April Sponsor Spotlight

Sanby x Eric Small Things Matchbox Stamp Sets, via JetPens.

Sponsor support is very important to me here at The Pen Addict. My sidebar advertisers put their faith in me to deliver good value for them month in and month out, and I want to shine the light on the best of the best for you. If you are shopping for pens, paper, inks, and more, please check out these great companies and see what they have to offer. Some recent highlights:

Vanness Pens has the new TWSBI ECO Caffè Bronze Fountain Pen in stock, which has been a hit so far.

JetPens can help beautify your journal with these amazing Sanby x Eric Small Things Matchbox Stamp Sets. How cool is the Stationery Shop one?

Pen Chalet received the full lineup of Sailor’s new 5th Anniversary Manyo Inks, which look fantastic.

Goldspot released several new pens and pencils in the Retro 51 Metropolitan Series, featuring many style of art from The Met collection.

Midori MD A6 15th Anniversary Notebook Giveaway

I’ve become a big fan of A6 sized notebooks, and I often ask myself “Brad, is there any better A6 than the Midori MD?” No, Brad, there is not. I have one to give away this week, featuring a cover by Katsuki Tanaka as part of their 15th Anniversary series, so read the rules below and enter away!

Midori MD A6 15th Anniversary Notebook Giveaway

Penedex, Your Digital Pen Cup (Sponsor)

Our community is full of wonderful independent makers who turn acrylic rods into elegant, stunning fountain pens. Let me introduce a different kind of independent maker to the community, an app developer. Connor Rose is the independent iOS developer behind Penedex. Penedex was born out of his desire for a simple, elegant method of keeping track of his personal pen collection. From that idea grew a full-featured organizer and usage tracker for all kinds of pen addicts, whether you’re a student with a few pens in your bag, you have mountains of ink bottles in your closet, or if you’re a pen show fanatic. No matter who you are, Penedex can be your personal database for all things pens, inks, and pen shows.

Penedex is your digital pen cup where you can catalog your pen and ink collection, stay on top of your currently inked pens, and prepare for a pen show visit. You can add details to your pen and ink entries, such as nib type, pen material, ink color, shimmer, dry time, photos, and more. Penedex will also keep track of how often you use your items and display a range of statistics about your usage. You can also add pens and inks to a wishlist to save for later, like when attending a pen show.

New for 2024 is Penedex’s latest feature, the pen show organizer. If you’re visiting the Chicago Pen Show this week it’s a great opportunity to give it a try. Each pen show in the calendar has its own detail page with important information and a section to prepare for your visit. Add important events to a checklist so you don’t miss meet ups. Plan out a budget with Penedex’s budget tracker by setting a total budget amount and add items to your checklist. Penedex will do the math to make sure your pen show haul won’t blow your budget.

So if you’re visiting Chicago this week or another show later this year, let Penedex help keep you on time and on budget! Check out Penedex for iOS, or on the iOS App Store by searching Penedex. Penedex is free to download.

If you want to say hi you can find Penedex on Instagram and Threads @penedexapp or you can find the maker Connor Rose @clrosey.

My thanks to Penedex for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.