AUGUST

[@Journalesq]

Great pen and ink choices! That 3 olives pen is exquisite. Worth the wait.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you! And yes, definitely worth the wait.

[@anitaanglin]

So many new pens! Lovely pairings 😍 I’m looking forward to hearing how your month turns out.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@Adventuresover40]

So many great pens and inks. I love your choices. Alt-bordeaux has been on my wish list for a very long time. What a beautiful purple. Of course all the other colors are my vibe 😊

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

I should send you a sample, Priscilla! Send me a message.

[@GinnyLantern]

Have a fun month with these great combinations Karyna, they all look sooo beautiful.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you! I'm looking forward to using them all this month.

[@Nadia_collects]

Love that you paired the pen names to ink color names and the lineup is so pretty. I haven’t inked my andromeda yet and this pairing looks great so may follow suit!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Andromeda is gorgeous - I've used it a few times since getting it and I love it.

[@christinemcgregor9970]

love the color palette of the pens and inks and especially the alt bordeaux. Your handwriting is so neat.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you so much!

[@SM-JIL]

Gorgeous choice of pens and I love the alt Bordeaux ink in particular ❤

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you! Yes, I'm excited to use them all!

[@darlenewashington9570]

Thanks Karyna great pen & ink choices. I love the August ink color palette. I am going to buy a sample of FWP Oyster Hour. I can’t wait to see your zentangles. By the way, I got my Cancer pen from Bart. He is so nice and I enjoyed chatting with him. I told him I first saw the Cancer pen on your channel. And I bought a Pieces model too. I will post pictures of my purchases on IG soon.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Hi Darlene!! So glad you got to meet Bart and get your pens from him in person. Can't wait to see what you got.

[@cerealnana]

Your pens all look so lovely together! I am always amazed at your organisation. Highest compliment coming from me!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you so much, Shauna! That means a lot!

[@DebraDarkandTwisty]

Lovely selection 🤍🤍 My favourites of your pens are the new Three Olive Martini matte & the Aussie Abalone Just Turnings 💚💚

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you Debra! The greens in those two have my heart.

[@julia-here]

What a lovely lineup this month! Everything is gorgeous. (I, too, LOVE Weeping Willow and the match you chose is divine!)

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thanks Julia! That Weeping Willow is so underrated - I've already written with it a couple of times and it's fantastic.

[@bartconner2457]

A very nice selection and great matches for this month!!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

@@bartconner2457 thank you Bart!

[@KobeLincoln-us3uu]

Oh that Pelican M1000 Renaissance is a dream! Also the Leonardo Andromeda with the beautiful purple ink, breathtaking! Such great choices! 😮😊

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you! I'm so grateful for those two pens - they're great writers!

[@simply_artzy]

such pretty pens and inks!!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you!!

[@courtneyruss9122]

Hey Karyna! Excellent pen and ink combinations. I like how some came together by name and others by color. The M1000 writes very nice. That nib was a gusher for sure when you first got it. So much so I thought the size had to have been stamped wrong. I have had some EF and F nibs write rather broadly but the M1000 takes the prize. I am excited to see what your thoughts are on the M1000 after this month. Very smart on looking out for the Sheaffer . That should be a fun pen to use. I don’t have a lever filler but I have some I may pursue from Anderson Pens. Have a wonderful evening!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you! I'm very excited about this month's lineup. Yes, the M1000 takes the prize for writing more broad than what the nib is supposed to be. Take care!

[@AmberUnfinished]

That just turnings pen with the FWP Hampton harbor is such a perfect match. So pretty! Already excited to see your review at the end of the month.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you, Amber!

[@breadyegg]

The r&k alt Bordeaux looks richer than I remember. More like a yama budo! I'll need to take another look at maybe getting a bottle.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

It's a good one to try again, for sure!

[@jessicaburris629]

I love how excited you were to show the bounciness of the m1000 nib ☺️

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

@@jessicaburris629 it’s so BOUNCY!!!!

[@breadyegg]

@@jessicaburris629 GRAIL PEN!!

[@ziawoolzstudiobuzz313]

I really enjoyed your video, gorgeous pens and inks as always. If your vintage pen indeed has a crack I’d highly recommend Joel of ink-pen. He was just working on 11 of my pens (9 of them vintage) and I was delighted he was even able to fix the crack in the grip section of a Monterosa (Montblanc). I also just sent him off with a Visconti Van Gogh with crack! He is incredibly experienced and his sister is also repairing fountain pens, her specialty being Sheaffer pens. Good luck, I’m a big sucker for vintage pens, they truly have my heart, but I don’t know if I’d buy that many (mainly when in Germany) if I didn’t know Joel through my local pen club! 🌸

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

That's great to know! I wonder if it's an actual crack or if it's the way the celluloid comes together. I will look up Joel of ink-pen for the future.

[@ziawoolzstudiobuzz313]

@@KarynaLovesToPlan I had a Pelikan 400 brown stripes fixed, I showed it last.year in a video, where the nib was loose and sent him a video to ask if he can fix it and sure enough.. it’s currently my favorite!

[@toodleloos]

i love that laban, and then i talked myself out of it because i really like for my pens to post, but it's just so nice i feel like I'll need to make an exception 😂❤

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

It's quite a big pen so may not need to post that one!

[@toodleloos]

@@KarynaLovesToPlan that's good to know thank you! i have big hands and grip small pens way too tight so that's really helpful!

[@abiewaltz1209]

That RO astorquiza olive makes me fall in love every time I see it!!!! It's not on vanness or pen chalet so I have been unable to get my hands on it but I'm still holding out hope I will find it somewhere some day 😅 lol a little dramatic but still true. Great pairings! Aussie abalone is STUHHHNNNNING!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

I'm not sure where to get it! A friend of mine who works for a retailer sent it to me.

[@chocolatedoclet]

I’m really loving weeping willow and alt-bordeaux… both of which are actually available in South Africa (well, we are still waiting for the Diamine but it’ll arrive soon!), so I think I’ll definitely be getting them both!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Yay!! Hope you're able to get them soon.

[@Wholelatteplans]

Gorgeous gorgeous!!!

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@lenarose9972]

Always enjoy your videos. Was wondering: is the R&K Alt-Bordeaux as vibrant as it shows up in the video or is it more of a muted color? I have heard diamine inks are not the safest for vintage pens.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

I spoke to a couple of vintage retailers at the PNW Pen Show, and one of them has a sheet saying Diamine is what he uses in his vintage pens. As long as I'm cleaning it out regularly, it should be fine. Alt-Bordeaux is just as lovely as it shows!

[@SM-JIL]

Ps have a look at the Bonecrusher 7 studios Velma in Waterlily Koi (Brooks blanks)… if you haven’t already…I just ordered it and it’s stunnnnning! Right up your alley with the colors I think. I saw it on Seemownay’s channel and had to get one. That and the Primary Manipulation 3.5 which James handturned in a pinch. He is so incredibly prompt and helpful! Much love from Australia 🇦🇺

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thanks for the recommendation. I know a few other people who love Bonecrusher Studios!

[@cheapandevilgirl]

I see others have commented on the spelling of Sheaffer. No worries, it is common for folks new to vintage pens. Congrats on buying vintage, that is a great one. The lever filling pens are very easy to repair and replace the ink sac. The nibs are described as 'nails' because they were made to not flex and therefore last a very long time without needing repair. Which also allowed Sheaffer to provide the 'white dot' lifetime warranty, the white dot on your pen signifies it was one offered with the lifetime warranty. Not all Sheaffer pens had this. When I saw you misspell it in your notebook I thought maybe you would like to know a bit more about your pen. Waterman ink is what I and the old timers put into our vintage pens. Books are a good source of information on vintage pen companies. I would recommend Fountain Pens of the World, if it is still in print. I also hear you mispronouncing Pelikan in your videos. If you type 'pronounce Pelikan' into google, it will help you with the pronunciation. Do other folks on youtube mispronounce Pelikan as well? I don't watch much here. It is interesting to see the types of pens folks gravitate toward nowadays and I found your videos good to see a modern perspective. The Esterbrook pens you collect are from a completely different company than the ones I collected from the first half of the 20th century. It is interesting to see the names of long defunct pen companies being brought back into use by new corporations. With Pelikan I have an M800 with green stripes like yours, maybe a few decades older though. An iconic Pelikan pen that folks aspired to add to their collections and seemed to be a great size for most people. It is nice to see folks continue to enjoy their pens.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you for the information. I have also been corrected regarding my pronunciation of Pelikan but I am trying to pronounce it the German way which is respectful. There is definitely a different demographic buying modern pens. There are some who still appreciate vintage pens, and there is room for both in the community.

[@KriziaYap-Uy]

Funny how I said “oh my god” at the same time you said “oh my gosh” when you wrote “cafe crema” 😅 was the m1000 as bouncy before being ground to needlepoint?

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

😅 Yeah I noticed that as I was writing. And yes, the M1000 was super bouncy even before being ground.

[@hiltonprice2625]

A perfect 10. Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately my OCD forces me to correct the spelling of Sheaffer for which I apologize. Its “ea”.

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

@@hiltonprice2625 no don’t apologize! I knew I got that wrong AFTER I filmed the video. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@MrsAlchemist]

The good thing is, I forget during the months what pens you inked up and so I enjoy always the currently inked videos from last month (your recap) and then the current month what will be in use. There are a few lighter shades and I’m glad you show them and they look very readable in your pens

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Glad these are so helpful! I love looking back on these.

[@sushanart]

😇🩷🙏🙌

[@KarynaLovesToPlan]

Thank you!