12 Days of Inkmas: Day 2 Van Dieman’s Styx Valley Forest Green

This year for Inkmas I decided to search out new-to-me ink brands in colors appropriate for the holiday season. The first of these is Van Dieman’s Styx Valley Forest Green (30mL for $12.95). This rich, foresty green is a perfect winter holiday green. It reminds me of pines and holiday boughs on the mantle. The…

12 Days of Inkmas: Day 1 Colorverse Shiny Black & Ornament Yellow

12 Days of Inkmas: Day 1 Colorverse Shiny Black & Ornament Yellow

Welcome to The Well-Appointed Desk annual Inkmas. Inkmas was born before Inkvent calendars and other inky countdowns so we have decided to continue our tradition as it is — a mix of new inks and old favorites which may or may not have been reviewed here before (we’ve been know to review the same inks…

12 Days of Inkmas: Ferris Wheel Press Ink Timeless Blue Special Edition 2020 (We forgot Day 8!)

12 Days of Inkmas: Ferris Wheel Press Ink Timeless Blue Special Edition 2020 (We forgot Day 8!)

Huge apologies for skipping Day 8 on Inkmas this year. Thankfully, one of our readers noticed the oversight. So, we have decided to bump this out to be our post-Boxing Day Inkmas post. There’s no reason that the holiday festivities can’t continue, right? The Ferris Wheel Press Ink Timeless Blue Special Edition 2020 ($18 for…

12 Days of Inkmas:  A Robert Oster Holiday Part 2 (Day 11)

12 Days of Inkmas: A Robert Oster Holiday Part 2 (Day 11)

Yesterday, I made a Col-o-wreath of the Robert Oster limited edition 2020 Holiday inks from Vanness Pens: Santa’s Hangover, Choc Pudding, Silent Nite, and Elf’s Cap. Today, I’ll show off the inks a little more with different tools and papers. For the tools, I used a few of the unconventional tools I’ve become fond of since I…

12 Days of Inkmas:  A Robert Oster Holiday Part 1 (Day 10)

12 Days of Inkmas: A Robert Oster Holiday Part 1 (Day 10)

Yes, I know. Robert Oster has already been featured several times (Day 2, Day 4, and Day 7) in our Inkmas countdown. But when I finally opened my package from Vanness Pens and remembered I had ordered the new, limited edition Robert Oster 2020 Holiday inks, I couldn’t resist. It’s now or never. Earlier this…