I am still recuperating from back-to-back pen and stationery events. It was a marathon that I had not trained for appropriately, for sure. Then, returning home meant working extra hard to catch up and tackle projects that were abandoned in preparation for everything else. New products needed to be ordered, freelance projects needed to be completed and many cats were low in their petting quotients.Why is it that we all have to work twice as hard before or after any kind of travel, whether its work-related or vacation? That does not seem right nor restful!
I am slowly getting back on my feet and feeling more rested but I think it will take at least another week or so to feel “back to normal”. As I am getting my feet under me, I wanted to let anyone attending the St. Louis Pen Show in June know I will be teaching classes, including a NEW workshop on how to Create Your Own Mini Journal. This is a great way to use up scrap papers, random paper board boxes and create something unique to use for memory keeping, journaling or just really cool notes.
As soon as the classes are live on the St. Louis Pen Show web site, they will be live in my shop so you can sign-up. For a full list of my pen show workshops on offer right now, check out the Pen Show Workshops section in my shop.
Pens:
- My Parker 51 Aerometric collection. (via Fountain pen blog)
- Pen Porn: Stanford Pen Studio Bi Pride (via Rachel’s Reflections)
- Integral Nibs (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
- 10 Creative Ways to Use Calliographs Brush Pens (via Archer and Olive Blog)
- Writing with Sailor’s New 14k and 18k 1911L (via Yoseka Stationery Blog)
- Scariest Pen Ever? The Little Hollow Customs Monster Finger (via Figboot on Pens on YouTube)
Ink:
- Ink Review #2904: 3 Oysters Hwangto (via Mountain of Ink)
- Van Dieman’s Native Cornflower (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Spring Means Green Ink Palettes (via Mountain of Ink)
Notebooks & Paper:
- 5 Notebooks I’m Excited To Use (via Inky Imaginings)
- I Took a Break From My Planner (and used My Phone Instead) (via Planner Fun)
- Kit Club 101 & How to Create 3 Bullet Journal Spreads (via Archer and Olive Blog)
- Grit Mercantile Leather A6 Travelers Journal Cover Review (via The Pen Addict)
- My Adulting Planner Setup (using PLOTTER) (via Abbey Sy on YouTube)
- My First Archer & Olive Subscription Box! Is it good? (via Inkdependence on YouTube)
Art & Creativity:
- Painting with Wearingeul Fountain Pen Inks (via From Carola on YouTube)
- The Difference Between Watercolor and Gouache Paints (via JetPens Blog)
- How Do Artists Finance Their Lives? Join Us for a Discussion About Mason Currey’s New Book (via Colossal)
Other Interesting Things:
- Dupes or Oops? (via The Pen Addict)
- Reengagement (via Line Variation)
- Book Review: Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch (via Writing at Large)
- Behind the Scenes: Getting Ready for a Pen Show (or Maybe Two…) (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Two more free Olivetti fonts (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)
- Typewriter sale from my collection and Cincinnati swap meet (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)
- 3 Reasons We Love Stamps! (via Yoseka Stationery Blog)
- Laika’s 20 years of stop-motion carry lessons aplenty in craft and storytelling (via It’s Nice That)
- Mapping the Star Wars galaxy with illustrator Tim McDonagh (via Creative Boom)
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