by Carla | Feb 28, 2014 | Inkdrops, Living, Typewriters
It’s the end of February. Thank goodness! Well-documented are blue in January. For me, it’s actually a month of planning, new beginnings and action. And of course, there’s always some kind of delicious stationery from my Christmas stocking, and...
by Carla | Feb 17, 2014 | Books, Inkdrops, Living
How I love the proper books from my childhood. Rustly pages, big typeface, simple illustrations – and that unmistakable, addictive old book smell. Holiday Summer by Decie Merwin I’ve always been a voracious reader, and even now at the grand old age of...
by Annastasia | Feb 7, 2014 | Inkdrops, Living, organisation
I started 2014 with plans to sort out my desk. Not that it was particularly disorganised, except for the week around Christmas when everything got dumped on it. But I’d seen lots of pictures on the Internet of cool looking desk spaces. I’d read blog posts about people...
by Carla | Jan 31, 2014 | Inkdrops
I know, I know, gratitude is everywhere at the moment. But I’ve been keeping a daily diary of things I’m grateful for and happy about since July, and I am definitely happier for it. So instead of #100happythings, I thought I’d have a month of...
by Annastasia | Jan 24, 2014 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, notebooks, organisation
We all know that there’s nothing like getting a parcel through the post. Better yet when it’s an unexpected parcel. So I was extremely chuffed when the postie rang the doorbell last week and delivered Carla’s New Year gift parcel. There was a...
by Carla | Jan 18, 2014 | Inkdrops, Living
Happy (rather belated) new year, stationery lovers! I’ve chosen a word for the year for the first time in 2014. In keeping with the ethos of Ink Drops, and in an attempt to continue to slow down and really savour and appreciate life, I’ve chosen BALANCE....
by Annastasia | Jan 3, 2014 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters, Living, Seasons
I always found New Year’s Eve a tricky occasion. I knew that I wanted to see the New Year in, and sing Auld Lang Syne. It was the bits either side of that which I found problematic. I’d enjoyed parties, bars, pubs, and even central London on the evening of the...
by Carla | Dec 20, 2013 | Inkdrops, organisation
I don’t know about you, but every single year I start thinking about Christmas in about August. New rubber stamps and ink pads, blank cards and metallic pens are ordered. Plans are put in place to make all my own cards. I even start buying a few books of stamps...
by Annastasia | Dec 13, 2013 | Inkdrops, Letters, Living
Queuing in the Post Office can be wonderful. It’s time to read. You can spot interesting people. Eavesdropping is often rewarding. You can play the ‘guess what’s in the parcel’ game. It’s inevitable at this time of year that more people...
by Carla | Dec 7, 2013 | Inkdrops
We love all the stationery we’ve been giving away this week, but we saved the best till last… You might have noticed our enthusiasm for pens which write nicely. Annastasia fills hers with green ink, while Carla opts for turquoise. Hence we are delighted...
by Carla | Dec 6, 2013 | Giveaway, Inkdrops
Oooh, it’s the penultimate day of our giveaway. Just today and tomorrow to go! (forgive me if there are typos in this post… the kittens are “helping” me…) Postcards are wonderful things. Annastasia wrote about how amazingly versatile...
by Carla | Dec 5, 2013 | Giveaway, Inkdrops
We’ve reached day 5 of our week-long giveaway to celebrate turning one. Today we’ve got a rather fun What to Wear pad for you. To be in with a chance to win, just pop over to our Twitter page and follow us, then retweet today’s entry tweet. Diaries...
