Thanks to everyone who entered the Hobonichi x3 Giveaway. I feel like these books are headed off to good homes. Hopefully, there will be more awesome giveaways, reviews and eye candy in 2018, so stay tuned! The winners, selected by our random number generator, are: Lydia, Marie and Elise, I don’t know what you do…
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Pencil Review: Red Pencils
I have a thing for pencils, particularly red/blue pencils, but you knew that already, didn’t you? So, in my never ending hunt for red/blue pencils, I occasionally come across red marking pencils. These are also extremely useful. For most people, these are correction pencils or grading pencils. For me, these are sketching pencils so my…

Link Love: Rounding Up 2017 and the Lamy Aion
Year End Round-Ups, Favorites & Top Posts: End of the Year List of Writing Gear (via Karas Kustoms Blog) My top 12 Fountain Pen Inks of 2017 and Project Review (via Fountain Pen Inks and Bleach) Top 4 Favourite Pens 2017 (via Alt.Haven) I’ve Waited Too Long for a Gift Guide, So Here’s Some Stuff…

Giveaway: Hobonichi Techo x 3
I got whipped up in the frenzy of the launch of the 2018 Hobonichi Techo products this year so I bought one of everything before they sold out without knowing for sure which one I would actually use. FOMO is a terrible thing. Then the Jibun Techo was released a couple weeks later and I…

Giveaway Winner: Jibun Techo 3-in-1 Life Log Diary A5 Slim
First, a Merry Christmas to all! And then, a big thank you to our anonymous donor for the Jibun Techo for this giveaway. The pen community really is full of the nicest, most generous people I have ever met. And finally, a great big congratulations to our winner: I hope that the Jibun Techo 3-in-1…

12 Days of Inkmas Bonus: Diamine Wine Divine
Since I didn’t align my 12 Days of Inkmas properly, I decided to give you a bonus Inkmas. So, on this magically, snowy Christmas Eve here in Kansas City, I give you a toast of Diamine Wine DivineĀ ($20 for 50ml bottle) to celebrate. As you can see, there is gold sparkle to the burgundy ink.…

12 Days of Inkmas: Diamine Spearmint Diva
On the last day of Inkmas, I finally broke and dipped into the glitter ink. This is Diamine Shimmer Spearmint Diva (50ml for $20), the perfect Christmas Eve eve ink… all sparkly, icy and seasonally green. The sparkle is a fine silver and it catches the light really well. There’s even a really nice bit…