Being Mrs C

An insight into the things in life that make me smile

  • Working With Mrs C
  • Ladybird Tuesday
  • Thrifty Mrs C
  • Travel
  • Children’s Books
  • Privacy Policy and Disclosure

Embracing real ink #StationeryWednesday

24/11/2014

I’m loving my current work with Bureau Direct. Not only do I get to choose what to review every month from a fantastic range of stationery goodies, but I’m also rediscovering how much I love writing with a pen – something that I suppose I’ve gradually stopped doing seeing as I spend so much time on a laptop or tablet.

J Herbin Ink

After embracing ink pens these last two months – both the Herbin rollerball and the the Lamy Vista – it seemed like there was just one ink challenge to overcome: real ink.

Bottles of ink scare and thrill me in equal measure. At primary school I remember one boy Amit who was the only person I knew that brought a bottle of ink to school. We were all slightly in awe as whenever any of the rest of us were let near ink we ended up with blue fingers and a spill of some sort. Yet, Amit always looked incredibly smart, there were never ink blots on his school books and his fingers always remained clean. I never understood quite how he managed it though.

All these years later and I still don’t think I’ve mastered it, but the beautiful range of Herbin ink colours that Bureau Direct stock has tempted me to have one more go. With a universal fountain pen convertor and a bottle of green J. Herbin ink (Vert Empire as my beloved Lierre Sauvage wasn’t available) I put it to the test.

Once my Herbin rollerball was loaded up with ink I found that it wrote beautifully, possibly even smoother than it did with a cartridge in it. The ink colour (Vert Empire) actually wasn’t all that different from the Lierre Sauvage that I’d used previously either. I’m also completely in love with the ink bottle itself and am imagining how pretty the window sill next to my desk would look with a load of different coloured inks lined up so that the sun could catch them. Anyway, I digress a bit…

But, and it’s a bit but, I’m sorry to say that I still found the whole process of getting the ink into the pen a bit messy – but maybe that’s because I’m doing something wrong. I can’t believe that all these ink lovers all spend time being as messy as I am. So, I’m putting the question out there – how do you do it? How do you manage to fill your pen with gorgeous ink without spilling it all over the place and ending up with coloured fingers? Let me know your secret and then hopefully I’ll be able to put together a video guide as to how it should be done.

Disclaimer: I was sent the mini universal fountain pen convertor and the Herbin ink to review as part of my role working with Bureau Direct. The Herbin rollerball was reviewed for Bureau Direct last month. All views and opinions are my own.

Related

«
»

Filed Under: Reviews, Stationery 2 Comments

Comments

  1. Elizabeth Hogg says

    24/11/2014 at 11:54 pm

    I’ve been getting inky fingers for 45 years now – it doesn’t get better but I don’t mind.

    Reply
  2. Aly says

    07/12/2014 at 4:41 pm

    Oh I like the look of that.I have a Lamy fountain pen, which currently has blue ink.had I done a bit more research I probably gone for the roller pen now.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Where to find Penny online

Penny Blogs

Penny Travels

Penny Plays

Penny Reads

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Google Ads

Spice of Life CAL

Spice of Life CAL

Top Posts

  • Delia's Plum & Cinnamon Oat Slices
  • Bring Joy To Your Achy Joints
  • Ladybird Tuesday: my day
  • When wind turbines are beautiful
  • Ladybird Tuesday: Learning to Crochet
  • Ladybird Tuesday: The Public Services - Water Supply
  • Having the confidence to wear a dress everyday
  • Review: Little Princess Hama Bead Gift Box
  • Halloween Hama Beads
  • Ladybird Tuesday: The Frozen Planet of Azuron

Top 20 Parent Bloggers on Twitter 2014

Tots100

Hotter Shoes Blogger Family

Hotter Shoes

Tots 100

TOTS100 - UK Parent Blogs
TOTS100

Search Being Mrs C

Categories

Baking Being green Books Charity Children Children's Books Christmas Competitions Crafts Crochet Current Affairs d Days Out Education Fashion Film Food and Drink Gardening Going out Health & Fitness Home Household stuff Knitting Ladybird Tuesday Life Little Miss C Master C Nature Nice things Outdoors Parenting Reviews seven days Sewing St Albans Stationery Summer 2014 Television Thrifty Thrifty Mrs C Toys Travel Uncategorized Vintage Vlogmas

BritMums

BritMums - Leading the Conversation

Mumsnet Bloggers Network

mumsnet

Google Adsense

  • Working With Mrs C
  • Ladybird Tuesday
  • Thrifty Mrs C
  • Travel
  • Children’s Books
  • Privacy Policy and Disclosure

Copyright © 2021 · Design by Stacey Corrin

Copyright © 2021 · Adorn Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in