Mintlodoca Crab Party Mini Deskmat Giveaway

Keyboards and desk accessories are a stationery lovers next best friend, and who better to make that crossover beautiful than Susan Lin from Mintlodica.

She sent over this amazing Crab Party Deskmat , which she designed, for giveaway this week. It is the Mini size model, which checks in at 675x300x4mm, and is a great size for any workspace. There is a Regular size for larger setups, other deskmat designs (Shibas!) and a host of other keyboard and desk accessories designed by Susan. And yes, she collaborated with me on the The Pen Addict + Mintlodica Retro 51 Pastel Shiba, which is still available in the Pen Addict Shop at a new price.

One winner will take home the Mini size Crab Party Deskmat this week, so read the rules and enter away!

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Giveaways.

The Pen Addict Shop Is Ready For You!

The Pen Addict Shop is home to all of the amazing stationery collaboration projects I work on with some of my favorite brands, and this year, there are more than ever ready for the holiday shopping season.

While I don’t do general sales, Pen Addict Members can save 25% off everything currently listed in the store. Membership is $5 per month, or $48 for 12 months, and is the best way to support the work I do. And, I get to make fun stuff like this and pass some savings on to you!

The Pen Addict x Benu Pen 15th Anniversary Euphoria Fountain Pen was designed to celebrate The Pen Addict blog turning 15 … checks notes … tomorrow! This is a fun fountain pen from one of the most fun pen makers in the stationery world, and I’m thrilled to be able to work with Benu Pen on this collaboration.

Speaking of thrilled, I’m a big Montegrappa fan, and having the opportunity to participate in a limited run of the Montegrappa Venetia Rio Della Toletta Fountain Pen is a dream scenario. There are around 20 pens left in this run, and your Members discount equates to over TWO YEARS worth of annual subscription savings!

On popularity alone, I think The Pen Addict x Opus 88 Halo Fountain Pen has been my number one collaboration over the past couple of years. It is a workhorse pen, and looks cool as well. There are only about 60 left in this second production run, and there will not be a third run of this model, so grab one now if you are interested.

Aside from those great pens, I have the ever popular Robert Oster Fire on Fire Pen Addict exclusive ink in stock, a stunning black and orange Ajoto Pen collaboration, the Caran d’Ache 849 Ballpoint Pen Addict Edition, the Pen(cil) Addict Musgrave #1 pencil, and the super fun Mintlodica Retro 51 Pastel Shiba.

For the holidays, think about giving the gift of cool stationery. Maybe a Pen Addict Membership for yourself, and then 25% off anything currently listed in the Pen Addict Shop? That sounds like a winning combination to me!

As I approach seven years of full-time Pen Addict work, I can’t thank you enough for your continued support of all of my stationery shenanigans. Thank you!

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Pen Addict Shop.

Misfill, Finishing Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— December is for finishing. (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— heavy duty: a5 rhodia notepad (a fleeting ripple)

— Pelikan Raises Prices, Launches A New Website, And Puts The Wish Nib On Hiatus (The Pelikan's Perch)

— Enigmatic Sketchbooks Record Visual Stories in Colored Pencil and Ink by Katherine Akmulun (Colossal)

— Rapidograph designs (Bleistift)

— Desperate Journalists: Music In Print, 1950–2000 (The Quietus)

— Gato Mikio Has Been Preserving the Art of Hand-Turned Woodwork for Over 100 Years (Spoon & Tamago)

— Kasia's cozy crafting den in Berlin (Hacker Stations)

— The Joan Didion estate sale: the Wallpaper picks (Wallpaper)

— Leonardo Officina Italiana x Stilo&Stile Momento Zero Cometa Fountain Pen (Gourmet Pens)

— Kakimori B6 Bank Paper Planner Review (Blake's Broadcast)

— Sharpie's Stainless Steel Marker Case (Core77)