Sunday Reads - May 11. 2014

• Check out the Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper!
• 271 years before Pantone, an artist mixed and described every colour imaginable in an 800-page book...
• I love this song, but I also want to dive into and swim in these delicious vats of creamy ink: how ink is made. Seriously. This is like food p0rn but even better. I can hardly think straight while watching this. (Also I may or may not want to taste these.) 
• A Fisher Bullet Space Pen review, at The Newsprint.
• The Pen Addict reviews the Ogami Professional Stone Paper notebook.
• Pens! Pencil! Paper! reviews the Monteverde Impressa fountain pen - a pen I probably wouldn't have looked twice at if someone else hadn't reviewed it first. (This happens to me a lot though and that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the pen. That's just how I function.) 
• A Fool With A Pen reviews Diamine Syrah ink. Yummy. This is an ink that's safe to drink, isn't it?
• Seven reasons you should absolutely boycott SeaWorld. Yes. I'm really anti-SeaWorld. Sorry if this offends you. 
• Everyday Carry shares some of the best everyday carry pens.
• From The Pen Cup is checking out broads now. Nibs, that is. Dirty minds, geez. 
• Write To Me Often reviews the very pretty Lamy Safari Neon Coral fountain pen. 

And don't forget you can get 10% off at Pen Chalet until the end of the year on your purchases! (Not an affiliate link!)

Sunday Reads - January 12. 2014

• The January Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper is here! Hosted by Heather at A Penchant for Paper - head over to see all the links!
• My Elaborate and Over-kill Notebook Archival Process, on the Pen Addict. This tickles my OCD pickle.
• Cool pictures of China's Harbin Ice Festival. LIGHTS. Serious lights. 
• Gorgeous ink bottle p0rn at These Beautiful Pens!
• Informal Scribble reviews Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-Same.
• The Clicky Post reviews the EiMIM Z Bead Blasted finish pen, as well as the Kaweco ART Sport in the Alabaster finish (a series I fancy greatly). 
• Graphite portraits of friends, at Colossal. Beautiful work, and most interesting that he favours Moleskine...
• Pens! Paper! Pencils! does a really cute review of J. Herbin's Bleu Pervenche ink - I was totally taken in by the adorable doodle.
• A lovely post from Mary at From The Pen Cup on the pen community, and life in general I guess. I won't lie. I shed a little tear. It's been a difficult week for many of us it seems.

Sunday Reads - November 10. 2013

• The November 2013 Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper is up at Goldspot Pens! Check it out!
• Seriously cool art. You must watch this video in its entirety. 
• Peanut butter cookies. Yeah. I have problems. Oh god also puppy chow cookies...
• Obsessing over teas from Cornelia Bean in Winnipeg, Manitoba...I love their teas. Amazing stuff. 
• Inktronics reviews Pilot Iroshizuku's Syo-Ro. Check this out, whether you like the ink or not, at least just for the first picture. I love it. 
• Pelikan pen p0rn at These Beautiful Pens. 
• Cats wearing tights.  
• Pen Paper Ink Letter reviews the Pilot Parallel 2.4mm calligraphy pen. Heath also does a great review of his Noodler's Ahab flex fountain pen (a pen I loathe...).
• Pencil sharpening p0rn - how to use a Blackwing pencil sharpener.

Sunday Reads - June 9. 2013

• Ed Jelley hosts this month's Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper.
• Mike at The Clicky Post reviews the Lamy Swift rollerball pen - in matte black.
• Enjoy some lovely pictures of a Design.Y leather journal at These Beautiful Pens.
• The Well-Appointed Desk reviews the Midori Traveler Star Edition. (Plus, Ana's search for the perfect green continues.)
• Kayte at Delectable Pens reviews her new TWSBI Diamond 580 1.1mm stub nib fountain pen!
• Check out some of Anika's amazing patterns if you haven't seen them already. This girl is on fire, seriously. 
• Brad at The Pen Addict reviews Tomoe River Paper!
• Earnest Ward reviews the TWSBI notebook. 
• The terrible beauty of California's powerhouse fire.  
• Ivan at Inktronics reviews the Platinum Century #3776 with a double broad nib. And there's awesome pictures to enjoy. 

Sunday Reads - May 12. 2013

• Where do old cell phones go to die?
• Stop by and wish Julie happy four years of blogging at Pens Paper Inks...Whatever!
• Zeller Writing Company is having a giveaway! 
• Raw Data: A Hand-Drawn Animation with Ink, Gouache, White-out and Coffee.
• Rants of the Archer shares May's Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper! Don't forget to prepare your posts for next month's carnival as well!
• Kayte at Delectable Pens needs some reader suggestions for a pen - check out her post and leave a comment if you have any ideas! 
• Ed Jelley reviews J. Herbin's Terre de Feu - an ink I have never used, believe it or not! 
• Pentorium does a long-term review of the TWSBI Vac 700. 
• Check out Brent Acuff''s interview on JetPens! (I am honored to say we write to each other, even though I am slow to reply...) 
• From The Pen Cup - check out Mary's FPtv Edison win! God it's gorgeous. iwant. 
• Taylor Skidmore's guest post at The Pen Addict is a great read. I'm so glad pen people stick around no matter what.  
• The sad cat diaries. Pretty accurate, I'd say.  

And a ridiculously cute Sand Cat picture, taken by Mr. Guilt!

Ridiculously cute Sand Cat image by Mr. Guilt!

Sunday Reads - April 21. 2013

• GIVEAWAY! FPGeeks is giving away a Caran d’Ache Léman Bicolor Kashmir fountain pen valued at €490. Yeah... pretty sure this isn't a post you want to miss! Go check it out!
• This month's Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper is going on over at Goldspot Pens so do check it out in case there is some awesomeness you haven't seen before, and do consider submitting your own stuff for the next month!
• Jesse Aston, of Aston Handmade/I Art Books, and I swapped blog posts - here is my stuff on his blog, and his stuff on my blog! This was a lot of fun; I suspect we'll do this again one day!
•  The strange beauty of salt mines.
• Three dimensional animals painted in layers of resin, at Colossal. 
• Joel, from Bound journals (see my review here), explains what their vegan leather is about. 
• Diamine soft mint ink review at EdJelley. 
• Eye candy, at Tannie's Space. 
• Enjoy some Nakaya eye candy at Leigh's blog. I need this pen.

Sunday Reads - April 14. 2013

• GIVEAWAY! FPGeeks is giving away a Caran d’Ache Léman Bicolor Kashmir fountain pen valued at €490. Yeah... pretty sure this isn't a post you want to miss! Go check it out!
• This month's Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper is going on over at Goldspot Pens so do check it out in case there is some awesomeness you haven't seen before, and do consider submitting your own stuff for the next month! 
• You absolutely must read Kayte's story, from Delectable Pens, on how she became a wacky pen girl. I love reading people's pen stories and Kayte's is hilarious!!
• Have a peek at my review of Crane & Co.'s pearl white folded notes on FPGeeks!
• Nine of the most fascinating abandoned mansions from around the world. 
• Yes, I know I just got a Nakaya, but now I want this one too, from Leigh at My Life As A Verb.
• Chocolate chip cookie peanut butter s'mores. (Need I say more?)
• Don't forget to check out Ed Jelley's Trading Post!
• Check out Ed's desk set up! I love seeing how others work!
• A must watch: ten minutes of pure fountain pen bliss.
• Delectable Pens reviews the Kaweco Ice Sport in pink.

Sunday Reads - January 27. 2013

• Okami reviews a handmade journal by Jesse Aston... and it's awesome. And I want one.
• Submit an entry for the Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper, which will be hosted by the Pen Addict!
• Vibrant macro photographs of coral, at Colossal.
• Name those pens, at Whatever! WOW. Name them... then put them all on your wish list. 
• I'm not sure why, but I really like foxes done in watercolour. And this one is lovely, at Watercolours With Life. Another adorable fox at In Pursuit of a Hidden Artist.
• These fish cut outs are creepy and great, at Mattias Inks.
• Um... this biscuit recipe at Melody Nunez's blog looks yummy. How can you go wrong with these ingredients?!
• A stunning review of the Sailor 1911 Professional Gear Imperial Black Edition fountain pen, at EdJelley. Well done, sir!
• Pretty watercolour tests, at Drawing With a Squirrel.
• Great comparisons - Notebook Selection, Part Two, at Does This Pen Make Me Look Fat?
• Becca at Nattosoup reviews the Akashiya Sai Watercolor Brush Pens!

Sunday Reads - January 13. 2013

• A fascinating census dot map! Try zooming in!
• Check out Anderson Pens's 2012 year in review - lots of interesting pens to look at!
• Organic sculptures sanded from hundreds of pencils, at Colossal. 
• The Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper is up at Whatever! Enjoy the posts and think about submitting your own for next month's carnival!

Sorry, this is late. Just a short list today, as we had to leave Austin quite suddenly to get back to Winnipeg on short notice. Kevin's dad passed away and I don't have time to get posts together from here. I will be back to blogging when I return home. In the meantime, please enjoy your break from me :)

Sunday Reads - November 11. 2012

• The Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper at Ink Nouveau. 
• Unboxing and inking a Sailor Lecoule, at GoGirl Café.
• Review, complete with gorgeous pictures, of J. Herbin's scented inks, at Rants of the Archer.
• A gorgeous Danitrio fountain pen at These Beautiful Pens.
• A great Zenok Leather cover review at Does This Pen Make Me Look Fat?
• You may have seen this already... but if you haven't... Man who is crushed by baby goats is the envy of us all.  
• River crossing. 
• Colored owl drawings, at Colossal. 
• Review of the Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto Lumio 4-color multi pen, at Pens and Pencils. 
• Uni Kuru Toga family of mechanical pencils, at Pens and Pencils. 
• From The Pen Cup:  Mary's yummy review of the Retro51 LE Zag. Now I want it.  
• I lovelovelove this pen, made by Ken Cavers, at Whatever!
• I very much enjoy this post full of samples on FPN.
• Heart of glass: the art of medical models.  
• Doodler's Anon's member spotlight is Anika! And she's awesome.

Sunday Reads - October 14. 2012

• The Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper at Life Imitates Doodles. Start thinking about something you want to submit for next month!
• What do you want to see on FP Geeks?
• Glittering metal ink clouds, on Colossal.  
• The color journal at Dion Dior & More. I love the colors in this!
• Mmmm....butternut squash and goat cheese pasta? Yes please.
• Ummm...*wipes drool*... JustDaveyB's flock of Pelikans? Also yes please. 
• You know I love Colossal. Check out these rural light and book installations. That's some eye candy for moi!
• Have a look at Heather's awesome travel journal, at A Penchant for Paper!
• Pink Pentel EnerGel-X gel ink pen giveaway on Pentel's blog!
• Jaw-dropping rotating 3D nebula.
• Ivan does a little write up of why he thinks the Lamy Safari/Al-Star/Vista is a good choice for a first timer fountain pen. 
• Merit badges for grown ups - a totally awesome idea. I'm seriously in love with this. I must do this for myself. Talk about uplifting!
• A crazy awesome organ drawing, by Mattias. 
• Astronomy photos of the year. 

Call for Submissions! April 2012 Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper

Hey there fellow pen, pencil, paper, (and ink) fans! April is coming up quickly and this month, the Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper is being hosted by Economy Pens!

It seems the carnival submission site is down, so Alex is requesting everyone sends in their schtuff via email or Twitter.

This is a fantastic opportunity for budding bloggers/writers/artists to get their posts out there and get some more circulation, and for experienced bloggers/writers/artists to share their expertise! I was so nervous to share my work for my first carnival but I'm so glad I did. This community is a great, wonderful set of people, so don't be shy! Share your stuff! Don't let others miss out on the chance to see your stuff! And if there's another blog you really want to share, now's the time to do so - carnivals have been a great way to introduce me to new blogs.

Here's the last few carnivals, in case you need ideas of what to share! There's a lot of variety so don't be shy!

March 2012 at The Blog of European Paper Company
February 2012 at Office Supply Geek
January 2012 at Goldspot Pens

And for some real fun, check out the very first Carnival, from August 2009, at Notebook Stories!

Whatcha waitin' for? Time is a-tickin'!