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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Toucan Black Ink Review

Toucan! They're a great price and they used to come in these disturbing little IV baggies that made the inks affordable to transport. The bags are reusable, and you can decant what you want into a bottle for use. It's just great, especially if you are low on space (like I am). Alas, they have switched to glass bottles so I can no longer rave about the baggies. Nothing wrong with the glass bottles. Another great thing: these inks are safely mixable with each other.
Price: $6.90AUD
Where to buy: Just Write

Meh. It's a decent black - nothing wrong with it, but very few black inks hold my attention. It has a little bit of sheen to it, surprisingly, but it's not special in any way. Of course, you can mix it with another color to make it more interesting.

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Stuff I Looked At Elsewhere & Read

Pumpkin scones - Vanilla Bean Blog.
Pumpkin sheet cake - How Sweet Eats.
How to Disappear: The Art of Listening to Silence in a Noisy World - Brain Pickings.
Embroidered Calligraphy by Olga Kovalenko Plays with Notions of Time and Gesture - Colossal.
The Last Honey Hunter: One Man’s Quest to Gather Honey From the Cliffs of Rural Nepal - Colossal.
Vintage Halloween: Costumes Used To Be Creepy Instead of Sexy - Sad and Useless.
Talented Mom Crochets Amazing Full Body Halloween Costumes For Her Kids - Sad and Useless.
This Real-Time Visual Shows How ‘Slow’ Light Travels in the Vastness of Space - Twisted Sifter.
The story of Mr. Pirate, possibly the best cat EVAR - Helpful Vancouver Vet.
Little Bit Salty Little Bit Sweet Skillet Cookies - Country Cleaver.
This Map of the World Shows Where Our Trees Grow - Twisted Sifter.
Sticky buns - Brown-Eyed Baker.

Stuff I Apparently Did This Week

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