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Dr. StrangeInk
or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Sell Some Ink By Jessica Coles My interest in fountain pens began nearly a decade ago and it used to be under control. Especially at the beginning of my...
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Ink Review: Troublemaker Inks Petrichor
By Jessica Coles It’s no secret – I love finding new inks. New and exciting colors and bottles, new ink properties and behaviors to analyze and sometimes new adventures in finding, ordering and...
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Sailor Studio Inks from Dromgoole’s (Sponsored Post)
Once upon a time, the only way to acquire Sailor Studio Inks was to purchase them from sellers on eBay. But not anymore! Dromgoole’s in Houston has made it possible for folks in the US to get these...
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Eye Candy: Herbin 1798 Kyanite du Nepal
I know lots of other folks have already reviewed the latest sparkly metallic Jacques Herbin ink. It’s not that I meant to put it off but we’ve been pretty busy here at The Desk. So, now it our turn to...
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Preview: Papier Plume Marina Green (SF Pen Show 2019)
With the San Francisco Pen Show just around the corner, its time to discuss all the goodies that will debut and/or only be available at the show. First on the list is Papier Plume‘s Marina Green ink...
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Ink Review: Krishna Overcast Deep Lilac
Review by Laura Cameron Ana has been keeping me stocked in purples to review. Recently, she brought me a bottle of Krishna Overcast Deep Lilac (20mL, $6.00) all the way from the DC Supershow. This was...
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Ink Review: Penlux Mo Plum and Tangerine
By Jessica Coles Penlux is not a common ink company in the US, although they have been creating ink for some time now. The ink is made by Sailor and sold on the Taiwanese market – six colors are...
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Ink Review: Montblanc Year of the Rat (Charm Yellow)
By Jessica Coles Recently I decided to try to track down all Montblanc limited edition inks. This was a bad idea. Montblanc LE inks seem to be one of the most coveted in the fountain pen world,...
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Ink Review: Montblanc Maya Blue
By Jessica Coles Montblanc recently released a line called “Blue Palette”. A lineup of six new inks that are all different shades of blue (although to be fair, they include turquoise and teal in the...
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Eye Candy: Diamine Inkvent Calendar (and Giveaway)
For several years, we try to do a 12 Days of Inkmas here are The Desk. But Diamine had the genius idea to take it even further and create in the Inkvent Calendar for 2019. Inside the paperboard windows...
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Ink Review: Newest Penbbs Inks
By Jessica Coles Black Friday (and the related Small Business Saturday, In-Between Sales Sunday, Cyber Monday…) has come and gone and packages ordered online last week are now being delivered. During...
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Ink Review: Kyo-no-oto Sakuranezumi
By Jessica Coles Kyo-no-oto is an ink line from the TAG stationery store in Japan with colors designed to represent traditional Japanese dyes. The latest release from Kyo-no-oto is Sakuranezumi or...
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Ink Review and Give Away!: Monteverde Sweet Life
By Jessica Coles Today’s post is not about a brand new ink line and not a new company. Instead, this collection is from a well-trusted company with a fun twist on a collection of bright, happy inks;...
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Winners: Monteverde Sweet Life Inks
Congrats to the winners of our Monteverde Sweet Life ink giveaway. Linda wins the Cherry Danish ink! And Alan wins the Blueberry Muffin ink. Congrats to both our winners and look forward to more...
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Fountain Pen Review: Truphae Monthly Subscription Box
Review by Laura Cameron Have you ever tried a subscription box for something you love? We were sent an Inkredible Box from Truphae for the purposes of this review, and I was super excited to see what...
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New Find: Made to Order Samples
By Jessica Coles There is no way to hide my love of inks. This love of inks actually drew me into the fountain pen world – there are not enough colors in the Gelly Roll line to satisfy my quest for...
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Ink Overview: Standard Bindery Inks
By Jessica Coles Standard Bindery Store in Australia has introduced a new lineup of original ink colors; these inks are now available at Vanness Pens! Due to feedback from my previous ink overview...
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Ink Review: DeAtramentis Artist Green, Brown, Black
Review by Tina Koyama It may seem like fountain pen inks come in a bazillion colors, and they do – but the vast majority are water-soluble. Finding a range of ink colors that are also solidly...
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Vintage Ink Bottle Discovery: Akkerman Predecessors
For the last decade, I was always under the impression that the Akkerman bottles were unique to Akkerman. This past week though, I stumbled across some vintage ink bottles on Pinterest that look quite...
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Ask The Desk: Muting Ink & Sheening Ink Colors
Carol asks: I wrote Brad Dowdy this question and he didn’t know however thought you might be able to help me understand. I am looking to find a way to desaturate some of my fountain pen inks. As an...
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