I've never felt so spoiled in my life! I'm a bit overcome at the moment! So very generous and feels more like an old personal friend put it together not a random stranger playing the part of a Secret Santa! I'm only a year into fountainpens and this subreddit and this feels like a grand welcome into an etheral realm! I've got tears of gratitude pouring presently. I feel quite honored to recieve such a beautiful thoughful gift! You have no idea how touched I am, beyond words presently to address such sweet thoughtfulness. The whole package was beautiful with special personal touches that gave it something so very extra special ๐ A cute pen cleaning guide that looks handmade ๐ค๐ A friendly & sweet letter that shares essential information on the pens, inks, stamps & other items in this precious package. Different nibs to experiment with as well! The letter was written in the ink samples with a mini ink swatch legend! A delightful read & colorful touch! The stamp on the letter envelope is stunning I need to locate one! The samples are all so delightful two, no three! of which I've had on my wishlist to try: yama budo, kon~peki & the most desired of my wishlist to sample Emerald of Chivor! ๐ Another extra special touch a whole BOTTLE of Pride & Prejudice ink! One of my favorite reads, now I'll have to reread hopefully with a friend or two and we can discuss it more in depth and I can write down my thoughts on the literature with the special ink as I read it through!
Thank you so very much for such a wonderfully thoughfull and delightfull gift. And so informative for a newbie to fountainpens! I truly am grateful for your warm welcome into the ethereal realm of fountainpens & ink. I'm so glad I decided to participate this year, the whole experience has been delightful!
P.S. So gratefull you explained the Fude nib! I about had a heartattack thinking the poor pen was broken! ๐คฃ (newbie moment I'm sure!)
Yaaay! Glad everything made it safely ๐ฅฐ
Also glad that you like everything too so enjoy ๐๐ฝ
ALSO! I got the wax stamp I used on the letter from Aliexpress. I just searchedย Flower Shaped Wax Seal/Stamp and some eventually appeared.
Also2 I canโt take credit for the clean your pens or pen flush + recipe. The Hubmaster at the Pelikan Hubs made it for attendees but I thought itโd be good to gift ๐ซฃ
Much appreciated, I don't know what to try first! I don't know if I can wait to try Emerald de Chivor...what nib/pen would you suggest to try with that ink to display It's colors best?
Did you notice the flower seal has a clock detail within it?! So cool love the aesthetic of it! I'll have to peek at Aliexpress...
It's still a neat touch in my opinion๐
Thank you for making my 1st Secret Santa experience so special ๐๐ค
The Pilot parallels and the Fude will probably be the best option (though i didnt send you a empty cartridge for the sailor ๐ )
Just know with the parallels are VERY wet. But shimmer inks (and multishaders) look so good with them.
So I'm having troubles getting the two I inked to write....the gold & parallel...I'm afraid to try inking the others at the moment...all I've used is my TWSBI piston filler...what am I doing wrong?
Iโll DM you.
Lolol, I just got a couple parallels, and wet is an understatement! I'm not sure what I can write on, because they bleed through every paper I own! I've yet to use anything but the ink they came with, but I can imagine the multi shaders must look awesome with them.
Oh, what's the body used for the Pilot Parallels? It looks pretty good.
Pilot Sign pens. The parellel nib sections kinda sorta have a close-ish enough section thst matches the sign pens so it was just screw into the new body.
P.sure the pens are discontinued though ๐
I want to know too! Are those opus 88?
Hi! Do you know what the clear bodies on the parallel units are? I've been meaning to do something like that for mine too ๐๐
๐๐ฝ Answered here
Thanks! Unlucky they're discontinued ๐ญ
Hi u/SynapseReaction the wax of the seal is gorgeous. Mind showing the wax pellets for those? It goes so beautiful with that Sakura flower seal.
https://preview.redd.it/njy6bl6n5d6g1.jpeg?width=2484&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=911c3a257b099bdc557fed2e850dea2a629d8703
Both from Aliexpress
Thank you sooooo much! I truly appr this!! โค๏ธ
๐ u/SynapseReaction Thank you so much! ๐
Great, now I need to look into wax stamps. just kidding. it's an awesome touch. always thought those were cool.
I accidentally bought some wax beads while shopping for my giftee...had no idea any place local had them! My self-control went poof!
What a gorgeous package! And omg youโre gonna try a fude!! I love those for sketching. Well done Santa!
I'm just relieved it was supposed to be bent! I audiby gasped! I'll have to find some videos never seen a nib like this!
Yoseka has a good video
Thank you for sharing
Lovely choices here~
This is great. I have been really enjoying watching these, and how much joy they bring. Y'all make being new to fountain pens so much less scary.
I'm pretty new myself. I purchased my first pen last year in November. I was too intimidated to join in then. Not even an inkling about fountainpens to have had even a rough idea for gifts.
I just got my first one about a month ago, so i'm in the exact spot you were. It's so joyous to watch and learn. ๐
What an incredibly thoughtful Secret Santa!
Beautiful gift. Itโs nice to see so many people have a good experience with the exchange.
Omg what are those clear bodies the parallel nib units are in? I've been looking for one!
I have no idear...yet.
I need to know, too! The one flaw on those pens is their pointy length! It never occurred to me to make a Frankenpen!
There's a blog post from someone who's in the reddit community that goes over a few options but I didn't like any of them enough to commit! Look up writing at night pilot parallel frankenpens :)
Awesome
Beautiful and very special!! Enjoy!!
I understand how you feel! If I had received that box I would have cried happy tears! Just a really good gift. Iโm happy for you, and wish you many joyful inky hours ahead. ๐ซ
Thank you! I did! The water works were overflowing with happy tears and gratitude for such thoughtfulness!
so sad i missed the deadline but happy for you!!
Oh so sorry to hear that! I was apprehensive last year hemmed and hawed finally decided i was too new to fountainpens. Seeing it unfold helped get at least a better general idea of how it's done. I hope my giftee likes their gift.
Black Raven tea. I haven't seen that in a while. I went to highschool with the daughter of the original owner of that company. Lovely lady, she was.
Whoa! How thoughtful. Also til about pen flush and thats how to use it. Pen flush is an amazing product!
Ahhhh=3 Such a cool and thoughtful gift=)
Wonderful!
For anyone who wants to be cautious with their gold, especially vintage gold nibs, here is what Nishimura has said
I want to be on your Secret Santa pipeline!โค๏ธ
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