The first round of Gift Guides and year-end round-up posts are out this week. This is how I know its the holidays! There will probably be more in the coming weeks… it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Gift Guides & Holiday Posts:
- Gift Ideas For Fountain Pen Users (via Fountain Pen Love)
- My Favorite Items from 2018 (So Far) (via edjelley.com)
- The UKFP awards 2018 (via UK fountain pens)
- 10 Unique Artist Gifts For Under $25 (via Doodlewash)
- Our favorite Christmas Card list tips (via Think.Make.Share.)
Pens:
- Multi-Pen Review: Zebra Surari Sharbo 1000 (via Pens and Junk)
- ystudio Portable Brassing Ballpoint Pen (via The Pen Addict)
- Serious Nibbage with Pelikan Nibs – Broads and Mega Broads! (via Gourmet Pens)
- The frustrating pursuit of a functioning nib… is it too much to ask? (via UK fountain pens)
- A portrait of the Visconti Van Gogh (via UK fountain pens)
- From Taiwan, Energel HEXREFORM (via 〜No stationery,No life.〜)
Ink:
- Ink Foraging in Central Park (via The New Yorker)
- An Experiment With New Inks and Latex Sacs (via Fountain PenArchy)
- Bungubox Sweet Potato Purple (via Mountain of Ink)
- Bungubox June Bride Something Blue (via Mountain of Ink)
- Aurora Borealis – the new Diamine/Reddit Teal (via Fountain Pen Inks and Bleach)
- Robert Oster Signature Motor Oil (via Alt. Haven)
- nagasawa kobe #34 sorakuen tea green (nagasawa penstyle kobe ink物語 #34 相楽園テイーグリーン) (via Ink Sharks)
- Video: Behind the Scenes: How to create a Mountain of Ink review (via Mountain of Ink)
Pencils:
- Some pencils keep getting better (via Writing at Large)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Review: Pentalic Traveler (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
Art & Creativity:
- Artist Reimagines Everyday Objects As Spectacular Spaceship Designs (via Design You Trust)
- The Art Institute of Chicago Puts 44,000+ Works of Art Online: View Them in High Resolution (via Open Culture)
- The residue of creativity (via Austin Kleon)
- First look at Arkademie’s Somerset Watercolour Sketchbook (100% cotton) (via Parka Blogs)
- Book Review: Draw Your Day: An Inspiring Guide to Keeping a Sketch Journal (via Parka Blogs)
- Renesans Watercolour Tubes – Complete Range (via Jane Blundell)
- Choosing The Right Colors For A Watercolor Painting Palette (via Doodlewash)
Other Interesting Things:
- Yenderings Toronto AM03 Blind Valentine Wrap (via Gourmet Pens)
- Typodarium 2019 (via We and the Color)
- The Six stages of Fountain Pen Addiction (via Inked Happiness)
