This week there’s a new Retro 51 from Anderson Pens, Nick Stewart (Mr. Fountain Pen Inks & Bleach) introduces his own inks and I added a new category, Off-Topic, where I included a DIY for making an awesome pineapple cake from Think.Make.Share. designed by Kelsey at the Mothership. It’s super cute and very clever and…
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Link Love: #MPRraccoon made it!
Lots of paper love this week plus a couple reviews of the new Karas Pen Co. Starliner pens. Lots of arts and creativity action which is great because summer and the extra sunlight make me want to spend more time making art, sewing and being generally more arty. Susan at the Pen Addict wrote the…
Link Love: Happy Little Stitches
This week I was happy to see that Quo Vadis Blog chose happiness as its theme for journaling this month. Often its described as “gratitude” which I find a bit lofty. Thinking about things that make me happy each day, seem to be a bit more attainable. I also wanted to point out that my…
Link Love: Krink Love
Links of particular note this week are, of course, Frank Underwater’s monthly “Chinese Pens You Need to Know”, Macchiato Man’s very thorough review of his Nakaya Decapod Writer Aka-Tanemuri and Mike Matteson’s “Slew of Paper Reviews”. Gentleman Stationer does a mid-year recap of his Favorite Inks and Kelli at Mountain of Ink delves into vintage…
Link Love: Hobonichis Lost & Found
Lost & Found: In a strange twist of fate, there were Hobonichis lost in dreams and lost in real life this week. Please help us keep those notebooks you hold dear safe and sound. Put your name and some sort of contact information in the front of your notebook or planner. Put a Tile or…
Link Love: Ebbs and Flows
As summer rolls in, the blog post rhythms change. Folks in academia have more time as they are coming into their summer breaks. Folks with young kids have less time as the kids are now home from school and they might be preoccupied with kid activities. Some of us are coming to our mid-season pen…
Link Love: Some People are Habit Forming
It is with both a heavy heart and happiness that I give you this link. On Friday, my dear friend and comrade in blogging and pen show mania, Matt Armstrong (AKA The Pen Habit) announced his retirement from reviewing. He didn’t shut the door on the pen community completely but he is leaving for now.…