Penedex, Your Digital Pen Cup (Sponsor)

Our community is full of wonderful independent makers who turn acrylic rods into elegant, stunning fountain pens. Let me introduce a different kind of independent maker to the community, an app developer. Connor Rose is the independent iOS developer behind Penedex. Penedex was born out of his desire for a simple, elegant method of keeping track of his personal pen collection. From that idea grew a full-featured organizer and usage tracker for all kinds of pen addicts, whether you’re a student with a few pens in your bag, you have mountains of ink bottles in your closet, or if you’re a pen show fanatic. No matter who you are, Penedex can be your personal database for all things pens, inks, and pen shows.

Penedex is your digital pen cup where you can catalog your pen and ink collection, stay on top of your currently inked pens, and prepare for a pen show visit. You can add details to your pen and ink entries, such as nib type, pen material, ink color, shimmer, dry time, photos, and more. Penedex will also keep track of how often you use your items and display a range of statistics about your usage. You can also add pens and inks to a wishlist to save for later, like when attending a pen show.

New for 2024 is Penedex’s latest feature, the pen show organizer. If you’re visiting the Chicago Pen Show this week it’s a great opportunity to give it a try. Each pen show in the calendar has its own detail page with important information and a section to prepare for your visit. Add important events to a checklist so you don’t miss meet ups. Plan out a budget with Penedex’s budget tracker by setting a total budget amount and add items to your checklist. Penedex will do the math to make sure your pen show haul won’t blow your budget.

So if you’re visiting Chicago this week or another show later this year, let Penedex help keep you on time and on budget! Check out Penedex for iOS, or on the iOS App Store by searching Penedex. Penedex is free to download.

If you want to say hi you can find Penedex on Instagram and Threads @penedexapp or you can find the maker Connor Rose @clrosey.

My thanks to Penedex for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.

BOLT: Titanium Retractable Fountain Pen by ēnsso (Sponsor)

BOLT is the new retractable fountain pen by ēnsso. It is a grade-5 titanium pen with a bolt-action mechanism and a silicone seal at the tip. This new solution prevents the nib to be exposed to air when the pen is closed or retracted. The silicone seal has an ‘X’ cut that allows the nib to go though and naturally seals off when the nib is retracted. This mechanism has been thoroughly tested for over a year and keeps the nib wet for months.

For quick, one-hand operation, the pen relies on a bolt-action mechanism in which a knock at the end of the pen is pushed forward to extend the nib. As soon as the knock is moved away from the lock position, the spring automatically retracts the nib. This simple solution is ideal and has minimal components.

The pen comes equipped with an ink converter for bottled ink. Its nib system is interchangeable and nibs in fine point and medium point will be offered.

BOLT is currently available to preorder on Kickstarter for $84 and it will be delivered in June.

My thanks to ēnsso for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.

Kawaii Pen Shop Back To School Mega Gift Offer Is Live! (Sponsor)

Kawaii Pen Shop is pulling out all of the stops this Back To School season, with an offer you can’t afford to miss.

For a limited time only, any order over $49.99 will receive a selection of 20 unique items, worth a whopping $160, absolutely free! All you need to do is add the promo code BTSGIFT at checkout, and the extra items will automatically be added to your shipment. How cool is that?

Kawaii Pen Shop is your ultimate destination for all things cute and creative. They are a one-stop-shop for beautifully designed, high-quality, and unique stationery items that inspire and delight. From pens, notebooks, and stickers, to a variety of desk accessories, they have everything you need to make your stationery dreams come true.

This Back to School promo will not last long, so place your order, and don’t forget to add the code BTSGIFT at checkout for all of the amazing extras.

My thanks to Kawaii Pen Shop for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.