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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 7h

I will be joining you on the Diamine Inkvent, but one is all I can handle!

Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 17h

Wednesday Words - Leonard Cohen. Pen: Atelier Lusso Ragazzone in green gold Abalone. Nib: Imperial by Kirk Speer. Ink: Sugar Kelp by Birmingham Pens

Handlettered quote in a golden green ink with a green gold abalone fountain pen

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 1d

The notebook is from Clairefontaine

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 1d

Turquoise Tuesday, autumnal edition, featuring tones of teal. pens: Newton Pens Elizabethan in Conway Stewart Heather is a perfect autumn pen. I have paired it with my Hongdian Peacock.

Two fountain pens in autumn colors on a Clairefontaine notebook with a ginkgo motif

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 2d

Yama Budo looks great in every nib, honestly. I often have two pens inked with it. But the ombré gradients in the shading with flex are quite special

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 2d

Monday Macro - Pilot Custom 823 FA nib and Yama Budo - such a great combo for flex writing that I can’t seem to ink it with anything else, even after all these years. #flexnib #fountainpen

Closeup of fountain pen nib and the word Hello in flourished, flex nib writing with magenta ink

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 2d

New Pen Day! Saturday I got my pre-ordered Pilot Custom 74 Lavender Fog with a Soft Fine Med nib. Pic 1 shows some of the inks I dip tested with it. Pic two shows the Lavender Fog with Sailor’s Winter Sky from a few years go. They are very close in hue but have VERY different nibs #fountainpen

Pale purple fountain pens with ink swatches to choose from

Comparison of Lavender Fog and Sailor Winter Sky

Nib comparison - SFM vs Zoom ground to an architect

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 3d

You know, I meant to add that one - it’s really good! New to me but very nice

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 4d

Saturday Sampling - Marvelous Magentas! These are my favorite Magenta inks. Some lean more red/warm, some lean more blue/purple. All are rich and vibrant, which means they look great in any nib, IMO. Are there any other must-try magentas I have missed? #fountainpen

Ink swatches of 5 favorite magenta inks for fountain pens

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 4d

Waterproof: Platinum Carbon Black, otherwise Teranishi Antique Black, which is a slightly brown black with a hint of red sheen

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 5d

Friday Flowers - I have been waiting a long time to post this combo for Friday Flowers! My Leonardo Aster Bouquet with the flowers that inspired it, ‘Bluebird’ Asters #fountainpen

Fountain pen in shades of blue violet and turquoise on a turquoise notebook with asters and a small matching pouch

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 6d

Thursday Theme - Iris. Three inks inspired by irises, two gorgeous greeting cards from that show irises in different shades of purple, and my Namiki Sweet Flag and Moon, with its delicate maki-e irises. #fountainpen

Two Iris greeting cards and swatches of three inks in purple hues inspired by irises, and a fountain pen

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 7d

Wednesday Words - from Anne of Green Gables. I see this quote every October and every year it resonates. October is by far the best weather of any month where I live, pen: Scribo Feel Cenote ebonite. Ink: Sailor Manyo Akebi, showing a lot of sheen here in this wet, flexy nib #fountainpen

Quote about October written in magenta ink with an ebonite fountain pen

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 8d

🩵 Turquoise Tuesday 🩵 quartet of pens: Sailor x Bungubox Fujiyama Blue, Carolina Pen Co Turquoise Pen Club, Pilot x Bungubox Custom 823 Fujiyama Blue, Wood Wonders of NC Frenchie in Brooks Bohemian Rose Koi #fountainpen

Four turquoise fountain pens, two solid color, two swirly

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 9d

Monday Mugshot/Monday Match - I probably should have saved this for Turquoise Tuesday, but sometimes you just need some turquoise, some flowers, and tea to start off the week right! Fountain Pen: Magic Garden by Drewnem Pisane

Fountain pen with turquoise swirls and embedded pink flowers on top of a turquoise and pink tulip motif mug

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 11d

Saturday Sampling - today I am featuring the lovely Montblanc Homage to August Renoir Bleu Outremer, which means Ultramarine Blue. This ink isn’t really an ultramarine, but rather a gorgeous blue/lavender faded hydrangea color. Swipe for a comparison with some other blurples and muted blurples.

Ink swatch and a matching fountain pen, the Leonardo x Endless Hatch x @nibsandflourishes Aster Bouquet

Comparison swatches with other similar inks

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 12d

Friday Flowers - the lovely dahlia ‘Breakout’ with my Leonardo x Atlas Stationers LMZ in Brooks Golden Abalone. ‘Breakout’ blooms can get huge but since we have had almost no rain in two months these are more like salad plate size than dinner plate size #fountainpen

Two dahlias in tones of creamy yellow and blush pink, with a swirled fountain pen on a slab of wood

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 14d

Wrap-up of #30inks30days with - I had fun with this challenge, as usual,and a few of the new-to-me inks I tried will likely get a full bottle order. These are some of my favorites - which were your favorites? Did you add any inks to your wishlist based on my posts? #fountainpen

A grid of nine of my favorite 30inks30days posts

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 15d

🩵 Turquoise Tuesday 🩵 for Day 30, the last day of #30inks30days - and that’s a wrap! Today’s ink is Ink Institute Jade Vine, a blue leaning turquoise that is just slightly muted. Very pretty. The pen is my Sailor Pro Gear Blue Lagoon

Drawing of a jade vine plant with a coordinating turquoise fountain pen

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 16d

😂 just add a little water while it’s wet

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 16d

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 16d

Monday Match for Day 29 of #30inks30days - Lullaby from the 2024 Diamine Inkvent calendar may not have been very holiday themed, but it’s quite a nice soft pinkish purple. It is a very nice match to my Sailor PGS Shirafuji. #fountainpen

Ink sketch of a sleeping baby with a pinkish purple fountain pen

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 17d

A little water mixed in helps a lot!

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 17d

Day 28 of #30inks30days - the ink is Tundra from the 2024 Diamine Inkvent Black. A quick abstract consisting of a water wash with ink drops for a neutral with cool chroma. For the water and the ink name I used a brush today, not a fountain pen. Yu-Sari paper because I like how the chroma looks on it

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Nibs and Flourishes @nibsandflourishes.bsky.social · 18d

I think this is the web site - not sure if they are still available in Amazon www.jumpingfoxdesign.com

Jumping Fox Design

www.jumpingfoxdesign.com

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