{"product_id":"van-diemans-2025-ink-of-the-month-honey-bee-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","title":"2025 Ink of the Month - Honey Bee - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"A black that turns multichromatic the moment you dilute it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoney bees pollinate vast stretches of Tasmania's orchards, berry farms, and wild native flora, from the clover fields of the Midlands to the manuka blooms of the east coast, sustaining both the island's ecology and its livelihoods. Inspired by these small but mighty pollinators, this ink is a rich, highly saturated black with a copper sheen that gleams on premium papers such as Tomoe River and Midori. Diluted heavily, at least 50 to 1, it opens into a multichromatic spectrum of cool greys, pinks, and purples. October 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: Rich highly saturated black\u003cbr\u003eShimmer: Shimmer\u003cbr\u003eSheen: Copper sheen\u003cbr\u003eDye-based, water-based ink\u003cbr\u003eDecanted in-house from a 15ml bottle in the Van Dieman's 2025 Boxed Collection\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":67419383628080,"sku":"VD-MCV63","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/0952\/7344\/files\/Swatch_3_aaf4b8b8-2eaa-4b27-bfb3-5690acaf26ae.jpg?v=1785467832","url":"https:\/\/5heartspaper.com\/products\/van-diemans-2025-ink-of-the-month-honey-bee-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","provider":"5 Hearts Paper","version":"1.0","type":"link"}