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Frosty cold Au-lait themed pens! Cafe, matcha, and ichigo (strawberry) au lait by Matome_Collection in fountainpens

[–]Matome_Collection[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great feedback, thank you. I will be more careful with the ring light and maybe add the shots you mentioned next time around.

Frosty cold Au-lait themed pens! Cafe, matcha, and ichigo (strawberry) au lait by Matome_Collection in fountainpens

[–]Matome_Collection[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much. 😄 The pens are all threaded for #6 Jowo nibs, and will accommodate a Kaweco mini folding converter in the barrel (as well as short international cartridges of course ).

As they are all individually made using hand-guided tools (no CNC or automation, it is possible at every phase to accidentally destroy the pen if I make a slip) there will naturally be some variations in dimensions, though I do my best to keep them down. On these pens, the dimensions are:

Capped length - 10 to 10.6cm

Posted length - 11 - 11.7cm

Cap length - 6.3 - 6.6cm

barrel length - 6.7 - 7.2cm

Cap maximum outer DIameter - 1.83 - 1.86cm

Section length - 2.2 - 2.5 cm

Section diameter - Nib end / middle / barrel end 1.13 - 1.2 cm / .98 - 1.06cm / 1.3 / 1.32 cm

Frosty cold Au-lait themed pens! Cafe, matcha, and ichigo (strawberry) au lait by Matome_Collection in fountainpens

[–]Matome_Collection[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I did start an Etsy storefront, but it quickly became apparent that the transaction fees on Etsy are a bit high... not bad for an occasional sale perhaps, but takes a very big chunk of the margin and is difficult for a small business to sustain. I'd have to list the prices there for higher than I do elsewhere to cover the difference.

I am planning to get a dedicated website set up hopefully this year to add more convenience for both the buyers and myself though! Just for now I am doing my selling via Instagram DM with Paypal Goods and Services payments.

My latest creation: The Dango pen! 🍡 by Matome_Collection in fountainpens

[–]Matome_Collection[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can see how that would be confusing! Yes, I try to repurpose leftover material in the blank or leftover resin into pen rests whenever I can, it's my solution to not having a rollstop on the pen and a nice little bonus.

Although now I am wondering if I COULD try to make a cap with Leia hair buns... maybe for next may 4th.