Ana always comes back from pen shows with goodies for me to try and review, and this time was no exception. When she handed me a bottle of Private Reserve Ink, Infinity Blue (60mL for $25 from Yafa Brands), I was intrigued. This new ink bears the Infinity name because it is developed to virtually…
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Pen Review: Mildliner Brush Pens
OMG! Did you know that Zebra made BRUSH Mildliners?!??! I didn’t. When someone mentioned them, I couldn’t order them fast enough. I love felt tip style brush pens and the colors for the Mildliners are great so this is a match made in heaven. There are some sets available but I’ve decided I am better…
Pen Review: Tombow Dual Brush Cottage Set
In my commitment to being a regular journaler, I have been adding some markers to my collection that will fill in gaps in my color ranges for my journal headers. I got the Tombow Dual Brush Pen Cottage Collection (10 Pen Set for $27) because it looked like a good opportunity to add colors I…
Fountain Pen Review: Rubato Fountain Pen
One of the best things about pen shows is discovering a new-to-me creator. At the California Pen Show, I was able to walk around a bit on Sunday and stumbled across Rubato Pen Studio. Her handcrafted mini pens were displayed on vintage cake stands like the candy-colored confections they are. Some of the pens featured…
Ink Review: Robert Oster Peach
I only have a few more ink samples in my quest to find the perfect peach fuzz ink for 2024. I can let you know that not only did I buy one sample twice (oops!), none of them are going to give us that ethereal look like the Pantone color. And today’s color is no…
Paper Review: Kunisawa Notebook
Earlier this month, I was able to head up to Portland, Oregon for the newest show to join the pen show circuit. The Portland pen show was small by way of the number of vendors, but large in number of attendees. I met a new vendor at this show – the wonderful group from Oblation…
Pen Review: Anterique Ballpoint Pen
I worked at a table next to Gentleman Stationer at the SF Pen Show and that gave us time to talk shop and to just shop. One of the pens that surprisingly got a lot of attention was the Anterique Mach Ball .5MM Ballpoint Pen ($5.50). It is available in 26 colors and Joe had…
