The current state of things…if it keeps going, I’ll have to buy bigger notebooks. 😅

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Good weather is finally here! And my mood has improved substantially. For some reason I can't explain, I decided to go for a walk and visit my favorite stationery store in San Francisco. Lucky me, I found the 2021 Inkvent calendar 50%off 🥰 it was meant to be. #BelieveInPens #FountainPens

New Pen Day! This one wound up being way better looking than what I expected. 😁

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New pen day! Another Franklin-Christoph…this time I wanted something with a little more pizzazz…😅

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New nib day…
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My daughter and I had fun filling up this notebook she made in her art class. We turned it into a little journal: I wrote out things we did together, using a calligraphy pen, and she illustrated them. It came out great and was really fun. So while she was away this weekend I tried my hand at putting together this simple book binding kit they had at my local art store and hope it will be a fun surprise to have a new blank journal we can fill up together.

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More play time with fountain pen inks. This time with shimmer ✨

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A few weeks ago I ordered a bag from Galen leather because I wanted to fit all my journaling supplies in one bag. I'm so happy everything fits perfectly, even my small Canon Ivy printer. The bag is so beautifully made, it's worth every penny. #BelieveInPens.

EF nib comparison. The EFs from Japan really are something else.

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New Pen Day!
I ordered this jinhao fountain pen at the end of Jan. And got it in the mail yesterday.
It’s a pretty pen and I’m happy with it😊🖋️

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After my Monteverde California Teal fiasco, I needed another Teal ink. I went to the Lamy store in San Francisco and I got this beautiful Teal called Amazonite. I'm in love with this color 😍 #BelieveInPens #FountainPens

Here's a little fountain pen ink drawing to brighten your day. I still have no clue what I'm doing, but I'm enjoying it.

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@klizana Don't tell me you're into inks and fountain pens? 😁

Not using lubricated inks but did you try #Tomoe paper? Goulet Pens has notebooks with Tomoe paper and Midori also if you're in the US. Buiten de lijntjes if you're in The Netherlandd/EU.

Drying time is longer then with other paper, but even my Delta Oversized with a broad nib, a gusher, doesn't feather or bleed.

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Pen: Sailor hocoro with fude nib
Ink: kakimori Soyo

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Pen: Sailor hocoro with fude nib
Ink: kakimori Soyo

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I tried mixing a few ink samples…this one was a pretty pleasant result, as I didn’t really like the original Sailor color.

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Leuchtturm1917 doesn't like lubricated inks. What a shame, I was hoping to use this beautiful Monteverde California teal on my journal. I guess I'll have to use it to write letters instead. #BelieveInPens #Ink

Wow. My first Franklin-Christoph has arrived, and it is lovely. 😍 I tried to capture the color change it undergoes when exposed to UV light, but the effect is much better in person. Time to ink it up and give it a whirl…

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@Chichic beautiful! I'll try to match an ink again. I think the closest one is Ferris Wheel Press Strawberry Macaroon. #BelieveInPens

@Chichic So beautiful 😍 the color of the flowers looks a lot like Sailor Shikiori Sakura-Mori Ink. #BelieveInPens