Thanks to everyone who entered for a chance to win the Colorverse Colorspace Ink Art Cards. Our lucky winner is Jenn:
Great pick! And stay tuned because Ana brought home several lovely giveaway items from SF, so we’re gonna keep the giveaways going throughout the month!
I’ve got a goodie pack to giveaway today. From the SF Pen Show, I was able to collect a few truly unique items. First, a very limited Inky Dreams (my original pattern design) Rickshaw single pen sleeve lanyard along with a Rickshaw exclusive SF Pen Show sticker.
Also included in the giveaway is a kit from Sakura of America which includes a cloth zipper pouch, a pocket notebook full of doodle ideas and play pages, a set of three Micron pens and an exclusive Micron enamel pin.
TO ENTER: Leave a comment below and let me know if you’ve been to a pen show this year and which one. If not, tell me if you would ever go to a show and which one. Play along and type in something. It makes reading through entries more interesting for me, okay? One entry per person.
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FINE PRINT: All entries must be submitted by 10pm CST on Thursday, September 5, 2024. All entries must be submitted at wellappointeddesk.com, not Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram or Facebook, okay? Winner will be announced on Monday. Winner will be selected by random number generator from entries that played by the rules (see above). Please include your actual email address in the comment form so that I can contact you if you win. I will not save email addresses or sell them to anyone — pinky swear. If winner does not respond within 5 days, I will draw a new giveaway winner. Shipping via USPS first class is covered. Additional shipping options or insurance will have to be paid by the winner. We are generous but we’re not made of money. US and APO/AFO only, sorry.
For September, I decided to make my journal theme for the month, Academia or Bibliophilia (or something to that effect) where I could focus my design elements and colors around a dark academia or back-to-school-sort-of vibe. I added some natural elements like more sunflowers (carried over from last month) and mushrooms as well as map themed washi tape and a green and brown color scheme reminiscent of library shelves, old books and wool sweaters. I can wish for weather cool enough to wear wool, can’t I?
Not everything I used for September is listed below. Some items are from my deep stash and may be discontinued or I don’t remember where I got them. If you want to create your own seasonal themes, dig into your own stash and see what you already have before going out to buy more.
And if you would like a deep dive video of my set-up:
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 served picking and choosing the colors I might like so I don’t end up with a couple that I just don’t ever use.
I grabbed five colors:
Each individual pen sells for $2.65 each. The brush pens are double ended with the brush tip on one end and the same fine bullet tip on the opposite end as the standard chisel tip of the original Mildliners.
There are 25 available colors in the Mildliner Brush line compared to 35 colors in the standard highlighter style.
I tested the pens on a scrap piece of Col-o-ring paper and absolutely love how the tips spring back for script writing. The fine tip might be too light for writing in some colors but could be used for coloring or underlining.
I will be adding these into regular circulation for my monthly journal and planning — and I’ll probably grab more colors soon.
Do you love brush pens? Do you own any of these Mildliners yet?
DISCLAIMER: The items included in this review were provided free of charge by JetPens for the purpose of review. Please see the About page for more details.
I’ve been back from the San Francisco Pen Show for one day and I am definitely fatigued from the journey. Three long days of selling and teaching with full days of travel on each leave me feeling absolutely frazzled.
The experience of the show, though, teaching several classes and seminars, working at the Vanness Pen Shop table, seeing old friends and making new friends, was unforgettable. Yes, the show was often crowded and many vendors sold out of merchandise before the weekend was over but everyone was kind, friendly and excited to be surrounded with other people who loved pens and ink and stationery as much as they do.
I’m hoping that more shows start adding more classes, seminars and workshops. I think the future of pen shows will be because the events become about more than just purchasing products but about learning new ways to use them and work with them. Experiences beyond shopping are what will make pen shows even better.
Now for the links:
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Sometimes it’s not entirely about the new stuff, it’s about enjoying what’s on my desk that I get to play with every day. Then again, a little something new never hurt right?
Brand spankin’ new: a fabulous new mousepad from Classycards.ca. Took a little extra time for shipping from the north, but worth the wait!
Still diggin’: My journal. Though my writing has slowed down a bit, I’m still keeping up. I LOVE my Notebook Therapy journal. And how ’bout that sticker? I found a hidden sticker stash on my rolling cart!
Rediscovering: It’s embarrassing to say, but at this point I have so many pens that some fall by the wayside, get stuck in pen cases, run out of ink and sit waiting to be cleaned… last week I cleaned and inked up my Pelikan M205 Apatite and it’s the first pen I’ve reached for since then. Such a smooth writer!
What are you enjoying this week?
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If you’re staring down a case of the Mondays, then I’ve got a fun giveaway for you. We recently received a package of Colorspace Size C Hubble cards, plus Colorspace B Swatch and Hubble Cards from Luxury Brands USA to share with you (more details at Colorverse Ink). If you remember, I tried out the Size C Hubble cards a while ago and they’re super fun!
Essentially these cards have space and ink themed wax designs on them. When you swatch with ink, those designs come to the forefront as they resist the ink. What a fun way to keep track of your inks!
So here’s the deal: I’ll select one lucky winner to receive all three packages shown above plus some swag from me. Ready to go?
TO ENTER: Leave a comment below and tell me what your favorite Colorverse ink is? If you don’t have a favorite Colorverse ink, then your favorite ink will do just fine! One entry per person.
If you have never entered a giveaway or commented on the site before, your comment must be manually approved by our highly-trained staff of monkeys before it will appear on the site (wouldn’t a monkey case have been fun???). Our monkeys are underpaid and under-caffeinated so don’t stress if your comment does not appear right away. Give the monkeys some time.
FINE PRINT: All entries must be submitted by 10pm CST on Friday, August 30, 2024. All entries must be submitted at wellappointeddesk.com, not Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook, okay? Winner will be announced on Monday. Winner will be selected by random number generator from entries that played by the rules (see above). Please include your actual email address in the comment form so that I can contact you if you win. I will not save email addresses or sell them to anyone — pinky swear. If winner does not respond within 5 days, I will draw a new giveaway winner. Shipping via USPS first class is covered. Additional shipping options or insurance will have to be paid by the winner. We are generous but we’re not made of money. US and APO/AFO only, sorry.
DISCLAIMER: The items included in this giveaway were provided to us free of charge by Luxury Brands USA. Please see the About page for more details.
