I’m only home for a couple days before I set off for Chicago. As a result of all this non-stop traveling, we are going to take an early Spring Break here on the Desk. It’ll be a little quiet here for a few days but we will be back for Link Love next week and our regularly scheduled content.
If I saw you in Baltimore or might see you in Chicago, thanks so much for saying hi!
Hopefully, I’ll see everyone else later this year as I continue my stationery tour of the US. Until then, happy writing, inking, journaling or drawing! See you soon!
Pens:
- How To: Fountain Pen Cleaning (via Yoseka Stationery)
- Pilot Explorer Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
Ink:
- Van Dieman’s Pepperberry (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Pelikan 4001 Turquoise Ink Review (via Pen Chalet)
- Goldspot x Robert Oster The Jersey Devil Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Nikitana Looseleaf Paper and Notebook Review (via The Pen Addict)
- How Many Stickers Do You Really Need for Your Planner? (via Planner Fun)
Art & Creativity Yarn Art:
- This DIY Crochet Cardigan Pattern Lets You Become a Butterfly (via My Modern Met)
- Being Uncomfortable Is Okay (via Modern Daily Knitting)
Other Interesting Things:
- Review: Viwoods AiPaper Reader: Ultra-sleek mini e-ink tablet (via Parka Blogs)
- The Four Rules for a Good Walk (via Kottke.org)
- Why is the Stationery Community Obsessed with Clips? (via Yoseka Stationery)
- The Tale of the World’s Most Unlikely School Bag (via Carryology)
- The London Spring Pen Show, 2026: my stall. (via Fountain pen blog)
- The Chennai Pen Show 2026 – are you coming? (via INKED HAPPINESS)
- How I Roll in 2026: Pen Cases vs. Pen Rolls vs. Pen Sleeves vs. Pouches (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- Two new proportional typewriter fonts (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)
- “Cat” Book Is the Purr-Fect Way To Celebrate Our Feline Friends (via My Modern Met)
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