Review: Daycraft's Envelope Folder

Daycraft, a Hong Kong-based stationery and paper company, has been sending me notebook and diary samples to review for some time now. I have reviewed their Signature, Flower Wow, and Juicy notebooks, and though they are not meant for full fountain pen use, I still liked them very much. Daycraft's products are elegant, fun, and very contemporary. Shortly after the company was formed, their product selection expanded to include diaries, sketchbooks,...

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Notebook Review: Write-Now by Poppin

I received this red medium Poppin Write-Now notebook when the brand has just been launched. That's a shameful two years ago. I read about a notebook giveaway and I signed up to receive a sample to review here. Meredith Zenkel, Poppin's Director of Public Relations, sent the notebook to my friend in the US who then sent it to me here in the Philippines.As a fountain pen user, there are two types of notebooks (or should I say paper?) for me: fountain...

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Ink Review: Sailor Jentle Grenade

O drops of me! trickle, slow drops,candid, from me falling — drip, bleeding drops,~ From "Trickle, Drops" by Walt WhitmanOne of the joys from using fountain pens is the wide choice of ink colors for everyone to choose from. When I switched to full fountain pen use, I realized that there wasn't just one red or blue ink that I could use—there are a lot! In the last four years, I have built a collection of fountain pen inks including 13 red-based...

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