Ink, Pens, Paper And A Norbert

Some good stuff and a dog…

• Quick Fountain Pen Review: Top 5 Chinese Fountain Pens 2019
• Anderson Pens: TACCIA LIP COLOR Ink
• Noodler’s Ink has a new website.
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Eye Candy: Yamamoto Paper Tasting (No, that isn’t a typo.)
• Create A Simple Landscape Using Fountain Pen Ink And Water
• fude fan: Japan pen trends in 2019
• From the Pen Cup: Just Right: The Theme System Journal
• A goblet full of chocolate or is it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pen Stuff And Giggles

Babies are always cute but some have a brightness and charm that is engaging beyond the usual. Nash is one of them. The pen links aren’t bad either.

• The Well-Appointed Desk: 12 Days of Inkmas: Day 1 – TWSBI 1791 Part 1: Pink and Prairie Green
• Fountain Pen Love: What Are The Best Fountain Pen Friendly Notebooks For Bullet Journaling?
• Mountain of Ink: Ink Review #986: Diamine Scribble Purple
• The Finer Point: Using Hoarded Notebooks
• Crónicas Estilográficas: Japanese Skylines
• Deccan Herald: In memory of my father’s pens
• Nick Stewart: My top 12 inks for 2019
• The Pelikan’s Perch: Edelstein Ink of the Year 2020 – Moonstone
• Just for giggles, Nash talking to his Daddy

Sunday Reads: Pen And Ink Links

Just a few for you…

• Ed Jelley: TiScribe Mini
• From the Pen Cup: Diving In
• Brilliant!
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Link Love: Gift Guides & Koala Rescues
• Quick Fountain Pen Review: Noodler’s Ahab with a FPR Ultra Flex Nib
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Notebook Review: Blackwing Clutch
• Jet Pens: Top Fountain Pen Ink Releases of 2019

‘Tis the season…

Snowy Victorian Houses pic.twitter.com/VQ99mLhQSr

— Victorian Houses (@HousesVictorian) December 12, 2019

Sunday Reads: Pen Stuff And Cat/Dog Siblings

The pen stuff is good but the video will be good for a laugh.

• Jet Pens: Concise Bellows Pen Case (I like the khaki.)
• Fountain Pen Love: Using A Notebook For Fountain Pen Fun and Play
• Ed Jelley: Ensso Piuma Fountain Pen Review by Tim Pockett
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Notebook Review – JetPen’s Kanso Sasshi Booklets by Laura Cameron
• Clairefontaine: GraF’Book 360° Notebook
• Fountain Pen Blog: Bath Time

The struggles of having a little sister! 💛💛💛 pic.twitter.com/r6gN8v20NA

— The Dodo (@dodo) August 6, 2019

Sunday Reads: Edison, Italics And A Crush

Confession: I can’t use a BIC without feeling like I’m slumming. Am I a snob?

• Why I Swapped Out my BIC for a Fountain Pen
• Why I Keep an Idea Journal and Thomas Edison journal
• UK Fountain Pens: 11 phenomenal stubs and italics for any budget
• Mountain of Ink: Ink Review #785: Robert Oster Velvet Crush

Favorite traveling companions…

Sundays Reads: Filofax, Esterbrooks And A Fab Ink Video

Interested in a vintage Esterbrook fountain pen? Anderson Pens has a wide selection, serviced and ready to write.

• The Well-Appointed Desk: Review: Filofax Clipbook & Pen (FP-friendly paper)
• Anderson Pens has a ton of vintage Esterbrooks on offer
• A Snafu with a happy ending
• Polar Pencil Pusher: Notebook Review: Apica CG-54 Grid
• Fountain Pen Blog: Travelling with ink: Lake Garda revisited.
• Pen pals: These creators of exquisite writing instruments speak about their passion (h/t hisnibs.com)

Watch through to the end.

pic.twitter.com/mIGyUUY2Sh

— Satisfying Daily (@SatisfyingDaily) June 21, 2019

Sunday Reads: Pens, Inks And Doodles

I thought I had a lot of ink samples until I saw Nick Stewart’s collection…

• Fountain Pen Ink Art: SAILOR INK STUDIO SWATCH TESTS – PART 07 – THE PINKY BROWNS
• Paper for Fountain Pens (my first Tomoe River paper)
• Rediscover Analog: 8 Fountain Pens That Won’t Break the Bank
• Nick Stewart: Ink Sample Vial and Ink Swatch Card Storage Systems
• Pensive Candy (outstanding fountain pen doodles)
• WaPo: Believe it or not the fountain pen is back
• Alvaro Castagnet: Watercolor Painting Streetscape Sketch (Part1)

From the archives, a Nemosine Singularity 0.6mm italic nib