by Carla | Mar 13, 2014 | Business Musings, Creative, Day in the life, Guest posts, Inkdrops, Living
Eli is the artist behind our Sshh card (in February’s box) and one of the fabulous cards in April’s Ace box. As an artist and stationery lover, and fellow slow living advocate, we asked her what a typical day looks like… There is no such thing as a...
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 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 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 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...
