By Jessica Coles The Chicago pen show was a great show in 2019 (not that it isn’t every year!) due to hard work from the organizers, fun people, and new vendors. I always love to see new vendors at shows; they prove that the pen community is growing. Plus they bring new stuff to check…
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Giveaway Winner: Post-Pen Show Bonanza (and some stats)
Since I asked folks to list places they would like to see host a pen show, I thought I’d start with a list of recommendations. Texas (specifically Houston and El Paso) Kansas City Minneapolis/St. Paul Seattle PDX Lancaster, PA New York City (proper) Chicago (proper) New Orleans Nashville Louisville Phoenix If you, your local pen…
Ink Review: ColorVerse Pen Chalet Special Edition
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…
Giveaway: Post Pen Show Bonanza
Last week, Jesi, Laura and I cleaned up at the Chicago Pen Show, now it’s your turn. One lucky reader has the chance to win a whole pile of swag from some of our favorite shops and vendors. The giveaway package includes three bottles of fountain pen ink, a notebook, stickers, our special edition Chicag-o-ring…
Fountain Pen Review: Lamy Pastel Mint Glaze
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…
Ink Review: Diamine Purple Rain
By Jessica Coles Purple inks. Purple inks are by far my favorite. When I hear about another purple ink, it’s only a matter of time until I have it in my pen. I heard about Purple Rain from Diamine when it first came out, but I only came into possession of my bottle recently; this…
Notebook Review: My Graphic Notebook
By Jessica Coles I recently came into possession of a new notebook named My Graphic Book ($16 at Vanness) that lives up to the name quite well. This notebook consists of six sections, each featuring a different kind of graph in various bright colors. My first thought was that this could check several boxes for…