The Velvet Paw ballpoint pen in Irish Bog Oak | Fact Sheet

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The Velvet Paw cat Lovers ballpoint pen in Irish Bog Oak

This pen was chosen especially for you.

It is a meaningful gift to celebrate your words, thoughts, and the moments you choose to put to paper. Whether you’re jotting down dreams, writing heartfelt letters, or signing your next big idea, may this pen remind you how powerful your words can be.

Wishing you inspiration with every stroke.


Catherine and Richard Daly, from our workshop in Ireland's heritage capital of Kells, County Meath, hand-turned and assembled your pen's wooden body. 

  • The wood in your pen:

Irish Bog Oak rests at the heart of your hand-crafted pen — a wood unlike any other, steeped in a history that reaches back over 5,000 years, older even than the Pyramids themselves. Hidden in Ireland’s soft, peaty soil for millennia, it emerges darkened, hardened, and rich with the quiet strength of time.

There’s something deeply moving about holding a piece of this ancient world in your hand — the weight of it, the texture, the deep, dusky tones whispering stories from long before our own. To honour that heritage, your pen has been lovingly finished with the finest beeswax, just as Irish sculptors have done for generations — a gentle, time-honoured method that lets the wood breathe and shine.

As the craftsmen of old shaped beauty from this sacred timber, may this pen stir your own creativity — a humble but powerful connection to Ireland’s enduring spirit and timeless artistry.

  • The trim of your pen:

If cats bring joy to your world, this pen was made just for you. Inspired by our feline friends' elegance, curiosity, and charm, this beautifully crafted pen captures the spirit of the domestic cat in every detail.

Its sleek design evokes the graceful movement of a cat's tail, while soft, flowing lines mirror a gentle pawstep. Whether you're jotting down your thoughts or composing your next masterpiece, this pen feels like a quiet companion curled beside you—reliable, comforting, and just a little mischievous.

Each pen is as unique as a cat’s personality—no two are exactly alike, and that’s how we like it.

Let your words purr across the page with a pen that celebrates your love of cats in the most elegant way.

  • The refill in your pen:

Your pen is a ballpoint pen using a Parker-type ballpoint refill. The refill with its oil-based ink delivers an excellent, easy writing experience. The advantage of the ballpoint is the versatility of surfaces it will write on, it's quick to dry and not prone to smudging. This refill is widely available in all good stationery stores and on our website. Click this link to order the refill for this pen.

  • How to change the refill

 

At Irish Pens, we are delighted to pay homage to the woods at the heart of our handmade pen by sponsoring the planting of Native Irish Trees in the forest of Avoca, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, through the Tree Council of Ireland's tree sponsorship scheme. A proportion of the sale of your pen has made this possible.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the next best time is now.

  •  The pen case:
We supply your pen in a stylish black pen case that will protect your pen and ensure it is always at hand for use. We moved away from single-use pen boxes because putting a pen box in the bin is not part of our philosophy to reduce waste wherever possible. 

We post our pen in a Jiffy Green padded mailer with no bubble wrap, and the bag that holds the pen and the information card is fully recyclable.

Over 4 Billion plastic pens and their packaging go to landfill in the USA alone every year so when the refill your is empty simply change it and keep using your pen. Its all the small things we do that help the environment.