Ink Review: Diamine Grey Skies No More (Cult Pens UK Exclusive)

Ink Review: Diamine Grey Skies No More (Cult Pens UK Exclusive)

When I placed my order with Cult Pens UK a few weeks ago, I threw in a few other exclusive items just because. One of those was the Grey Skies No More ink which is part of the exclusive Diamine x Cult Pens Summer Fountain Pen Ink (30ml bottle). The series included eight colors total…

My Top 5 Stationery Favorites for 2026 (so far)

My Top 5 Stationery Favorites for 2026 (so far)

I wanted to capture some of my favorite products for 2026 (so far). I tried to choose one notebook, planner, pen, ink and tool but I broke my own rules before I even finished the post. What’s been your favorite products so far this year? No. 1 Notebook: Mark’s EDiT Notebooks I absolutely love the…

Ink Review: Diamine Deadly Nightshade (plus giveaway!)

Ink Review: Diamine Deadly Nightshade (plus giveaway!)

You might have wondered why I ordered a pencil from Cult Pens last week. And that would be because I was ordering a few other things that were 100% exclusive to Cult Pens so I threw the pencil in with the rest of the order, because why not? I was already paying shipping and tariffs…

Inkvents Past: Every Diamine Inkvent Calendar Compared (2019–2025)

Inkvents Past: Every Diamine Inkvent Calendar Compared (2019–2025)

Another year of the Diamine Inkvent Calendar has wrapped, and with it, 25 new inks join the ever-growing Inkvent archive. When I pulled out my calendars this year, I realized that Inkvent may be the most consistent stationery tradition I’ve maintained over time. In fact, for a couple of years, it was the only stationery…

More Purply Inks: Ink Institute, Diamine & Yachingstyle

More Purply Inks: Ink Institute, Diamine & Yachingstyle

I keep picking up more purple inks. I don’t know what’s possessed me but I keep finding new, different and interesting purply colors. Over the last few months, I grabbed a bottle of the Yachingstyle Bellflower, Ink Institute Echeveria Sahviana (Mexican Hens) and Diamine Inkvent Black Edition Potpourri. The Inks: I confess I bought Ink…

Inkmas 6: Top Inks for 2024

Inkmas 6: Top Inks for 2024

Over the course of 2024, I ended up using a few inks more than other and they were not all inks I would have said were my favorites or most-used previously. Since I have been trying a more seasonal theme for my planner/journal this year, I used a lot of warm browns and orange-y colors…

Top 10 Under-Appreciated Ink Brands

Top 10 Under-Appreciated Ink Brands

I have been doing a little bit of ink-ventory-ing and it got me thinking about all the inks in my collection and how many great inks just don’t get talked about much these days. They are the classics, the old favorites and the more budget-priced inks. So I’ve decided to run down the most under-appreciated…