Link Love: Rounding Up 2017 and the Lamy Aion

Year End Round-Ups, Favorites & Top Posts:

• End of the Year List of Writing Gear (via Karas Kustoms Blog)
• My top 12 Fountain Pen Inks of 2017 and Project Review (via Fountain Pen Inks and Bleach)
• Top 4 Favourite Pens 2017 (via Alt.Haven)
• I’ve Waited Too Long for a Gift Guide, So Here’s Some Stuff from 2017 I Liked (via Ed Jelley)
• The Year in Economical Penstering (via The Economical Penster)
• State of the Union 2017: Fountain Pen Ink (via Macchiato Man)
• Top 10 Posts on Rhodia Drive in 2017 (via Rhodia Drive)
• Top 10 Quo Vadis Blog posts of 2017! (via Quo Vadis Blog)
• Palomino Blackwing 2017 Recap (via Leadfast)
• The UKFP 2017 awards (via UK Fountain Pens)

Pens:

• Lamy Aion Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict)
• Lamy Aion (Black, Medium Nib) (via Hand Over That Pen)
• How I Choose My Next Pen (via My Pen Needs Ink)
• Opus 88 Koloro: Ebonite and Shut-Off Valve (via Frank Underwater)
• Video: Nib Newbs! Lamy Safari! (via Anderson Pens Blog)
• Chinese Pen News You Need to Know (via Frank Underwater)
• Three Vintage Pens for Beginner Fountain Pen Users (via 8BallPens)

Ink:

• Diamine Steel Blue (via Fountain PenArchy)
• Shimmer Ink (via Mountain of Ink)
• Franklin-Christoph Honeycomb (via Inkdependence)
• Sailor Jentle Blue Black (via Write to Me Often)
• Diamine Earl Grey (via Wondernaut)
• Colorverse Morning Star (via Squishy Ink)
• Montblanc William Shakespeare Velvet Red (via Gourmet Pens)
• Diamine Magical Forest (via Mountain of Ink)
• Noodler’s Legal Blue (via Mountain of Ink)
• Black Ink Comparison: 32 Black Inks (via Macchiato Man)

Pencils:

• Sakura Sumo Grip Retractable Eraser (via Pen Addict)

Paper & Notebooks:

• Notes on Carhartt Field Notes (via Pens and Junk)
• Notebook Addict of the Week: Michelle of Seaweed Kisses (via Notebook Stories)
• Moleskine spring 2018 catalog with 2019 planners! (via Plannerisms)
• Video: Mr. Paper! Some Lines A Day! (via Anderson Pens Blog)
• Baron Fig Strategist aka 3×5 Notecard (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
• Stationery Factlets #2: Hobonichi’s Extra and Bonus Pages (via Bleistift)
• Staples Arc System Notebooks and Refills (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
• Traveler’s Notebook—Homemade Card Folder Insert (via Writing for Pain and Pleasure)

Other Interesting Things:

• Resisting the stationery sirens (via UK Fountain Pens)
• 2018 U.S.P.S. Postage Stamp Preview (via Letter Writers Alliance)
• A Guide to Pointed Pen Calligraphy Nibs (via The Postman’s Knock)
• Daily Journaling Prompts for January 2018 (via Quo Vadis Blog)