Girologio recently introduced a new Zipper Pouch ($40, available in 4 colors — Midnight Noir, Rustic Saddle, Crimson Ember, and Aqua Breeze). It’s made from buttery-soft, pliable Italian leather and constructed in the US. The Zipper Pouch utilizes top-notch YKK zippers so zipping and unzipping is smooth and easy. Yes, its a pouch, not an…
I cannot tell you all how excited I am to announce my first-ever Rickshaw Bagworks pattern! I hand drew some of my favorite ink bottles in pen and ink. I used a Platinum Carbon Desk Pen with Platinum Carbon Black ink — and then created ink splashes using liquid watercolor paint. I scanned all the art…
Last weekend I attended the Washington DC show and helped at the Dromgoole’s booth selling ink and paper. While helping people find the perfect ink to match a pen or the latest release, I spent an enormous amount of time looking at ink colors and ink boxes. The Ferris Wheel Press boxes have caught my…
Tomorrow, August 3, is Stationery Store Day. According to founder Kristina Burkley: Stationery Store Day, much in the way of Record Store Day or Independent Bookstore Day, is a day carved out for everyone who loves paper to celebrate and lift up the most special specialty store: the paper shop! So go visit your favorite…
Thanks to everyone who entered our Pacific Northwest Pen Show Swag Kit giveaway! Congrats to Kate B, the winner of our Pacific Northwest Pen Show Swag Kit with Ink-A-Pet Penguin with goggles and floaty ring, Ink-A-Pet Coloring Book, Rickshaw Portland Flag Pen Sleeve/Lanyard and sticker set. I hope this will give you some pen show…
I can’t say no to Montblanc ink, especially new special edition colors. Montblanc’s newest line is The Origin Collection and was released as a celebration of 100 years of the Meisterstück collection. The boxes are foiled with gold or silver in a design inspired by pen designs from the beginning of the collection. The three…
While I was at the Pacific Northwest Pen Show, I picked up a few items to share with you, my lovely readers. I will be giving away all the items shown below to ONE lucky winner, drawn at random from commenters who play by the rules (details below). From Ink-a-Pet we are including the new…
