by Carla | Apr 25, 2019 | Closer Look, Inkdrops
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...
by Annastasia | Apr 1, 2019 | An envelope of snippets, Inkdrops
Much as we love using gel pens and coloured pencils for habit tracking and planning it can look pretty cool done digitally. And you can avoid having hundreds of sticky notes stuck all over your planner! Is one planner not enough for you? Evidently not! Unsurprisingly,...
by Carla | Mar 25, 2019 | Articles, Inkdrops, Meet the Maker
One of the things we’re proudest of at Ink Drops is working whenever we can with UK artists and makers, so you can discover new favourites while indulging your stationery addiction! Last year two of our boxes featured cards from Kim at Witchmountain....
by Carla | Mar 11, 2019 | Closer Look, Inkdrops
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...
by Annastasia | Mar 4, 2019 | An envelope of snippets, Inkdrops
This super useful how-to from the Letter Writers Alliance explains how to refill fountain pen ink cartridges :) Our dream house has a library, a morning room for letter writing and a hidden door! The clocks go forward at the end of the month. So why not make this your...
by Carla | Feb 25, 2019 | Articles, Inkdrops, Living, Travelling Desk
There are things I do which, when others find out about them, seem really weird – even though to me they seem totally normal. Having a lap tray office is one of them. Working anywhere When the internet got excited about the rise of the digital nomad, I could see...
by Annastasia | Feb 11, 2019 | Inkdrops
Done your clothes, books, paperwork, komondo and sentimental items? Don’t forget to apply Marie Kondo in your office! Valentine’s Day reminded us about the Bridegroom Oak. Thinking about booking a holiday? Science has figured out how long your break needs...
by Carla | Jan 28, 2019 | Closer Look, Inkdrops
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...
by Annastasia | Jan 21, 2019 | #loverealletters, Inkdrops
It’s not about the biscuits.Sorry. It doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them but they are sort of, kind of beside the point. While Carla and I were planning #loverealletters for January we thought we would post a biscuit recipe today. We enthused about...
by Annastasia | Jan 14, 2019 | #loverealletters, Creative, Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters
Writing a letter on a banana skin sounds like a fun and crazy thing to do. A cute way to send an unusual message to a friend. Obviously, your niece would love the idea of such a thing. Interestingly neither you or your partner in crime…err.. stationery are able...
by Carla | Jan 1, 2019 | #loverealletters, Inkdrops, Letters
Happy new year, loves! 2019 is here, and with it is something we’ve been working on for a while – #loverealletters – our own love letter to real letters. Real post is something special in the overwhelmingly digital age, and getting a letter to open...
by Carla | Dec 21, 2018 | Diaries and Journals, Giveaway, Inkdrops
Well, 2018 is almost over and 2019 is approaching, and as ever, we prefer to look forward than back. So we have a copy of the Accidental Memoir to give away – a wonderful way of writing a “guidebook to yourself” without having to sit down and...
