I loved hearing about what you all would store in your new cases and, as always, I wish I had enough for everyone! However, the random number generator picked two winners for the Shibui A5 Life Organizer and the 3-pen case: Congratulations Brad and Theresa!
Showing all posts in Tools
GIVEAWAY: Shibui Leather Stationery Cases
In case you missed it, last week Ana reviewed some Leather Stationary Cases from Shibui. This week we’re excited to offer two of those cases for giveaway! We have one of each of the following, and each will go to one lucky winner: 3-Pen Case XL (₱2,350, approx. $48.50USD) The Shibui 3-Pen XL case is…

Product Overview: Shibui Leather Stationery Cases
Shibui recently contacted me about reviewing a few of their leather stationery cases. The company was started by a husband and wife team in 2017 as a result of their own enthusiasm for fountain pens and journaling. They struggled to find the perfect leather pen case — something simple yet functional that would age well…

Eye Candy: Hightide Metal Book Rest
Joe at Gentleman Stationer sent me the Hightide Metal Book Rest ($12) in the perfect shade of turquoise. It matches my kitchen perfectly. But the best thing about the Metal Book Rest is that it is totally freakin’ useful. My other mother has one (bright red!) in her kitchen that she keeps her iPad propped…
Pen Case Review: Sun-Star Delde Slide Pen Pouch
Review by Laura Cameron A few months ago I was browsing JetPens and I came across the Sun-Star Delde Slide Pen Pouches ($16.50-18.50) and decided I needed to try one. I opted for the pouch in Happy Fleur and Mint which is listed as a limited edition. I was particularly intrigued by the sliding part…
Inky Previews for Inktober
Preview by Tina Koyama Although I’m not following any prompts or even using group hashtags this year, I decided to participate in Inktober by continuing my ongoing series of daily hand drawings in ink. (I started the series in March in response to the pandemic; you can read about it here. Sketches are posted daily…

Swapping Nibs with Flexible Nib Factory Feeds
I’ve been using a lot of dark and pastel inks lately, and earlier this week I suddenly decided enough was enough. I needed some pink. And not just any pink… I wanted bright, in-your-face, rebelling-against-your-bad-day pink. It also occurred to me that I didn’t have a single Sailor inked up, but I didn’t really feel…