December 2025 Ink Palettes

Christmas is coming (and Hanukkah for those who celebrate)!!! Christmas is my favorite holiday, and December is my favorite time of year. We’ve gotten just enough snow-flurries and flakes but not much has stuck on the ground for long. For a bright Christmas red I tend to reach for Octopus Red Koala, especially because it’s water-resistant.

I’ve been sewing like mad, making presents for pretty much everyone I know. I’ll take any excuse I can to be creative. I’ve been sewing a lot of purses and bags, dresses and pajamas, shirts and slippers. I’m having so much fun making each gift special for each person. I’m loving Penlux Mo Plum for a wintery holiday purple ink.

I’m usually a grump about letting other people decorate my tree. We’ve always had an upstairs tree that my kids are allowed to go wild on and a downstairs tree that I decorate with the metallic glass ornaments I’ve been collecting for years. This year I decided my 15-year-old was old enough to decorate my tree and she did such a good job. She really enjoyed it, but she might not like it so much when I make her do it next year too. Octopus Fluids Document Red is another fabulous bright water-resistant Christmas red.

New Years comes shortly after Christmas, and between both holidays I use a lot of shimmer inks. I especially love Robert Oster Heart of Gold. It’s the perfect gold color with gold shimmer.

I love doing these ink palette posts. I hope you have a great month and a fabulous holiday season!

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