I love making random crafts right on my Kitchen Counter. I'm a night owl, so many of my videos are done at night when everyone is asleep and I get to focus on art without interruptions (or dinner prep)! 📃 I ❤ paper - mostly journals or little things that I can give to my friends. ✒ I ❤ fountain pens 📖 I ❤ art & the Bible ☕ I ❤ tea I think that watching women create is an amazing way to spark your own creativity and TAKE A RISK!
🦋I hope you will enjoy watching me sketch and doodle in my art journaling, to watch some Bible Reviews (for Bible Journaling), share my love for fountain pens , antique books, and then create with paper or other materials -- just because we can!
Hope you will join me in my kitchen with a spot of tea ☕, a fountain pen and a sheet of pretty paper! Welcome!
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I have a Green Striated Sheaffer Balance Junior with chrome trim. I need to get a sac put on it, but otherwise it is in great shape. I also have the longer slim Sheaffer Green Striated Balance with a wider chrome band, but the feed is broken and needs to go in for repairs. BTW, I love how you wrote your f’s and l’s! Beautifully written!
@@CheriRosePlans Awww, thank you for watching my idea of “fun!” I love, love inks and can’t stand to see them wasted! I was thinking all day about painting, so now I have a little bit of art for my 4th of July journal 😍 Hope you have a great weekend 🎆
Fabulous fun! I could hear the pop and fizzles in the background. Cool sound effects for your painting session. That’s a good use of inks with fabulous colors! To avoid contamination, you could place some ink into a palette. Rinse away when finished. We live in the country as well. I’m watching 6-8 different shows all around me. It’s 10:30 p.m. and they are still going strong! Since my dog is anxious and upset, I’m wide awake. Thanks for sharing! 🎆
@@MarcellHobbs where were you when I spilled my vial of the red candy cane ink??? 😂 I have a ton of paint palettes and didn’t even think about that! So much better to contaminate the whole vial, don’t you think?
@@CrazyPieLove so… I’ve kinda gone crazy on old planners! 😆 But now I have several pretty notebooks! The planners can be so pretty and tend to have heavier/nicer paper! Do you have any planners laying around?
@@KitchenCounterCrafts definitely love, i tend to buy outdated planners cause they're so cheap but then i always end up not using them, definitely gonna try this out
Thank you for sharing! I have the OT and NT sets. I haven’t used fountain pens yet however will be doing so in the near future. I am enjoying NKJV at the moment however not using fountain pens 😅
@@CheriRosePlans The pens do really well on these! Glad you have both sets- they are so beautiful to look at and to use. Do you use them for study? What do you do with them?
I have the whole set in the Old Testament and New Testament. I’ve wanted to use an EF nib pen to copy/write scripture, book by book, eventually transcribing the whole Bible. Your artwork is adorable.
@@MarcellHobbs Yaay, Marcy!!!! I bought an interleaved bible to do this but I’m scared!!! I was thinking about transcribing all the psalms first- just in a journal! I haven’t started yet. Want to do that together?
@@KitchenCounterCrafts Yes, I also bought an interleaved esv bible with the same intentions. Yes, let’s do it together! I’ve already written several books of the Bible in other journals, but would like to commit to the interleaved. Psalms? Old Testament? New Testament? Back and forth? I was thinking of using an EF nib document ink for the project. We could even collab the project!
@@andrewlawrence1834 Thank you so much, Andy! I’m hoping that one day, my kids will have them and develop a love for how beautiful the scriptures are🙏🏽
As a model builder and painter metallic colors are often recommended to have a black undercoat to bring out the shine of the metallics. Nice colors. I’ve bought about 6 colors from this company. Also metallic pigments are always going to sink into the bottom of the jar so you always need to mix the paint before you can use them properly.
@@KitchenCounterCrafts So far I’ve only used them on plastic and they work great. The Dr Ph Martin’s Bombay Teal India Ink I used silver as an undercoat and then the teal on top of it and it turned into a metallic teal. It looks great.
@@KitchenCounterCrafts If you’re familiar with clear paints and putting them on top of a metallic undercoat then it creates a metallic version of the clear paint that you put on top of the metallic paint. People in the modeling community call it candy coating and depending on what kind of metallic undercoat you use you can create different shades of the metallic undercoat depending on which clear paint you use on top of the metallic paint. The possibilities are endless.🙂
So pretty 🤩! I just received a sample of the Robert Oster Antiqua Rose gold ink today! I love Robert Oster’s cherry blossom and after trying out a sample ordered the bottle along with Robert Oster Romeo and Juliet. So excited as I am sure I will be adding a bottle of the rose gold antiqua to my collection soon.
@@CheriRosePlans oh Yaay!!! I’m so happy for you!!!🥹 someone just left a comment about the RO RG Antiqua clogging up their pen. I’m glad you have a sample to try it out. I’m going to keep this ink in the pen for a few weeks and see how it goes!
Hello, I am envious of all of you who managed to use Robert Oster Rose Gold Antiqua.... I have a bottle but so far but it has clogged every single pen I tried it in (broads, stubs, and medium) I wonder if you shake the bottle well before filling the pen, I sure do but there are so much shimmer and the particles are so coarse that it never fails to clog my feeds :( This includes a TWSBI Diamond 580 Rose Gold II <m> for which I bought that ink...
@@AMusset whoa! Thank you for sharing your experience with this ink! It’s been in this pen for a week now. It’s still writing (Broad nib). Try putting some Iroshizuku in those pens to help lubricate and get some of those particles out. I think I’m going to do an experiment with it and see how long I can keep the ink in this pen and still have it write. Hmmmm… you’ve got me thinking 🤔
@@joycegifford8826 hahaha! That made me smile this morning! Thank you so much for watching my video. When you get it, would you please let me know what you think?
@@tbayless8324 We are!!! I’m saving up and trying to focus on what I might want. The list is already too long- I’ll need to tighten it up in the next couple of months! Several from the OKC Pen Club are coming! Excited to see you!❤️
I also have a couple of the same technical pens. The ink was dried out on both pens and thinking of just using soapy warm water to clean them. But I saw these Higgins at Joan's site and decided to give it a try. Is the pen India ink suitable for technical pens? I just bought Higgins Pen Cleaner (#17979881) and Higgins Fountain Pen India Ink (#: 17976879) and they may arrive in 5 business days from today. Any thoughts?
@@angelareighard3778 try these two things before you decide to toss it: *push the cartridge all the way in. I thought I had mine in but I had to literally shove it! You can also pop it out of pen to see if it made a hole in it. If there’s no hole, try it again or grab a nail or something sharp (BE Careful!) to pop the top. I don’t really recommend this step but it might be worth a try? Just please don’t hurt yourself doing it.💕 *with the cartridge in, tun the nib under the tap or dip in water to help the feed not be dry *if neither things work, you can always use this as a dip pen for ink! I do this with several of mine! Hope that helps
Not sure why the price is up there, they stopped making them as I understand, and it could be treated as a collector's item. it has nice NS emblem, on top of the cap, stands for north south and if I recall that a sailor who developed pilot pens. still debating to purchase medium nib.
@@user-ts5ld8tg7f I’m learning so much from you! Thank you so much! It’s funny about Pilot being founded by a sailor- it should have been an airline pilot! 😂 NS makes sense now (for North South). I’m not able to help you with the medium nib! All I can say is that I love the Pilot Fine. Seems to be consistent pen to pen with them. Do you have any F pens from Pilot already?
@@KitchenCounterCrafts yes! My husband’s whole family got together to help celebrate my mother-in-law’s 92 birthday. It was something she wanted to do.
I have the platinum ultra extra fine, its great for technical writing but nit for singing documents. I am motivated to get the pilot NS, steel nib and as everyone saying its starts great from the box, but the price is only thing stopping me, as for the sane price I could get the custom 74 with gold nib. Thank you for sharing
@@fadibakir9265 Thank you for watching and for sharing! I have never heard of the Pilot NS and I’m a Pilot girl!!! Wow! You’re right… the price doesn’t make sense to me for a steel nib? Curious… Do you know why it’s priced almost at the Custom 74?
Don't have any TWSBI's yet. I like the Diamond and Minis in cream colour but I'm not fond of rose gold. It would be cool if you could choose between gold, silver, rose gold or bronze for every pen and model. That would be great! I have been looking at Opus 88's, after watching one of your videos, and they have many nice pens. And now you reminded me of the TWSBI's again. *sigh* 😆🩷
That’s a cool idea! Those parts come apart so I would think it would be easy?🤷🏽♀️Don’t get me started on the Opus! It’s so versatile and useful for my daily writing- just be aware because the Omar is big and many complain about that. Even with my small hands, I don’t have issues with it. TWSBI Eco is a cheap way to go about $35 USD, so it’s not too great of a commitment! Nibs cannot be swapped out on the ECO but for the price, you could get 2! Yes, I’m a penabler for sure! So do you have any Pilots???
Thank you so much for watching and welcome to my little channel! Let me know if you have any questions or if I can help with your fountain pen habit- I’m an “enabler “😍
@@KitchenCounterCrafts thank you so much! Your videos are so detailed which I appreciate so much! LOL! I have to agree that you assisted in the decision to purchase my first OPUS 88 Cherry Blossom in a broad nib. I purchased today. I found one for sale on Mercari. I figured I can always purchase a separate nib as I do not usually use broad nibs. Thank you! Super excited as I adore Sakura!
@@CheriRosePlans congratulations on your new Opus!!! I’m so excited for you to get it! So… let me tell you what happened yesterday morning! My family and I were in the garage, getting into the car for church. I reached into my purse to make sure I had my mini Sakura for taking sermon notes. It wasn’t there! I actually panicked because I was at the Okc Pen Club on Friday night! I jumped out of the car and looked at my pen club bag, purse again, counter… nothing. Sad, I ran back to the car (now running late) & opened my passenger door- the pen was laying inside the car (in a sleeve), between the seat and the door! This showed me that if this little beauty was lost, I’d get it again!!!😍
I love matchy-matchy! I have used the R.O. Rose Gold Antiqua in my Kaweco AL Rose Gold and J. Herbin Gris Orage in my TWSBI Diamond Smoke & Rose Gold. Thanks for sharing the wonderful pairing. It took me quite a while to get away from my F and EF nibs because I like fine writing as well. But! Once I tried a B nib I was hooked because I was able to see the beautiful sheening and shading properties of my glorious inks. I do have several TWSBs, Eco-T, Eco, Diamond 580, Vac 700 R with a B nib, and Diamond mini. I love the four Rose Gold Editions that I have. I enjoy all your videos. Thanks for sharing!
I think I missed your Kaweco rose gold!!! I’ll need to watch that video! So… FOUR Rose Gold??? I’m thinking that you might be the winner here!😍Interesting that you were the same as me for broad nibs, although I never had any issues with stub! It’s quite wonderful and the added bonus of being able to see the shimmer and sheen of inks is worth it! Just took me a little while- lil several years! Hahaha 😆
Don't you just love that TWSBI Broad, love my Eco. oh wow, too fun. That inks looks exactly like FWP Cabernet On The Lake. Which I run eye-droppered in a Kakuno. That is nutty how that happens.
I love it!!! I was seriously thinking it was going to be like a fat crayola marker but it’s great! It shows off the shimmery goodness like crazy! So yummy!!! Is the Cabernet shimmery?
Hi there, I'm glad that I watched your video today. 😂 I did order the rose quartz online and will be arriving on Tuesday the 24th. I was worried that the ink might be to light. Thanks for your review I think it will be a good buy. At least it is darker than my Kaweco Sunset Orange. 👍 I did watched your video reviewing Syo Ru , Tsuki Yo and I am ordering those too in sample 5ml vial. And lucky me, I did found an local online retailer having stock on Iroshizuku Ina Ho which already discontinued. I will be buying that in 15 ml. The only volume they got. As always thanks again for all the videos.
Thank you so much for watching!!! That is so kind! I hope you will enjoy it. It’s an interesting ink. I read that if it’s too light for you, put the bottle in a window where it gets sunlight. The ink should darken. I put it in another pen with a 1.5 nib and it came out light. I left the pen out and the ink darkened inside the pen! Weird right?
@@fjschnitzer1 I forgot to mention how lovely the Pilot inks are! If you ever use a shimmer ink and your pen doesn’t perform well afterwards, clean & use an Iroshizuku ink. They’re lubricates and help any pen that might be skipping.
Thank you for making this video. I think this is the only video review of this ink in RU-vid that I know of. I just bought black TN. Thinking of ordering a separate TF black refill thus I need a white ink for this. This specific brand and color ink is available at my local pen shop. Expensive though at 16 bucks when converted to USD. Ouch!! Your channel really contribute a lot in my purchase decision. Couldn't thank you enough. Thank you.
Thank you so much for watching, my friend! I believe I paid $16 USD also! The sample of 5ml was $5, I thought that was too much. I’m super glad you like the video. I have been using it for my writing and art since I got it!!!! It’s amazing!!!! Would you please, please let me know what you think AFTER you use it??? Also, a blog to check out is the incredible Liz Steel. Just search her name and this ink!
Honest feedback before you buy: *The pen is beautiful and you can pick one up for a good price if you’re willing to wait for a sale or auction. *The tortoise is really nice, especially with the white *The grip section is small so be sure to look at the measurements - the pen overall is on the small side *The nib is Pelikan smooth
Thank you!!! 💚 Now that I've seen your great review I have ordered this lovely ink! I also have been looking very longingly for a while at the Pelikan 400 in Tortoise, so I'll watch that review next!!! Happy writing and drawing! 🍃
Thanks so much for watching and for your support! I would definitely buy this ink again! I just put it in my Hinze pen (I have a video on it), and it’s truly the perfect grass green! Let me know what you think about the Pelikan review! I’d love to hear your thoughts 😍
@@Calcprof oooh wow! I would love to see this collection! I just bought a new one (no video yet) and a mini Sakura (I have a video on it)- each of these are excellent writers and so dependable! I mentioned that I travel with my Omar- it holds so much ink that I don’t have to bring any extra! Plus with the nibs that can be used, the options are endless! Thank you for sharing!
Ooops! Sorry for the “penabling!” It’s a larger pen (possibly the largest in my collection) but I use it constantly! It’s very versatile, especially with nibs! Let me know if you have questions about it!
Thank you for the video. Great job on the comparison. Even though it is not scientific, it is comprehensive enough for me to make my decision. Since i might purchasing the Elite online this video is valuable to me in deciding the size nib that i should get. Thank you😊
Thank you so much for watching! I’m excited for you to get one of these classy pens! If it makes you feel better, I purchased mine online as well! Pilot quality did not disappoint! Which one are you thinking about?
@@KitchenCounterCrafts The fine nib. I was worried a bit because it's a Japanese nib. Your 0.4 assessment compared to 0.3 and 0.5 of the medium nib sealed my decision. Thank you. A 0.4 is a happy FM nib. I already have a Kaweco Skyline with a medium nib. My next pen after the pilot will be the Esterbrook Estie tortoise in Broad. This pen i am gonna buy from a brick and mortar shop locally and they only have a Broad nib, that's great for my collection. All 3 sizes of nib f, m and broad. If the Estie doesn't work out, I will go for Leonardo Momento Zero Blue Hawaii in a la fenice steel M nib. Leonardo Momento Zero is quite expensive here.This side of the globe 🌎 GMT+8. Thank you again for the video.
@@fjschnitzer1 I love that you have your list of what you want and what order! Sorry to hear that the Leonardo are expensive in your country. They are in the higher budget area here also but I’ve seen some on sale now and then! I have a video on a borrowed Leonardo Blue Hawaii- I took the video in the sunlight and it is gorgeous!!!! The only worry I would have is that I would forget to write and take notes because I would be staring at the beautiful pen! Hahaha! I also like that you are trying all different nib sizes. I still don’t have a Broad! I started with a stub for calligraphy and then went to a Fine. I stayed with Fine and Extra Fine until I met my Pen Club friends who introduced me to Medium and Broad!😍 Okay, now let’s talk inks… what do you use and which is your favorite?
@@KitchenCounterCrafts I use Kaweco Sunrise Orange for my Kaweco Skyline. I like Diamine inks. I probably would use Diamine Havasu Torqoise for my future Leonardo MZ Blue Hawaii. Lake Havasu Arizona. For the Elite 95s I will ink it with Monteverde Canyon Rust. A great alternative to writer's blood and oxblood. It's more of a copper red than blood red. Reminds me of the Grand Canyon. Been there once! What do you suggest ink for the Fall season? I love Fall, kinda miss Fall and Thanksgiving!! Here it's summer 365 days and humid like Houston. FYI we don't get Robert Oster here. Kinda strange considering Australia is only 6hrs ✈️ away. We got good selection of Diamine and Pilot Iroshizuku.
@@fjschnitzer1 oh no! Now you’re getting me talking about Fall inks!!! I’ve been thinking about doing a video about that, so please stay tuned! I looovvveee brown inks! Give me rust, sepia and anything that looks antique. I love reading old classical novels and I love to write, so I think that’s the reason why. I’ve used a sample of the canyon rust! It’s nice and does gravitate towards the red. Have you tried Diamine Ancient Copper? You’ll like it because of the red hue! One of my favorite inks of all time is Oxblood- my husband and I had to get our own bottle because we weren’t good about sharing! 😂 BTW, I would love to see the Grand Canyon! I would be writing in rust colored inks for months afterwards! Haha! For the Fall, I’m thinking something orange and brown for sure! I just bought some DeAtramentis Gingerbread. It’s a scented ink! Smells like cinnamon and a little cloves… absolutely delicious! I hope you can order some inks internationally - you can’t lose with Diamine though… my favorite!
Thank you for watching, Marcy! It’s a great way to see how some of these inks behave. They are so beautiful and vibrant. I hope you have a chance to try out some art with your inks. Leftover ink samples are great for this!
@@LaggingLeland They Shouldn't be in the Bible because they aren't considered to be scripture. So what you learn from them might be false teachings. Stick to the 66 books every denomination agrees on.
@@mrkoolaid8728 I’m not even trying to be rude but Catholic and Orthodox consider them canon, they are two of the original Churches and they consists of over a billion combined Christian’s
@@LaggingLeland There is over 2 billion Muslims just cause a lot of people acknowledge something doesn't mean they are right. They don't believe in Sola scriptura they hold to traditional over the word. Which is why they have different cannons cause they accepted different books in those traditions. The other books aren't accepted because they were written outside of the cannon timeline after the old testament but before the return of Christ. Also some of the books that are regarded as apocrypha contradict other parts of the Bible, the Bible doesn't contradict itself which helps to show it isn't truly scripture.
Thanks so much for watching and for sharing your thoughts. I’ve used Noodler’s inks for years now and none have done any damage- including keeping them in the pen for a few months (like Black swan Australian roses in my Opus Omar for over 6 months!). They are made for fountain pens and the basic ones can be trusted with modern pens (black, blue, red, turquoise, violet, etc). HOWEVER… vintage pen dealers will tell you to steer away from them due to the rubber sac in many old FPs. Here’s a link to the FPN discussion that helps to shed some light on this!😊 www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/362062-does-noodlers-ink-destroy-noodlers-pens/
Thank you again!!! I’m still learning! I almost got a 21 at the Arkansas pen show! These vintage Parkers write so well!!! Do you know how you can tell if a 51 has a gold nib? Im still trying to figure that out
@@KitchenCounterCrafts it would look gold colored, not silver colored.. all parker 51's have gold nibs, except maybe the 51 special. i think that's a steel nib. maybe your is 51 special. but they also made a 21 special. they should say either 51 or 21 somewhere on the pen or sac protector.
