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A Beginner’s Guide to Faux Calligraphy

A Beginner’s Guide to Faux Calligraphy

Have you ever wondered how to make your lettering look like beautiful calligraphy with markers you have laying around the house? With two kids, two pets, and generally a house full of chaos I don’t always have the time or space to whip out all of my pointed pen...
How to Assemble Your Nib and Pen Holder

How to Assemble Your Nib and Pen Holder

Hello!Today I’m getting back to basics and starting from the very beginning. I’ll get a video filmed soon, but for now here’s a quick post on how to put together your nib and oblique pen holder. This is probably the number one mistake we tackle right away in my...
How to Center Your Calligraphy on Envelopes

How to Center Your Calligraphy on Envelopes

A question I get all of the time is – how in the world do you center addresses so nicely on envelopes?! Besides a lot of practice and knowing my own style very well, there is one very easy way I’ve found that helps ensure nearly perfect centering on the first...