This week is International Letter Writing Week which is a perfect time to tackle those thank you notes and dust off your letter writing skills in preparation for February which is LetterMo/A Month of Letters and InCoWriMo. So, I thought I’d include a few inspirational posts in honor of this the lettery-ist time of the year.
- A tip of the hat to the fine ladies at Letter Writers Alliance for unearthing this great post from Jet Pens covering all the basics of calligraphy: Calligraphy Pen Basics (via Jet Pens)
- 10 Ways to Draw Laurel Wreaths (via The Postman’s Knock)
- Typography Art Envelope Tutorial (via The Postman’s Knock)
Fountain Pens:
- Karas Kustoms Ink Fountain Pen Video Review (via Fountain Pen Physicist)
- Kaweco 14k Gold Two-Tone Medium Nib Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Budgeting for Fountain Pens and Other Fun (via Modern Stationer)
- Onoto Magna Classic Fountain Pen (via A Fool With A Pen)
Ink:
- Noodler’s Blue Ghost Ink with videos! (via On Fountain Pens)
- Noodler’s Polar Black Freeze Resistant Fountain Pen Ink (complete with freezer test!) (via Office Supply Geek)
- De Atramentis Olive Green (via Inkdependence)
Pencils:
- Modern Fuel Design Mechanical Pencil – Review and Kickstarter Launch (via Ed Jelley)
- Bullet Pencil TT Review (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Cheap, Affordable Paper and Notebooks (via On Fountain Pens)
- Notebook Review: Decomposition Book (via Notebook Stories)
- Metric Paper Sizes: A Guest Post by Alan (via Philofaxy)
- Calepino No. 3 Papier Blanc Notebook (via Gourmet Pens)
Other interesting stuff:
- Raise your pens up high for Charlie Hebdo (via Palimpsest)
- Miquelrius Ink And Watercolor Tests (via Inkophile)
- Is Planning a Hobby? (via Planner Bug)
- Planner Hack: Left-Handed Planning (via Giftie Etcetera)
- The Letter Box Study Group (via Letter Writers Alliance)
- Learning Cursive Handwriting All Over Again (via Write Analog)
Thanks for the mention, Ana.
Thanks for the links!