My freelance work has been a little slow this week and so my initial reaction was sheer panic and stress. Then more level heads prevailed. I decided to tackle some of the very long list of Desk projects this week. As a result, I am slowly making progress on new designs for stamps and stickers…
While attending the Dallas Pen Show I had the opportunity to talk with the rep from Chartpak, the distributor of many popular art and design supplies. He was displaying new products from Kuretake — their fountain pen ink lines including the Art Nouveau series which is inspired by the art nouveau art movement which was…
This summer, Esterbrook launched their new line of fountain pens: The Niblet ($175). This pen is definitely designed to compete with the Kaweco Sport and other small, pocketable pens. I got the Sea Glass model and the color is stunning and definitely reminds me of sea glass, oceans and hints of creamy shell and a…
I was so excited to see the new Kuretake ZIG Clean Color Dot Metallic Double-Sided Marker – 6 Color Set ($26) while I was working at the Dallas Pen Show. I like using Zig Clean Color Dot markers for adding bullets to my notebooks. So, a set of metallics? Yes, please! The set comes with…
Laura, in an act of selfless kindness, found some fabric that she said was “so me” and then bought it and made me a whole freakin’ quilt! It’s huge and beautiful and covered in a bright, fun assortment of stationery-related prints. She quilted it with loopy stitches that are reminiscent of calligraphy swirls. So well-planned!…
Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway for the Wonderland 222 B6 notebook. It looks like our commenting system is working again and ready for prime time! Our winner is: I have reached out via email to our winner. More giveaways will be happening soon so stayed tuned!
Candace Milner (@pensivecandy) is a creative and a long-time fountain-pen-and-ink enthusiast, based in Perth, Western Australia. She was first introduced to fountain pens in primary school (many, many, many years ago). Today, she uses her pens and ink to make art. Her explorations in ink typically result in intricate patterns, detailed line-work and the use…
