Inkvent 2025: The First Ten Days (via Weirdoforest Pens). Spoiler alert!
Recap of SPS2025 (via Inkredible Colours). The first Singapore Pen Show took place last month, and looks like it drew a good mix of vendors from around the world.
Is Crena Spark Paper the New Tomoe River? (via dwrdnet). A new alternative to Tomoe River at the 50gsm paper weight? I’d be interested in trying some of this out.
Holiday Gift Guide 2025: What to Buy Your Pen/Stationery Friends and Family! (via Feed Your Creativity). It’s not too late to shop online, but it’s getting close. Great gift guide and thanks for the mention!
High Quality 3D for a Reasonable Price. Arclayer Maze (via Figboot on Pens). I missed seeing these in D.C. this year, but I’ll try to get my hands on one of these as this is an idea that’s been tried somewhat unsuccessfully in the past but I’d be excited if someone manages to pull it off.
My 2025 Brand “Discoveries” (via Rachel’s Reflections). Taking more opportunities to explore pens for fun is on my list for 2026, and there are some brands on this list I’ve been meaning to look into for quite a while.
The Motherlode (via From the Pen Cup). Now that’s a find!
Benu Haute Collection - A First Look (via Pen Addict - Kimberly). These are the first Benu pens that might get my attention, as they look a bit more understated than the rest of the line.
My two favorites from Days 11-15 so far. Recap forthcoming this week.
In Case You Missed It…
I started my 2025 Recap content with a post looking at the Top T.G.S. Posts and Reviews from 2025, as determined by traffic. I also recapped the second five days of the Diamine Inkvent and the Colorverse Colorvent calendars for days 6-10.
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop - LAST CALL FOR HOLIDAY DELIVERY!
If you need something shipped in time for the holidays, please get your orders in as quickly as possible we are shipping within 2-3 business days but USPS and UPS are unpredictable (to put it mildly). We also have a bunch of new merchandise arriving daily, which is more the result of it being delayed due to, well, holiday shipping schedules than anything else, as we would have preferred to have this in hand and listed by early December. If you’ve been looking for NJK Pencil Sharpeners - one of our most-requested restock items - we now have them back in all colors, along with the latest Caran d’Ache “Alpine Frost” Crayons de la Maison Caran d’Ache pencil set, as well as a bicolor “Alpine Frost” Colored Pencil set and a general restock of Caran d’Ache writing pencils. Paper-wise, we have additional Standard Size TRAVELER’S Notebooks in Olive, as well as a new line of Tomoe River Paper notebooks from Karatis! Be sure to check Thursday Drops each week for all new arrivals and restocks.
Our Nashville shop will be open this week normal hours Thursday-Friday 1pm-6pm, and Saturday from 10am-6pm. We may have special extended hours for the week of Christmas, so stay tuned. If you need to make an appointment outside of normal hours, please reach out and try to give me 24 hours notice if at all possible.
The Podcast is currently slated to officially launch in January, but we will be doing shorter videos and periodic YouTube lives until then. Stay tuned for the latest. You can watch out last Live here!
How You Can Further Support T.G.S. - And Stay Tuned for On The Paper Trail!
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