Stationary, Ink, and Fountain Pens! OH MY! [Archive]

Medusa

01-08-2017, 12:22 AM

I couldn't resist!

Do you love paper and ink? Do you get goosebumps gliding a fine fountain pen across velvety paper? Does a bottle of deliciously-hued ink make your heart sing?

This is the thread for you! Tell me alllllll about your love of stationary, paper, ink, pens, wax seals, and sundry other office supplies!

Indulge me!

Medusa

01-08-2017, 12:31 AM

This was one of my gifts during Yule and I am IN LOVE! The color is amazing and it's just beautiful:

http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/voice/cabinet/bungu5/ink-50-yu.jpg?_ex=330x330

candy_coated_bitch

01-08-2017, 04:13 AM

I love and collect stationery and cards. Most of my collection is the kawaii style though some isn't. I keep my collection of stationery and stickers in three lunch boxes and need to get a fourth as I'm expanding my collection.

I also love pens but have never tried fountain pens yet. I'd like to. But I have pens with all different colored ink. I have three different colors of wax and two seals and I'd love more!

clay

01-08-2017, 08:37 AM

OMG...what a wonderful thread!

I no longer have them but I used to love a refillable fountain pen & ink wells! My first love of these developed in early grade school...when our desks had them....

I love a sleek, fine, exquisite ink pen, feeling her sleek, coolness in my hand..the smell of an open bottle of ink..changing tips....oh my..days gone by!

It is really warming my heart to recall these items...I had several wax stamps as well.

The really nice stationery, the velvety crinkles of it..of the pressed papers....yum.

The papyrus papers are my absolute fave. Vellum is okay but something about the texture is off putting to me...don't know why..

Thanks for the walk down memory lane, Medusa. My favorite pens are the Italian & Waterman ones......I LOVE the indigo & teal inks best!

nanners

01-08-2017, 08:56 AM

Medusa!
Thank you for starting this thread...I just squealed when I saw it!

At the risk of sounding like a kinky geek, stores like Office Max or Staples turn me ON! I could spend hours looking at pens, inks, papers and stationary. Stationary with matching envelopes!

I used to do calligraphy quite a bit, and I've recently been encouraged to get back into it. I think on my vacation maybe my sweetheart and I will have to go into a store like that!

I'd love to have a fountain pen again. I love to have pen in hand and write...now I'm dreaming of purple and pink inks!

You made my day Medusa!

Greco

01-08-2017, 09:02 AM

All of this...one of my secret pleasures...smiling...'scribing.

"
Do you love paper and ink? Do you get goosebumps gliding a fine fountain pen across velvety paper? Does a bottle of deliciously-hued ink make your heart sing?

This is the thread for you! Tell me alllllll about your love of stationary, paper, ink, pens, wax seals, and sundry other office supplies!"

Greco

Medusa

01-08-2017, 10:43 AM

I have 2 Waterman fountain pens that I've had for going on 16 years and love them both (I was working a 2nd job at Staples and was able to get them for next to nothing!)

Also have an Italian Aurora fountain pen that was given to me as a birthday gift about 10 years ago and it's my fave. Looks like this:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.coloradopen.com/images/uploads/aurora-optima-fountain-pen-red-edit-LRG.png

Both of my Watermans are currently filled with Private Reserve ink.
One in Black Cherry:
http://cdn-tp1.mozu.com/6639-8588/cms/8588/files/85949b26-b7b2-45b0-91ca-f4c5246d7a0b

And one in Black Magic Blue:
http://cdn-tp1.mozu.com/6639-8588/cms/8588/files/3b685868-4a18-4289-9c48-1fa678b60155

My Aurora is currently filled with the ink I got during Yule. Its the Iroshizuku line from Pilot and that entire line are centered around colors found in vintage Japanese art:
https://cdn-tp1.mozu.com/6639-8588/cms/8588/files/dfb43c33-f9d7-4800-a7ea-6a820a27f8d6

clay

01-08-2017, 01:03 PM

LOVE the pens....I like the ones done in a blue marbled look...or a teal...and LOVE the finite silver filigree like work on the barrel ring!

Those inks are divine. I didn't know of the last one BUT it is really cool..thanks for sharing!!

I have 2 Waterman fountain pens that I've had for going on 16 years and love them both (I was working a 2nd job at Staples and was able to get them for next to nothing!)

Also have an Italian Aurora fountain pen that was given to me as a birthday gift about 10 years ago and it's my fave. Looks like this:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.coloradopen.com/images/uploads/aurora-optima-fountain-pen-red-edit-LRG.png

Both of my Watermans are currently filled with Private Reserve ink.
One in Black Cherry:
http://cdn-tp1.mozu.com/6639-8588/cms/8588/files/85949b26-b7b2-45b0-91ca-f4c5246d7a0b

And one in Black Magic Blue:
http://cdn-tp1.mozu.com/6639-8588/cms/8588/files/3b685868-4a18-4289-9c48-1fa678b60155

My Aurora is currently filled with the ink I got during Yule. Its the Iroshizuku line from Pilot and that entire line are centered around colors found in vintage Japanese art:
https://cdn-tp1.mozu.com/6639-8588/cms/8588/files/dfb43c33-f9d7-4800-a7ea-6a820a27f8d6

clay

01-08-2017, 02:08 PM

knight

01-08-2017, 05:31 PM

This made my soul smile, thank you for the Thread....
My MontBlanc Noblesse Oblige on heavy paper has written many notes and letters...

Medusa

01-08-2017, 05:41 PM

Medusa...have you ever heard of the MountBlanc pens?

OMG there are some really expensive ones....upwards of 3 grand.
I love the Andy Warhol one..it is blue barrel...costs $980..:|

Absolutely love the memories this thread has elicited...love your posts, too!

I have!

I actually used to have a Montblanc! It was vintage and I got it at a yard sale in a big ziplock bag full of highlighters and pens. I was a young, broke college student back in the day and those office supplies were like a Godsend.
When I got the bag home and discovered the pen, I was so excited! It was beautiful! I cleaned it up and used it for a year or two but then I made the mistake of checking it's value on eBay :|

It was worth $300!! I ended up selling it on eBay a short time later when I needed money to fix my truck.

Pretty good little profit off of a bag that cost .50 originally :)

gotoseagrl

01-08-2017, 05:51 PM

Oh my, I love this topic too. I know someone who has hundreds of pens, and that is too much for me! Especially when I tried making a mark with each one. But I am in love with handwriting and paper of various types. My favorite types of pens are old school ones with some weight that twist open and calligraphy pens. I have tons of different size nibs, but need to get some new pen holders.

I love handwriting and typography and just bought some new ink so that I can get back into practicing calligraphy. I started practicing Japanese again and been using this brush pen I have and it makes beautiful strokes. I was also recently in an art supply store and was going insane over so many of the amazingly beautiful textured handcrafted papers they had. I wanted to take them all home and keep them forever.

Oh I also love colored pens that smell, like a red cherry scented one I used recently.

Greco

01-09-2017, 06:40 PM

This is my "workhorse"...with its sensual glide and "fits like a glove" feel...well
it is delicious and I enjoy it everyday...smiling

My ink is the Private Reserve midnight blue (letters), and black (office).

Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pen - Blue Carbonesque, Medium Gold Nib

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fep.yimg.com%2Fay%2Fyhst-40997485717836%2Fpilot-vanishing-point-fountain-pen-blue-carbonesque-rhodium-accents-3.jpg&f=1

dig this thread

Greco

Greco

01-09-2017, 07:17 PM

gotoseagrl

What is the brush pen you mention in your post? I've quoted you below...

"I started practicing Japanese again and been using this brush pen I have and it makes beautiful strokes."

You also mentioned loving different types of paper...for letter writing I use Verge De France...great writing paper.

Greco

Greco

01-09-2017, 09:03 PM

homoe

01-12-2017, 11:47 PM

I've been enjoying reading this thread and all of the responses! So perhaps maybe letter writing isn't a dying art after all?

Medusa

04-11-2017, 04:48 PM

I've been enjoying reading this thread and all of the responses! So perhaps maybe letter writing isn't a dying art after all?

Letter writing is NOT a dying art!!

I know we have a pen pals thread - Wondering if they just send letters back and forth? I might love sending a letter or two myself!

I am currently obsessed with Diamine shimmer inks and trying not to indulge until I use some of the ink I already have (like 20 bottles EEEK!)

Medusa

04-11-2017, 04:49 PM

this bottle is...well, ordering...and it's opaque black my favorite color to use daily...love this bottle...I am rambling so good night!

Greco

https://cdn-tp1.mozu.com/6639-8588/cms/8588/files/c28e1d6d-aaf2-42dd-824e-db6f90f7b6a1

THAT is absolutely gorgeous! I love a good black ink but I'll fully admit that the packaging is so beautiful on that one that it might be what would tip the scale ;)

Gemme

04-11-2017, 05:00 PM

Letter writing is NOT a dying art!!

I know we have a pen pals thread - Wondering if they just send letters back and forth? I might love sending a letter or two myself!

I am currently obsessed with Diamine shimmer inks and trying not to indulge until I use some of the ink I already have (like 20 bottles EEEK!)

The pen pal thread serves many purposes. Mostly, now, it's a crafting thread but yes, we have old fashioned pen pals too.

girl_dee

04-12-2017, 03:22 AM

of my many kinks, ink pens are one of my favorites

i like a nice heavy thick one in my hand!

:tongue:

Greco

04-25-2017, 05:36 PM

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ASMR Most Relaxing Writing Video Ever Made

This is the another way I relax...writing with my
fountain pen. To reward myself one day I'll get one in
glass, like this one....Greco

"Relax as I use a glass dip pen to write down
a few of the things I've learned over the course of my life.
Most people my age learned these things
long ago and if you are younger, I encourage
you to take heed so that your life won't be
unnecessarily bumpy." Relaxing ASMR

Medusa

07-15-2017, 05:14 PM

In culling the extras and reorganizing everything in my home, I've started making a pile of all of my cool pens in the office and it made me realize I do have quite a collection of not just fancy fountain pens but also weird acrylic pens.

Today I found my Krampus pen along with 2 shaped like broomsticks, one in the shape of a Harry Potter wand, and another that is a pair of long, shapely legs.
Kinda delightful but now I want to figure out a nice way to display them in my office. :)

girl_dee

07-15-2017, 05:32 PM

i love that Medusa!

i was looking for a crochet needle and found my PURPLE FELT TIP marker!

A treasure!

Medusa

11-06-2017, 04:49 PM

I would NEVER NEVER NEVER pay $295 for stationary but GOT DANGGGGGGG this is gorgeous:

http://images.bergdorfgoodman.com/ca/1/products/mu/BGH68WD_mu.jpg

Martina

11-06-2017, 05:30 PM

I had just unwrapped some moleskine cahiers and felt intimidated by them when I read a selection from Michael Dirda's Browsings on the subject of writing paper. Anyway, he had the same sort of reaction to these notebooks: "At one point I owned a few of those ubiquitous Moleskines—the kind supposedly used by travel writer Bruce Chatwin—but they tend to be so expensive that I found myself hesitating to mar their virgin whiteness with my doodles, to-do lists, and earth-shaking, indeed paradigm-altering, observations about this and that. Instead I much prefer school composition books, generally those with austere, speckled black-and-white covers . . . ."

Eventually, I wrote my utility company's customer service number on the first page of one and felt I had sullied it enough to put it to actual use.

Dirda also reminded me of those Goldenrod and Big Chief tablets we used to have in elementary school. He preferred the Goldenrod. I don't recall having a preference although I can remember their feel. So rough.

My dad's uncle sold us some encyclopedias when I was a kid. World Book and Childcraft. Their pages were so smooth and shiny. I don't think one ever tore, and we used them a lot. They were cool to the touch too and smelled of their leather bindings. So inviting.

GeorgiaMa'am

11-06-2017, 05:55 PM

My dad's uncle sold us some encyclopedias when I was a kid. World Book and Childcraft. Their pages were so smooth and shiny. I don't think one ever tore, and we used them a lot. They were cool to the touch too and smelled of their leather bindings. So inviting.

I remember those books! I enjoyed them so much. I believe the Childcraft Volume 5 was the one that had the most craft type projects. On many a rainy day I would peruse those to find something to do.

I specifically remember learning to make pear boats - a little mayonnaise in a canned pear half, then make sails with toothpicks and paper and crayons. I don't remember if a little cheese sprinkled on top was part of the "recipe", or if that was something my mom added.

Medusa

12-15-2017, 08:26 PM

Ahem!

Staples had their silver and gold G2 gel pens in a 4-pack for $5 on sale!

These are great for writing on black card stock!

FireSignFemme

12-16-2017, 08:31 AM

I specifically remember learning to make pear boats - a little mayonnaise in a canned pear half, then make sails with toothpicks and paper and crayons. I don't remember if a little cheese sprinkled on top was part of the "recipe", or if that was something my mom added.

As a child my favorite canned pear recipe was from a Betty Crocker cookbook. I liked it because though it was from a grownup book I could "cook" it all by myself and it turned out just like the picture every time. Although sometimes I had to tweak the recipe a bit because slivered almonds were not a pantry staple item all year long at our house. Mom bought a mini packet right before Christmas and when they were gone we were out until next Christmas. So sometimes my siblings and I had to eat ear less bunnies. Once when our brother complained about the missing ears and told me in a really nasty way to fix it, I took his bunny in the kitchen and used a toothpick to paint food coloring where the ears should be then told him - He has ears, I checked, just dig deep like I did and you'll find them. He ran and barfed, and I got the bunny's cottage cheese tail and my sister got its face. Our brother snitched and my mother said what do you mean you're mad because you didn't get to eat rabbit ass and eyeballs? Sign slower, calm down, and please do not swear. This is a home, not a tavern!

http://www.2cleverblog.com/.a/6a00e5539a8198883401156f17b493970c-pi

GeorgiaMa'am

12-16-2017, 08:56 AM

Sorry, I didn't mean to derail the thread.

I got a most excellent pen for FREE in the mail last week. There is a company that engraves business names on pens, and the pens they use are really good. They are ball point, and they write so smoothly, and they start writing as soon as the pen hits the paper - no streaky first line while the ball point gets unstuck before it starts to roll. I used to work at a company that used them as giveaways, and those pens were guarded like solid gold - but I did manage to nab a few. I was so sad when the last one finally ran out of ink.

butchgeek

12-16-2017, 01:46 PM

homoe

12-17-2017, 12:49 PM

Ahhh! I’ve stumbled on heaven. I am a pen and paper freak! I spend way too much time on jetpens.com! I may have flown to New York just to visit CW Pencil Enterprise! Hobonichi, Muji, etc are places I like to hang out and drool. I’ve only got one Montblanc (a classique from my granddad as a graduation gift years ago). I love fine brush pens for practicing hanzi, especially on Tomoe river paper!

Does anyone else bullet journal?

No, I can't say I bullet journal in fact I had to look it up but I do enjoy a nice journal to mark down certain phrases, idioms, ideas, etc etc.

I am very fussy about the pens I use as well.