Friday Friends: PensiveCandy

Friday Friends: PensiveCandy

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…

Notebook Review: Wonderland 222 Tomoe River Tomoegawa B6 (& Giveaway)

Notebook Review: Wonderland 222 Tomoe River Tomoegawa B6 (& Giveaway)

I met the creative team behind Wonderland 222 while I was in Portland this summer and was absolutely delighted to be able to put faces to this amazing product line. Wonderland 222 is best known for their Tomoe River-based planners — simple, minimal planners in loads of formats. While talking with Liisa, I discovered that…

Pen Review: Writech Sprinkles Gel Pen 0.5 mm (5-Color Set)

Pen Review: Writech Sprinkles Gel Pen 0.5 mm (5-Color Set)

I’ve talked about it in previous posts but I want to reiterate that I’ve been surprised with the quality and variety coming from Writech. I decided to try the Writech Sprinkles 0.5 mm Gel Pen ( 5-Color Set) ($12.10) which features such an unusual color set for a “basic color set”. The Sprinkles set include:…

Underappreciated Ink Brand: Vinta Inks

Underappreciated Ink Brand: Vinta Inks

Once upon a time, Vinta Ink was the darling of the pen world. They came onto the market with pretty bottles, history baked into their color choices and a beautiful array of multichromatic, sheening and shimmer inks before many of the popular inks of today (like Ferris Wheel and Wearinguel). Other brands may have existed…