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Continue reading →: Day #2 Includes Lots of Shimmer and Sheen!
Today we are in for a lovely ink surprise! It’s a beautiful green ink with lots of shimmer and sheen. Inkvent Day #2: Diamine Garland The label on the side of the bottle shows this Garland ink includes some shimmer and sheen. Check out this next picture I took. Do…
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Continue reading →: Happy Diamine Inkvent December and Day 1!
You’ve read in a previous post that I was able to get my hands on the Diamine Inkvent 2021 Calendar and I was anxiously waiting to bust open the bottles of ink. Well today is the first day of December and it’s only appropriate for me to share with you…
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Continue reading →: My Cricut World
There’s another hobby I’ve been experimenting with that involves a bit of designing. When I’m not playing with my fountain pens and inks or watercolor paints, I’m spending time with my Cricut machine. Last year I started out with the cute little Cricut Joy. I used mine mainly for cutting…
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Continue reading →: Just Three Pens for Now and Other Things
We are just a few days away from the month of December and I have something brewing in my studio. Well not literally brewing, but it’s something that is sitting inside a brown box and waiting for December 1st to arrive. I ordered this at the end of August and…
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Continue reading →: Another Van Dieman’s Ink – Tamar Pinot Noir Wine Red
Here’s the most recent fountain pen ink acquisition from Fountain Pen Day. It’s a Van Dieman’s Ink called Tamar Pinot Noir from their Original Colours of Tasmania series. It’s a beautiful red ink that is a subtle color and leans a bit towards brown. It’s a red that has some…
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Continue reading →: Sketching with Graphite
(Edit: Added additional information & pictures of the graphite leads used with my clutch pencils) I have to confess. I did partake in one of the sales on Fountain Pen Day. It was not a fountain pen purchase, but a clutch pencil that I had my eye on. Who knew…
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Continue reading →: Happy Fountain Pen Day!
I’ve been intentionally staying away from my computer today and avoiding the pen sales that are popping up everywhere. That’s why I’m late in wishing my fellow fountain pen friends a Happy Fountain Pen Day! I thought I would celebrate by sharing a sketch I did from last year. Lovely…




























