Ever since I bought a “glass pen” with a cap through Ebay several years ago, I’ve been on the hunt for others. The one I purchased is no longer available and I’ve had to reattach the nib to the grip section so many times its now permanently crooked. I love the capped design of my…
After my September Planner Set-Up video I got requests for a “Plan With Me” video so, ask and you shall receive! Grab your supplies and a cuppa because this video is long but I’ll keep you company through your Friday afternoon! I set-up the last 15 days of September in real time and babble while…
I was able to pick up the Sailor 2024 Pen Show Exclusive ink somewhere along the Pen Show Trail this year and finally had a moment to uncap and check out the color. The label suggested a yellow-undertone dark green so I was stoked to give it a try. My initial swatch card was so…
Do you ever find a book (or two or three) that you just don’t get into? Do you DNF (did not finish) it or do you slog through it? Do you feel like you’ve lost your reading mojo? That’s been me for the past month or so. No book mojo. Every book I picked up…
Rubato Pen Studio is a one-woman pen maker who I have met at both the California and SF Pen Show. I am totally enamored with the designs she creates and the experimentation she is employing in her pen development. She comes from a calligraphy background and is definitely an artist (she drew the adorable cat…
Thanks so much for everyone who entered our latest giveaway. Our winner for the SF Pen Show Swag Kit is: Elizabeth, I have reached out to you via email. Everyone else, keep posted, we have more giveaways on the way!
Review by Tina Koyama For the past couple of years, my favorite everyday-carry sketchbooks have been colorful Uglybooks (my review at the Desk is here. Uglybooks now also offers perfect-bound editions; see my personal blog for a review of those). I’ve experimented with various media, and one of the best is acrylic paint markers. You…
