We’d like to take a moment to say happy birthday to Margana at An Inkophile’s Blog. Last month marked her third year exploring the shades and textures of fountain pen inks for her many fans.
Want to know the ins and outs of using online ink swatches to choose your colours? Need to know the right paper/ink combo for your journal? Looking for someone who shares your frustration with the mail system?
Then read her blog, and you’ll find it all.
Totally Random Pen Stuff 7 is a round-up of interesting pen related blog posts that we have recently come across.
A while back, the folks at the Casite Company were kind enough to send some samples of their Ink-B-Gone stain remover, and we’re finally getting around to seeing whether it performs as promised.
Over the past few years the simple shape of pens and pencils has been evolving as there has been greater consideration that humans are not all the same. At the simplest level there are right-handed people and there are those who favour the left-hand and instruments and tools such as scissors have been adapted to cope with the demands of both.
Here at Pen Vibe HQ, pens and food are two of our favourite things.
And, while we’ve never really considered them a pair, we like the idea that inventors are busy finding ways to put them together in useful, edible ways.
Actually, it sort of makes sense.
Think how often your pen ends up in your mouth. Who hasn’t chewed a pen cap, or tapped a pen against lip or tooth while deep in thought, or bitten down on a pen to carry it when both hands are full? Maybe not the most sanitary of habits, but certainly a common one.
And, if you’re like us, you tend to snack while you work, so pens and food are always together, close at hand. We’ve even been known to stir a cup with a pen, in a pinch.i
That’s why we’re delighted by some of these creations: