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Smart Pen Sends Notes You Write on Any Surface To Your Phone or Laptop

June 12, 2015 ♦

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Imagine being able to write invisibly on any surface, and those written words then automatically transferring to your phone, tablet, laptop or TV. Currently a Kickstarter project, but having already raised well over the amount required to get manufactured, the Phree pen by OTM Technologies will soon be a reality…

5 Reasons Handwritten Letters Are Still Relevant & Wonderful Today

June 5, 2015 ♦

Handwriting

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For the majority of us nowadays, email is an integral part of our lives – in both a professional and personal manner. I personally use email for work, and for keeping in touch with friends and family members. My email inbox has now also become the place for online receipts, newsletters…

How To Use Your Letter Writing Skills To Help Others

May 13, 2015 ♦

Letter Writing

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Do you enjoy letter writing, and have a little bit of spare time every week or two? Did you know that putting a pen to paper in that spare half an hour you have could make a huge difference to someone’s life? If not, read on and see how you…

12 Amazing Ballpoint Pen Artists

May 1, 2015 ♦

Art & Crafts

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There are many excellent ballpoint pen artists out there, but sadly I can’t share all of them with you in this blog post, so here is a selection of 12 – these are some of my favourites, and I’ve purposefully chosen contrasting styles to show a wide selection of artistic approaches. Below…

Our ‘Hello Summer Days’ Competition Entries

April 21, 2015 ♦

Art & Crafts, Competitions

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Here Are Our Fantastic #HelloSummerDays Competition Entries Which entry is your favourite? Let us know on Facebook & Twitter! Name: Elizabeth Porter Location: Alberta, Canada Elizabeth says: “Summer, for me, is about birds. The Birds of Prey centre near me opens up, and I always try to get there at…

The Pen Company Art Competition 2015: ‘Hello Summer Days’

April 13, 2015 ♦

Competitions, National Stationery Week

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To celebrate National Stationery Week this year, we are getting right in to the swing of things, with discounts to be announced soon, and a big giveaway too. This year we wanted to get your creative juices flowing, with a brand new competition launching especially for #NatStatWeek. The week runs…

Pen Helps Handwriting of Parkinson’s Patients

April 7, 2015 ♦

Stationery News

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About Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease is unfortunately fairly common; 1 in 500 people suffer with its varied and difficult symptoms, and 127,000 people have been diagnosed with it in the UK alone. There is currently no cure, and so the main focus for patients until this changes is on how the…

Introducing The Amazing, Electrically Conductive Paint Pen

March 24, 2015 ♦

Stationery News

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We recently wrote about the chocolate pen, and we’ve seen other exciting and unusual pen developments within the past year or so, such as the 3D doodler. Now, though, there is a new pen on the market and it really is unlike any other out there; the unique Electric Paint…

Anne Frank & Her Beloved Fountain Pen

March 18, 2015 ♦

Fountain Pens

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Who Was Anne Frank? Anne Frank was a German Jewish girl who was living in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, during WW2. The family moved from Germany to Amsterdam as a preventative measure when the Nazis came into power in Germany. The Nazis then went on to occupy the Netherlands from…

Sherlock Holmes: Fictional Detective & Unexpected Penpal

March 13, 2015 ♦

Letter Writing

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On a recent visit to London, Anna and I decided it would be fun to visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum, situated, naturally, at 221b Baker Street. Like, it seems, the majority of the UK, we both love Arthur Conan Doyle’s intriguing character and all of the stories and mystery that…