2025 San Francisco Pen Show - Still the Funnest Pen Show (via Pen Addict - Kimberly). She might be a little biased, but she’s not wrong. TONS of vendor pictures here.
White Bear Pens Echo (via Figboot on Pens). I enjoyed visiting with Mikayla in San Francisco, as White Bear was set up across from us in the Oak Room!
2025 San Francisco Pen Show Experience (via Rachel’s Reflections). The different vendors and overall chill attendees make the San Francisco Pen Show a more relaxed, friendly after-hours experience. If the show floor experience doesn’t exhaust you, that is.
Zero-Effort Journaling (via Notebook Stories). Isn’t it supposed to be this easy?
Franklin-Christoph Model 03M in Antique Glass (via dwrdnet). I still feel like Franklin-Christoph’s Antique Glass models are among the best they’ve ever done. I love that finish, like vintage Coke bottles.
Come Along on a Visit to Truphae: A Great Pen Store in South Carolina (via Inkdependence). I’ve never been to Greenville!
Planner-izing and Realizing (via Line Variation). Do you have a paper you like that you wish was made in planner format? You can always make your own.
Ana Answers the #12PenPersonsQuestions List (via Well-Appointed Desk). Well, now I know what I’m working on this week. Stay tuned.
In Case You Missed It…
This week I published Part III of my San Francisco Pen Show Recap: The Haul in video format. I also updated one of our main site resources, the “Hierarchies of Fountain Pen Friendly Paper” post, to reflect changes in the market and my increasing familiarity with certain brands.
We recently added a range of Shorthand Press notebooks to the shop.
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop - Planners!
New planners stuff is starting to show up, including a restock of the Laconic 6-ring binders and 6-ring planner/productivity/life-logging inserts, as well as more Midori MD Codex notebooks, new Cloth & Paper formats and more. We’ve also received Correspondence Cards and Letterpress Stationery from several different makers including Shorthand Press and Belle & Union, as well as stickers and new washi tape. Finally, we’ve restocked looseleaf Iroful paper and Yamamoto Select A4 sheets.
Be sure to check each week’s Thursday Drops post, which spotlights new releases and restocks. Our brick-and-mortar shop will be open from 1-6pm Thursday and Friday, and from 10am-6pm on Saturday.
Consider Further Supporting T.G.S.!
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