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Ink Overview: Papier Plume Cloud Gate (Chicago Pen Show Exclusive 2021)
Papier Plume created an extra special ink for the Chicago Pen Show 2021. The ink was named after an icon of the Chicago skyline, the Cloud Gate sculpture, AKA the Bean. In designing the Cloud Gate ink, Papier Plume chose a color that is a multi-color grey ink with hints of blue and purple. Then…
Link Love: AMA with AOC
Stationery squad, assemble! In an organized and pleasing fashion! 🤗✒️✒️✒️ https://t.co/La4PHpIJIG — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 21, 2021 Thanks to reader @prettypreciouspumpkin for tipping us off to the AMA (ask me anything) with AOC (US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez). She showed off her three favorite pens and as a fellow lefty, we couldn’t agree more with…
Link Love: Squirrels in my ink
I can’t tell you how tickled I was when I saw the story about the young girl who rescued the baby squirrels after Hurricane Ida (below in “Other Interesting Things). It had to be the thing that brought me the most delight this week. That, and the re-broadcast of an episode of Every Little Thing…
Pen Review: Pilot Spare Sign Pen
What if you could refill a Pilot Sign Pen ($16.50) with a cartridge or even a fountain pen ink? You can! With the new Pilot Spare Sign Pen. The pen ships with four blue-black fountain pen cartridges (and a spare tip) but will also accept a Pilot converter (I recommend the Con-40) so you can…
Ask The Desk: Sharpeners, Skripsert Converters and Staples Legal Pads
Geoffrey asked two questions: 1) What would your recommend for a short point pencil sharpener? Think the stubby point on a golf pencil. My husband is obsessed with short point pencils, but his current method of using a wider sharpener to make a short point isn’t always ideal. There are three readily available adjustable pocket…
Link Love: For CW
News dropped this week that CW Pencils would be closing up shop for good by the end of 2021. Caroline Weaver and her devoted team of pencil enthusiasts have been an inspiration to the stationery community. Caroline launched a beloved stationery subscription service, published an amazing book on the history of the pencil and appeared…