My Ink 100: Part 1 – Admitting I Have a Problem
For some absurd reason I got it in my head that I’d like to pare down my ink collection to 100 bottles or fewer. This random number, 100, seems like more ink that I could ever use in my lifetime or...
View ArticleMy Ink 100: Part 2 – Color Inventory is Hard
My phase two of my Ink 100 destash project is not going AT ALL according to plan. I needed to pull swatches for every color ink I own from my numerous Col-o-rings and sort them by color in an effort to...
View ArticleMy Ink 100: Part 3 – Swatch-a-thon
I have moved on to the “swatch the unswatched” phase of my Ink 100 Project. Check out my previous posts including, Part 1: Admitting I have a Problem and Part 2: Color Inventory is Hard. I needed to...
View ArticleMay Planner Update: Strawberries & Mushrooms
I am continuing my planner/journal/diary set-up the same way each month this year (check out my March and April set-ups, if you missed them). May will continue this process and each month my process is...
View ArticleInk 100: Part 4 Hitting My Goal
This is Part 4 of my Ink 100 series. If this is the first time you’ve seen these posts, check out Part 1, Part 2 or Part 3 first to catch up on my inky adventure. Now onwards…! The Ink 100 project is...
View ArticleInk 100: Part 5 The Final Reveal
This is the final part of my Ink 100 series. If this is the first time you’ve seen these posts, check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 to get caught up on this journey. Since I started this...
View ArticleShop News: Ink Sale!
Shop here! I’ve gone through all my inks in my Ink 100 series and chosen selections and now is your chance to acquire all my overages. Inks are priced at approximately half of retail. And there are...
View ArticleInk Review: Sailor 2024 Pen Show Exclusive
I was able to pick up the Sailor 2024 Pen Show Exclusive ink somewhere along the Pen Show Trail this year and finally had a moment to uncap and check out the color. The label suggested a...
View ArticleInk Comparison: Tom’s Studio vs. Diamine
A new player has come to light recently in the pen world – Tom’s Studio. This is a pen maker in England who broke into the scene with calligraphy tools and is quickly expanding into fountain pens,...
View ArticleHave You Joined the Ink Pony Club?
Following a Pen Addict Twitch stream, the supremely contagious refrain “Ink Pony Club” got stuck in Lisa of Olive Octopus Inks‘s head and lead to her creation of the an actual Ink Pony illustration...
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