love: All Write, all write!
(Links for images in the collage above are all listed in the links below) Today’s Link Love is all writing instruments! Pencils Links: Turn paper into pencils (via Office Supplies Junkie) Moleskine Highlighter Pencils (via NoteMaker) Gorgeous Vintage Pencils (via Present and Correct) Pen Links: An interview with Michael Gutberlet of Kaweco (via Jet Pens)…
Kaweco Guilloch 1930 EF Fountain Pen
With my love for all things vintage, I couldn’t resist purchasing the Kaweco Guilloch 1930. Guilloch is term used to describe the technique of emboss that creates the fine lines on the cap and barrel that look so distinctly Art Deco. Other than the decorative case, the Kaweco Guilloch 1930 is the same internally as…
Link Love
I realized recently that while I’m on-the-go, I favorite lots of things on Twitter with the intention of going back to visit them later. So I thought I’d start making it a regular feature here. Great links, photos and info culled from Twitter. If you work in a design firm, ad agency or other venue…