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It's so dreary and rainy here that everything feels super late until it IS late then it's surprising. Today's Inkvents are a bright standard, yet another blue sheener & a watery taupe. The watercolour brings the sparkle & the tea is very fragrant. First
Today's *vents are three standard inks, (one I own already, one that is a bit distressing & one that is probably illegible), one vivid watercolour & one pretty good tea. Well. This day was an unexpected experience. I'll get to that in a minute. First up
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I'm really bad at keeping things consistent, I just noticed that day 5's title is missing the 2025 identifier and I'm not sure if I always remember to add the tags. Still still learning! Anyway, we're still doing okay with the every-other
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We are on a sort of extended schedule, things are looking good. And very purple. Lots of purple for today's advents! First up is the Inkvents, no crazy finishes or scents or properties today, but some unusual (and research intensive) subjects. Day 5 for inkventpocalypse is not overly
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How long has this been going on? I feel like I'm always doing these. It's never going to end... Just kidding. This is Day 4 of all the advent calendars. Yes, it's now more than a week behind, but I'm not looking
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Only running a week behind, which seems to line up with where my head is. November seemed to end very late this year. Anyway, here's Day 3! (Note before we get into this, I'm making my first attempt to send this as an email, too, so
Day 2! I'm only a week behind, heh. I'll try to start getting these done in a more timely manner, but we may just be doing this shifted by a week. It's fun! Prolong the suspense! Lets get to the Inkvents & Advents! Oh,
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Here's a list (with direct links & notes when available) of the supplies I use when doing my Inkvent swatching & for the advents themselves. Inkvents: Enigma Stationery Inkvent 2025 (purchased from Enigma Stationery, sold out) Diamine Inkvent Teal 2025 (purchased from Vanness Pen Shop, still available as
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Inkventpocalypse 2025 Okay, here we go. Here's day 1 of five different ink, paint, & tea advent calendars.
Slowly... Welcome to the overcommitted under resourced Inkventpocalypse 2025. I've done the three inkvents for the past two years, but this year has started out very chaotically. I've also added watercolour and tea to this year, and that apparently has derailed everything. I've also
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