{"product_id":"van-diemans-2025-ink-of-the-month-christmas-beetle-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","title":"2025 Ink of the Month - Christmas Beetle - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"Australia's most nostalgic summer visitor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristmas beetles emerge across eastern Australia in early summer and peak right around Christmas, which is how they earned the name. Their metallic colours run from soft golds and greens through vivid bronzes and pinks, giving them an almost festive sheen, and for many Australians they are a cherished childhood memory: clinging to flyscreens, buzzing clumsily around verandah lights, resting in the trees like tiny living ornaments. Inspired by that seasonal icon, this is a richly expressive multichromatic shading ink that shifts in response to paper, nib, and light. December 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTry before you commit to a full bottle. Each sample is hand-decanted into a 4ml glass vial with a screw-top cap and a labelled colour name, so you can test the shading, sheen, and flow in your own pens on your own paper first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a shimmer ink. Shake gently before each fill, and use it only in fountain pens that can be easily disassembled for cleaning. Dip pens and brushes are always a safe bet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume: 4ml glass sample vial\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Van Dieman's 2025 Ink of the Month\u003cbr\u003eBase colour: Multichromatic shifting bronze, gold and green\u003cbr\u003eShimmer: Shimmer\u003cbr\u003eDye-based, water-based ink\u003cbr\u003eDecanted in-house from a full 100ml bottle and a 15ml Boxed Collection bottle\u003cbr\u003eHandmade in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA perfect way to build a swatch library or fill an ink-sample flight. Ideal for junk journaling, lettering, fountain pen collectors, and stationery lovers who want to explore Van Dieman's Tasmanian inks without committing to a full bottle.","brand":"Van Dieman's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67419383726384,"sku":"VD-HPSAU","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/0952\/7344\/files\/Swatch_06.jpg?v=1785467850","url":"https:\/\/5heartspaper.com\/products\/van-diemans-2025-ink-of-the-month-christmas-beetle-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","provider":"5 Hearts Paper","version":"1.0","type":"link"}