This Weekend: If you are in Kansas City, please come by the Maker Faire at Union Station. Not only is it tons of fun with all sorts of ‘bots and gizmos but there are also crafts and makers including Skylab Letterpress! There will all the wonderful Skylab goodies like posters, prints, coasters and some notepads…
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Giveaway Winners: Blackwing Notebooks
Congrats to the winners of the Blackwing Notebook giveaway. Each of our winners was contacted directly by email. Thanks to everyone who entered and thanks to Blackwing for supplying the notebooks for the giveaway. In case anyone is curious, the figures in the photo are Momiji Birdie & Bowie. These aren’t available anymore but other…
News: Sponsors, Notebooks & Keyboard
New Sponsors: I’m touched that so many new sponsors have joined the ranks here at The Well-Appointed Desk in the last couple weeks. Please welcome The Stationer, Sapori and Say Nice Things. You may recognize The Stationer as the retail business of All Things Stationery. The Stationer is currently hosting a sale so you may…
Desk News & Beyond
Shop Updates: If you’ve been waiting to purchase a Col-o-ring, the wait is over! The shop is not only stocked with Col-o-ring books but we are adding other products back to the inventory as well including some choice stationery goodies like the Star Chart note cards. These cards are a joint-venture from Skylab Letterpress and…
News & Follow-Up
In Sad News: Susan Wirth’s obituary can be found in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Janesville Press-Gazette. I am continuing to receive photos and stories for the book I’m putting together. If you’d like to contribute, please email me. Details in the previous post. In Other Sad News: Dan Smith’s pen case was stolen in…
In Memory of Susan Wirth
On Monday afternoon, the pen community received devastating news that Susan Wirth, the Godmother of Pen Shows, Queen of Ink, and someone I like to think of as a friend, passed away. My “word of the day” today was “moxie” and it couldn’t be a more appropriate word to remember Susan because she had it…
Giveaway Winner: Baron Fig Confidant Metamorphosis
Congrats to: our winner of the Baron Fig Confidant Metamorphosis! I’ve contacted Mark via email so he can get started on his commonplace book in his new Metamporphosis this week, should he so choose. I got home from Chicago last night so timely posts should resume tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy this photo of me…