Pens: Tombow Mono Drawing Pen (via Pen Addict) Conklin Nighthawk Titanium Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog) Pilot Kakuno Fountain Pen (via Comfortable Shoes Studio) Zebra Sarasa Grand, Gel Ink, 0.5mm (via Pens and Junk) Sens Pen From VergeStyle (via Nibs & Ink) Uni Style Fit Multi Pen (via My Pen Needs Ink) Video: Pilot…
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3-Point Perspective Review: Baron Fig Tote Bag
Review by Tina Koyama, Laura Cameron and Ana Reinert All the reviewers on The Well-Appointed Desk participated in the Baron Fig bag Kickstarter and all three of us purchased the tote bag so we decided that it would interesting to write a review with each of us weighing in. Hope you enjoy this mega-review. (All…
12 Days of Inkmas: Glare Ink Olive Brown
On the eighth day of Inkmas I actually got an ink that was wholly new to me! While at pen club last month, I was gifted two unique ink sample and Glare Ink Olive Brown from India was one of them. I know very little about the Glare brand. Internet searching revealed little more other…
12 Days of Inkmas: Kyo-no-oto #7 Hisoku
On the seventh day of Inkmas I couldn’t resist featuring Kyo-no-oto #7 Hisoku ($28 for 40ml bottle). This smoky blue grey color is one of my favorite ink colors. When I first got into fountain pens, one of the first bottles of ink I bought was De Atramentis Pigeon Blue which is not too dissimilar in…
12 Days of Inkmas: Kyo-no-oto #6 Adzukiiro
On the sixth day of Inkmas, the ink fairy gave to me… Kyo-no-oto #6 Adzukiiro ($28 for 40ml bottle)! Yes. There is are NEW Kyo-no-oto colors and my own personal ink fairy made sure I got a sample of it ASAP. Like all of the previous Ky-no-oto ink colors, this is a muted yet rich color. It’s…
12 Days of Inkmas: Kobe #47 Aoya Cascade Green
Kobe #47 Aoya Cascade Green is a perfectly holiday themed green. It reminds me of blue spruce and pine needles. The Kobe inks are Sailor, of course, so they are good stable inks that shade beautifully and #47 has a lovely reddish sheen. I love the shading variation in a wider nib and the dark,…
Eye Candy: Sailor Pro Gear Slim Cosmos
Even though I was already the proud owner of a Sailor Pro Gear Slim Purple Lamé, when I heard about the Sailor Pro Gear Slim Purple Cosmos way back in August at the DC Pen Show (Thank you, Squishy Ink and Inkaday! You are both terrible enablers and I love you both for it!) I…