Until recently, the pen show season is something that I have come to see as consistent, almost “set in stone”. For me, the first pen show of the year is Philadelphia and my last pen show is Chicago. The summer is a blur of pen shows too close together. But the pen show circuit does…
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Hack Idea: A Traveling Dip Pen
Dip pens are priceless when it comes to swatching inks, enabling the user to quickly and completely clean the nib between ink changes. There’s no other way to test several inks in a row. A great place to participate in such serial-ink-swatching is at pen meet-ups, either local or at more distant pen shows. Below…
Ink Review: Lapis Lullabies
Ferris Wheel Press has not been shy with the number of new inks they have released recently. Their latest collection, Alice in Wonderland, is part of the FerriTales line and recently concluded with Tears of Sapphire. But don’t worry! A new collection is beginning with today’s ink, Lapis Lullabies. I do love the detail in…
Ink Peek: Ferris Wheel Press Velvet Ballet, Land of Shangri-La, Atlas Iron Ore
Ferris Wheel Press has amazed me with the number of new inks they have recently released. This month was no exception, with four additional inks. Three of the inks are shown here today – The Velvet Ballet, Land of Shanghai-La, and Atlas Iron Ore. The Velvet Ballet is a great holiday or winter ink –…
Ink Review: Ferris Wheel Press Twinkling Tea Party
Ferris Wheel Press has added another ink to the FerriTales line that tells the story of Alice’s adventures through Wonderland. The newest ink is Twinkling Tea Party and seems to be perfectly timed for the holiday season. Twinkling Tea Party, like all FerriTales inks, comes in the most adorable bottle – a miniature version of…
Ink Review: Wearingeul Twelfth Night
Special edition or limited edition inks are incredibly difficult for me to pass up. I recently saw an Instagram post from Atlas Stationers showing off their store exclusive ink from Wearingeul – a dusty pink ink with blue sparkle – and I ordered it immediately. I have recently seen a few store exclusive inks…
Paper Review: Endless Recorder Regalia vs. Cosmo Air Light
This post is an extension of Ana’s post last week. She started the overview – I will be continuing with a comparison of Regalia 80 gsm paper to Cosmo Air Light 83 gsm paper. If you haven’t read her review of the Endless Recorder notebook, you can find it here: Paper Review: Endless Recorder (Regalia…