Crafted Pens

29/05/2026

Milton Keynes shopping centre, John Lewis end
Middleton Hall opposite Neros
If you find Little Sign Studio or Jax of London then you’ve found us!

16/05/2026

A fantastic venue, let’s hope the weather holds up today. It’s a ticket only event but I believe they are still available. Look forward to seeing you here!

28/04/2026

Wow, what a beautiful venue, we’re here on 16/17 May. Before Maxstoke Castle we’re at Sandringham with Living Heritage Craft Shows this bank holiday and then on the 9 May at our local show, Barkway Village Market and on the Sunday 10 May we’re at the South Suffolk Show.

Step inside a Warwickshire castle that is rarely open to the public.

For this weekend only will be opening the gates for a unique experience filled with history, atmosphere, and entertainment for all ages.

We have been working on this event for over a year it’s going to be a fantastic show and we can’t believe it’s finally happening 🙌

Wander the grounds and discover:
• Artisan craft stalls featuring high-quality handmade goods
• Live music throughout the day
• A living history encampment bringing the past to life
• Traditional demonstrations
• A great selection of food and drink
Whether you’re coming with family, friends, or simply looking for something different, this is a day out you won’t want to miss.

📍 Just a short drive from Birmingham and Coventry
🎟️ Tickets are available, secure yours today!

Please note: Assistance dogs only, permitted to this event

Thank you 🙏

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09/03/2026

08/03/2026

We would like to thank you all for your support this weekend at MK handmade and vintage show. What a lovely way of opening our 2026 show season.

07/03/2026

We’re at Milton Keynes and the Honduran Rosewood Plank I posted about has manifested itself into some lovely Alpha Fountain Pens which I am making on the stand today. If you can’t get to Middleton Hall in centre MK tomorrow, we’re back in June!!

01/03/2026

Well, we’re trading at MK Handmade and Vintage Events in Middleton Hall, Milton Keynes next weekend and I’ve been “attached” to the lathe for the last few weeks making some lovely stock, the latest some high quality ball point pens made from Honduras Rosewood, it’s a lovely wood.

We’ll be trading opposite Tiger Tiger and Nero’s coffee shop in John Lewis Square, better known as Middleton Hall accessed via, amongst others, door 14 of the shopping centre. We’ll be next to Little Sign Studio , Jax of London and shouting distance of Smelly Scents.

26/02/2026

Do you know your Bocote from your oak, yew, laburnum, Honduras rosewood, walnut?

Some beautiful one diameter fountain pens that will be on our stall at the MK Handmade and Vintage Events show at Middleton Hall on the 7th and 8th of March and again Thriplow Daffodil Weekend on the 21st and 22nd of March. You can find some of our other pens on our Etsy website, https://craftedpensuk.etsy.com

25/02/2026

The slab of beautiful Honduras Rosewood I posted a couple of weeks ago is a bit smaller, it’s now Atrax fountain pens, a new style of ball point and this pen which is called a one diameter pen - gosh that was innovative wasn’t it! One diameter as both the body and cap are made from a 10mm brass tube. It’s the narrowest fountain that can be made using the wood turning process, the finished diameter being 12mm leaving a veneer of around 1mm on the pen. They will be on the stand at Milton Keynes (Middleton Hall) on the 7th and 8th March MK Handmade and Vintage Events, and then again on 21st and 22nd March Thriplow Daffodil Weekend.

31/01/2026

A lovely plank of one of my favourite woods, Honduras Rosewood. It’s a rare wood to see in the UK but I’ve got a month until our first large show of the year with MK Handmade and Vintage Events in Middleton Hall, to make some of it into some beautiful Atrax Fountain Pens.