Lunar New Year was actually a few days ago but I wanted an excuse to share the new Year of the Snake postage stamp (link to article below). I love this series from the USPS and love that they continue to create new designs each year. May your year be filled with joy, prosperity and peace. We could all use a heaping helping of that right now!
Pens:
- Otto Hutt Design 07 Fountain Pen Review (via BLAKE’S BROADCAST)
- New Pilot Gel Pens (via Wonder Pens)
- A new month, a new plan. (via Fountain pen blog)
- Fountain Pen Rotation: What’s in Your Cup this Month? (via Fountain Pen Chronicles and More)
- Pen Rotation Changes (via Rachel’s Reflections)
Ink:
- ink review : Teranishi Guitar – Orchestra Tangerine (via inkxplorations)
- Ink Review #2696: KWZ Green Gold 2 (via Mountain of Ink)
- Vinta Elysium Green (Kayangan 1967) (via Inkcredible Colours)
- Blue-Black: the Best of Both Worlds (via Pen Boutique Ltd)
- Sailor Manyo Uri Fountain Pen Ink Review (via The Pen Addict)
- How Many Inks is Too Many Inks? (via Stationery Vagaries)
- Ink Swatch Wednesday: KWZ Brown Pink (via CJs Wunderkammer)
Pencils:
- Vintage Colored Pencils: “Triple Stripe” Caran d’Ache Supracolor II (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Notebook Meeting 2025 (via The Poor Penman)
- Where to buy dot grid refill paper (unpunched or punched for discbound planners and notebooks) (via All About Planners)
- Brian Eno’s Notebooks (via Notebook Stories)
- Why are we failing to keep up with our Bullet Journal (via Rediscover Analog)
- Paper Review: The Field Notes Steno Pad (via The Gentleman Stationer)
Art & Creativity:
- Water-Soluble Media Showdown (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- Making my own textures for Procreate (via Drewscape)
- On My Table: Beginning of February 2025. (via Apple-Pine)
- Thoughts on Social Media and Blogging (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- New Book Shines Light on the Joy of Slow Stitching (via My Modern Met)
- The USk Drink & Draw is Back (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
- How ‘The Art of Embroidery Design’ Will Help Hone Creativity (via Brown Paper Bag)
- The buzzwords creatives are ditching in 2025 (and what to say instead) (via Creative Boom)
Other Interesting Things:
- LEGO Set Lets You Build Your Own Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Painting (via My Modern Met)
- USPS Unveils Its Lunar New Year Stamp for the Year of the Snake (via My Modern Met)
- Ebooks are now available from Bookshop[dot]org. You can read… (via Kottke.org)
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