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By popular demand, a special place for those of you who have a passion for pens, paper and related paraphernalia. We hope you enjoy it!

As with all new boards we'll pop back in a few months to see if it's taken off and if not, quietly retire it - so do use it and spread the word!

Happy Easter chaps.

Squeeeee!!!!!
Thanks KateMumsnet

Ooh love a bit of stationery

In my first job I used to be in charge of the stationery cupboard - happy days.

Ooo! Me please!

I'd like a fountain pen that I can use lavender ink with. I'm also an ink smudging lefty.

1. Do lavender ink carriages exist?
2. Am I living in a fool's paradise to think this would work for me?

I have found my people.

Great idea for a new topic! Thanks KateMumsnet.

I'm trying and failing to start a thread for recommending fountain pens Hellon
I'll keep trying.

Cult pens for all colour cartridges - or get a converter and bottled ink?

HellonHeels - Try Herbin Inks. Might be a little dark for you if you're after lavender, but I use Poussiere de Lune which is a beautiful amethyst colour.

I'd love to find a way of being able to do swaps with decants of bottled ink. I get fed up too easily to commit to a whole bottle.

Hellon have a look on the Cult Pens website that Petra mentioned. So many colours.

But lock your credit card away in a safe place first

I'm weeping with delight at the name "Poussiere de Lune" I'm in a haze of inky excitement!

Is that moonfish? Fishymoon?

Means Moondust!

Huzzah!

Diamine do fab sparkly colours too.

We have to do our marking in pink and green. I've been thinking, for a while, that if I invest in a couple of fountain pens and those colour cartridges it may make it all a more pleasurable activity. Any tips on sites to buy these? Thanks for the new thread.

Cult pens have diamond ink in about 106 colours (only about £2.50 a bottle too).

You can get a left handed nib for a Lamy, Hellon

I think we have all fallen down the rabbit hole that is 'Cult pens'. I am going to order some disposable pink and green ones first and then work from there.

yay!!!!! Finally! Thank you MN! A stationary cupboard to call home

Oh God damn it! Stationery! Stationery! I meant stationery!

Thanks for the new board, yay!

Rather than start another fountain pen thread, I'm going to ask a silly question. Are some pens now set up both cartridge and ink fill? My dad has Ben given a pen as a gift and it's confusing...or missing a crucial component!

I decided to buy some writing paper, I've had to write a couple of actual letters recently and realised I have none.

I love Laura Ashley stationery but it seems the good stuff goes out of stock really fast.

I thought all fountain pens had both a filler and the option to remove the filler and use cartridges. Do you know what brand it is?

CanIBuffalo - oh do they? That's handy because he can use it then.

I will ask what brand it is - I saw the gift box and it didn't come with an ink filler so perhaps some are being gifted without so that the user can choose what they want?

Dad was very adamant that cartridges won't fit in there but he is having some cognitive issues. I will just buy some cartridges as I think that will make it easier for him to use it in any case.

Cartridges come in different fits so make sure the ones you.biy are compatible with the pen

I'm going to be very poor with this board! I would love a shiny new fountain pen and ink, nothing has ever beaten the one I got aged 10 and still use, but the way I hold a pen means inky fingers so it doesn't get many outings.

Is it just about pens, because I love the post its with the lines on them, they are so brilliant.

Any stationery you like!