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A Closer Look – July 2019

A Closer Look – July 2019

What will be in our monthly selection of stationery is a surprise. Unless that you choose to sneak peek at a photo of what the contents will be. And here’s a closer look at what we included in the July mailing for your delight. Cards are a very important part of...
A Closer Look – June 2019

A Closer Look – June 2019

Each month we have a little nose at what’s been in a previous box, to whet your appetite and show you the kind of glorious stationery you’ll find in an Ink Drops box! June had some definite purple, pink and grey tones going on – let’s have a...
A Closer Look – May 2019

A Closer Look – May 2019

May’s stationery subscription box was full of delightful things. So let’s take a closer look: Message in a bottle postcard To begin with, there was the message in a bottle polaroid postcards. These are such lovely little pieces of ephemera, they’re...
A Closer Look – April 2019

A Closer Look – April 2019

Ahh, April showers and the promise of spring… at least here in the northern hemisphere. April is a changeable feast of bank holidays and weird weather. Between all the unexpected days off and munching our Easter eggs, we put together a rather delightful...
A Closer Look: March 2019

A Closer Look: March 2019

Time for a closer nose at last month’s box: You can never have too many notebooks. So we started March’s selection around this lovely little A6 hardback notebook decorated with arrows. It’s ideal for a handbag, travel notes or writing that novel on...
A Closer Look – our February box

A Closer Look – our February box

Just before we make a start at packing the March boxes, here’s a closer peek at what was in February’s selection: Possibly the most awkward selection we’ve ever had to wrap, February did not arrive in our usual neat, letterbox-sized envelopes, but...
A closer look – January 2019

A closer look – January 2019

 s. .. Ooooh, this was a particularly lovely box! January’s box contained a lovely mixture of quirky, cool and pretty stationery, with a total value of over £18. First up is a polaroid postcard featuring a distinctly whimsical balloon-powered flying house. It...
Closer Look: August 2018 monthly box

Closer Look: August 2018 monthly box

Where do the months go?! It’s already time for a closer look at August’s goodies, ahead of September’s shipping… AND THEN IT WILL BE AUTUMN. Eeep. Having said that, generally, we love autumn for its cosiness, long walks, leaf-kicking and hot...
Closer Look: July 2018 box contents

Closer Look: July 2018 box contents

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...
A closer look: May 2018

A closer look: May 2018

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...
A closer look: February 2018

A closer look: February 2018

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...
A closer look: January 2018

A closer look: January 2018

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...