Over the summer, I kept seeing the little USA Series bottles from Colorverse at various pen shows and when I saw Giant Potato (15ml bottle for $15) I knew I needed to grab a sample of it. I know that making the ink for Idaho a potato brown color is probably a little simplistic view…
We pause our regularly scheduled Inkmas to announce a very special giveaway. A kind reader has an extra Hobonichi Techo (classic A6-sized, Monday Start for 2026) that she doesn’t need and asked that I give it to a reader. For full details on this planner, check out the full description on 1101. If you missed…
I know we already started Inkmas but I recorded and edited this video so I wanted to share it with you. Would you like to see more video reviews from us or do you prefer old school text-and-photo posts. Leave a comment and let me know! Products mentioned in the video: Kutsuwa Lgaba Pen Case…
It’s that time of year — it’s Inkmas time again! We take this time each year to celebrate our love for ink and hopefully catch up on all some of the ink reviews we’ve put off all year. We’ll be doing quick reviews, comparisons and collection overviews — or whatever strikes our fancy. From now until…
I really wanted to try the TO-MEI HAN Ka-Sa-Ne Clear Stamp Sets in the Japan and Nordic designs ($27.50 each). Each set includes three texture stamps and then a series of simple flat shapes that can be layered with the patterns or with each other. I liked the simplicity and experimentation that could happen with…
Gift Guides are starting to pop-up for the pen community. I feel like we go from planner season announcements to Fountain Pen Day to gift guides to best-of’s and finally year end wrap-ups. Its the pen community version of traditions, right? Then we’ll start all over again with plans for the upcoming year. It’s the…
Share your love for stationery this holiday! To celebrate you and our wonderful stationery community, we are offering a special discount for Black Friday. All orders over $25 qualify for a 10% discount in our shop all day Friday, 11/28/25 (12:01AM-12:00 Central time). Use the coupon code BLKFRI25 to take advantage of this special offer.…
