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Happy to see you here! Enter the world of KraftyCats and explore carefully crafted articles and unbiased product reviews produced by myself and the occasional guest poster. The furry assistant production managers, Charlie and Skipper, will often make unexpected appearances.... we hope you enjoy our blog!
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KraftyChloé
Oct 19, 20222 min read
Review: Pennonia Inks - Part Three
That... was a lot of ink! But, as promised, here is the third and final Pennonia Inks review! Róka Koma is a lovely orange, no sheen but...
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KraftyChloé
Oct 15, 20221 min read
Most Used Ink Colours
Fountain pen users are lucky. We have an almost limitless range of ink colours to choose from, along with special effects such as shimmer...
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KraftyChloé
Jul 31, 20222 min read
Review: Pennonia Inks - Part Two
I really hope that you like ink. That's because I have (drum roll) twelve more for you! If you read my last Pennonia review, you will...
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KraftyChloé
Jul 31, 20222 min read
Review: Kiwi Inks Quetzalcoatl
The Kiwi Inks website is chock full of completely insane inks. It's shimmer and sheen galore, and I do love inks that look absolutely...
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KraftyChloé
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Review: Anderillium Inks Avian Series
It's an ink party this week! This time, I'm trying out five inks from the Avian Series - Green Kingfisher Green, Indigo Bunting Blue,...
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KraftyChloé
Jul 6, 20223 min read
Review: Pennonia Inks - Part One
Warning - you will be seeing a lot of these, thirty-two in total! Of course, I'm not going to subject you to the lot of them all at once,...
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KraftyChloé
Jun 18, 20222 min read
Review Madness and An Ink Vial Hack
I feel that I should offer an explanation - I contact companies in batches as I am often turned down (or ignored completely). I got a bit...
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KraftyChloé
Jun 17, 20222 min read
Review: De Atramentis Columbia Blue
I have a bad relationship with this ink. I can't lay all the blame on the ink itself though. I underestimated the amount of shimmer it...
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KraftyChloé
Jun 9, 20223 min read
Review: Anderillium Inks Cephalopod Series
This is my first ink series review! You can expect to see more of these in the future as I sort out my ink-testing setup. I'm not...
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KraftyChloé
Jun 5, 20222 min read
Review: Private Reserve Neon Yellow
It's not my fault! I would never choose to subject my readers to such eye-searing shades of green. Or is it yellow? Whichever one it is,...
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KraftyChloé
May 27, 20221 min read
Review: Montblanc Royal Blue
Every fountain pen collector needs at least one good blue ink in their collection. The preferred shade varies from person to person -...
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KraftyChloé
May 22, 20222 min read
Review: Lamy Crystal Ink - Azurite
Next in the series of the Izumi Pens shimmer ink reviews is a particularly eye-catching ink, a beautiful combination of 'blurple' and...
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KraftyChloé
May 22, 20222 min read
Review: Scribal Workshop Amethyst Purple
Scribal Workshop are a small family-run business, and among their wares are several fountain-pen-friendly inks, such as a particularly...
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KraftyChloé
May 10, 20222 min read
Review: Diamine Bilberry
The ink reviews are back! I hope you like sheening inks, because you're going to be seeing a lot of them... This review should have been...
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KraftyChloé
Mar 29, 20222 min read
Review: De Atramentis Pink Rose Gold
Nobody gets to tell me that this isn't the best ink ever. NO. It is. Because it is pink and gold. Okay, I'll admit it, maybe not so good...
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KraftyChloé
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Review: Sailor Manyo Haha
Third in the series of Izumi Pens ink reviews is Sailor Manyo Haha, a lovely shade of pale blue. My go-to pen for ink reviews is a TWSBI...
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KraftyChloé
Feb 27, 20222 min read
The Penstravaganza - Chapter Two
March is going to be an interesting month at KraftyCats! One reason is that we have a review of a Galen Leather product coming very soon...
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KraftyChloé
Feb 12, 20222 min read
Review: Van Dieman's Azure Kingfisher
The first ink, Van Dieman's Azure Kingfisher, delights me. Not only because I adore the colourful plumage of kingfishers, but because of...
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KraftyChloé
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Review: Diamine Polar Glow
The name of this ink is appropriate to the cold weather we've been having! Polar Glow comes in a bottle that is quite ornate. It is...
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KraftyChloé
Dec 17, 20211 min read
Review: Pineider Black Ink
Have I got many inks already? Yes. Do I need more? No. But somehow a bottle of Pineider Black ended up on my doorstep and it had a buddy,...
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