Thank you readers, old and new, for coming to us for your pen, ink and stationery content. We love what we do but you have made this project a true joy and life calling. May you have time today and this holiday season to be able to tell the people in your life how much…
We were surprised and saddened by Anderson Pens‘ announcement last week that they will be closing at the end of the year. They were a lovely pen shop, and an active participant in pen shows when we started attending. They will be missed. You can learn more about their closing (including the last day to…
Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for the Chicago Planner Conference 2024 Swag Bags. We wish we had enough for everyone, but alas our two winners are Amy and Katie: Winners have been contacted via email. More giveaways and holiday fun coming soon!
When Ana returned from the Chicago Planner Conference last week she told me she brought me a little something. It turns out that while shopping at Atlas Stationers, she brought me a peach ink: Endless Alchemy Stardust Magic Peach Fuzz (45mL for $20). Now maybe I’m biased, but this might be my favorite peach ink…
The Chicago Planner Conference was a bounty of swag. So much so that I’d like to give TWO readers the chance to relive the conference vicariously through a swag bag. I have sorted through all the swag and did my best to evenly distribute it all between two totes: a Chicago Planner Conference 2024 grey…
Congrats to the winners of our Galen Leather 1870 Marbled Notebooks. Both randomly selected winners chose the Ocean Waves color so I am going to let them fight it out with poetry! Limericks, rhymes, and haikus are accepted! LOL! Seriously, thanks to everyone who entered (and Galen Leather for providing such delightful prizes) and stay…
This weekend, I attended the Chicago Planner Convention. This was its fifth year in existence but also its first year in a new hotel in downtown Chicago. As a new attendee to this event and a first-time Planner Conference attendee, the only point of reference and comparison I had was to pen show events. So,…
