I headed into the Melbourne Pen & Stationery Show 2025 (yes, I braved the crowd!) and came home with a very shiny, very fun goodie bag full of art, pen, and stationery treasures. In this video I do a proper haul—showing you what I picked up and where it came from—then I sit down afterwards to test everything out the best way I know how: swatches, scribbles, and a little bit of playful experimenting. I chat through the vendors I mentioned (because I know you’ll want to go hunting for your own goodies), including brands and makers like Jane Davenport, Wild Heart Woodcraft, and a gorgeous selection from Japan via Nagasawa. I also talk about the bamboo glass dip pens (thank you to the lovely viewer who translated the name!), plus journals, ink archiving books, and a few practical bits like mixing balls for inks. If you love seeing supplies in action before you buy, this one’s basically a colourful stationery dream—lots of testing, lots of sparkle, and plenty of ideas for how you can use these kinds of finds in your own sketchbook sessions.