by Carla | Aug 16, 2018 | Inkdrops, My life in stationery
This month’s Life in Stationery is the lovely Karen Julia, whose favourite ink colour is purple – and whose interview features brownies and secrets for left-handed people. We couldn’t resist! Without further ado: What’s the best thing...
by Carla | Aug 5, 2018 | Bullet Journal, Inkdrops, Lists, organisation
In a delightful twist of irony, I have been so busy setting up & using my bullet journal, I utterly forgot to blog about it last week. The best laid plans… As I’ve finally left my day job to focus on my businesses full time, I had a lot to squish in this...
by Carla | Jul 24, 2018 | Closer Look, Inkdrops
Ooh, it’s that time again! Nearly time for our August box orders to close. And time to have a closer look at what was in the July box. They should all be with their recipients by now, so no surprise-spoiling… here goes: Clockwise from top, we have a gorgeous...
by Carla | Jul 16, 2018 | Christmas Preparations, Inkdrops
This month, I have changed my original plans of what to write about. I was going to start by reminding you that there are only 23 Fridays left until Christmas (at the time of writing) and remind you that while hopefully you have had a chance to follow along with me in...
by Carla | Jul 10, 2018 | Inkdrops, My life in stationery
Ooh, it’s been a while since the last instalment of My Life in Stationery! This month features the gorgeous Sarah of Sarah Wayte Photography, who is a storytelling people photographer with an emphasis on capturing the heart and soul of her subjects. She has...
by Carla | Jun 4, 2018 | Closer Look, Inkdrops
Sometimes, the clash of slow living & technology is interesting…At this time, I have been battling WordPress for hours to bring you this post, about gorgeous stationery which has nothing to do with the internet. Yet without the internet, there would be less...
by Carla | May 28, 2018 | Articles, Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters
Obviously here at Ink Drops HQ we’re big fans of all things handwritten, and love to pen letters to our friends & loved ones as an alternative to email, text and phone calls. But it’s rare that I sit down and write a letter to myself. It’s...
by Carla | Apr 16, 2018 | An envelope of snippets, Inkdrops, Living
Our links roundups are some of my favourite go-to posts for a quiet fifteen minutes with a cuppa – mainly because normally the lovely Annastasia writes them! My turn today, accompanied by cake (obviously) – I hope you like my selections as much as you...
by Carla | Feb 26, 2018 | Closer Look, Inkdrops
It’s my turn to blog so of course, it’s a late-night special. I’m testing coconut oil as a new moisturiser for winter-chapped hands, the biggest cup of tea in the world is steaming away on my desk, and I might even have some chocolate keeping me...
by Carla | Feb 6, 2018 | Bullet Journal, Inkdrops, Living, organisation
It was very nearly a disaster. It was a Sunday. I’d done my weekly planning in the morning, organised my calendar for the week and made my lists. I’d been to a meeting at my studio and written down all the points. Then I measured up my space so I could buy...
by Carla | Jan 23, 2018 | Closer Look, Inkdrops, Shop goodies
We heard you guys were quite keen on stationery (!) and that you’d like to know a bit more about each box’s contents. We also know that lots of you like the surprise element. So we’re keeping the sneak peek page, and adding a closer look at some of...
by Carla | Jan 16, 2018 | Christmas Preparations, Guest posts, Inkdrops, Living
We have a new series for 2018! The delightful Mimi will document her preparations for the festive season over the course of a year. Without further ado, here’s episode one: Last week I had to go into the big shopping centre in town to buy some new wellies...
