Lamy Crystal Benitoite Ink Giveaway
I picked up many new goods at the Atlanta Pen Show this past weekend. Some to test, some to review, and some to give away. The new Lamy Crystal Ink lands in all of those areas, including this bottle...
View ArticleFaber-Castell NEO Slim Fountain Pen Review
(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.)A few weeks ago, I wrote about a sleek all-black ballpoint pen that featured...
View ArticleMaruman Sketch Bag Review
(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict. You can find more about her at her website and on Twitter. And check out her first novel, The Bone Weaver’s Orchard, now...
View ArticleBlackwing 602 Summit Notebook: A Review
(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.)The Blackwing 602 Summit Notebook is a 7.5 x 10...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 354 - As Legally and Safely as Possible
Myke and I return home from the Atlanta Pen Show this week. Me - less than a two hour drive home. Myke - much, much, farther. That gave us time to work on this week’s show notes where we recap the...
View ArticleLamy Crystal Benitoite Ink Giveaway Winner
The new Lamy Crystal inks look interesting and I can’t wait to give them a good test myself. I picked some up at the Atlanta Pen Show last week, including this Benitoite from Dromgoole’s to give away....
View ArticleMisfill, Reckoning Edition
Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added...
View ArticlePalomino Blackwing Natural Pencil Review
The Palomino Blackwing 602 has been my pencil of choice for years. I use pencils that are firmer, darker, lighter, or better looking on a regular basis, but I always go back to the 602. There is...
View ArticleApuntes Notebook Giveaway
As much as I try to keep up with new releases online, nothing beats browsing through vendor tables in person at a pen show. That leads to finds like Apuntes a new-to-me notebook brand found at Vanness...
View ArticleTuesday Toolset, Picture Sticker Edition
Despite being surrounded by pens and paper all weekend at the Atlanta Pen Show, there was only one pen and one notebook I kept on me at all times. And, by the end of the show, my notebook was upgraded...
View ArticleFountain Pen Ink Cartridges: What Are Your Favorites?
I’m not one to shy away from yet another experiment, and this time around it is fountain pen ink cartridges. Specifically, short international fountain pen ink cartridges. As you know, I’m a fan of...
View ArticleParker IM Fountain Pen Review
(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict. You can find more about her at her website and on Twitter. And check out her first novel, The Bone Weaver’s Orchard, now...
View ArticleMakers South Leather A5 Notebook Cover Review
(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.)Several weeks ago, I wrote a review of the Midori...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 355 - Redlight Project
No matter how many Kickstarter projects I have backed over the years, it is still difficult to determine whether or not to put your hard-earned money behind a campaign. We go over some of the things I...
View ArticleApuntes Notebook Giveaway Winner
This Apuntes notebook, made in Mexico, will now be traveling halfway around the world - to Denmark! - for the winner of this giveaway. Congrats Claus! Stationery is truly worldwide.
View ArticleMisfill, Pen Hunting Edition
Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added...
View ArticleCaran d’Ache Chromatics Hypnotic Turquoise Ink Review
Ink cartridge review, to be more specific.I've always had an affinity for fountain pen ink cartridges, but have never truly embraced all of the options available. Until this point, my most used...
View ArticleNorth of Rosemont Notebook Giveaway
One of the most impressive notebook products I have seen recently is from North of Rosemont. They reached out to me a couple of months ago, and after testing them out for a bit, I raved about them on...
View ArticleStaedtler Mars Micro Carbon 0.5 mm 2B Pencil Lead Review
I’m still working my way through a good backlog of mechanical pencil leads in an attempt to find a favorite. Next on the docket: The Staedtler Mars Micro Carbon Pencil Lead.To begin this process, I...
View ArticleTombow Zoom 505 Rollerball Pen Review
(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.)In my never ending quest to find better rollerball pens, I somehow totally...
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