The new Karas Pen Co. Vertex Fountain Pen is interesting for a number of different reasons. It features a snap cap, the pen is made out of delrin ($130 for black or white delrin), it can be eyedropper filled and features a translucent ink window (nine color options to choose from). There are acrylic bodies…
Today, we are kicking off a reboot of our Friday Faves. And this time, it’s really our faves. I’m going to kick it off but every couple weeks, one of our staff writers (or maybe a friend of the blog) will provide a list of their current favorite things, both stationery-related and other favorite things.…
Once again, the SF Pen Show was so busy I forgot to take pictures. Luckily, so many other people did take pictures. If you want to see more photos, check out the hashtag on Instagram #SFPenshow2019. Here are some highlights. Most of them are of the people which are, of course, the best part of…
Back from San Francisco and just in time to launch ourselves head first into planner season. Hobonichi did their official 3-day rolling kick-off this weekend which may have been missed by many in America as it coincided with our Labor Weekend festivities. JetPens will get you up to speed with their Planner recommendations. If you…
Stuart at Nero’s Notes (through the help of his lovely assistant Clare) sent over two plain notebooks for me to test out. The Fa Vo Plain in Vanilla and the Poach My Lobster Notebook (Lobster). I specifically requested plain notebooks because I like to be unencumbered by lines, grids or dots. Somedays I write, somedays…
I’m running a little late today because I got to participate in recording a follow-up episode of The Pen Addict this morning which recorded later than usual. I had to work it in to my regular schedule which is still a little janky since returning from the San Francisco Pen Show. All the details are…
This week is a smorgasbord of posts which is a perfect reflection of my week. While I have been simultaneously working at my jobby-job, I have also been packing for the San Francisco Pen Show for the Well-Appointed Desk/Skylab table and staying in contact with Lisa to get everything ready for the Vanness Pen Shop…
