Author: newtonpens

Thanks to everybody who participated – and a huge thanks to the two very kind folks who contributed $400 total!  Thanks so much!

Remember – half of the money brought in from will go to prom to help my juniors pay for prom this year.

Two pen winners, a bottle of ink, and two really awesome mechanical pencils.

And the winners are….

Custom pen number one – #27

Custom pen number two – #3

First choice of ink or pencils – #46

Second choice – #37

And last but not least – #21

Thanks so much everybody!

Hi Everybody!

This has been a very busy week for me and most of it has been spent recovering from donkey basketball.  I don’t know if you’ve ever played basketball on a donkey, but I wouldn’t recommend it.  Some of them don’t care to be ridden.  At least the donkey that I was given didn’t.  A couple of the players had no problems at all.  Their donkeys were like little horses: happy to please.  “You wanna ride over here?  Sure thing.  Let’s go.”  Mine?  No no – mine were angry, terrible beasts.  One stepped on my foot.  They both bucked and kicked as soon as they thought I would be jumping on.  The second donkey I had ran the entire time and all I did was hold on for the ride.  A terrible ride.

So terrible that I’m still hurting from the whole ordeal.
There are videos too – somewhere on facebook – of me almost on a donkey and then being thrown off, landing on my side.  I got up quick, but it hurt… every time…  🙂

Last night I took my family to a small circus – a first for my kids and my wife.  🙂  And it was so much fun!  Dancing tigers, dogs and llamas, elephants, jugglers, all sorts of performers… just really glad there were no donkeys.  The kids’ favorite part was the finale: the fire breather!  Corbin said he wants to do that when he grows up.  The hardest part for me to watch was the aerial ribbon dancing and high trapeze act.  No nets!

So Spring Break is over – back to school on Monday – and a drawing tonight!  If you haven’t got in yet, now is your chance.  There will be two pens this month given away – one for the scholarship fund, and another to help my junior class with prom, along with a few other smaller prizes.  I’ll pick winners tonight around 9pm.

Thanks!

Hi Everybody!

So normally I give each at least two weeks run time, usually with a day or two added on so it ends on a weekend.  This time I goofed…
Two weeks from March 14th would be the 28th, not the 23rd like I had posted originally – so we’ll run this to the 30th!  That will give more people more time to participate.  I knew it didn’t sound right before.  😉

And this time around a couple of amazing and generous folks have donated $400 to the scholarship fund!  This puts the fund up to $5496 total so far!  I can’t wait to get those checks written out!  🙂

And I’ll be riding a donkey to basketball glory this Saturday afternoon!  Wish me luck!  But, don’t say “break a leg”.  🙂

Warmest regards,
Shawn

March 2014 !

Before I delay any more, I’m going to just start it.  🙂

This month, as always, you can win a custom pen by me.

 

Your choice model (or your own design?), material, nib and grind.

One extra pen will be made as a fund raiser for the Jr. Class at my school.  So there will be two custom pen winners this month!  Half the money from this will go towards the Jr. Class at my school to help pay for prom this year – that’s why two custom pens.  🙂

You could also win a mostly full bottle of P.W. Akkerman ink that I have.  KoninginneNach-Blauw.  One of the big bottles which are becoming a bit desirable now that they won’t be available anymore.

Also up for grabs – two mechanical pencils.  Left: A Super Promecha .4mm, retractable sleeve and adjustable lead advance.  Very nice pencil.  Feels so great in the hand.
Right: Mitsubishi Uni .3mm, fixed sleeve, nice grip.

How to enter?

This time I’ll pick 5 numbers for 5 winners.  Read below for all the details.

 

will run from Friday March 14 until Sunday March 23, 2014.

When winners are picked, first two numbers get a custom pen, third gets choice of ink or a pencil, fourth gets choice of what’s left, and fifth number picked gets what’s left.

If there are ANY questions don’t hesitate to holler at me.  [email protected]

Thanks!

 

So 5pm, March 22nd, a Saturday afternoon, I’m going to be riding a donkey... and playing basketball.  Two things I’ve never done.

If you don’t hear from me after that, I’ve probably been crushed by a crazed donkey.  🙂

You only have to do a little searching on Google to see what kind of ride I’m in for.  Oh the things I do to help ma kiddos.  😉

 

A lot has been going on this last week and I’m not terribly great at telling a story, so I’ll just jump right in.  🙂

The Arkansas pen show was Friday and saturday. I only had a couple of pens with me, but lots of parts and pieces, wraps that my wife made, and boxes that my friend Jere made. I was set up for show and tell and had a great time with it. I got a commission and sold a few wraps and a box. I also had 10 Vanness 75th Anniversary pens to show off.

I also picked up some really cool pencils. I found an old 1920s Wahl, a 1920s Sheaffer, and a huge box of old pencils I picked up for my classroom. Sure, the erasers are hard as rocks, but they draw just fine. 🙂 I also found a couple cool nibs. One lucky curve nib still in the section with feed in great shape and a Lamy 2000 broad nib. I thought that was pretty cool.

We also got to see a very interesting and TINY little pen.  Henry Simpole brought along a Waterman’s 00 (or Doll?) safety pen.  Can’t remember the name exactly.  Whatever the name, there are not too many of those around.  Looked even smaller in Andrew’s hands!

I talked with several people about my scholarship, too. March first was the deadline for this years scholarship and I received 27 applications. I’m very grateful to the people who have volunteered to help read through them all and help pick the recipients. I’m hoping to raise some more money this year before graduation so that we’re able to help more kids with their college expenses.

Thanks for reading, and thanks to all who have helped support this work.  🙂

And the winners are!
For a custom pen by me – #15.  Congrats!

Second draw for the Aileron Steampunk fountain pen goes to #20.

Third draw for the Levenger L Tech that was just reviewed here will go to #14.

Fourth draw for the Monteverde Engage will go to #46.

Fifth draw for the first Big I Design pen will go to #58.

Sixth draw for the second Big I Design pen will go to #56.

Seventh draw for the PHX pen will go to #40.

Special draw specifically for the Edison nib will go to #5.

Thanks so much everybody!

With the $649.42 raised this month the total for the scholarship is now $4715.71!

Hi everybody!

Well, it’s that time of year and applications are starting to come in.  I’ve got one from my school and two from different schools around town.

I need your help.  I need some volunteers who would be willing to read over all of the essays and help to decide who gets a scholarship.

I keep myself out of the selection process though I will act as a tie breaker if necessary.

If you’re interested in reading 10 or 20 essays, please send me an email and I’ll be in contact with you.

Application deadline is March 1st, so shortly thereafter I will be sending out packets for you all to select from.

Thanks very much.  If you have any questions or suggestions, please let me know.

Shawn Newton

[email protected]

Another !

This time lots of pens to give away (thanks SO MUCH to all who have donated) and lots of winners!
This time I’ll pick 8 numbers for 8 winners.  Read below for all the details.

So if all that sounds good then you can buy as many as you want payable through paypal to newtonpensscholarships@gmail.com.  Be sure not to send payment to my other email address as it may get lost.

will run from Saturday Feb 8 until Sunday Feb 23, 2014.

If you have any questions please ask.  If I forgot anything please let me know!  🙂

First number drawn will get a Newton custom.  What pen?  Up to you.
The nib choice is totally up to the winner as well.  You can choose steel, any tip size, any grind, or 14k or 18k gold, any tip size, any grind.  The winner will have the option of taking the gold nib with the cost coming out of the  winnings, paying for the gold nib, or taking a steel nib.
Want some fancy materials to look through?  I still have a bit.

Second number picked will get a custom pen with vintage Moore’s flexy nib from Aileron Pens!  $280 appx. value.
Made from ruby red ripple and black hard rubbers.  Slip fit cap with gold dot on barrel end and pearly white jewel on the cap.  Eyedropper only.

Third number picked will get a Levenger L-Tech with wet smooth M nib that was given to me by Levenger to review (review coming very shortly).  $79 appx. value.
http://www.levenger.com/l-tech-fountain-pen-core-6480.aspx

Fourth number will get the cool Monteverde Engage. $84 appx. value.
http://www.amazon.com/Monteverde-Engage-Retractable-Ink-Ball-MV35341/dp/B005SCYJ2K

Fifth and sixth will each get one of the boxed big I designs any refill pens.  Titanium.
Black and Silver.  $75 appx. value each.
Solid Titanium Pen + Stylus

Seventh number will get the big I design PHX pen in leather pouch. $29 appx. value.
PHX-Pen : A Timeless Stainless Steel Pen

And last but certainly not least, an 18k gold stub with an Edison logo that was donated for the scholarship fund!  Thanks so much!
Value $100 plus custom stub grind appx. $130.
If you want to try to win this nib, state so specifically when you buy.

Don’t forget scholarship applications are due in my hands by March 1st 2014 to be eligible for the scholarship.

Caps!