This month’s Ink Drop featured five inks known for their stay-put properties and titled the collection Lasting Impressions. These inks are all designed to be permanent or very water-proof. The colors featured were Rohrer & Klingner Salix and Scabiosa, Platinum Carbon Black (that dark sheen spot is dry ink though if I rub it with…
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Word Cards + Ink Drop = Ink Organization
I picked up this stack of Kyokuto Word Cards at Maido in San Francisco. They are small cards measuring just 1.5″ x 3.5″ (3.7 x 9 cm) and contain 100 sheets. I paid $2.75 for them. They are hole punched at the narrow end and held together on a clamp ring making them perfect to…
Link Love of Epic Proportions!
Pens: Review: ACME Studio Rollerball and Fountain Pen (via J Robert Lennon) Zebra Prefill 3 Color Mutli-Pen (via No Pen Intended) Buying a Grail Pen (via Ed Jelley) What’s your favorite pen? (via Gizmodo) Pentel Energel Multiple Pen Review (via That One Pen) It’s all about the money boys #2: sub £20 pens (via A…
Link Love: Instagrammatical & TWSBIs (made-up words!)
Yeah for awesome Instagram friends! If you’re not following the folks in the photo collage above, I highly recommend them for wonderful office accoutrement photo yummies. In other news: Paper and Notebooks: I May Never Buy a New Moleskine Again (via Notebooks Stories) Fountain Pen Friendly Paper (via Rhodia Drive) New from Palomino : Fabio…
Ink as Watercolor
Following the post this morning about painting with ink, I started thinking of other ways ink could be used. Its very much like watercolor paints so I thought I might share some fun ways to use watercolors that might inspire you to play and experiment with all those bottles of ink and ink samples you’ve…
Ask The Desk: That’s not a pen!
I received an actual letter from Leah a week or so ago. She asked lots of different questions about pens and tools so I thought I’d include some of my answers here as well as in a letter to her. She asked: What pen/nib did you use for the titles of your 12 Days of…
Link Love: The Good, The Bad & The Postal Rate Increase
Pens & Ink: Kaweco Sport Luxe Fountain Pen (via The Pencil Case Blog) Vintage Pen Review: ca. 1929 Parker Lady Duofold “Lucky Curve” (via Pen Habit) The Airfoil by Masterstroke – Aviation Inspired Kickstarter Pen (via Clicky Post) Retro 51 Tornado Black Acrylic Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict) ACME “Eames Chairs” Rollerball (via…