Didn’t I say yesterday it was a good month for subscriptions? No sooner did I get the Rad + Hungry USA Kit than the CW Pencils The Pencil Box Quarterly #3: Back to School Kit ($30, currently closed to new subscribers but can be added to email list when new slots are available) arrived. Wow!…
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Subscription Kit: Rad + Hungry USA 2017
Rad + Hungry is a very unique subscription service. Every month you are subscribed, you receive a package of curated stationery goods – usually pencils and a notebook plus a print and a little extra from somewhere in the world. One month it might be Uruguay, the next month it might be Korea or the…
Ask the Desk: Sheening Black Ink
My good friend Father Kyle recently asked if I could recommend a good sheening black ink. The only black ink (and I don’t use a ton of black ink so my knowledge here is relatively limited) I could think of was Kyo-No-Oto No. 1 Nurebairo ($28). It has more shine than sheen on most of…
Giveaway Winner: Galen Leather 5-Pen Case
Big congratulations go out to Ingrid, the winner of our random drawing this week for the Galen Leather 5-Pen Case. Thanks to everyone who entered to win the case and remember that Galen Leather has a coupon code at the top of their site for first time shoppers!
Review: Galen Leather Pen Cases
Galen Leather has become a well-known leather goods maker from Turkey specializing in stationery-related products. They recently sent me two of their newest products to try out: the 3-pen zippered pen case in Crazy Horse ($39) and the 5-Pen Zipper case in Chocolate Brown ($49) . The 3-Pen case opens with the pen loops on…
Fashionable Friday: Slumber Party
Phoebe Blue Cotton Pyjamas in Clouds & Sunrays £38.00 (via Emily & Fin) Sailor 1911 Standard Fountain Pen in All-Blue with Gold Trim $156 (via Anderson Pens) Parker Jotter Ballpoint Pen in Shiny Chiseled Stainless Steel, Special Price $16.70 (via Pen Chalet) DesignWorks Burgundy Floral “Dreams” Journal $11 (via Vanness Pen Shop) Japanese Washi Tape…
Giveaway: Col-o-ring Quirky Editions
I was planning to give these “quirky edition” Col-o-rings away at the D.C. Pen Show but I never found the perfect opportunity so I decided that the best way to do it was to offer them here on the blog. I have two (2) of these quirky editions available. The only difference is the covers…