I got a ton of freelance work this month. Which is great because January is a slow month for the shop so I was a little short on funds. However, when it rains, it pours, right? So, all the freelance I need to get out of my financial hole means I am working A LOT. Then I am out of town for the California Pen Show in the middle of the month. So, hi. Welcome to Link Love. I am too busy to say much more this week. Check in with me next week. I will either be deliriously tired or contentedly counting my newfound wealth.
Pens:
- Caran d’Ache 849 Germanier Ballpoint Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Asvine C80 Nibs (via An Inkophile’s Blog)
- New Pen Day: Scribe Pens Unicorn Nugget Fountain Pen (via Inky Imaginings)
- The Delicate Detailing of Graf von Faber-Castell Guilloche (via Pen Boutique Blog)
Ink:
- Birmingham Sweetheart (via Inkcredible Colours)
- February Inks (via The Pen Addict)
Pencils Typewriters:
- Evertype in hardback (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)
- Typing for Love or Money: The Hidden Women’s Labor behind Modern Literary Masterpieces (via The Public Domain Review)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Using the small Travelers notebook as my daily driver (via Stationery🍕)
- The Power of One Simple List in Your Planner (via Planner Fun)
- Guest post series – ‘Filohax’ No. 26 – Paul talks about Commonplace/Zibaldone (via Philofaxy)
Art & Creativity:
- REVIEW: Fuumuui Watercolor Travel Set, 100% Cotton Paper, and Brush Soap (via Doodlewash)
- Anti-ICE Activists are Crafting Red Hats Inspired by WWII Protests (via My Modern Met)
- Afterthought Method Knitting Tutorial: Thumbs, Heels + Pockets (via Purl Soho)
- Seeing red and painting greens (via Penguin’s Post)
- A Lovely 3500-Year-Old Drawing of a Sparrow (via Kottke.org)
Other Interesting Things:
- Magical things happen when you disconnect (via Penguin’s Post)
- Travelling with ink, January 2026: Italy, Part II, Naples. (via Fountain pen blog)
- Doodle in the Margins (via Dime Novel Raven)
- I Didn’t Know There Was a Pen Show Last Weekend! Pen Shows and Stationery Fests vs. Trade Shows (via The Gentleman Stationer)
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