by Carla | Jun 24, 2013 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters, Photographs
When you receive cards, letters and notes in the post, what do you do with them? Do you pin them to a board, proudly display them on a mantelpiece or shelf, tuck them away in boxes? Mine frequently end up as bookmarks, which perhaps sounds ungrateful. But it means it...
by Carla | Jun 14, 2013 | Inkdrops, Typewriters
When your new typewriter comes to live with you, the first thing you’ll want to know is a bit more about it. When is it from, what kind of ribbons does it take, all the little things that make it more yours, more exciting and most of all more usable! My first...
by Annastasia | Jun 7, 2013 | Inkdrops, notebooks
Give him a bag of Bics and he’s happy as a sandboy. Sticky notes, dispensed from a variety of holders, surround him like a halo. Yes, my Dad loves stationery. It looks like a very chunky notebook… But he’s very bad at buying the stuff for himself. I’ve seen him...
by Annastasia | May 31, 2013 | Inkdrops
It’s been a whirlwind time for Team Ink Drops (as we have been dubbed). We celebrated National Letter Writing Day on 21 May. On this date, we headed off, typewriter in hand. And where to? Why to the Letter Writing Salon organised by the lovely Cheryl of Make Me...
by Carla | May 17, 2013 | Inkdrops
At the beginning of this year, I realised that with all the things I do, I needed to be considerably more organised than I was. These days most of my appointments live in my Google calendar. Unless I’ve written things down the old fashioned way, with pen and...
by Annastasia | May 10, 2013 | Inkdrops
We love to communicate. It’s great fun to stay in touch by letter, email or correspondence card. However it’s even more fun to do so in person, and when it involves stationery too, we’re there with bells on. Ink Drops will be popping up at two locations in May. We’re...
by Annastasia | May 3, 2013 | Inkdrops
Set in a world without smartphones or computers, it is no surprise that paper abounds. Characters communicate via letter or telegram. They book long-distance phone calls and wait hours for the connection. Letters appear throughout the story in a most casual fashion. ...
by Carla | Apr 28, 2013 | Business Musings, Inkdrops
Last week was National Stationery Week , three words that set our paper-obsessed hearts all aflutter! With new boxes and ideas in mind, we took ourselves and a giant rubber duck up to London for two days. Incidentally, the duck is shortly to have some kind of green...
by Annastasia | Apr 19, 2013 | Inkdrops
Postcards are fantastic things. Who would imagine that a piece of card could have so many possibilities? They are a small but perfectly formed opportunity for colour, texture, and fun. Here are my 5 favourite things to do with a postcard 1. Use as a bookmark – It’s...
by Carla | Apr 12, 2013 | Books, Inkdrops, Typist's Desk Book
Find yourself someone who knows Nottingham. Then get them to take you to the random little house clearance and bric-a-brac shops on the outskirts. I went to one of these on a cold December afternoon. And promptly nearly bankrupted myself on gorgeous nostalgic books,...
by Carla | Mar 22, 2013 | Inkdrops, Photographs
Ahhh, Pinterest. That little haven of space where you can browse inspiration to your heart’s content, adding snippets to your own board, planning rooms in your house, your next craft project, recipes you’d like to try… And oops, once again several hours have vanished...
by Annastasia | Mar 8, 2013 | Inkdrops
Many years ago, (back in the dark ages Woolworths still existed) I decided to get organised and purchased a greeting card organiser. While it sounded very grand, it wasn’t. Essentially it was a box. Admittedly it was a pretty box and it came with tasteful...
