With Memorial Day in the rearview, many of us here in the US are beginning to hit the road on vacation (or "holiday" to our international friends). As we take to the skies, head toward open waters and accelerate to highway speed, our #WriteitWednesday challenge is to share your journey this year. Where are you headed this summer? Maybe you've already taken your big trip earlier this year. Where in the world did you go? If a stay-cation is in order, where do you want to go?
Written with a TWSBI 530 1.5mm Stub with J Herbin 1670 Rouge Hematite
Share the pic of your entry on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #writeitwednesday and mention @goldspotpens to make sure we see it! You may also opt to e-mail us the picture at social@goldspot.com.
Deadline for entries will be Thursday at 10:00am Eastern US Time. We will randomly select a winner on Thursday at 12 Noon.
This Week's Prize
Our giveaway item this week is also our Weekly Dip that is currently on special with a twist - every sale of this item donates a $1 toward the Red Nose Day Fund. This is the Cross Click in matte red - a very striking pen that has a modern appeal with convenient click-action for one-handed deployment. The smooth-writing gel ink refill is a delight to write with.
About #WriteitWednesday
Each Wednesday, we run a new social giveaway challenge with a different giveaway prize every week. Anyone around the world with an Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or E-mail account can enter. Once the entries have been collected and the deadline has passed, we randomly select one of the entries as the winner of the giveaway and send the prize accordingly.
No purchase is necessary to enter the #writeitwednesday giveaway. Those who enter the contest via social media may have their images shared by Goldspot on this blog or on Goldspot's Social media accounts. The winner will have 1 week to contact us by e-mail to claim their prize. If the prize is unclaimed, it will be used in a future giveaway.
It doesn't cost anything to dream big. Today is about dreaming larger than life. May 20th is "Be a Millionaire Day." Our #WriteitWednesday challenge is to write down how you would spend your millions of dollars. Consider this an exercise in visualization and picture how your life would be like without money as a concern. Then, do a little bit of financial diligence to help your bottom line by seeking financial advice, starting a 501k, contributing to a savings account or living within your means by cutting back extra expenses.
Written with a custom Edison Menlo filled with Sailor Yama-Dori Ink.
Share the pic of your entry on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #writeitwednesday and mention @goldspotpens to make sure we see it! You may also opt to e-mail us the picture at social@goldspot.com.
Deadline for entries will be Thursday at 10:00am Eastern US Time. We will randomly select a winner on Thursday at 12 Noon.
This Week's Prize
Our giveaway this week is not just one pen, not just two pens, but 7 pens! We're setting up one randomly chosen winner with our Platinum Preppy multi-color set of fountain pens. The Preppy is a great starter pen to get into writing with fountain pens. Retail value $27.65.
About #WriteitWednesday
Each Wednesday, we run a new social giveaway challenge with a different giveaway prize every week. Anyone around the world with an Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or E-mail account can enter. Once the entries have been collected and the deadline has passed, we randomly select one of the entries as the winner of the giveaway and send the prize accordingly.
No purchase is necessary to enter the #writeitwednesday giveaway. Those who enter the contest via social media may have their images shared by Goldspot on this blog or on Goldspot's Social media accounts. The winner will have 1 week to contact us by e-mail to claim their prize. If the prize is unclaimed, it will be used in a future giveaway.
May is National Bike Month and this week is known as National Bike to Work Week, which got us thinking about our own fitness goals for the summer. Whether you're looking to trim off a few pounds to fit into last year's bathing suit or training for a triathlon, most of us are inspired to get outdoors and get physical during the summer. The challenge for this week's #WriteitWednesday is to write down and share your fitness goal for the summer. Even if your goal is going out for a walk during the summer evenings, it counts! Get that body moving and shaking and get that pen a-writing as well!
OMAS New Bologna Fountain pen with J. Herbin Bleu Ocean
Share the pic of your entry on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #writeitwednesday and mention @goldspotpens to make sure we see it! You may also opt to e-mail us the picture at social@goldspot.com.
Deadline for entries will be Thursday at 10:00am Eastern US Time. We will randomly select a winner on Thursday at 12 Noon.
This Week's Prize
Our giveaway item this week is a bottle of the sparkly blue new formulation of J Herbin 1670 Anniversary Bleu Ocean fountain pen ink. Now loaded with the same gold sparkle that made Stormy Grey such a fan favorite, this ink has got plenty of shimmer and a rich, saturated blue color that is sublime.
About #WriteitWednesday
Each Wednesday, we run a new social giveaway challenge with a different giveaway prize every week. Anyone around the world with an Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or E-mail account can enter. Once the entries have been collected and the deadline has passed, we randomly select one of the entries as the winner of the giveaway and send the prize accordingly.
No purchase is necessary to enter the #writeitwednesday giveaway. Those who enter the contest via social media may have their images shared by Goldspot on this blog or on Goldspot's Social media accounts. The winner will have 1 week to contact us by e-mail to claim their prize. If the prize is unclaimed, it will be used in a future giveaway.
First and foremost, a Happiest of Mother's Days to all the Moms out there! Take a break, relax and spoil yourselves a little bit this weekend. You've earned it!
I'll start this post off by saying that I've never liked greeting cards. Sure, it's nice to get a card, but it's even nicer when someone handwrites an original message from the heart. It's too easy to go out, pick a card and then sign your name(s) on the inside. That, in my opinion, just doesn't seem sincere enough. Plus, there is the issue with collecting cards throughout the years. They come in all different sizes, some have glitter, some are electronic with batteries that could corrode, making preservation difficult.
We would like to present a simple idea that could make your trips to the Hallmark section of the store a bygone activity.
The Card Journal
Eccolo Eiffel Tower Journal with Nemosine Singularity Fountain Pen
This Mother's Day, whether you're celebrating the first one with baby on the way, or with your dear Grandma, you can start their own Card Journal. The journal acts as a catalog of all the holidays of which a card would have normally been given. Instead, a new page or pages are dedicated for the person giving the card to write a special note, draw a picture or paste in some crafty love. You can give the Card Journal to your special person on Mother's Day, or any other card-giving Holiday, presented with their gift (you did remember the gift, right?).
How to Start a Card Journal
You would want the designated card journal to speak uniquely to the personality of the intended recipient. The journal should be durable to last for decades. Ideally, it should have acid-free paper and a sturdy cover that is perfect bound or hard bound. We would recommend a Rhodia Webnotebook, Clairefontaine notebook, a Filofax or an Eccolo Journal. Keep in mind how you wish to write/draw/decorate in the journal, as you would need to make sure the paper could hold up to the medium(s) you wish to use. Rhodia, Clairefontaine and Eccolo Journals are suitable to handle most pens, including fountain pen ink. For watercolor or other mixed media needs, we would suggest thicker watercolor paper or using bristol board to fashion your own DIY notebook.
Starting at page 1, you would craft your message, making sure to date it appropriately. If you have young children, you can write on one page and the kids can fill in the opposite page with their scribblings, drawings, stickers, etc. This would look beautiful after some years when you start to see the kids' handwriting develop over time and be able to look back at the scribbles when the journal was first started.
You can also give the journal to other family members and friends that would want to contribute. It can be as fun and memorable as a yearbook if you get a number of different people involved!
After Mother's Day is over, Mom can keep the journal until you kindly ask for it back before the next card-giving Holiday. It sure beats having to run out to the drugstore, only to pace the greeting card aisle and purchase an overpriced card. Starting a Card Journal for that special person in your life can be a cherished tradition that is handed down from generation to generation.
Anyone else already keep a Card Journal or something similar to it? We would love to hear your thoughts on this by leaving a comment below.
May is National Hamburger Month and the unofficial start of the outdoor grilling season, we decided that this week's #WriteitWednesday should be deliciously fun. This week, write or draw your favorite food! That can be anything from the indulgent - ice cream, dark chocolate truffles, candy bars; to the savory - prime ribeye, lobster, shredded pork shoulder. Go for it. Writing won't cost you any calories. In fact, it may burn some!
Pizza! Written with a Lamy AL-Star Copper Orange with Lamy Copper Orange Ink
Share the pic of your entry on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #writeitwednesday and mention @goldspotpens to make sure we see it! You may also opt to e-mail us the picture at social@goldspot.com.
Deadline for entries will be Thursday at 10:00am Eastern US Time. We will randomly select a winner on Thursday at 12 Noon.
This Week's Prize
Our giveaway item this week is the pen you see in the above Pizza photo. We're giving away a free Lamy AL-Star 2015 Copper Orange fountain pen with your choice of either Copper Orange ink cartridges or a bottle of Copper Orange ink.
About #WriteitWednesday
Each Wednesday, we run a new social giveaway challenge with a different giveaway prize every week. Anyone around the world with an Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or E-mail account can enter. Once the entries have been collected and the deadline has passed, we randomly select one of the entries as the winner of the giveaway and send the prize accordingly.
No purchase is necessary to enter the #writeitwednesday giveaway. Those who enter the contest via social media may have their images shared by Goldspot on this blog or on Goldspot's Social media accounts. The winner will have 1 week to contact us by e-mail to claim their prize. If the prize is unclaimed, it will be used in a future giveaway.
