A simple and lovely greenery save the date to announce your wedding! The Green Leaves and Botanical feel are so beautiful for a wedding theme, take this save the date look all the way through your decor! This listing is a printable save the dat
Practice, practice is the key...for you, for me, for all of us working to keep this art form alive! Our Calligraphy Practice Plan is in its fourth week & we are so proud of the calligraphy crew working their way through the drills. There really is no
Tomorrow we head to NYC for our last workshops there until October {seems so far away!}, so today it’s crunch time in the studio. Luckily I have my @foxhillgarden blooms to power me through the day...along with coffee
Met up with my partner-in-crime @lysbobby here in Toronto & we’re all set up for our beginner class tomorrow {get a peek in our stories!}. - Friday intro fact about Alyssa...before joining the LHC team full time a little over four years ago, she had
Now is the perfect time to get a little something for your favorite superhero. #smittenpapergoods
Stacks on stacks of escort envelopes today plus a some other fun projects that I shared in our stories! - One of these has an error, so I’ll have to re-do it...can you spot which one? Tell me below!
Leaving behind the LHC Studio views to make my way to Toronto for tomorrow’s beginner workshop ✈️
Over 30 new cards and mini enclosures just hit the website! Take a peek and tell us which is your favorite! #smittenpapergoods
Happy Friday! Just a friendly reminder that it all starts from within ✨ When launching your own business it can be difficult to navigate the naysayers {“you’re leaving your secure 9-5 job to do WHAT?” or even better “sounds fun, but what’s your REAL
PSA: time is ticking and Father’s Day will be here in less than 2 weeks! #smittenpapergoods
Invitations + envelopes + receptions, oh my! Doing alllll the things in the studio this week, plus getting prepped for workshops in NYC this weekend and here in DC the following weekend. And we're filming in the studio next week, too
You want to learn the art of modern pointed pen but can’t make it to one of our in-person workshops? Don’t fret, we got ya covered! Our starter kit + online course included all the same supplies & walks you through the kit from tool prep to the full
Thoroughly soaked up the time off this weekend, but I did sneak in a bit of reception work for a client this coming weekend & hand tore 200 fabric pieces to send off to our printer tomorrow for another client’s menus. ‘Tis the season...wedding season
Happy Friday! We dropped a new blog post yesterday detailing out how I set up my desk for an envelope order, specifically one that needs an exact clearance up top for vintage stamps. Head to lhcalligraphy.com/blog if you could use a few tips! - Siden
The Postcard invite is inspired by vintage hand-written letters found in a forgotten drawer on the palest blush paper. Nothing more romantic than that. #smittenpapergoods
We're in the final stretch of our 5 Week Calligraphy Practice Plan & we couldn't be more proud of our students and their improvement over the past 5 weeks with us! There is no secret to improving your skill with this art...practice is literally the o
Got ink? We just heard from one of our customers that she is “so pleased with her new [calligraphy] products, especially the ink!” We seriously hear this ALL the time from beginners & is precisely why we’re serving up all my favorite inks, nibs & pra
Ready for a fresh new week! After some time in my @foxhillgarden this morning {my peonies have finally started to bloom!!}, I'm off to the studio for a jam-packed week of envelopes + reception work before heading to Toronto for this weekend's beginne
Prepped & ready to head to Toronto this weekend to meet a new group of beginner calligraphers! This is our first visit to Toronto in about 2 years, and we don't know if/when we will return, so if you're in the surrounding areas and looking for access
Have you tried the art of modern pointed pen without success? Or maybe you are so overwhelmed, you don't even know where to start or what tools to get? Thousands of beginners just like you have trusted us to get them started with the RIGHT supplies f
As we enjoy our backyard BBQs & beach days, let’s also remember the men & women who have made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as their families
Psst!! Just two of these gold @tomsstudio pen rests are left in our shop at bit.ly/calligraphy_supplies! While you’re there you can also hop in the growing wait list for his addressing guide & gold straight edge that are both sold out. We’ve also got
Sneak peek of a new suite we’re loving! Letterpress is always a good choice, but the navy blue edging really completes the look. Can’t wait to share the full suite! - Are you ready to start designing your Fall wedding stationery suite? Send us an ema
Need a pen holder refresh? We’ve got all my personal favorites including these @tomsstudio holders {on sale!} via our online shop. Check ‘em out at bit.ly/calligraphy_supplies & tell us below, how many pen holders do YOU have? One, 5, 10+?! I’ve got
Jumping into a week full of reception work & taking a peek back at one of our favorite reception installations by @gritandgrace & @reveventpro. We love working on creative ideas like this cutting board escort display! Swipe right for a closer look. W
Shades of grey ⚪️⚫️ Tired of having to mix your white & black inks every time you need a grey? I was, too, which is precisely why I started keeping a rainbow of colors on hand, mixed & ready to go so I am very rarely needing to mix ink at all these d
Made it home, sweet home to Alexandria! - In two weeks we’ll take our beginner workshop to NYC plus a beyond beginner class on letter connections, then we will wrap up this season of workshops right here in our home studio in Old Town. - We love that
If you've ever attended one of our workshops, or have been following here for a few years, you've probably heard us talk about Modern Calligraphy Summit, or MCS. It's an all ONLINE calligraphy summit with courses covering a wide range of topics inclu
The great debate - mix-n-match or full calligraphy?! When I first started addressing envelopes nearly 16 years ago, it would have been unheard of to do the address portion in block letters {though I did have an all caps style pretty early on, it just
GIVEAWAY! Found one of our Song of Solomon signs left in the studio, so we’re going to give it away to one winner here
Your invitation suite is your guests' first peek into your wedding celebration, so you want to make it count! A standard suite is usually 4 pieces - main invitation, reply card, reply envelope & outer envelope - but you can also include additional en
Creative entrepreneurship is a funny thing. You’re doing something that you love, that feeds your creative soul, but you also walk a fine line of keeping things a bit disciplined to try to create {then maintain} a profitable business. - So many movin
Just a girl & her first @foxhillgarden haul of the season!! Grabbed these beauties on Sunday when I got home from workshop travel & so glad I did because things have been a bit crazy in the garden lately with all this rain!! - Double tap if you’re r
This blog post on working with wood boards continues to be our top visited post, even years later! Have you checked it out along with the rest of the resources we share at lhcalligraphy.com/blog? We haven't been as good this year with our posts, but
Matte gold foil on everything! We’re debuting a new collection of luxe invites next week, get ready... #smittenpapergoods
We’re showing our new collection to wholesale buyers at the National Stationery Show this week. There are SO MANY new products we’re excited about, including these legal pads. Come see us at booth 1621 if you’re here! #smittenpapergoods
What’s the secret to excelling with the art of modern pointed pen? PRACTICE. Hundreds of you completed our 5-Week Calligraphy Practice Plan & saw exponential growth in your own skills {we LOVE hearing this at the end of the course!}. But we’ve also h
