Mid-way through National Stationery Week we celebrate World Stationery Day, which is the perfect opportunity to introduce my international sponsor, Pen Chalet*. You might remember them from last year’s Fountain Pen Day giveaway and they’re back with another fab fountain pen giveaway.
You know the product is something special when it comes in fancy packaging!
I have to say, this is the nicest fountain pen I have ever used. I reviewed a LAMY fountain pen for last year’s National Stationery Week and found it to be a little scratchy. This beautiful Opus 88 picnic fountain pen is as smooth as silk and flows like a rollerball. It’s so easy to write with and there’s no smudging due to excessive ink. It’s also available in brown and green if blue isn’t your thing (it’s totally mine!).
I was a bit intimidated using the dropper instead of a cartridge, as I’m used to, but it took seconds to fill and there was no leakage. Plus did you see how stunning that colour is? It’s the Robert Oster Signature Ink in Morning Mist. Because the pen is see-through, you can easily see how much ink you have left, plus refilling is a breeze. The eye-dropper technique has been tried and tested for over one hundred years and is a method I now feel completely comfortable using.
I think I’m a fountain pen convert!
Want to win an Opus 88 and bottle of ink? All you have to do is complete the Gleam entries below.
NSW18: #stationerytheworldover with Pen Chalet
Terms and conditions: This giveaway is open worldwide and will close at midnight on Tuesday 1 May (GMT). The winner will be contacted directly and will have one week to respond before a new winner is selected.
Be sure to check out the rest of this week’s giveaways.
*Pen Chalet is one of my paid National Stationery Week sponsors.
I first learnt to write at school with a fountain pen (which shows how old I am…ahem…) and I’d love to go back to writing with one again.
Loving all the photos you’ve been posting from your trip to the London Stationary Show! Such a lucky girl! Entered the competition, these pens look lovely and your handwriting is soooo neat!
Aw thanks. I was a bit worried people would think it’s too much and start unfollowing!
I haven’t really used a fountain pen since school (Over 10 years ago) but I really miss them!
Not regularly but I like to use a fountain pen for handwritten letters and greetings cards
i am so jealous that you got to get to the show , i wish it was closer for me to also attend , i would love this pen x
It was a bit of a slog! I was up at 4.20am and home at 12.45 just so I could spend a few hours there. Totally worth it though.
Oh my – what a beauty of a fountain pen – a good pen is my favourite thing!
I absolutely love the look and colour of this pen! I am a secondary teacher and use a black refillable fountain pen and a red one for marking. You can’t beat it!
I haven’t used a fountain pen since school, but I always loved writing with them and don’t know why I stopped. This one looks pretty cool.
I hated using them at school and gave up as soon as I could but I’m actually really loving this one ❤
Yes, I am a regular fountain pen user.
Love and use fountain pens every day! This pen looks great!
Ohh I love the look of this! I’ve not used one in ages as mine broke and not had a chance source a nice replacement. This looks like a contender though!
It’s sooo good! I’m not normally one for fountain pens but I want to use this one all the time
I haven’t used a fountain pen for years. I was put off as the ink kept ‘splatting’ across the page. I was using a very cheap one though so maybe I would have better luck with a decent one like this.
That’s what always put me off too. It was always so messy. But this one is genuinely a joy to write with.