When I have a family tree project on my desk, I’m completely focused. Every detail has to be just perfect: I’m creating family heirlooms and unique keepsake gifts which will last for lifetimes. The importance of a family tree to the person who’s commissioned me to write it is something I’m always really aware of. …
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I wrote this post about wedding place names for my instagram, but it’s something I’ve seen again and again, and I wanted to go into a little more detail on here! Some people love paper, and stationery and calligraphy. We’re the wordy people and the ones who love journalling, writing letters and losing ourselves in …
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I’ve been itching to write this blog for a while now! There’s a lot of fear around AI, and its potential to completely transform how we use the internet, its threat to jobs and the impact it will have on creative industries. It’s not the first threat technology has brought to creatives: and the proof …
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On most of the weeks*, green is my favourite colour. Seeing how popular sage, moss and olive green are as wedding colours makes me very happy! I have quite a selection of green wedding place cards in my online shop, including some in a gorgeous new moss green card from Keaycolour. Natural, recycled green wedding …
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I’m going to try and explain something really important, to help anyone who has seen a design they love, and would like a calligrapher to create something similar. As I write, I’ve had an experience with a customer who loved my style, but wanted me to incorporate too much of another calligrapher’s design from a …
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I started learning calligraphy more than twenty years ago, and I still am. Come and learn with me! I teach my calligraphy workshops in gorgeous venues around Cumbria designed for crafting. Calligraphy is a little more than that though – you won’t just go home with a thing you’ve made on the day: you’ll go …
I’ve had two beautiful orders for wedding reading prints in my Etsy shop this week. As summer wedding season approaches, many parents and close friends are searching for a meaningful gift that celebrates the love between two people—something beautiful, personal, and lasting. If you’re reading a poem for your favourite people as a part of …
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This photoshoot was close to my heart, so I was thrilled to be able to feature it on English Wedding. A gorgeous, kind, fun and brilliant group of wedding creatives from Cumbria* and Lancashire, some owls, the sweetest model couple and a barn filled with the most incredible florals from day through to dusk. *I …
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