Best Pens

I love pens.  I've been known to carry at least a dozen in my purse at one time, in many colors.  My notebook for sermon notes is a rainbow of colors...less so recently, since many of my favorite pens are dying and I need to restock.

But since I love pens, I thought I would post about pens.  I will post my top pen picks in four different categories: scrapbooking, felt tip, roller ball, and ballpoint.  Let's start with scrapbooking.

I've tried a couple different pens for my scrapbook projects, and there are a few that I use.  But these Zig markers take first place.  They're lovely...and look how many colors they come in!

I like two things in particular about these pens: one, they have dual tips - a narrow one and a wide one - which provide unrivaled versatility in scrapbooking markers.  There are other dual-tipped markers to be found, but these are the no-fail option.  And two, it takes them a really long time to run out of ink...which is so handy.  It's always hard when you're mid-word and your pen dies.  These pens are great - you can buy the huge multi-pack I featured in the photo on Amazon, or search for smaller packages.

My second category is felt-tip, and this is the category that I think is my favorite, not because I love felt-tip pens in general, but because I love these particular felt tip pens.  They've even got a great name: Flair.

These pens are my favorite pens of all time.  I love how smoothly they write, the variety of colors they come in, and the way you can rotate the tip to create wider or narrower marks.  They are versatile and funky.  Also, these pens don't bleed through paper (and if they do, it's only minimally), which is very impressive for a marker-style pen.  If you need some bright-colored pens to put a smile on your face every time you write, look no further.  You can buy a 12-pack right here on Amazon, but they come in various sized packages as well.

For the next category, roller-ball pens, I've got to recommend Pilot Precise pens.  They're smooth, colorful, and reliable.

I love the fun colors these pens come in, and the smooth lines they draw.  They last a long time, and the red pens are perfect for checking homework.  Precise pens are wonderful to have around for a multi-purpose yet very fun writing instrument.  There is a set of seven available on Amazon, but you can buy them in smaller quantities if you so desire.

My recommendation for ball-point pens would definitely be Pentel R.S.V.P.'s.  Here is a nice, colorful set.

These pens come in both medium and fine point varieties.  I like the medium point myself, but the fine point ones are nice, too, when...well, when you need a fine point. :)  The variety of colors is somewhat new, I think.  The good thing about these pens is that they have minimal gloppiness, which can be a problem for some ballpoint pens.  You can get the set in the picture here at Amazon, or find smaller sets as well.

Hope you enjoyed my pen finds!  Do you have any favorite pens?  I'm always interested in finding out about more writing delights, so don't hestitate to leave a comment and tell me what your favorites are.