Lots of paper love this week plus a couple reviews of the new Karas Pen Co. Starliner pens. Lots of arts and creativity action which is great because summer and the extra sunlight make me want to spend more time making art, sewing and being generally more arty. Susan at the Pen Addict wrote the first review I’ve seen of the Col-o-dex rotary cards and two of my favorite inks got reviewed this week: Pigeon Blue and California Teal. Finally, the Pelikan Hubs were announced for this year! Hope everyone had a good week. And if that’s not enough, check out #MPRraccoon on twitter. I think the trash panda made it to safety. It was a tense situation last night, I thought I was going to need a TylenolPM to get to sleep last night.
Pens:
- Baron Fig Squire Stainless Steel Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog)
- Aurora 88 Satin Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens)
- Pelikan Classic M120 Iconic Blue Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict)
- Karas Kustoms Starliner XL and Starliner Fountain Pens (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!)
- The Karas Pens Starliner is ruining my reputation (via UK Fountain Pens)
- Kaweco Dia2: my pen palate cleanser (via UK Fountain Pens)
- Revisiting The Bic Cristal Ballpoint Pen (via Write Experience)
- The Best Rollerball Pens (via JetPens)
Ink:
- Sailor Kobe #15 Maiko Green (via The Pencilcase Blog)
- Kobe Nunobiki Emerald #13 (via Alt. Haven)
- KWZI Liquid Words 2018 LE Ink (via Wondernaut)
- Monteverde Amethyst (via Macchiato Man)
- De Atramentis Pigeon Blue (via Winter Sharks)
- Monteverde California Teal (via Mountain of Ink)
Pencils:
- F Grade and Smooth. (via Pencil Revolution)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Col-o-dex Rotary Cards: A Review (via Pen Addict)
- Papio Press Pocket Notebook (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!)
- Stifflexible Notebooks Review (via Gourmet Pens)
- Dingbats ‘Serengeti’ Earth notebook (via UK Fountain Pens)
- The Author Notebook Review (via Mountain of Ink)
- Moleskine Chapters Dotted Journal (via Hand Over That Pen)
- Journals as historical records (via Quo Vadis Blog)
- Baron Fig Atomic Pocket Notebook (via The Finer Point)
- Public and Private Notebook Contents (via Notebook Stories)
- Clairefontaine French-Ruled A5 Sprial Bound Notebook (via Gentleman Stationer)
Art & Creativity:
- 7 Practical Uses for Calligraphy (via The Postman’s Knock)
- Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils (via Jane Blundell Art)
- Beginner’s Guide to Art Markers (via Parka Blogs)
- 10+ More of the Best Embroidery Patterns Available for Instant Stitching (via Brown Paper Bag)
- Book Review: All the Buildings in Paris: That I’ve Drawn So Far (via Parka Blogs)
- Repurposed Prang Box, 10 years later (via Artist’s Workshop Journal)
- How to choose good watercolour paper (Part 1) (via Parka Blogs)
- Scribit: the Programmable Robot that Draws on Walls (on Purpose) (via Colossal)
- Vintage Colored Pencils: Eberhard Faber Design Spectracolor Doublecolor (via Fueled by Clouds and Coffee)
- Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers (Water-based & Archival) (via Parka Blogs)
- Elegant Line Drawings Given a New Dimension with Real Flowers Added to Them (via Brown Paper Bag)
- 31 Days Of Watercolor In July! World Watercolor Month! (via Doodlewash)
Other Interesting Things:
- Secret Society of Letter Writers (via Letter Writers Alliance)
- The Best Night (via From The Pencil Cup)
- News: Pelikan Hubs 2018 (via Pelikan’s Perch)
- Trends 2018 (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
- What’s all this EDC malarkey then? (via Nero’s Notes Blog)
- Refresh yourself with a Day-Cation (via Quo Vadis Blog)
- Make. Believe. Change the World. Notes form Hallmark’s 2018 Creative Leadership Symposium (via Think. Make. Share.)
Thank you for the links Ana!