I have been eagerly awaiting this line of inks, Platinum Classic Inks, to arrive to the shop: a line of earthy-coloured Japanese inks in beautiful packaging – how can I resist. I’m always on the lookout for brown inks, especially permanent ones, and this is line of iron gall inks – which are water resistant … [Read more…]
The long awaited Caroube de Chypre, the brown 1670 ink from J. Herbin, has arrived! I had (and still have) a whole bunch of blog posts in the queue, some of which I had ideally wanted done before we leave on our trip but now may never happen given my organizational skills. I have awaiting … [Read more…]
In celebration of a new season involving longer and brighter days, fresh air, and evening picnics, I thought I would share what’s in my pen roll these days. Here’s what’s in my pens these days: Pilot Custom 92 – Waterman Mysterious Blue Parker Sonnet (Cisele) – Waterman Inspired Blue Sailor 1911S – Diamine Ancient Copper … [Read more…]
Things are hustling and bustling over here! We’ve had our grand re-opening this weekend, and that first Saturday we were open, there was a lot of, “oh yeah, converters, right…we need those to sell with the pens” or “hmmm right…those notebooks come in dot grid and ruled…”, We had a busy Monday with errands and … [Read more…]
It’s that time of year! Temperatures are beginning to dip, and we’ve had our first few snowfalls. It’s the time of year when Canadians buck up and take it in the chin (or cower near the rad, growing paler day by day…). This means a couple of things if you’re ordering ink online! 1. We … [Read more…]