When Ana goes to pen shows, we all get gifts. Why should the Baltimore show be any different? Ana has recovered from her traveling and we got together for coffee this past weekend. She presented me with two boxes, courtesy of Luxury Brands USA, holding two of the new BENU Pixie Fountain Pens. You know…
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Re-Embracing Multipen Gel Pens
Sometimes it’s nice to shop your own pen stash. I pulled out my assorted collection of Japanese gel multi-pens and realized a couple needed new gel refills so I did a little testing and reorganizing of which refills were in which pen barrel. My favorite models are Pilot Coleto multi-pens which use the Pilot Hi-Tec…
Pen Review: Midori Join Dots Mocha Pen Set
I have really gotten into neutral colors recently so when I saw the Midori Join Dots Connecting Marker 3-Color Set in Mocha ($7), I thought it might be a great edition to my kit. The set includes three small pens that stack on top of each other to make a full length pen. This makes…
Pen Review: UniBall ONE Metallics (and White) Set
I was interested in trying yet another white gel pen and the Uni-ball One Gel Pen 3-Pen Set (White & Metallic, 0.5 mm, $7.50) was a great opportunity to try both the white gel pen in the Uni-Ball One series as well as the metallic gold and silver options. Often metallic and white gel pens…
Another Batch of Marvy LePen Flex Brush Markers
I have always loved Marvy LePens. They were one of my gateway pens when I was a kid. So I was tickled when the Marvy LePen Flex markers ($2.10 each) became available. Over the years, I’ve acquired one or two and finally wrote a review about the ones I purchased. But I knew I needed…
Pen Review: Sun-Star Dot é Pen Square Markers
I decided I waatned to try some of the more unusual Japanese markers and pens. My first purchase was the Sun-Star Dot é Pen Square Markers ($2.45 each, also available in sets). These pens are a cube-shaped tip on one end and a fineliner one the other. I purchased colors I specifically thought I’d like…
Product Review: Zebra 33-Piece Journaling Set
Zebra put together a massive 33-piece journaling kit ($19.97, approx. 0.68 per pen with the washi and journal being free) from Costco stores: Standard Mildliners with chisel tip and bullet tips (set of 10) Mildliner Brush markers (set of 5) with flexible brush tip on one end and the bullet tip on the other Clickart…