Thanks Danielle! 🥰 It was much fun to see the whole year in review, so many memories each page evoked. I’m excited to share my notebook plans for 2025.
Totally making a swatchbook in 2025. I don’t have a ton of inks but I still forget what ink I am using in my pens and I like to switch it up often. I would also like to keep track so I know how the ink is performing in each pen I own and figure out my favorite combinations.
Yes! Do it! Going thru the notebook brought back such fond memories of the swatch session and the inks I loved but had forgotten about. My next plan is to swatch all the inks I have in my collection. That’s a big task but I want to know before I start purchasing more inks in 2025. I wanted to know that too, about how inks perform in each pen I put them in. That s why I designed my PIPs sheets. Every pen I own has a sheet dedicated to it so I can’t k its performance with diff inks over time. You can check them out in my Ko-fi page (link in description).
Oh Grace, your joy and enthusiasm for your 2024 year of inky explorations is both lovely and communicable. As in, I caught it. I’ll be doing a dedicated inky explorations book for 2025 instead of keeping my currently inked in one place and swatching new inks in another. Thank you for such a wonderful video. You’re spreading joy, and I really appreciate that.
Aww, that’s so kind of you to say, I’m so happy that the video was a little bit of joy for you. 🥰 And yay to your swatch book for 2025. Inky explorations here you come. Btw, I truly thought it was a thing that every pen enthusiast did. I’m glad I could spread the joy cause I love this pen hobby of ours.
I’m looking at all the pens in my pen cases to see where I want to go in 2025. Oh my goodness! I must have purchased a record number of pens in 2024. I was definitely enjoying my new hobby. How in the world? So, I’m revisiting my purchases.
Ooh! I like that idea. As I was recording I started thinking like that about all the inks I gathered to me this year and which ones I need to let go of in the collection that I know I’ll never use. Now that you mention it, prolly need to reassess my pen collection too. When I did the pen awards I realized I bought quite a few pens as well. Need to slow that down so plan is to make some “rules” to follow. I was a free spirit in that dept before but guess that makes sense since I had to find out what my likes and dislikes are. Happy New Year my friends! 🎉
@ I most assuredly have plenty of pens from which to choose. I am finding some really nice pens I bought, played with and cleaned and put away in my toy box. I seriously had no clue what I had or was doing, other than buying pretty pens. 😳😉 I have a Lamy 2000, 14kt with stainless steel reinforced nib, empty! Now, why in the world? I remember not knowing what I was doing and got frustrated trying to ink it up, totally clueless. So I put it away! I seriously need to revisit and actually use my pens for more than a few days! 😂. So many choices and a new year to come to terms with what I’m actually doing! 😘
I enjoyed this so much! 😍😍😍 It was a fantastic recap and I'm planning to dedicate a notebook to my ink swatches and currently inked in 2025. I've been all over the place with it. I'd love to consolidate and be able to look back at everything. I finally got a binder for my PIPs sheets. 😅 I had accidentally purchased an A6 one. I was clearly not paying attention that it came in two sizes. 😂 I am happy to send more All the Best and any of the others in our upcoming swap. 😉 I also want to make swatch cards for all of my inks and spend some quality time getting to know them and my pens better in 2025. May the new year be filled with peace and joy for you and your loved ones. ❤❤❤
Swatching beginning cards is a real projectI found it invaluable to have them. Every week I pull them out at least twice. Have fun, break it up into sessions. I'm swatching ALL my inks (bottles & samples) and had to do it 30 mins at a time cause ya girl has a LOT of inks, mainly samples which gonna make effort to cull my stash of those I absolutely won't be using.
It's definitely a great way to keep things fresh. 😄 Plus I have way too many inks to only be enjoying only 6 of them a month. New plans going forward for my Currently Inked pens….again, still incorporating the change outs tho. Also, glad you like my nails 💅. Very festive without being RED for Christmas.😉
Such an amazing swatch book Grace!! Always love your energy 🥰 Can't wait to see your 2025 books come to life!
Thanks Danielle! 🥰 It was much fun to see the whole year in review, so many memories each page evoked. I’m excited to share my notebook plans for 2025.
So many fun swatching moments - thanks for sharing your swatch book!! Happy New Year🎉
Happy New Year to you too Beth It was fun creating the book and sharing it! lots of memories it holds 😊
LOL Spreading the Interstellar Bronze love!
Totally making a swatchbook in 2025. I don’t have a ton of inks but I still forget what ink I am using in my pens and I like to switch it up often. I would also like to keep track so I know how the ink is performing in each pen I own and figure out my favorite combinations.
Yes! Do it! Going thru the notebook brought back such fond memories of the swatch session and the inks I loved but had forgotten about. My next plan is to swatch all the inks I have in my collection. That’s a big task but I want to know before I start purchasing more inks in 2025. I wanted to know that too, about how inks perform in each pen I put them in. That s why I designed my PIPs sheets. Every pen I own has a sheet dedicated to it so I can’t k its performance with diff inks over time. You can check them out in my Ko-fi page (link in description).
@ 😎 cool! Will do
Oh Grace, your joy and enthusiasm for your 2024 year of inky explorations is both lovely and communicable. As in, I caught it. I’ll be doing a dedicated inky explorations book for 2025 instead of keeping my currently inked in one place and swatching new inks in another. Thank you for such a wonderful video. You’re spreading joy, and I really appreciate that.
Aww, that’s so kind of you to say, I’m so happy that the video was a little bit of joy for you. 🥰 And yay to your swatch book for 2025. Inky explorations here you come. Btw, I truly thought it was a thing that every pen enthusiast did. I’m glad I could spread the joy cause I love this pen hobby of ours.
So fun! Thanks for all of the wonderful content this year~you have kept me smiling, inspired and pen/ink influenced all year.💙💙💙
Awww thank you so much! That means a lot to me 🥰 Keep enjoying the show-not-a-show Heehee
I’m looking at all the pens in my pen cases to see where I want to go in 2025. Oh my goodness! I must have purchased a record number of pens in 2024. I was definitely enjoying my new hobby. How in the world? So, I’m revisiting my purchases.
Ooh! I like that idea. As I was recording I started thinking like that about all the inks I gathered to me this year and which ones I need to let go of in the collection that I know I’ll never use. Now that you mention it, prolly need to reassess my pen collection too. When I did the pen awards I realized I bought quite a few pens as well. Need to slow that down so plan is to make some “rules” to follow. I was a free spirit in that dept before but guess that makes sense since I had to find out what my likes and dislikes are. Happy New Year my friends! 🎉
@ I most assuredly have plenty of pens from which to choose. I am finding some really nice pens I bought, played with and cleaned and put away in my toy box. I seriously had no clue what I had or was doing, other than buying pretty pens. 😳😉 I have a Lamy 2000, 14kt with stainless steel reinforced nib, empty! Now, why in the world? I remember not knowing what I was doing and got frustrated trying to ink it up, totally clueless. So I put it away! I seriously need to revisit and actually use my pens for more than a few days! 😂. So many choices and a new year to come to terms with what I’m actually doing! 😘
@@followyourbrush it’s all a learning curve that’s cool to experience.
@ I have lots to learn! 💕
@@followyourbrush Don't we all 🤓
I enjoyed this so much! 😍😍😍
It was a fantastic recap and I'm planning to dedicate a notebook to my ink swatches and currently inked in 2025. I've been all over the place with it. I'd love to consolidate and be able to look back at everything.
I finally got a binder for my PIPs sheets. 😅 I had accidentally purchased an A6 one. I was clearly not paying attention that it came in two sizes. 😂
I am happy to send more All the Best and any of the others in our upcoming swap. 😉
I also want to make swatch cards for all of my inks and spend some quality time getting to know them and my pens better in 2025.
May the new year be filled with peace and joy for you and your loved ones. ❤❤❤
Swatching beginning cards is a real projectI found it invaluable to have them. Every week I pull them out at least twice. Have fun, break it up into sessions. I'm swatching ALL my inks (bottles & samples) and had to do it 30 mins at a time cause ya girl has a LOT of inks, mainly samples which gonna make effort to cull my stash of those I absolutely won't be using.
Switching out inks after two weeks is brilliant and something I might employ in 2025. Also, your nails are just fabulous 😍.
It's definitely a great way to keep things fresh. 😄 Plus I have way too many inks to only be enjoying only 6 of them a month. New plans going forward for my Currently Inked pens….again, still incorporating the change outs tho. Also, glad you like my nails 💅. Very festive without being RED for Christmas.😉
Thank you for making such fun and interesting videos. Happy New Year! :)
Thank you for watching and Happy New Year to you too! 🥳
Noodlers? Goulet? Are either of them still around? Pfft.
Haha! Not for me they aren’t. Mmmph!