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Friends, Presenting another Group Buy from Constellations88, a young company dedicated to providing high quality luxury goods, specifically for the use of Fountain Pen Connoisseurs. Products 1. C88 Twin Pen Pocket Carrier by www.constellations88.com (MRSP US$ 13.00 / Rs. 850) 2. C88 Triple Pen Pocket Carrier by www.constellations88.com (MRSP US$ 15.00 / Rs. 975) Product Details Hand crafted from vegan friendly foam leather (not animal leather) ensuring no animals are harmed in the making. The material is a soft rich finish which feels like leather. Designed uniquely with one slot slightly bigger than the others ensuring your fatter pens fit in with ease. Comes with a adjustable magnetic flap closure mechanism to ensure your longer pens fit in. Available Colours o Triple Pen Pocket Carrier Executive Black, Pearl White and Cherry Red o Twin Pen Pocket Carrier Red/Black & White/Blue combination. Price (about 40% discount) o Triple Pen Pocket Carrier Group Buy Price US $ 9.00 / Rs. 550 o Twin Pen Pocket Carrier Group Buy Price US $ 8.00 / Rs. 450 Shipping o Rs 150 anywhere in India o US $ 10.00 shipped worldwide Process / Rules of the Group Buy 1. All willing participants can add their name, contact number and email address in the reply thread below with choice of the pen case 2.The Group Buy starts on 1st November 2016 & shall be active till 21st November 2016. Anyone interested in purchasing the cases post 21st November may mail on support@constellations88.com 3. All orders will be shipped within 10 working days of placing the order 4. Account details will be shared for money transfer for Indian participants and participants outside India shall receive a link in email through which payments can be made via paypal or credit cards 5. The intended use of these products is for for self use and not for resale 6. Any other queries write to us at support@constellations88.com Thank you for looking and hope you enjoy the products! Regards, Prads

I've always really liked the Nakaya leather pen case but as I've been saving to buy my dream pen I couldn't stretch my budged to include the dream pen case as well. I like to dabble in a variety of handcrafts and when a few weeks ago at a craft fair I came across some very nice leather pieces I decided to have a go at making my own. And here it is. I'm very happy how it turned out especially considering I have very little experience in leather crafts. Some of it was pure luck I'm sure. I used a cardboard tube from a tin foil roll as a mold for the larger half and a thick marker pen with paper wrapped around it to get the diameter needed for the smaller piece (and thin plastic bag on both to help put them in and take out and to protect from moisture). I bought wooden half spheres for the ends at a hobby shop. The inner diameters are 21mm for the smaller half and 27mm for the larger. The molds are 22mm and 28mm but the leather shrank a bit as it dried. That is one thing a would do differently the second time, take the molds out a bit earlier. I waited too long and the leather shrinking caused the seams to open just a bit. It doesn't show in the pictures (very difficult to get sharp pictures on a cloudy winter day, too little light) but there is a tiny crack in the seams. The leather I found is very nice. It's 2mm thick (that is 5 oz i think). The reverse side is velvety soft. In the finished case the inside is pressed against the mold so it's no longer fuzzy but it is very smooth and I don't feel any need to make a lining for the case.