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Out with the old, in with the new. You’ll find items like broad edge nibs, wax seal sets, and oblique pen holders for a steal!
Because, you know, ’tis the season to have people over to your house. ‘Tis the season those people will secretly evaluate your décor. ‘Tis the time to impress them with your secret creative weapon: personalized profile silhouettes — handmade by you with surprising speed.
Mini DIY books are the easiest types of books to create. You don’t need any fancy book-binding equipment; just paper, some cardboard, glue, and ribbon/thread. Once you’ve created your book(s), you can do about a million things to transform them into an out-of-this-world gift! Usage suggestions are at the bottom of this blog post.
Before today, you probably didn’t even know you wanted to make flower confetti. I’ll just warn you, it’s all you’re going to want to do after you read this blog post.
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This is one of those tutorials that you can read now, glean some inspiration from, then “pin” so you can frantically go back to it when you realize someone’s birthday is tomorrow and you’re in desperate need of a card. Uh, not that I can personally relate to that situation.
I had one goal in this tutorial: to make creating this sort of contemporary drawing accessible to anyone. I wasn’t sure how it would work at first, but I was extremely pleased with the chic results. Really, give it a go, and see where your creativity takes you!
Lindsey Bugbee
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!
If you are new to calligraphy, check out the Beginner’s Guide to Modern Calligraphy!
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Out with the old, in with the new. You’ll find items like broad edge nibs, wax seal sets, and oblique pen holders for a steal!