Happy New Year’s Eve and the happy night before new planner day! Some of us may have already jump started our planner/journals this week. No matter when (or if) you start a new journal or planner, with the turn of the calendar, we all have a chance to start (or restart) our goals and plans. Whether the plans you have for 2026 are big or small, a fresh start is always a good thing. Take some time today or tomorrow to review your goals, plans or desires for the coming year.
May your plans be successful and your 2026 joyous. Love to you all!
2025 Reflections:
- 2025: some of my fountain pen highlights. (via Fountain pen blog)
- Stationery Favourites 2025 – Part 2 (via Inky Imaginings)
- Third Annual META-REVIEW Pensplosion ARGHRHFH – by Ricardo (via Extra Fine Writing)
- Stationery Favourites 2025 – Part 1 (via Inky Imaginings)
- Stationery Loves in 2025 (via Dime Novel Raven)
- Year in Review: What happened with my 2025 Stationery intentions? (via A Gathering of Curiosities)
Pens:
- Writech Dual Color Multi Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
Ink:
- Diamine Inkvent 2025 Summary (via Writing at Large)
- Closing Out Colorvent and Inkvent: The Last Few Days and Overall Conclusions (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- 25 Days of Dupes 2025 – Wrap-Up (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- Ink Omakase: December 2025 (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Pilot Iroshizuku Rikka (via Inkcredible Colours)
- InkFlash – Sailor Manyo yamabuki (via inkxplorations)
Pencils:
- Unexpected: Caran d’Ache + Germanier Colour Set (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Testing Before Committing Using Transparent Sticky Notes (via Planner Fun)
- Paper Source A5 dotted journal refill notebook review (including pen test) (via All About Planners)
- My Planner Choice for 2026: Compact Franklin Inserts + Undated Weeklies (via Planner Fun)
- Glimmer Journaling (via Philofaxy)
- How to Prioritize Your Daily Task List Without Rewriting Everything (via Planner Fun)
- 10 Tips for using stencils in your bullet journal (via All About Planners)
Art & Creativity:
- Tina’s Top 10 Memorable Sketches of 2025 (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Color Chart Fun (via RozWoundUp)
- What I Packed For A Trip (Underwater Sketching Kit) (via Apple-Pine)
Other Interesting Things:
- The Iconic First Lady of NYC (via Kottke.org)
- Introducing Rita! (via The Corner of Knit & Tea)
- The Best of Bungu Joshi Awards 2025 (via JetPens Blog)
- Writing tools in use when traveling (via José Naranja)
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