I only have a few more ink samples in my quest to find the perfect peach fuzz ink for 2024. I can let you know that not only did I buy one sample twice (oops!), none of them are going to give us that ethereal look like the Pantone color. And today’s color is no…
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You Can Only Keep One
Last week I was intrigued by Ana’s You Can Only Keep One post, and then saw several others in the Pen Addict’s weekly roundup. So I decided to dive into my own today! Let’s start with pens in my favorite color: TEAL! L to R: Kaweco AL Sport, Blue Iguana – It is insanely hard…
Notebook Review: Sakae TP Iroful Notebook – A5
A few weeks ago I was browsing through JetPens and came across a notebook I hadn’t tried. I’m always up for testing new paper so I ordered a Sakae TP Iroful Notebook ($9.75). This slim volume is composed of 96 pages of 75 gsm white paper with a 5mm dot grid in Indigo (it also…
Fountain Pen Review: Opus 88 Mini Fountain Pen in Sakura Cherry Blossoms
I have always been a fan of Opus 88 pens for their look/style. Unfortunately, they’re also often quite large pens which makes them not as comfortable for me to use. So I was thrilled a few weeks ago to find out about Goldspot’s Opus 88 Mini Fountain Pen in Sakura Cherry Blossoms ($79) and ordered…
Journaling: A Q2 Check-in
I feel like Ana and I are sort of running on the same wavelength. Each month she prepares for a new month by pulling out her best supplies, and making small changes based on what worked the previous month. I decided that since we’re just past April 1 (no fooling!) that I’d check in and…
Ink review: De Atramentis Peach (Scented)
As I continue to stroll my way though peach inks, this week’s review is De Atramentis Peach (45ml, $14.00). Now I don’t know how I missed it, but this is one of their fragrance inks. Normally that would be a detractor for me, but this one smelled very lightly of peaches. It reminded me of…
Ink Review: Private Reserve Ink, Infinity Blue
Ana always comes back from pen shows with goodies for me to try and review, and this time was no exception. When she handed me a bottle of Private Reserve Ink, Infinity Blue (60mL for $25 from Yafa Brands), I was intrigued. This new ink bears the Infinity name because it is developed to virtually…