This week, the lists (year end, gift guides and favorites) are more predominant than in past weeks. There’s the Pen Addict’s Stationery Products of the Decade, Pencilcaseblog’s Holiday Gift Guide, plus some creativity classes from My Modern Met and more.
December is a good time to plan, reflect and take time to think about how the past year (or years) have been and plan for the future. Certainly, we can pause and reflect anytime and hit our own personal reset button but the new year on the horizon always creates a natural reflection point.
2020 will ring in the tenth year of The Well-Appointed Desk and I’m ready to reflect, celebrate and reminisce. Are you planning to “reset” for 2020?
Pens:
- The Edge – a budget pen from Kickstarter (via dapprman)
- A pen that’s dressed like a pencil (via Woodclinched)
- BIGiDESIGN Ti Ultra Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
- News: M200 Pastel-Green (via The Pelikan’s Perch)
- The Best Markers for 2020 (via JetPens Blog)
Ink:
- Ink Review #978: Ferris Wheel Press Buttered Popcorn (via Mountain of Ink)
- review: diamine shimmertastic tropical glow (via Ink Sharks)
- 3 Oysters DIY My Color Kit (via Mountain of Ink)
- Lucy in the sky with Diamine – The Fab Four (via FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
- News: Edelstein Ink of the Year 2020 – Moonstone (via The Pelikan’s Perch)
Pencils:
- Pencil Review: DOMS X1 (via Polar Pencil Pusher)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Notebook Review: Filofax Notebook and Clipbook (via The Gentleman Stationer )
- Daily Carry Notebook: What I’m Using Now, and Next (via Notebook Stories)
- Using hoarded notebooks. (via The Finer Point)
- Long-form Journaling (via Bullet Journal.com)
- Notebook Review: Updated Notebooks from Letts of London (via The Gentleman Stationer )
- A new notebook (via Austin Kleon)
Art & Creativity:
- Review: Etchr Sketchbooks (via Liz Steel)
- J. M. W. Turner Sketchbooks Mystic Seaport Museum (via Notebook Stories)
- The Beta/Zeta Dilemma (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- New White Nights New Pastel Watercolours (via Liz Steel)
- Watercolour sketchbooks (via Jane Blundell Artist)
- My favorite art supplies for drawing with little kids (via Austin Kleon)
- 15 Creative Online Classes to Spark Your Imagination This Month (via My Modern Met)
- Sketch Material Wish List for 2020 (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- How to Explain Your Art Job to Your Family (via Hyperallergenic)
- Book Review: Sketch Every Day: 100+ simple drawing exercises from Simone Grünewald (via Parka Blogs)
Other Interesting Things:
- The Top 10 Stationery Products of the Decade (via The Pen Addict)
- Fringe Supply Co. Rambler Satchel Review (via The Pen Addict )
- HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2019 (via The Pencilcase Blog)
- Inside Stationery (Pt. 01): Sarah J. Coleman aka Inkymole – Diamine Ink Bottle Labels & Packaging (via Scrively)
- How to prevent your time stress triggers (via Quo Vadis Blog)
- Scout Editions Stamp Advent Calendar (via Letter Writers Alliance)
- Living with more focus: 3 exercises (via Flow Magazine)
- The 2020 Focus Course “Plan Your Year” Workbook and Digital Planner (via Tools and Toys)
