DIY
Easy Steps to Create Your Own Fountain Pen Advent Calendar
There has been a lot of discussion on our Social Media channels over the past few weeks about making advent calendars chock full of fountain pen goodies. While there isn't one all-encompassing product on our store you can purchase for this purpose, it does provide a good opportunity for some DIY crafting! Below we offer some step-by-step tips to make [...]
Inktober Inspiration: Drawings from the Goulet Pens Team
Hi there, fountain pen friends! October is upon us again and we're pretty excited. Halloween, the return of crisp fall weather, and best of all, INKTOBER! This initiative by artist Jake Parker aims to encourage drawing and improve skills and makes a perfect excuse to use your fountain pens more. Each day in October, there is a new one word [...]
InCoWriMo 2019: Inspiration and Ideas for Your Month of Letter Writing
InCoWriMo, which stands for International Correspondence Writing Month, is one of our favorite initiatives here at Goulet Pens. The concept is simple, "send a handwritten letter, card or note to someone every day for the month of February. It doesn’t have to be a novel or even news, it’s entirely up to you what you write." But coming up with [...]
How to Recycle Your Goulet Packing Materials
In honor of America Recycles Day on November 15th, the Goulet Team was inspired to research the recyclability of our packing materials. We'll share with you our findings in hopes you'll be inspired to think twice before throwing them out! 1) Packing Tape This piece of the packing process serves its purpose and does its job. Unfortunately, once the tape [...]
Presents from the Heart: 5 Simple DIY Gift Ideas
Hey there, friends! Lydia here. If you're anything like me, holidays and special occasions always present an exciting challenge in creativity. I come from a large family and buying Christmas presents for everyone is quite a challenge. I quickly found that making my own gifts was a much easier way to give everyone a personalized gift that they loved and [...]
7 Ways to Re-use Empty Ink Bottles
Have you ever looked at the bottles that your fountain pen ink comes in and wished you could re-purpose them after the ink runs out? The variety of shapes and sizes is nearly endless, so it's almost guaranteed you can find a new life for your bottles with a little creativity! Read on below for some of our suggestions for [...]