If’ I’m being really honest, my first love is not fountain pens and stationery; it’s knitting and yarn. But since many of us love analog tools, today I thought I’d share what I’m up to. Every year there’s this little bike race in France over the summer. And many years ago (early to mid 2000s),…
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First Look: Platinum 3776 Shape of a Heart
Last week I went to Chicago to attend the first h+h americas trade show and, while I had a blast, I seem to have returned home with a cold. So while I’m under the weather, I thought I would give you a first look at my new pen that arrived while I was away. I’m…
Yarn + Ink: Taste the Rainbow
When I was knitting my last sample project, I knew it had to be the inspiration for a rainbow palette of ink colors! Don’t you agree? The inks: Vinta Hanan Waterman Tender Purple J. Herbin Vert Reseda Mont Blanc Lucky Orange Monteverde Mercury Noir Monteverde Horizon Blue Van Dieman Styx Valley Forest Green The knitting:…
Yarn + Ink: Easter Edition
I don’t celebrate Easter, but this week I’m working on a new chicken which is full of spring pastels, just in time for Easter. So today I give you an Easter palette: PenBBS #131 – Eagles over London Sailor Shikiori Yozakura Stipula Dark Grey/Grigio Lava
Thread + Ink: Spring greens.
This week I tried a new to me craft: embroidery. While I stitched on the Positive Plants kit from MCreativeJ ($31) my eye was one again drawn to my Col-o-Dex and all the ink colors it contains. This was was downright easy: Robert Oster Sublime Banmi Deep Green Colorverse Alpha Centauri C’mon spring!
Life Hack: Washi Tape Storage
Sometimes at the end of the day instead of doomscrolling I flip over to TikTok with the idea of watching a few inane videos. But every now and again something catches my attention and I’m sure my husband is tired of me saying “hey I saw this great hack on TikTok.” We all have washi…
Yarn + Ink Palette: Spring is Coming
This week is unseasonably warm and full of sunshine and it’s doing everything to raise my spirits. I’m also working on a new chicken for The City Girl Farm in an interesting mix of colors. I thought this post would be easy, until I went to pull inks swatched from my stash and didn’t find…