Wonder Pens Buttons
Since getting my button maker months ago (how did I ever live without one before??), I have made many buttons for many occasions, including for our monthly Letter Writing Club, and to commemorate personal achievements and events in the shop.
Wonder Pens Visits CBC Radio to Talk Letter Writing!
One of the most surreal things to ever happen to us took place last week (and since we've started this business, it's been a pretty long list). The long and short of it is that on this Sunday morning, February 14th, between around 7:20-7:45 am (in Toronto on 99.1 fm), they're going to be playing a segment where you get to hear yours truly fumble around nervously while talking about letter writing.
New Calligraphy Classes + New Wonder Pens Calligraphy Studio
The most exciting news: we have two new calligraphy classes here in our Toronto shop! Mark Lurz has been teaching our Introduction to Calligraphy class, which is a terrific intro course for complete beginners, or even calligraphers who need a solid refresher.
Changes to the Blog! Exciting Stuff!
On my last blog post, I hinted at some changes to the blog. They've been a long time coming, and they've definitely stretched us past our limited technological abilities, requiring phone calls and lots of online help, but we're about set up and ready to go! We've finally migrated from our current blog site (wonderpens.wordpress.com) to blog.wonderpens.ca.
Chalkboard Artist: Sarah Kim
A few months ago, we put out a call for any calligraphers, artists, letterers or graphic designers, aspiring or professional, to come and do up something on our chalkboard wall.
Year of the Monkey
Happy Chinese and Lunar New Year! It's coming up on February 8th, for those of you not following the lunar calendar. And, how exciting, it's Year of the Monkey!
Reflections on Another Year as a Pen Clerk - 2015
- When we'd moved all of our stuff from the old shop, and our contractor stood there trying to stick a piece of rebar between units, and told us that the units don't connect. (They do, he was just sawing in the wrong spot. Thanks for that heart attack, Nick.)
- When Caleb totalled my Parker Lucky Curve nib. There were tears, and they were all mine as Caleb gleefully ran off to destroy something else. The pen is now back with patron saint of pens, Jeffry.
Caleb Adventures in IKEA
We have been "needing" a trip to Ikea for a long time, and with the bricks & mortar closed this week, we piled into our trusty/rusty two-door Civic, looking forward to the drive home, cramped into seats pushed all the way forward by long and flat cardboard boxes.
Christmas Behind the Shop
Merry Christmas! I had hoped to pop onto here in a more timely fashion (i.e. before Christmas had actually happened) to wish you all a happy Christmas or else just an extra happy Friday, but things got away from me a bit.