Link Love: Apple Spice Ink Party

It’s finally getting cooler here in the Midwest and that makes me pull out all my sweaters, drink spice teas and even crave the occasional pumpkin spice latte. Even my ink cravings start leaning more autumnal: browns, russet reds, pumpkin oranges and dusky greens.

Oh, and have you seen the monrach butterflies migrating? We ooh-ed and ahh-ed at lunch today as butterflies flew over our heads. It was magical.

Are you ready for the change in the season wherever you are?

Pens:

• Kaweco DIA2 Review (via Nick Stewart FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)
• a little flair: architect nib grind (via A Fleeting Ripple)
• Pen Review: The Schon DSGN Monoc Nib, Fine Tip (via The Gentleman Stationer)

Ink:

• Anderillium Lepidoptera Ink Review. Yes, All of Them. (via The Pen Addict)
• Ink Review #779: Wearingeul 경희 Kyeong-Hee (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
• Ink quantities? (via Stationery Pizza)
• Frankly Walnut Ink From Robert Oster And Federalist Pens (via An Inkophile’s Blog)
• Black Is Beautiful – Exploring Black Inks (via Pen Boutique Ltd)
• Waterman Absolute Brown Alternatives! (via Anderson Pens Blog)
• Octopus Write & Draw Part 3 (via Mountain of Ink)
• Van Dieman’s Type Cabinet Green (via Inkcredible Colours)

Pencils:

• Review: Giotto Stilnovo Acquarell Colored Pencils (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• Belated Review: Blackwing Labs 11-25-22 (Soft Eraser) (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)

Notebooks, Planners & Paper:

• 15 Years of Notebook Stories (via Notebook Stories)
• Notebooks I Brought on Vacation (via Notebook Stories)
• Drafting in Longhand: My Love for A4 Notebooks Knows No Bounds (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• After Travels with the Traveler’s Notebook (via The Pen Addict)
• Blackwing Reporter Pad Review (via The Pen Addict)
• Journaling Series: Travel Journaling (via Writing at Large)
• Comparing Tomoegawa vs Sanzen Tomoe River papers (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Free For All Friday No 775 by Laurie (via Philofaxy)

Art, Supplies & Creativity:

• A Great Reason to Paint Apples (via Apple-Pine)
• A tour of my studio by Teoh (Parka) (via Drewscape)
• In an Open-Source Stamp Kit, ‘BlockFace’ Gets Tactile With Type (via Colossal)
• Curious or cautious of AI? We want to hear from you (via It’s Nice That)
• Top 10 books every aspiring photographer should read (via Creative Boom)
• 12 magazines and blogs that every photographer should check out (via Creative Boom)
• The Visual Explanation of The Ladies’ Dress Shoes in the Nineteenth Century (via Design You Trust)

Other Interesting Things:

• Write to Santa Today! (via USPS Newsroom)
• Fall upon the leaves (via Nero’s Notes)
• The importance of handwriting is becoming better understood (via Bleistift)
• How a Professional Pen Expert Makes a Living (via The Pen Addict)
• Fountain Pen Tag: 10 More Pen Questions (via Dime Novel Raven)
• Staplers I have known (via The Typewriter Revolution blog)
• A Teaser Trailer for Season Four of For All Mankind (via Kottke.org)

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