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Are you ready to dive into the world of calligraphy but feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of tools and supplies? Fear not, as this post is here to help make your buying process simpler and more enjoyable. List of my recommended beginner-friendly calligraphy supplies:
Read MoreSo you’re planning your wedding (or you just scored concert tickets) and decided you want custom jackets for you and your besties. Good news, that’s totally doable! The material of the jacket will determine what you’ll need to use to write on it. The jacket I used for this particular project is made of faux leather, which means…
Read MoreAlmost anything! With the right type of gold product, you can add gold to things like paper, wood, glass, stones, ceramic, plastic, fabric, food, skin(!), wax seals, metal and acrylic. In this post, I’ll be focusing on my favorite gold products and ideas for incorporating the different mediums into your next project. Let’s get started!
Read MoreIn this post, I am going to share with you my tips for writing on agate slices. There are so many things you can do with agates and there are a lot of options for how you go about embellishing them.
Read MoreEach year we visit a pumpkin patch and it’s one of my favorite things to do in the fall. We carve some of our pumpkin haul into jack-o-lanterns and paint others with bats and spooky words. Using paints and markers are a fun kid-friendly way to include even our littlest in the pumpkin decorating. But we set aside at least one which will turn into our Thankful Pumpkin.
Read MoreIf I have learned anything over the years from selling my work online, it’s this: quality product photos means higher sales. Some e-commerce platforms like Amazon require a white background. Others, like Etsy, your own website, or even social media just require high quality images - often the more visually interesting the better!
Read MoreIf you’re like me, everything in the nursery had to match an overarching color scheme. When we turned my then office into the second nursery, the walls were already a soft green. And since the nursery was going to be for a little baby girl, we decided we wanted hints of pink. There we had it: pale green, soft pink and white.
Luckily, after a few months of rearranging furniture and a ton of DIY projects later, it all came together. I made a pastel floral mobile. I painted a large mirror and a handful of up cycled frames white. And then I made a nursery sign with a subtle pink watercolor background and voila!
Making a watercolor baby name sign come to life on a canvas is an easy way to add a statement piece to your nursery walls.
Read MoreI absolutely love the idea of passing notes to your future spouse on your wedding day. You don’t have to write a long letter - you don’t even have to write your message on paper! In fact, there are lots of places where you can hide a thoughtful “I love you” note… like on the underside of his tie! Here’s how:
Read MoreIf you’re looking to add acrylic signage to your wedding but you’re just not sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! If you’ve hired a calligrapher, chances are he/she will be able to create your acrylic signs for you. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do them yourself if you’re feeling creative! Here I’ll walk you through the different ways to create your acrylic signs and place cards. Enjoy!
https://www.raleighcalligraphy.com/blog/2019/8/15/how-to-write-and-paint-on-acrylic-signs
Read MoreI LOVE incorporating wax seals into my designs. I quickly realized that there was more to wax seals than just melt and stamp!
Read MoreWax Seal Stamps can provide unique, creative, and personalized touches to different elements of your wedding. Now, I am sure that many of you might think of wax seals being from a different era, and this is true, but…
Read MoreIf you’re looking to add wax seals to your wedding envelopes but you’re just not sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! Now most stationers and calligraphers will be able to add wax seals for you, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do them yourself. Here I’ll walk you through the different ways to make wax seals. Enjoy!
Read MoreWith each hand lettered fabric piece I share, returns compliments followed by questions of how?!? One thing I LOVE about stretching my creativity is getting to share my process with others. You may be wondering just how to write on fabric, too. So follow the instructions bellow and I'll walk you through the steps for writing on fabric, which you can then turn into thoughtful gift wrap or anything else you can imagine.
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