Sailor has made a dizzying number of inks, from standard black and blue to special editions that are only available under very specific locations. All Sailor inks have one thing in common, though – because they are high quality and (typically) amazing colors, they are usually in high demand. While answering a question about Sailor…
One of our own had a huge reason to celebrate last week – Jaclyn got married! The Well-Appointed staff has not yet been able to attend pen shows during 2021 (nor for most of 2020), but that doesn’t mean we haven’t seen one another! Ana, her (real) husband, Bob, and I made the trek up…
I can’t tell you what a delight it was to read all the comments for the Galen Leather Writer’s Medic Bag giveaway. Of the pen people mentioned as special to our readers, the list included: Brad (and Myke) of the Pen Addict Kelli at Mountain of Ink Joe at Gentleman Stationer Joshua at Pelikan’s Perch…
We can hardly believe it but Field Notes is celebrating the release of it’s 50th quarterly edition this month! Though 50 is traditionally the “golden anniversary,” Field notes opted instead for bright red covers with silver ink, flyleaf colors reminiscent of past editions, and a special die cut. For our 50th edition we wanted to…
Another giveaway has come and gone and we have selected a winner in our Ensso ITALIA fountain pen giveaway. Congrats to Briana! We will be shipping the pen out first thing tomorrow. Happy spring day!
I’ve got more giveaway winners today. This time for our Ensso ARIA ballpoint pens in matte black aluminum and brass. And the winners are: Congrats to Jovan and Eric! I will be contacting them directly to arrange shipping. Thanks to everyone who entered and we look forward to offering more giveaways soon!
For years, friends have asked if we had a Patreon page that would allow readers to help support the Well-Appointed Desk community. I wasn’t sure what content I could develop, or offers I could create, that would entice readers to become patrons. This past year, however, has given me plenty of opportunity to develop a…
