This was a week of to-do lists. They were the things I actually accomplished, things I still need to do and things I wish I could do.
On the list of things I accomplished was preparation for the St. Louis Pen Show including unveiling the newest Col-o-ring product, The Col-o-ring “Oversize”. It’s a 4×5.5″ spiral bound notebook/sketchbook that will be available for a limited time. I will make them available on our online shop starting next week.I also packed an epic amount of road trip snacks including the new Boulevard Fling Gin & Tonics.
The things I still have left to do include finishing all sorts of tasks at work, packing last-minute items for the trip and speed cleaning my house so that Jesi doesn’t run screaming when she arrives.
There are things I wish I could do but I will throw out to you, dear readers, in hopes that maybe there’s someone out there who might to take on this challenge from my list:
The All Things Stationery Map of Stationery Shops is no longer being updated. It would be amazing if someone out there in the pen community took on the challenge to create a new map. In today’s Link Love, there are three pen shop mentions. Pip’s Cafe is listed on the map but the locales in Taiwan are not. I know several new shops in the US need to be added and others need to be removed. I’ve tried to email but the contact info I have is no longer working. Does anyone out there want to take on this challenge? Update: Tessa is alive and well and updating the map. Apparently, my email bounce was a fluke. Problem solved.
Pens:
- PenBBS 469 Double-Nibbed Fountain Pen (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- PenBBS 355 (Syringe Filler) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Retro (51) Talk: Stealthy Terabyte 2.0 (via Pens and Junk)
- Platinum Procyon Citron Yellow Fountain Pen (via The Pen Addict)
- Ohto Fude Rollerball 1.5 mm Color Series (via The Pen Addict)
- Thinning the Accumulation (via Fountain Pen Quest)
- Quantifying greatness: going deep down the rabbit hole (via UK fountain pens)
- The Best Felt Tip Markers (via JetPens Blog)
- Omas Paragon (New) Arco Bronze (via Flex & Other Follies)
- Return of the Lackluster Lamy (via Writing for Pain & Pleasure)
- Platinum President Fountain Pen – Am I the only person that has one?… (via The Clicky Post)
Ink:
- J Herbin Eclat de Saphir (via Mountain of Ink)
- Sailor Ink Studio Swatch Tests – Part 08 – Oranges and Pinks (via FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
- Sailor • Ink Studio • 731 (via Inkantadora’s International Desk)
- Lamy Benitoite (via Mountain of Ink)
- Sailor Ink Studio Set 18 (via Mountain of Ink)
- Jacques Herbin 1798: Kyanite du Nepal (via edjelley)
- Diamine Exclusive – Communication Breakdown (via FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
Pencils:
- Smart-Jacket (via My Supply Room)
- Sharpener Review: T’Gaal Multisharpener (via Polar Pencil Pusher)
- Pencil Review: Mitsubishi 4563 (2B) (via Polar Pencil Pusher)
- Pentel Ain Stein 0.3 mm H Mechanical Pencil Lead (via The Pen Addict)
Notebooks & Paper:
- 100 Ways to Use a Pocket Notebook (via The Art of Manliness)
- Yoseka Notebook (via Mountain of Ink)
- My Set Up – 2019 (via Philofaxy)
- Micro-journaling on the go (via Quo Vadis Blog)
- Part III: The Practice (The Bullet Journal Method Book Club) (via Tiny Ray of Sunshine)
- Midori Traveller’s Diary 2019 (via Inkdependence!)
- Yoseka Notebook Review (via Fountain Pen Love)
- Graphilo Notebook Review & Fantastic Fountain Pen Friendly Paper (via Gourmet Pens)
- Creative journaling made easy (via Flow Magazine)
- Hilma Af Klint’s Notebooks (via Notebook Stories)
Art & Creativity:
- Don’t learn to paint like someone else. Learn to paint like YOU. (via Kelly Rae Roberts)
- Moleskine Monday: Paivi Eerola’s Art Journal (via Notebook Stories)
- Review: ArtGraf Earth Tone 6-piece Set (via Parka Blogs)
- Winsor & Newton Water Colour Markers. (via Jane Blundell Artist)
- 15 Online Art and Photography Classes to Spark Your Imagination (via My Modern Met)
- Book Review: Seekers comics anthology (via Parka Blogs)
- My sketching tools (via Jane Blundell Artist)
- Jackson’s Professional Watercolours. Full range. (via Jane Blundell Artist)
- ArtGraf Color Set – Is this actually Graphite? (review) (via Parka Blogs)
- Cheerful Plant Embroidery Channels Tropical Vibes (via Brown Paper Bag)
- Baker Crafts Epic Millennium Falcon Cake Featuring Fantastical Details (via My Modern Met)
- Pentel Pocket Brush Pens (and Weaning Myself of Grisaille) (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Lettering & Calligraphy:
- Lettering & Calligraphy Workshops Coming up with Toronto Pen Company! (via Gourmet Pens)
- The Top Six Calligraphy Beginner Mistakes That I Observe at Workshops (via The Postman’s Knock)
Other Interesting Things:
- Beautiful Maps of the Solar System’s Asteroids and the Topography of Mercury (via kottke.org)
- The Apollo 11 Mission in Realtime (via kottke.org)
- Figure It Out: viction:ary’s latest book shines a light on designer toys and their makers (via Creative Boom)
- Galen Leather Tool Wraps in Rustic Brown & Brown (via Gourmet Pens)
- Taiwan Pen and Stationery Shop List (via Inkantadora’s International Desk)
- Fine Writing International Bronze (201901 version) (via dapprman)
- The Pips Café Bangkok – Dial M for More ! (via Inked Happiness)
- Tools of the Trade (via Letter Writers Alliance)
- First Ever Recording of Friday Kahlo’s Voice Discovered in Mexico (via My Modern Met)
- Wandering zines (via Austin Kleon)
- This is how we keep our books #2 (via Flow Magazine)
- (Sketch)Notes from Virgil Abloh’s “Figures of Speech” Exhibition at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art (via Core77)
