Link Love: Slacking into Next Week

Next Monday is Memorial Day in the US, the official start of summer and the gateway to white trousers until Labor Day. As a result of the lead-in to a 4-day work week, everyone I know is lazing through this week, too. So, enjoy Link Love today – all day if you need something to make it look like you’re busy. We are here for you.

Link of the Week:

• Swatching with Coco (via Claire Coco on YouTube)

Pens:

• Fountain Pen Basics: 5 Best Practices for Fountain Pen Users (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Hakase NJ15A Unboxing (via dapprman)
• The Best Copper Pens (via JetPens)
• Danitrio Takumi Moonlit Grass Maki-e Unboxing and Review (via Penultimate Dave)
• Pairings Party: Waldmann Xetra Vienna, Amarillo Stationery Azul Frida (via The Pen Addict)
• weekly carry around #5 (via A Fleeting Ripple)

Ink:

• Monteverde Sweet Life – Cherry Danish (via dapprman)
• Inkebara Part 2 (via Mountain of Ink)
• Dominant Industry Winter Wood (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Ink Review #2187: De Atramentis Document Purple Violet (via Mountain of Ink)
• thINKthursday – Sailor Ink Studio 453 (via Anderson Pens Blog)
• Colorverse Brunch Date – An Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)

Pencils:

• The Best Mechanical Pencils for EDC (via HiConsumption)
• Messing Around with Inktense Blocks (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• Review: Derwent Inktense Pencils (and New Colors) (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Creating a Writer’s Bullet Journal for NaNoWriMo (via Bullet Journal)
• Notebook Review: Dingbats* A5 Wildlife Notebook (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
• Travels with my Stationery (via Nero’s Notes Blog)

Art & Creativity:

• How to Make a Color Mixing Chart For Your Painting Reference (via My Modern Met)
• Los Angeles Basquiat Exhibit Gives Intimate Look at His Life (via My Modern Met)
• REVIEW: Light Spring and Bright Spring Watercolor Sets from Da Vinci Paint Co. (via Doodlewash)
• Art on Wheels: Exploring the Captivating World of 1890s French Bicycle Posters (via Design You Trust)
• How to Design an (Unofficial) Transit Map (via Kottke.org)
• Knitting Spies (via Modern Daily Knitting)
• Sheep to Shawl Contest Goes From Creature to Creature Comfort (via My Modern Met)
• Video flip-through my Sketchbook #148 (via Apple-Pine)

Other Interesting Things:

• What is Heritage Style? (via decor8)
• Why Did Kids Stop Walking to School? (via Kottke.org)
• Esterbrook 2GO Pen Cup Review (via The Pen Addict)
• Chicago Pen Show 2023 Recap (via Dime Novel Raven)
• Fountain Pen Basics: Updated “Educational” Content and Informational Resources (via The Gentleman Stationer)

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