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Monday, March 17, 2014

GIVEAWAY: Hero Fountain Pen, Sticky Notes, Brush Dance Journal





Oh yeeeeah....I'm giving away everything you see in the above image. (Not the table, don't be silly.)

Let me tell you how this all came together.

Sometime in January, I went in search of Hero 359 fountain pens. I needed to have that pen in purple and the deal on all five was pretty good - so why not?


Hero 359

I ordered from Amazon, but sadly when I received the order, the purple was missing and there was a BLACK pen in its place (oh, the horror!). The vendor was super-duper quick and kind about sending me the correct pen and allowed me to keep the black pen.  I'm passing along my good fortune and giving that black pen to one of you. (The purple is mine, yo.)



My understanding is that these pens are very much like my beloved Lamy Safari. I can't attest to that myself because I've yet to ink a single one of these pretties. Crazy. Crazybusy.




And then....last month, I was in Seattle for business (it's a rough life) and met up with one of the artists/writers I work with, the fabulous Mary Anne Radmacher. We had a delightful afternoon together - lunch at Pike Place Market and then shopping at Kinokuniya Bookstore (where I spent entirely too much money, but my goodness).

One of my finds there was the packet of sticky notes above. How adorbs are they?  Three sweet designs, twenty sheets each. I thought you'd love them. 



And, finally, the Brush Dance Dreamer Journal featuring the art and words of Mary Anne Radmacher. Because...why not? And that quote?  "Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'"  How true is that?

So! You can enter to win all three of these items - the Hero 359 pen, the sweet sticky notes, and the Brush Dance Journal.  What a great stash!

Leave a comment below to enter. (Be sure to tell me how to contact you, duh.) One entry per person. However, if you Tweet, Instagram, or Pinterest the top image from this post - come back here and let me know and you can have up to FOUR entries.  Just use #pentulant so I can find the entry. US/CAN only - sorry friends, I know it sucks. Deadline for entry is next Monday, March 24.

And...a small disclaimer...I'm the president of Brush Dance. I didn't buy the Journal, but that doesn't mean it's not pretty terrific.

Wheee!



42 comments:

  1. I've been meaning to try one of those Hero pens. I, too, want a purple one and since Lamy doesn't make the Safari in purple, this is the next best choice. I know the purple one isn't in the giveaway :-( but the black one would give me a chance to try out the pen and decide if I want to go for the purple one, too. I love my Lamy and it would be wonderful if these were as good. That journal is beautiful!

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  2. Hi, I'm @mishiechau on twitter would love an enter to win these wonderful gifts! Curious about the Hero pen, thank you!

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  3. I follow you at Instagram as I am inspired by many of your post. Since I'm new to fountain pens, I'm really curious about that Hero pen

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    1. Tamz - you're our winner! Having a hard time contacting you as you're set up as a private user. xoxox

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  4. YOur blog and work is an inspiration. Just tweeted this picture @leonorareiley and am about to instagram. Jinhao now makes a dupe of the Safari at a price point that is even lower than Hero. Jinhao 599 or maybe 699.

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  5. I would also like to try Hero's knock-off of Safari! The notes and journal are very cool also :)

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  6. What cute sticky notes!! That pen in yellow is AMAZING!

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  7. That package could make an old man's day. Thanks,Shirl

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  8. Thanks for the chance to win these.

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  9. What an awesome giveaway! Thanks

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  10. Great prizes! Thanks! Twitter @dangold

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  11. I would love to try the Hero pen. Thanks for having the giveaway.

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  12. Thanks for the contest! -something@gobbly.net

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  13. I love pens and the sticky notes are fine. But that notebook, with that quote, makes this package priceless. My hat is in the ring. Thank you. marilserg(at)gmail(dot)com

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  14. I've always wanted to try one of the hero pens! Thank you for the chance to win! pjbaseball.00@gmail.com

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  15. This looks like an awesome giveaway! mid-atlanticridge.tumblr.com/ask

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  16. I've been following you on instagram and admiring your pens from afar. (That's actually how I found out about your blog too!) I don't own a fountain pen yet but following you convinced me that I need one! haha Great blog by the way! Please contact me at: itsjennydee @ yahoo . com

    Thanks for all the quotes, ink swatches, and teasing me with all your pens! Have a great day! :)

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  17. Wonderful giveaway. And I like those mentions of sources in Seattle.

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  18. Thanks for the giveaway. I would love a chance to win. joshuahuddleston [at] gmail [dot] com

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  19. I'm glad you finally got your purple pen!

    urchiken at gmail dot com

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  20. I really want to compare the Hero to the Lamy. I should be so lucky. Thanks

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  21. What good fortune you have! Thanks for passing on goodies to readers.

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  22. I like my lamy pen, so I would probably like the HERO, but I have one question, what is the nib size? the amazon link doesn't mention it either. I really only like to write with F or EF nibs.

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  23. Thank you Christine for the chance to win
    I really like the quote on the Brush Dance journal!

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  24. That journal just speaks to me! M A Radmacher's work is very inspirational and I know I could make some wonderful work with that and that pen... Thanks for thinking of us.

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  25. I would really love to win this little package that you found some of in my home town! Thanks for offering up such a sweet prize!

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  26. I would love to have that set, I would share the notes and FP with my 9 yo.

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  27. Neat blog!! The Heroes are getting a lot of comments here and there.

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  28. looks pretty neat! @miket11405598

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  29. tweeted https://twitter.com/MikeT11405598/status/448140955300794368

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  30. What a generous giveaway! I love Brush Dance journals and often give them as gifts, but it's been a long time since i got one for myself. I'd love to try the Hero pen and would also love to know nib size. You can contact me at google or cooper@swva.net. Happy spring!

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  31. Very nice! Slipping in before the buzzer, I hope. Thanks for offering this!

    Couldn't get my other profile working, so having to post under anonymous. My contact is: dbarron3@yahoo.com

    Thanks,
    - David

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  32. I think the pen is unique. i want it :)

    https://twitter.com/KuyucuErhan/status/448281972477943808
    http://instagram.com/p/l8tkI8tfHQ/

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  33. norpengu@hotmail.com

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    1. not with 'n
      morpengu@hotmail.com

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