by Carla | Dec 4, 2013 | Giveaway, Inkdrops
Hey look, it’s day 4 of our 7-day birthday celebrations! It was December 2012 when we sent out our very first Ace boxes. We’re celebrating all week long with a giveaway each day. To take part just head over to Twitter, follow us and retweet our competition...
by Carla | Dec 3, 2013 | Giveaway, Inkdrops
Welcome to day 3 of our 7-day birthday celebrations. It was December 2012 when we sent out our very first Ace boxes. We’re celebrating all week long with a giveaway each day. To take part just head over to Twitter, follow us and retweet our competition tweet each day....
by Carla | Dec 2, 2013 | Giveaway, Inkdrops
Welcome to day 2 of our 7-day birthday celebrations. It was December 2012 when we sent out our very first Ace boxes. We’re celebrating all week long with a giveaway each day. To take part just head over to Twitter, follow us and retweet our competition tweet each day....
by Carla | Dec 1, 2013 | Giveaway, Inkdrops
Welcome to the first day of our 7-day birthday celebrations. It was during December 2012 that we sent out our very first Ace boxes. So we’re celebrating all week long with a giveaway each day. To take part just head over to Twitter, follow us and retweet our...
by Annastasia | Nov 29, 2013 | Inkdrops, Living
Carla and I have been looking at our stock very carefully in recent days. We’ve been giving particular attention to the birthday cards, as we try to decide which one to send to ourselves. Ink Drops is a year old. We launched last November and sent our first...
by Carla | Nov 22, 2013 | Books, Inkdrops, Living
Now I know I talk about the weather a lot (I’m British, humour me) but is there anything more lovely than coming in from the cold, making a mug of hot chocolate and curling up on the sofa with a big snuggly blanket and a book? The winter evening accompaniments which...
by Annastasia | Nov 15, 2013 | Inkdrops, Living, organisation
Paper is wonderful stuff. Even if it’s just a circular or a bill there is a thrill in opening a letter. There’s a joy to a document waiting for your highlighter and scribbled notes. You are obviously a fabulously important person if you have trays of...
by Carla | Nov 8, 2013 | Diaries and Journals, Handwriting, Inkdrops, Living
Diaries are funny things. So many started, so many left, unfinished, before so much as a month has passed. So many of us have bundles of unfinished diaries… (photo credit: Spree2010 via photopin cc) I’ve already talked about my own five year diary, and...
by Annastasia | Nov 1, 2013 | Inkdrops, Living
To my way of thinking there are two types of Christmas gifts that one buys. Although on reflection the theory extends to any kind of gift. There are those that are easy to buy for. Either because you know their tastes, and have an idea of what might delight them. Or...
by Carla | Oct 25, 2013 | Inkdrops, Living
Oh, my… – something I frequently utter when I come across something I really, really want. Especially if it’s something that is glorious to look at, useful and accentuates a slower lifestyle. My beloved bike (named Bluebell) is one of those things and more than...
by Annastasia | Oct 18, 2013 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters, Living
Way back in May, Ink Drops took our typewriters along to the Make Me Joyful letter-writing salon. While I was there I wrote several letters. Mainly to friends offering thanks for their friendship, sunny thoughts and support during tricky times ahead. I also wrote...
by Carla | Oct 11, 2013 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops
I’ve been through every kind of diary available, in my time. From homework planners at school to academic diaries at university. Loose Filofax pages and little handbag-sized hardback diaries, I’ve had them all. Of course, I love every single one – and choosing...
