Link Love: Black Friday Edition

Here in the US, Thanksgiving is tomorrow so if you’re reading this then you are either “pretending to work” your final day before the holiday weekend or you are using this post as an excuse to ignore a family member under the guise of “checking your work email.” Happy to provide a diversion.

Now, I want to remind you of two big events coming up.

First, Friday is the most consumer of all holidays, Black Friday. As most of us are probably already inundated with email newsletters about upcoming sales, I won’t list them all here as we have done in previous years. There are too many deals, discounts and sales to keep up with. Suffice it to say that this weekend will be chock full of fountain pen related deals. If you are hoping to recommend a gift idea to your family to purchase for you or you like to pick up a few things for yourself in the midst of shopping for gift cards for your nieces and nephews (like I will be doing — teenagers, need I say more?), then check out all your favorite online shops starting today through Monday.

Second, the annual Pen Addict Gift Guide episode is back! And unlike last year, I will be on the podcast to make lots of recommendations and generally heckle Brad for waiting so long to have me back on the show. I am not sure exactly what date the episode will go live. Myke will not be available to record the episode with us so it might not go up until next week but be assured… it’s coming!

Gift Guides:

• The 2022 T.G.S. Holiday Gift Guide is Live! (via The Gentleman Stationer)
• Yoseka 2022 Holiday Gift Guide (via Yoseka Stationery)
• 2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Pens & Inks & Writing Accessories (via Pen Chalet)

Pens:

• A Salute to the Lowly Bic (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• The Best No-Plastic And Low Plastic Pens And Refills (via Unsharpen)
• risky business: montblanc 146 legrand (via A Fleeting Ripple)
• TLDR: Pelikan Pens 101 (via The Pen Addict)
• Writing with an edge and an angle (via mnmlscholar)
• Wancai Mini Eyedropper With Diamine Aurora Borealis (via An Inkophile’s Blog)

Ink:

• Ink Review #731: Faber Castell Midnight Blue (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
• Monteverde Sweet Life – Pumpkin Pie (via dapprman)
• Ink Review #1948: Kobe Bauhaus Orange (via Mountain of Ink)
• Private Reserve Midnight Blue on Midori MD (via Inkcredible Colours)
• Ink Review #1945: Kobe 54 Goshikiyama Ocher (via Mountain of Ink)
• Ferris Wheel Press SEPTEMBER Inks (via Nick Stewart FOUNTAIN PEN INK ART)

Pencils:

• The Best Japanese Mechanical Pencils (via JetPens Blog)
• Golden! Caran d’Ache Colour Treasure Prismalo Bicolors (via Fueled by Clouds & Coffee)
• Blackwing color pencils (via Stationery )
• Caran d’Ache Graphite Pencil Guide (via Unsharpen)

Notebooks & Paper:

• Conditioning and caring for leather. (via Philofaxy)
• Chris W. / Mairtini Watercolor Notebook Review (via Notebook Stories)

Art & Creativity:

• iPad 10 (2022) artist review (via Parka Blogs)
• One More Thing about Tools Changing the Way We Draw (via RozWoundUp)
• Rethinking Packaging with a Digital Lens (via Dieline)

Other Interesting Things:

• Reader Conversations: How Do You Want to Feel? Setting Intentions for the Rest of the Year (via My Giant Strawberry)
• Dolly Parton Gets $100 Million Award From Jeff Bezos (via My Modern Met)
• As Tech Layoffs Continue, Meta Slashes Arts Program Staff (via Hyperallergic)
• The Messerschmitt KR200: A Sunny Day out In Germany’s Two-Seater Tandem Bubble Car, 1959 (via Design You Trust)
• A Daily Cloud: Artist Creates Funny Doodles Of Clouds That Makes Everybody Smile (via Design You Trust)
• Self-care: Let’s Talk About Gratitude (via Modern Daily Knitting)
• A mindset of rose tinted glasses, a mnml digest (via mnmlscholar)
• New Orleans Adventures (via The Pen Addict)
• Good Made Better Made Portable (via Penquisition)
• Pelikan Hubs 2022 – Philadelphia: A Recap (via The Pelikan’s Perch)

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