Link Love: In The Zone

My freelance work has been a little slow this week and so my initial reaction was sheer panic and stress. Then more level heads prevailed. I decided to tackle some of the very long list of Desk projects this week. As a result, I am slowly making progress on new designs for stamps and stickers and I’m getting inspired for more projects. Sometimes, I think just chipping a few things off the to-do list leaves enough room to start thinking about new projects.

Is there anything you need to finalize to move it off your to-do list? Are there little steps you can take today to move that project one step closer to the finish line (Clearly, I’m not sporty because the sport metaphors are all over the place — did I mean end zone, touchdown line, over the net? You understand though, right?)

Huddle up! Make a plan and run those projects into the end zone — or something like that!

Pens:

• Pen Review: The 2025 Pilot Prera Revamp (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Three months without wanting to buy a pen (via A Gathering of Curiosities)
• Franklin-Christoph SIG Nibs (via CJs Wunderkammer)

Ink:

• Ink Review #2866: 3 Oysters Caramel Macchiato (via Mountain of Ink)
• Van Dieman’s Sailor’s Delight (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Ink Review #2863: Ferris Wheel Press Hearty Harvest (via Mountain of Ink)
• J. Herbin Rouge d’Orient Ink Review (via Pen Chalet)
• Walnut Ink (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
• Poke Berry Ink (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
• Teranishi Guitar Night Time Soda Fountain Pen Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)

Planners, Notebooks & Paper:

• In the news: A’zone, a Singapore paper products manufacturer (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Ways To Reuse Old Planners (via Inky Imaginings)
• Guide to NOLTY Planners (via JetPens)
• 10 Simple Ways to Keep Memories in Your Planner | Plus Freebie (via Planner Fun)
• Filofax in social media (via Philofaxy)

Art & Creativity:

• How a Tsunami Revived a Global Craft Movement: The Story of Japan’s Sashiko Gals (via Carryology)
• A Watercolor Trick for Painting Vintage Hair (or any Hair) (via RozWoundUp)
• Protect your peace: a burnout survival guide for creative professionals (via Creative Boom)
• Spells in the Stitches (via Modern Daily Knitting)
• October’s Coffee Date: Drawing Your Days with Samantha Dion Baker (via The Postman’s Knock)
• Artist Creates Enigmatic Paintings on Paper Defined by You (via My Modern Met)
• Ukrainian Artist Paints Traditional Petrykivka-Style Florals (via My Modern Met)
• Color Pencils or Colored Pencils? (via Apple-Pine)
• My “Go Bag” Sketch Kit (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• Two thoughts that help me build something bigger (via Drewscape)
• Fangirl Gets the Artist’s Guide (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)

Other Interesting Things:

• #12PenPersonQuestions (via Stationery Vagaries)
• Macabre Mail for the Edward Gorey House (via The Postman’s Knock)
• 2025 Empire State Pen Show – Recap and Report Card (via The Pen Addict)
• Enjoy Collection 2025: Q3 (via Dime Novel Raven)
• The Intertwined History of Black Identity and Style (via My Modern Met)
• Antique Writing Desks Converge with African Masks in Sonia E. Barrett’s Sculptures (via Colossal)
• Alison Friend Packs a Lot of Personality into Witty Dog Portraits (via Colossal)

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