by Carla | May 29, 2015 | Articles, Handwriting, Inkdrops
Ah, real fountain pen ink. There’s nothing quite like it… I have a few purple and turquoise cartridges which I can use in my old school fountain pen (which is battered but writes amazingly). But the pen I use the most, which was a graduation present, only has...
by Annastasia | May 22, 2015 | Inkdrops, Living
It seems that days all too often require one to get in a car or on the bus to go and spend time doing something useful and productive. Now it’s lovely to spend a day being usefully busy. To lose yourself in the flow of activity and enjoy a glow of satisfaction...
by Carla | May 8, 2015 | Books, Inkdrops
In my Christmas stocking, this year was a copy of the unusual and highly intriguing The Novel Cure. In the madness of Christmas, I didn’t get a chance to curl up with it. This has turned out to be a good thing. This is very much a book to dip in and out of when...
by Annastasia | May 1, 2015 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, notebooks, organisation
I love my big notebook, my daybook, that I write all kinds of things in. However, with so many pages it can be difficult to keep track of which page I’ve written which job list on. The notebook has a ribbon marker but that’s only good for one page, and...
by Annastasia | Apr 17, 2015 | Inkdrops, Living, organisation
We all want a bit more time. We struggle to fit things in. When we’re feeling harassed we ask for more hours in the day. Or enough time to get it, whatever it may be, done by the end of the week. I’m still working on more hours in the day. However, I did...
by Carla | Apr 4, 2015 | Day in the life, Inkdrops
Given the nature of this blog and Ink Drops itself, I have something of a strange relationship with my computer screen. I’ll go out of my way to avoid spending too much time on it. Simultaneously I get lost in website tweaks and writing, and of course running...
by Annastasia | Mar 27, 2015 | Creative, Geekery, Inkdrops, Letterpress, Printing
Wednesday night Carla and I enjoyed another night at The Waiting Room. We got to find out more about letterpress printing, paper and other lost arts. London Centre for Book Arts Things kicked off with a talk from Simon Good of the London Centre for Book Arts. It can...
by Carla | Mar 23, 2015 | Articles, Inkdrops, Living
It’ll come as no surprise to hear that my paper addiction stretches to include some magazines as well as stationery and books. Not the typical celebrity-focused ones, but the ones that are a delight to discover and a joy to peruse. The ones that embrace and...
by Annastasia | Mar 13, 2015 | Inkdrops, Living, simplification
The bright sunshine this week has encouraged me to leave my desk and enjoy a lunchtime stroll. I know I should do it more often in the winter but it’s often more tempting to stay inside where it’s warm with a book to transport me to somewhere else. Even in...
by Carla | Mar 13, 2015 | Inkdrops, Living, organisation, Travelling Desk
I might be reasonably organised but I’m not terribly good at minimalism (or packing light). However, on trips to the US, I know I have to keep space for the return journey in my suitcase for the inevitable raids on the craft superstores over here. So this is...
by Annastasia | Mar 6, 2015 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, notebooks
It hasn’t been a particularly cold winter but it feels like it’s been going on for a long time. Maybe it’s simply because we’ve been waiting for a massive drop in temperature and heavy snow and it hasn’t yet arrived. Now there’s a...
by Carla | Feb 16, 2015 | Books, Day in the life, Inkdrops, Living, organisation
The lovely Kate tagged me in an Instagram post this morning. She asked me to join the tag and share a photo of my blue books. While I was stacking the blue-spined books within reach for a quick snap, I realised that though I’ve had the conversation many...
