This week brings the first batch of reviews of Season 4 of Colorverse inks and more peeks at the new Karas Starliner and Galaxie pens. The Stifflexible notebooks have been revamped and improved and Bob at My Pen Needs Ink takes the new edition through its paces. Pens: Baron Fig Squire Rollerball & Squire Clicky…
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In memory: Jim Rouse
When I started collecting fountain pens and attending pen shows, people told me it would be the community that would keep me coming back to the hobby and the events again and again. I’ve met many people online through the hobby that have changed my life in their own way but what has been the…
Giveaway: MiGoals 2018 Diary
Earlier this week, I reviewed the amazing MiGoals 2018 Diary and now we have one to giveaway to you. This one. Brand new. Black softcover fabric cover. Still wrapped in plastic waiting for all your brilliance, class schedules, business meetings, coffee meetings or whatever you have planned for the next six months. Blow. Your. Mind.…
Planner Review: MiGoals 2018 Planner
MiGoals is a notebook and stationery company from Australia that features a range of products to help people plan and organize. I see a lot of plain black and grey planners and notebooks so it takes a lot to get me excited. Sometimes, between plain covers, is something worth getting excited about. Not everyone reviews…
Link Love: Hot Colors, Cool Ink
Pens: Opus 88 Koloro (Blue, Medium Nib) (via Hand Over That Pen) Video: Kaweco Dia2 Fountain Pen (via Scrively) Sailor Reglus Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens) Divine Design Eyedropper fountain pen (via United Inkdom) Karas Pen Co: Reaktor Galaxie (via The Finer Point) The Best Pen for When You Only Want One Pen (via The…
Ink Review: Akkerman #7 Konninginne Nach-Blauw (Queen’s Night Blue)
During the Chicago Pen Show I bought my first Carolina Pen Company (Jonathan Brooks) pen and when I showed it to Jesi she immediately recommended a matching ink: Akkerman #7 Konninginne Nach-Blauw (60ml for $28.00). Queen’s Night Blue is a hard blue to describe. It is a dark blue-grey, almost the color of slate in…
Ink Review: Robert Oster Cherry Blossom
I have a soft spot for the more unusual Robert Oster ink colors. Most people go straight for his blues like Fire & Ice, Australian Sky, Blue Water Ice, Soda Pop Blue, etc. And don’t get me wrong, those are fantastic colors! But I have the advantage of standing behind an Oster display for hours…