Pen Review - Sweet Secret

More pens to review today...  

I recently placed my first order with AliExpress.  AliExpress sells cheap stuff from China.  I love it!  So far, I've only bought pens and washi tape, but I've been pretty happy with everything I've gotten.

I am a HUGE fan of Pilot Frixion pens, so when I saw these for $3, I had to try them.  They are a knock off brand of the Frixion pens.  I figured if they were crappy, I only lost $3.  But I was pleasantly surprised - I love them!!!!!!!

Here's a close-up of the label.  If you'd like to order them, just search erasable pens and sort by price.  I am not sure of a brand and as you can see, most of the wording isn't in English.  

As soon as I received them, I sat down and tried them out, of course! I really, really like them.  The colors are vibrant, they don't skip and the ink is smooth.  

I feel like they don't erase quite as well as Frixion but they're pretty stinking close!

Although they said they were 0.5 (that's what the package said, but I'm assuming they meant .05), I feel like they write more like a .07 to me.  I feel the Frixion .05 have a much finer line.

If you want cheap pens, you should totally buy these!  I have had them at my desk at work for several weeks and they continue to work perfectly - no skipping or running out of ink.

Until my next pen purchase...

Pens!

My pen shelf in my craft room.  I don't love the mis-matched container but it works for now...

Hi, My name is Cheryl and I'm addicted to pens.

I have loved pens, paper, markers, crayons and handwriting since I was a child.  I don't know when it started, exactly, but I can remember sitting around just writing names and trying to make them pretty.  I would color the letters and outline them all fancy and make "word art" before it was a thing.  My love for all things stationery grew as I grew up and it's still going strong.

I just finished organizing my hundreds (I'm not exaggerating!) of pens and decided I'd like to start sharing some reviews of my favorite pens here.  I know I've read a lot of reviews online and it's helped me make some great choices, so I'd like to do the same for you guys.

I'll post reviews starting next week, but in the meantime, check out the pics from my Pinterest board of some beautiful writing instruments...

This makes my heart skip a beat.  Pens AND organization!

DIY Pen holder using PVC pipe- Genius!

I've been wanting these MildLiners for a looooong time.  I just ordered my first set!  Woo hoo!

I just want to look at this table all day.

I love this pouch!  I saw it on Pinterest but can't figure out where to get one....

This is the "Better Together" pouch by Mochi.  Love.  But I'm cheap and it's like thirty bucks.

Happy Saturday!

Doodling

I spoke last week of my great adoration for hand lettering.  After hours spent on Pinterest perusing some lovely lettering, I decided I wanted to try my hand at it.  I see all these beautiful calligraphed envelopes and wedding invitations and it stirs something deep within me.
Deep, deep within.

A longing for lettering.

In searching for resources to help me learn, I happened upon Llamas Love Lettering.  Oh. My. Word.  I'm completely jelly of this gals talent.  And get this.... She gets to write beautiful letters for her job! {sigh} How fab is that?  A girl can dream...

Back to reality.

I decided I would start small.  My brother had a birthday a couple of weeks ago, and I thought I'd embellish the envelope for his card.  Here it is...

I realize this is not a great work of art.  It's just a simple, short name.  But it's a start for me.  And I loved every minute of it.

I bought some Sharpies (that were recommended by Ms. Llama) and they actually did make a difference.  She recommends using  Sharpie Extra Fine Permanent Markers, 1 Box (12 Black Marker (35001)).  I got these from Amazon and I love them!  They are by far my favorite tip size Sharpie makes.  

I'm off to learn more lettering....

If you're interested in some Sharpies, be sure to click the link above and help support Pink and Paper.

Happy Monday!

Cheryl