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Loved the mixes you came up with 😍. They looked even prettier when the swatches dried more too. I really want to get into ink mixing as well, and that way maybe stop myself from buying too many inks. I want to be able to use and enjoy everything I have and not just accumulate too many in this hobby. Thanks for showing your mixes and keep having fun exploring.

Your mixes turned out beautiful! I haven’t mixed inks myself just yet, but I’m really eager to try!

I have palyed around with mixing ink for fun...actually mostly so I can name them caz I love naming things. Weirdly enough the two mixes I came up with are blue-t teals that I don't normally go for but maybe I like em caz I made them :P I like your steeped umber mix I feel myself heading into my "dusty" era 😂 Fun as always!

You should be careful mixing inks, especially if you are mixing brands. Not all inks are meant to be mixed and the components that make up different brands don't always play well together. Additionally, most ink brands keep their ink formulas secret/proprietary so it's nearly impossible to know what chemicals make up their inks. Using custom mixes with a dip pen is one thing. Putting them in a fountain pen is another. FYI: Birmingham Pen Company's ink formula is created with the understanding that their inks may be used for mixing. This is why they provide the ink recipes on their site. (You can find more information about this on their website.)

You have some lovely colors to try! Allow me to share a tip for ink removal from fingers. An emery board will sand it off. Just wet and rub gently.

I love these kinds of videos! I enjoy seeing what other people carry!

1. It's crucial to start at the low end with flex pens, to make sure you like them and find them useful (I didn't). I didn't like my first, a Noodler's Nib Creaper, but instead of taking the hint, I bought some more expensive flexers. But they were equally useless to me personally, just more expensive. 2. For drawing I recommend Strathmore Mixed Media paper or Strathmore Bristol board. 3. Isn't the SF Pen Show in August? It was when I went a few years ago. 4. I'm pretty well set up for both pens and inks; this yer I am more focussed on getting rid of the pens I don't use anymore. When they are pretty, it ain't easy...

I have some decorative tabs and sticky notes that don’t stick either. I want use the more x.x I’ve been using a Maxpedition bag for my pens (I do more sketching than journaling). I go through phases of wanting to carry more or only carrying a few pens at time.

I just got started in inks. I love pourple. And when your cat was meowing my cat started to meow. It was cute. Ty for your video.

I don't usually journal on the go, but I have a small pen case that stays in my purse. It only holds 2-3 fountain pens depending on their size. I change out the pens based on the purse I carry. I watched your beginning of the year video where you talked about your fountain pen ink wishes for this year. Let me know if you're interested in ink samples. I'd be happy to send you samples of the inks I have. You don't have any contact info for the channel on the About page otherwise I would have emailed you or DM'd on a different platform. Thanks for the video. I hope school goes well for you this semester!

I buy specifically Leuchttrum notebooks, their standard paper is good for fountain pens, their 120g paper can use MARKER with minimal bleed through. I buy hard cover plain books and use my cricut and perm. vinyl to decorate it on the outside! including spine labels and such.

once you go down the Benu rabbit hole, you will live happily ever after. They are worth every penny

The journal you bought is supposed to be fountain pen friendly. Cute setup in your billet journal. I personally am much better with journals that tell me what to write and where.

That 's a nice story of your pen journey. Good collection of pens. I like to suggest you get any vintage pen and it is another level into fountain pens. I love pens and now I love vintage pens. I have the similar In as you have J Herban ' le pussier de Lune" means moon dust ink. I think if you request from that Paris wheel Olive green pen and ask for a barrel replacement they could provide you a replacement pen barrel . Very cool video and thanks for the share.

Inks. Writing. Cats. Books. Tea --- Heaven ❤

I kept having to pause because I thought it was one of my fur babies mewing 😂

You're smart for going to samples over bottles. I started getting into fountain pens last year and I had the same mindset that dollar per ml for samples was pretty bad value so I ended up with a ton of bottles of ink that I either don't like that much or I like but realize this looks way too close to something I already bought. Whoops. Also Benus are great if you see a color or design that speaks to you you'll love it. And for paper give Iroful a shot it shows off ink really well but is thicker than Tomoe River so you might like that

I once drove 12 hours from Northern Ontario to the Washington D.C pen show. I loved every minute.

A capless pen would be a dream pen for me but I worry about them leaking? I love my twsbi eco!

Another way to try inks would be to get involved with an ink swap. I haven’t tried themself but I saw some other RUclipsrs host them or Facebook pen groups. Enjoy the journey…be sure to guard your wallet😅

"Why am I putting this ink away im only half done with the swatch" is so relatable. I do my swatching on twitch and it definitely happens.

The KAWECO OLIVINE AL SPORT is so much nicer! And its still available!

Noodlers Ahab Flex pen is often recommended to beginners. The Jot notebooks from Dollar Tree and the Pen and Gear notebooks from Walmart are inexpensive notebooks. The paper in them handle fountain pen ink well. Have fun exploring, but keep in mind that it usually equals spending. I've never been to a pen show, but I have heard many stories. People say to wear comfortable shoes and leave credit cards at home.😉

Great relection. Monteverde omni flex nib with a good wet ink like private reserve I find works great! But with that please know I never tired and expensive flex pen, a gold nob flex pen, or a vintage flex, so my scope is limited.

For a flex nib check fountain pen revolution . He also sells extra nibs so you can try some to see what you like. I like his flex better than Noodler's.

Come to the Colorado show!,,

I’m on the same page as you as far as price per ml for ink samples, this past year I’ve just been sticking with bottles but I would like to try samples more often so I am not committed. I would suggest the monteverde monza 3 it comes with a fine, medium and flex nib and is around the $20-$30 mark depending on where you buy from. I currently switch between the nibs with the same color ink just to see how the ink looks with different nib sizes. The Pilot Prera is good as well I got mine from Amazon and it’s around the $20-30 mark as well, I have mine in the calligraphy nib and it’s been nice using shimmer inks in it.

I've been using an FPR ultra flex nib with Walmart pen and gear spiral bound notebooks for the last 2 years. It may not be the most glamorous but it does work well

Whats the point in providing a bunch of politicians with fountain pens? If you want the younger generation to take up the use of pens then provide each school with a bunch of Pilot Kakunos that are fun, child friendly, affordable and an excellent introduction to the world of fountain pens and ink

You have a sweet voice, need to let us see who you are. I have two granddaughters your age I'm just getting started into fountain pens.

That was nifty. My top 5: 1. Pelikan 4001 Königsblau; 2. Noodler's Azure; 3. Noodler's Baystate Blue; 4. Sheaffer Skrip Red; 5. Noodler's Gruene Cactus Eel. No system. I like lots of colors, but for whatever reason those are the five I've used the most of. I'm surprised none of them are black. Go figure. On the private reserve, it looked to me like there was some ink in the lid when you put it back on, and it just dripped from there. No cracks in the bottle or lid.

I like dominant industry ginger chicken.

You have lovely hands.

Nice video

I've also changed my mindset: I won't buy any more inks or pens until I use up and enjoy the ones I already have. I hope I can stick to this New Year's Resolution!!! I'm still amazed at how well Chinese pens write, like the Jinhao 9019. But I will probably break my New Year's Resolution because Chinese pens are inexpensive. Oh well.

There's a video on RUclips where someone fills the holes in a Pilot Kakuno barrel with a glue gun so he could eyedropper it.

Love Hello Kitty!

It looks like you’ve enjoyed your 2024 through fountain pens. Good for you for starting your RUclips channel and becoming a voice in this community! I re-started mine, just in late December, after 21 months off due to burn out, and am loving all the new voices that have appeared in that time. Keep up the good work!

Unrelatable, beside the great ink review, your hands are beautiful❤( ⸝⸝⸝⁼̴́◡⁼̴̀⸝⸝⸝)

Thanks for a very honest video of your 5 ink collection. I transfer my inks into empty bottles of LAMY ink bottles. Hard to tip over, they have an ink well dip to use up every last drop of ink and wide enough for you to dip pens. I buy empty bottles to upcycle/recycle on the secondary market.

I’ve never used that dip pen ink before but if it’s acrylic based, you can dip into water briefly to make it more runny on the card for the sentiment

I was holding my breath when Christmas starting walking over that glass dip pen. By the way, a woman who makes gorgeous glass dip pens gave me a tip. She said to always rinse the pen in a plastic container, not glass. When you use a glass, metal, or ceramic container, one slip of your hand and you can chip the nib of your glass pen.

thank her for the purrs

Thanks for sharing, I've wanted to try Blushing Mushroom. There are a bunch of Ferris wheel Press Inks I love. Winter Spice is fantastic and worth picking up.

The water in the background was so annoying I couldn’t watch past the first ink sample.

Congratulations on 100 subscribers.

Hongdian ink is nice ink. I use it all the time

Can't get a dip pen into a Ferris Wheel Press bottle?-- No surprise there--a poorly designed ink bottle--perhaps the poorest ever! Cher, and speaking of knocking over a bottle--again, so poorly designed that Ferris Wheel Press will kindly sell you a "carriage" to put the bottle in while you use it-- Gotta laugh at their hutzpah!

I like my Jinhaos. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for this video. Glad to have found your channel. Subscribed ! For me shimmer inks have created more headaches with fountain pens than I care to deal with, shimmer inks are now dip pens only for me. Merry Christmas!