Turns out, this is my fourth year attending the Chicago Pen Show and my first year as a vendor. The previous three years, I’ve worked as a helper for Vanness Pen Shop. This year, I had the table next to them and Laura and Matt Armstrong (you might remember him as the legendary Pen Habit)…
Once again, I took very few actual photos of the Atlanta Pen Show event. Between working behind the Vanness Pen Shop table Friday through Sunday and participating in the Pen Addict podcast on Saturday night, I had very little time to wander around and take photos. We stayed very busy. Jesi and I had a…
I’m running a day late, but thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for the Compoco Airplane View A5 Journal! Our winner is Teejay: Congratulations Teejay! I hope you have a wonderful trip and enjoy your new journal. For the rest of us, don’t forget that Compoco is currently offering a discount to Well-Appointed Desk…
When I was trying to decide how to best organize this post, I debated planning it and titling it “A Pen Show in 3 Parts.” The first part being the drive to LA, the pen show itself and then the drive home. I drove from Kansas City to Little Rock where I met up with…
Hopefully, you’ve been following along with the road trip adventures of me and Lisa Vanness as we careen across the country on our way to Huntington Beach for the LA Pen Show this weekend. We are looking forward to seeing everybody who can make it out for the show. We will have a literal…
Thanks to everyone who read the review and entered to win the rare as hen’s teeth Lamy NeonCoral ink cartridges. Our lucky winner today is: And Veronica, you may be in luck. This year’s Lamy Bronze looks like it may be more orange than brown. It should start to become available in March…
Thanks to everyone who entered the Moo x Kate Moross Notebook Set giveaway. Our lucky winner is Sara! And… because she played by the rules and answered the question (which I read all your entries… so I appreciate when people take the time to answer them. I learn so much about you all!) she is…
