Hope you’re all having a good summer so far.  I’m enjoying all this shop time.  🙂 I thought now would be a good time to start raising money again for next year’s scholarships. We all raised just over $6000 and…

Hi Everybody! Scholarships went out!  Six students were selected based on the essays they wrote, and each one will be getting a $1000 scholarship. Congrats to you kids at Mountain Pine, Cutter Morning Star, Benton, and Lakeside! And thank you…

A bit of work, a bit of fun, and a really good dinner.

First Happy Mother’s Day!  We had a great day today walking downtown and then Chinese for dinner.  Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas is beautiful.  Here are some shots… And the winner of the Pen Drawing? Well, 65 were sold this time,…

So close! Ends tomorrow night and the fund is at $5961 and I just received an email from an absolute saint who said that if I don’t meet my goal, he’d donate the money to help me reach it!  I’m…

38 sold! . Email me if you have any questions – shawn@newtonpens.com and I’ll be so glad to answer. All of this money will go towards helping send graduating seniors to college. So far we’ve raised $5386 plus the $380…

Check out some of the cool materials available to the winner. 🙂

Here it is – the last for the school year.  Whatever money is raised over the next two weeks will be included with this year’s scholarships, which by the way, are being read and scores tallied.  I should know who…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Caps!

Don’t want a clip?  Get a roll stop.  

I just received my order of custom clips.  Clean and classy.  Sterling silver or gold plated.  $35 each with your order. I’m very excited to be able to offer these. And the rest of my clips here.

Several items were donated for the Newton Pens Scholarship – go check it out to see if there’s anything there for you.  😉 Every penny made from these items will go directly into the scholarship account – which stands at…

Hey everybody! Sorry I’m late – was playing board games with the family.  🙂 According to   And #48 gets it! Congratulations to Daniel!

So it’s no secret to anybody who knows me. I like green. I have 6 or 7 green shirts I wear to school regularly, and a green pen I made myself, along with a couple of green pencils. A while…

Hi Everybody, I just want to say thanks for all of the participation in the so far – and remember there’s only three more days for the current one.  Two pens, one winner! I also want to announce that I’m…

Happy Holidays! 15 – Dec 9th 21 – Dec 10th! 28 – Dec 13th 34 – Dec 16th 43 – Dec 17th 54 – Dec 19th 70 – Dec 20th!! 87 – Dec 24th – Tonight is the night! And…

It’s been a long time coming, but I finally did it. I revamped most of the website.  The ordering process is a bit different, as is the layout of the model lineup.  I spent some time today splitting up the…

And the winner is… #36!!! Congrats to Danny!!

I took my art club on a field trip today and b/c of the funky rainy wet nasty weather the plans sort of changed around a bit on us – so it turned into time in the shop, then an…

A member of the Arkansas Pen Club asked me to make a stand for him.  He gave me his pen to figure dimensions for the tulip.  I’ve never considered myself much of a woodworker, but this morning I cut a…

Ever drop a nib?  Bend it to uselessness?  Don’t toss it.  Send it on back and I should be able to fix it up for you.  It may not look as nice as it did when new, but it will…