When a pen is too personal to give and you don’t know which inks someone will like, go for ink samples. Pick a few to create a set of fun colours to try out. Add different brands, inks with different properties and maybe one of the most popular colours. Mix it up to surprise any fountain pen lover. Or give them an ink sample subscription to prolong the fun. Read More
Category: Blogmas
Blogmas: Literary Book Gifts
Sometimes it’s hard to buy a book lover a book since you don’t know which ones they have or will get from other people. But you can look for other bookish gifts. Literary Book Gifts has the perfect non-book gifts for a book lover. Get your favourite classic on a high-quality shirt or tote bag. Read More
Blogmas: PenBBS Fountain Pens
PenBBS is a Chinese fountain pen brand with colourful and good quality fountain pens for a reasonable price. No wonder they’re getting more fans every day. Read More
Blogmas: Blind Book Exchange
Organise a blind book exchange with your book-loving friends to freshen up your shelves. Giveaway a book that you won’t read again and gain one in return. Create a fun event for you and your friends with hot beverages, cakes and cookies so you can enjoy your new books together. Read More
Blogmas: Hand Lettering Goods
Hand lettering is booming. In this short gift guide, Tessa talks about Chrystal Elizabeth’s new book, Brush Lettering Made Simple, a perfect book for beginners, and which pens and markers are great presents. Read More
Blogmas: Shimmering Inks
One of the upsides of fountain pens is that you can use any kind of colour in your favourite pen. And fountain pen inks come in a whole spectrum of colours with special properties like shading, sheen or shimmers. Since it’s the holiday season I want to highlight the shimmering inks, one that leaves a Read More
Blogmas: Citrus Book Bindery
Who doesn’t like pretty notebooks? No one, right? Well, have I got a treat for you. Citrus Book Bindery makes gorgeous notebooks by hand and they feature incredible stitching on the cover. Who knew that you could make it look this beautiful? Citrus Book Bindery is run by wife-and-husband team, Fran and Ian McKay. Fran Read More
Blogmas Is Starting
Blogmas is starting and Tessa shares some December tales and what you can expect during the coming month. Read More