By Jessica Coles Each year, Lamy announces a new color of their best selling Safari (plastic) and AL-Star (aluminum) pens. From the moment I first heard the colors for the 2019 special editions, I started counting down until I could get them in my hands. 2019 was the first year that not one but three…
By Jessica Coles In the latest newsletter from Pen Chalet, I caught a glimpse of their newest ink. However, this ink had a special twist – it is a collaboration between Pen Chalet and ColorVerse and a limited edition as well. Only 300 boxes of the ink duo will be available and only from Pen…
By Jessica Coles This last weekend I had the great privilege of attending the Atlanta pen show for the first time. I had a wonderful time (one that I will recount in another post, very soon), however, I was very impressed with one ink that I picked up during the show. The ink is Lamy…
Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway this week. Congrats to the winner of our Formal Dept Notebook Case Giveaway! It was fun to imagine all the ways people would put the case to use. Now for an opportunity to GO somewhere besides the couch! This case is really nice and would not break the…
Guest Post by Julia van der Wyk The San Francisco International Pen Show arrived like an oasis in a dream. I am ready for my vacation, I am ready to see my friends and meet new people, and I am ready for that special Pen Show Magic! The show began for me with a delightful…
Review by Jessica Coles Ah, purple inks. If I had to choose only one color of ink to use for the rest of my life, it would be purple. I love that purple spans from nearly pink or red all the way to dark blurples. I love how purple inks have experienced a renaissance lately…
By Jessica Coles Sailor Studio inks. 100 inks that have amazing characteristics including heavy sheening inks, pastel colors, even inks that seem to be several colors and no specific color at the same time. Today, we are looking at Sailor Studio 162. According to the numbering scheme used by Sailor, we can tell that this…
