Inkmas 6: Top Inks for 2024

Inkmas 6: Top Inks for 2024

Over the course of 2024, I ended up using a few inks more than other and they were not all inks I would have said were my favorites or most-used previously. Since I have been trying a more seasonal theme for my planner/journal this year, I used a lot of warm browns and orange-y colors…

Top 10 Under-Appreciated Ink Brands

Top 10 Under-Appreciated Ink Brands

I have been doing a little bit of ink-ventory-ing and it got me thinking about all the inks in my collection and how many great inks just don’t get talked about much these days. They are the classics, the old favorites and the more budget-priced inks. So I’ve decided to run down the most under-appreciated…

Holiday In July: Diamine Inkvent Calendar 2019

Holiday In July: Diamine Inkvent Calendar 2019

Last December I was a little overwhelmed. Between work, the holidays and life, getting time to actually enjoy the Diamine Inkvent Calendar didn’t happen. I was able to open about half of the calendar before time got away from me. I wanted to enjoy the experience of opening each window and the inks so, on…

Ink Review: Diamine Handel

Ink Review: Diamine Handel

By Jessica Coles This week I decided to take a break from my normal lines of Sailor Studio and Montblanc inks and instead show an ink that is beautiful, inexpensive, but hard to find. Diamine makes an astoundingly large variety of inks for a wide variety of clients. Some people even joke that Dimaine makes…

Eye Candy: Diamine Inkvent Calendar (and Giveaway)

Eye Candy: Diamine Inkvent Calendar (and Giveaway)

For several years, we try to do a 12 Days of Inkmas here are The Desk. But Diamine had the genius idea to take it even further and create in the Inkvent Calendar for 2019. Inside the paperboard windows are 24 sample sized vials (7ml each) of unique, holiday-themed ink colors plus one larger 30ml…