National Handwriting Day (U.S.A.)

Today (23 Jan) is National Handwriting Day if you live in the U.S. This is the day to pick up a writing instrument and get writing, rather than clicking away at your keyboard (now... if only I could blog without using one of those!). With a traditional fountain pen in your hand, you can rekindle the sometimes lost art and true creativity of handwriting. So, if you haven't written a poem lately, updated your journal for a while or started that book yet, today is the day to get begin!

So, why January 23rd? Well, apparently, it's because today is the birthday of a certain Mr. John Hancock .... and his is the large, bold signature on the Declaration of Independence. The date was chosen back in 1977 by The Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA).

Parker inks & refills - adaptable & inexpensive

It was only a matter of time before we added refill and ink products by Parker to the on-line pens and writing instruments shop. So, now available are Parker ballpen refills in black, blue and red, Parker rollerball refills and Parker Gel pen refills. We have also added Parker / Quink writing ink to the site.

It was of interest for us to note that the Parker ballpoint pen refills and the Parker Gel pen refills are both of an identical size and shape, which apparently fits over 90% of all ball point pens and are therefore interchangeable - you can convert your ballpen to a gel pen - or the other way around!

Moreover, we noted that, being the standard international size means that they can replace many seemingly identical - but much more expensive - pen refills supplied by other manufacturers such as Faber-Castell, Porsche Design and Pelikan. In some cases the Parker refills are less than half the price of the other makes even though Parker claim their ballpoint refills can write for 3500m and their gel pen refills 600m.

Don't forget - London Pen Event - Sun 7 October

Just a quick reminder; The London Writing Equipment Show 2007 is only just over a week away.

Venue: Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX
Time: 11.00am to 5.00pm.

Full details of this exciting pens and writing instruments event are on our previous post.

That's it!

Northern Pen Show

The Northern Pen Show has been arranged for 20 April 2008. The venue will be The Clifton Arms Hotel, Lytham in Lancashire (UK). This year's show apparently saw several hundred visitors attending, with trading going on right until the very close of play.

Keep an eye on the Northern Pen Show website for further updates.

The London Writing Equipment Show returns

Sunday 7 October 2007 will see the return of the London Writing Equipment Show. The venue this year will be Kensington Town Hall and will take up both the Great and Small halls as well as further ancillary rooms.

The all-new show is, this year for the first time, organised by the Writing Equipment Society (WES) and promises to be the biggest and best ever. There will be dealer tables, displays by special interest groups, workshops, pen repair information and a seminar programme.

Another of the new items will be the manufacturers' exhibition area which promises to show all the latest products available to pen collectors and writing enthusiasts.

More information is available at the London Writing Equipment Show website.

The Pens From Heaven blog - welcome!

Pens From Heaven, is the home of fine or luxury pens and designer writing instruments from brands like Faber-Castell, Graf von Faber-Castell, Caran d'Ache, Pelikan, Tombow, Schneider, Sheaffer and Porsche Design. Available to buy online at www.PensFromHeaven.com, using any major credit card, debit card, or PayPal, our writing implements are truly “to die for”!

So, for fine, luxury or designer fountain pens, rollerballs, ball-point pens, mechanical pencils, propelling pencils, writing accessories or desk sets, pen refills and ink, please feel free to drop by the website and take a look! We have something for everyone and for just about any budget. Prices are amongst the most competitive and if you find an identical pen or product cheaper at another genuine pen retailer, please let us know and we'll do our utmost to beat it if we can, and give you a genuine saving.

With outstanding writing instruments, pens and accessories, we strive to always offer an outstanding personal service to match. After all, we want pen lovers to be happy and come back again! All online orders are personally acknowledged and subsequently despatched as soon as possible, most orders being despatched well inside a week, often the same day as the order comes in.

Come and take a look!