Cult Pens Advent Calendars 2025 - Spoilers!
By Michael Randall, 8 comments
This post is just for people who want to know what's in our Cult Pens Advent Calendars for this year, and don't mind the surprise being spoiled. If you're thinking...
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JOURNALING - It's Good For You!
By Anna Evans
Life is a journey. For some it's like travelling along a quiet road on a balmy summer's day when it's not the school holidays. For others though, it's more like...
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Journaling with Purpose - World Calligraphy Day 2018
By Anna Evans
Learning modern calligraphy and hand-lettering is something that first caught my interest a couple of years ago. I would often see beautiful images on Pinterest and think it was something...
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Artsynibs - World Calligraphy Day 2018
By Anna Evans
Back in 2012, when the Olympics fever swept the streets of London, I set foot on British soil for the second time in my life. This time, on my own,...
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Louise Chappell - World Calligraphy Day 2018
By Louise Labithiotis
World Calligraphy Day is back! 15th August marks the return of a day dedicated to calligraphy and the joy it brings. Started in 2017 by Manuscript, masters themselves of manufacturing...
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Meet the Brand: Moleskine
By Michael Randall
Who would have thought that a few bits of paper sandwiched between a couple of thicker bits of paper could become something of a cult item? Not all of them,...
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POSCA Rock Painting
By Anna Evans
Our very talented friend Helen Colebrook from Journal with Purpose let us know why she enjoys rock painting. Be sure to follow her on Instagram to see all her latest...
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Mechanical Pencil Day: Matthias' Personal Journey
By Michael Randall
This post is part of our celebrations for Mechanical Pencil Day, on 05/07 - the 5th of July, 2018. Matthias is the author of the excellent Bleistift blog about stationery,...
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Manuscript and Charlie
By Anna Evans
Manuscript - the word alone conjures up one of two things: either a thick pile of A4 sheets with double-spaced type representing a hopeful author's literary debut; or - if...
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Derwent Inktense Creative Morning
By Anna Evans
Cult Pens Get Inktensely Messy! We don't just sit around answering the phone or writing newsletters or wandering around the warehouse picking orders, you know. Oh no. Sometimes we spread...
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Platinum #3776
By Michael Randall
The #3776 from Platinum is a longstanding classic among fountain pens, though still not as well known as it should be outside its native Japan. With its traditional and simple...
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Kum Memory Point Brushes
By Michael Randall
KUM’s Memory Point brushes solve, or at least help with, three of the biggest problems artists face with existing brushes. If you use paint brushes, and have any of these...
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What's the Appeal of Colouring for Adults?
By Michael Randall
Sounds a bit silly, really, doesn't it? Adult colouring? Hmmm. Perhaps a pastime for people with not an awful lot to do? But then again, perhaps not. Perhaps it's the...
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Laura Barnard: Artist of the Month - February 2015
By Anna Evans
Every month we ask a different artist to design a banner for our newsletter - Penorama. If you don't already receive Penorama, you can subscribe here. This month's artist is...
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