About a Lamy

Do you love to write?

And I don't mean poetry.
I've always loved beautiful handwriting. My dad has one of the most sophisticated, easy to read and smooth handwriting that I know. I enjoy to read his scribbling and notes, especially his grocery lists.
As a child I grew up in a house filled with writing instruments, technical pencils, drafting tools. The reason? Both of my parents are engineers. The want to explore all these meticulously crafted, fine instruments stayed with me trough my teenage years and I still love to experiment with new pens and pencils.
So 20 days ago, on my Dad's birthday, I ordered online new calligraphy fountain pen with a couple of Diamine Inks. I wanted something cheaper than 30 $, sturdy, lightweight, that can take some abuse and will write smoothly. The big plus of a fountain pen is that it is faster and cleaner to write with than a dip pen. The negative side is the lack of permanent inks for this type of pens on the market here in Bulgaria. And while ordering those online is a possibility, the price is excruciating for my budget.

Do you wonder what I got?

After some confusion and wondering, price comparison, reading several forums, watching several reviews in Portuguese. Yes. Portuguese. I decided to get a Lamy.

the color of the ink is just right :")

Lamy Joy with 1.1 Italian nib
Features:

• sturdy black plastic body and cap with some red accents, a little bit too long for my liking
• converter for ink, but works with cartridges as well
• interchangeable steel nibs, almost no flex in them in my opinion
• cardboard box in dark red

What I like is the overall quality of this pen. I easily imagine myself using this to write notes with some nice ink and fill text in my drawings. But... if I could reorder the same purchase now, I would go for the Safari pen. Better quality, but shorter, nicer design for everyday use for a little bit extra on the price tag.
The good thing is that I can always order a Safari as well and the nibs are practically the same and can be switched between many Lamy's designs. Really useful and user-friendly.

So if you want a good starter fountain pen, go for it. You won't be sorry. :")

Wednesday:Interesting Stamps ~ Интересни пощенски марки

All of you know about my deep love for letters and paper. But what is a letter without a stamp? Only a piece of paper put in an envelope. 

The first stamp was invented in Great Britain many years ago. It was named the Black Penny, because of the black ink and the price. The postal services had existed before that but were unreliable and not efficient enough. The stamp put all this mess in order and made it work. Here I present you some interesting stamps from all over the world which I found on one site on internet some time ago. Sadly I cannot find it again. 

Enjoy!

Всички вие знаете за моята любов към писмата и хартията. Но какво е едно писмо без пощенската марка? Само парче хартия сложено в плик.

Първата марка е измислена във Кралство Великобритания преди много години. Наричала се е Черното Пени, заради цвета на мастилото и цената си. Пощенски услуги е имало и преди това, но не са били нито достатъчно ефективни, нито е можело да разчиташ на тях. Пощенската марка е сложила ред в бръкотията и е накарала всичко да заработи гладко. Тук ви представям няколко интересни пощенски марки от целият свят, които открих в един сайт преди доста време. За жалост сега не мога да го намеря отново. 

Наслаждавайте се!

Tuesday: Spring! Letters, cards and butterflies! ~ Пролет! Писма, картички и пеперуди!

Happy Spring people!!! 

The mood and aroma is in the air. Although here there is no winter season at all, I mean no cold, no snow and no beautiful white mountains, it is noticeable that the weather is getting warmer. The trees are greener, some of them with first flowers. the sun is really warming and invites to go outside. The birds are going  crazy in the mornings and the first insects are showing. 

Talking about insects...Is there a person in the world who doesn't love butterflies? I surely do. Along with my all time favourite dragonflies. So when I got a wonderful letter with some hand-drawn butterflies I got my muse and created these cards. I hope that you like them.

The letter... :")

...and the cards I made. The figures are cut by hand with normal cutter. It took me quite some time... the cardboard is really thick.

And I am still looking for home for the cards in this post. If somebody wants them they are still free and come with four themed gift tags. 

Photos: me

Saturday: Mail

It is Saturday. Day for writing letters and sending real mail. 

I found those "par avion" classic envelopes in a basement shop near my house. The cost for 25 was 50 cents, a 2 cent envelope! I really like the red and blue stripe and they actually don't need any embellishments.

I hope that this batch of 6 letters will go to their recipients.

Have a nice weekend!