• Brown Paper Tablecloth for the Holidays

    Brown Paper Tablecloth for the Holidays

    Now that my Thanksgiving food-induced coma has somewhat subsided, I thought it would be a good time to check in and offer some holiday inspiration. Here’s what we have discovered: brown paper on the table. In other words, a brown paper tablecloth. Credit for this idea goes to our friends Alex and Emily, who hadContinue…

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  • Etsy Product Photography the DIY Way

    Etsy Product Photography the DIY Way

    Etsy product photography has been the biggest hurdle I have had to jump thus far. I’ll be the first to admit it to you; I’m a horrible photographer. I used to scoff at professional/artistic photos, thinking, “Pff. How hard can it be to take a photo? Try to draw a portrait of someone and IContinue…

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  • Cookie Care Package Tutorial/Inspiration

    Cookie Care Package Tutorial/Inspiration

    You know I’m all about giving things to people. When I look through my blog posts {by the way, happy first birthday to The Postman’s Knock — we’re a little over a year old!}, I realize that 95% of my tutorials were created with the intent of gifting a unique finished product to someone. Today’sContinue…

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  • 3D Guitar Painting Tutorial

    3D Guitar Painting Tutorial

    The inspiration for this 3D guitar painting come from a trip to the men’s restroom, of all places. You know how there is always a line for the women’s restroom, but the men’s restroom is more — well, in-and-out? One day at a coffee shop, I had had enough of the women’s restroom line, soContinue…

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  • How to Create a Handmade Envelope from a Paper Bag

    How to Create a Handmade Envelope from a Paper Bag

    As relatively adventurous 20-somethings, one of our main goals this decade is to travel as much as we can. Every January during the production of our goal lists, we choose where our destination will be. This year, our destination was New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington DC. {Us in DC at the Capitol} While it’sContinue…

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Lindsey Bugbee

designer + illustrator + calligrapher

The Postman’s Knock is a blog focused on teaching creative techniques and offering guides to learning modern calligraphy and illustration. I hope you enjoy reading my blog as much as I enjoy writing it!

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