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Faux Calligraphy Basics Tutorial for Beginners
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Faux Calligraphy Basics Tutorial for Beginners

May 9, 2019October 15, 2021

Are you learning calligraphy, a hand lettering beginner, but don’t know where to start? This faux…

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Ecoline Brush Pens Review (Compared to Karin Markers)
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Ecoline Brush Pens Review (Compared to Karin Markers)

May 4, 2019October 15, 2021

Here is my Ecoline Brush pens review so you can see if these brush pens will…

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Rainbow Watercolor Background for Hand Lettering
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Rainbow Watercolor Background for Hand Lettering

April 25, 2019October 15, 2021

Do you want to add rainbow colors to your hand lettering? Learn to create a rainbow…

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Faux Calligraphy With Brush Pens
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Faux Calligraphy With Brush Pens

April 18, 2019October 15, 2021

Fauxligraphy is the best way to learn hand lettering. I want to show you how to…

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5 Steps to Improve Your Hand Lettering Alphabet
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5 Steps to Improve Your Hand Lettering Alphabet

April 16, 2019October 15, 2021

I often get asked, “How do you get good at calligraphy?” Talking about hand lettering is…

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The Cheapest Brush Pens Review
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The Cheapest Brush Pens Review

April 13, 2019October 15, 2021

Are you looking for the most affordable and cheapest brush pens? But you also want to…

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Hand Lettering Style: How to connect letters to create your style
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Hand Lettering Style: How to connect letters to create your style

April 6, 2019October 15, 2021

If you’ve been around for a while, you know I’m all about that confident hand lettering…

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3 Best Brush Pens for Beginners
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3 Best Brush Pens for Beginners

April 6, 2019October 15, 2021

Are you a hand lettering beginner wondering what the best brush pens for beginners are? By…

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Hand Lettering the Basic Strokes: Free Practice Sheet
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Hand Lettering the Basic Strokes: Free Practice Sheet

April 6, 2019October 15, 2021

Do you practice the basic strokes? Hand lettering the basic strokes is such an important part…

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How to Grow Your Instagram Community
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How to Grow Your Instagram Community

May 22, 2018April 7, 2019

Let’s talk about how to grow your Instagram community. Instagram is always changing the algorithm and…

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10 ways to letter August with 10 pens! Which is yo 10 ways to letter August with 10 pens! Which is your favorite? Wait for the end to see the pens. 🌈🥰
Have you tried Kuretake Fudebiyori brush pens?? Have you tried Kuretake Fudebiyori brush pens??
A bunch of small brush pens for July!! Are you tea A bunch of small brush pens for July!! Are you team Pentel or team Tombow? Those are the two most common brush pens I see but do you love a different one better?
What’s your favorite gel pen? I’ve been using What’s your favorite gel pen? I’ve been using my gel pens more to give you a good comparison video! These are Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic and they’re amazing!!
This is me announcing my second baby. 🥰 I now h This is me announcing my second baby. 🥰 I now have two rainbow babies. If you don’t know what a rainbow baby is, it means a baby that came after a loss.🌈

I was going to letter “hold on to hope” but there were times I couldn’t find any hope to hold on to. So instead, “just hold on” to anything you can. And I’m not saying hold on because everything you want is coming for you. It may not. But hold on because there’s still good coming, even if it’s different than what you wanted.

Pregnancy/birth announcements are hard for me and feel complicated. There have been times when having a baby was the last thing I wanted. And there have been times when I wanted it so bad but it was taken away. My journey into motherhood has not been what I thought it was supposed to look like (isn’t that how anything in life is?). But somehow having two rainbow babies feels just right for our story. Not the way I wanted to write it, but still a story I’m really grateful to be mine.

So if you’re in a place where pregnancy/birth announcements feel hard, I wish I could wrap you in a big hug. Every story is so different. I don’t think the hurt from loss ever goes away. It shows up in unexpected places. But I do know that life has beautiful moments all along the way, even with the hurt, even when it’s not what you thought you wanted.

P.S. This is one of many reasons why lettering is the best… it can get us through the hard times and the good times!
These are @karinmarkers NEW gel pens!! This is the These are @karinmarkers NEW gel pens!! This is the Star Sparks set and they’re full of glitter and tiny little stars!

P.S. I let this page dry overnight before closing my journal!
Why do you letter? 🤗 I’ve been thinking a l Why do you letter? 🤗

 I’ve been thinking a lot about my relationship with instagram. I wasn’t on instagram for almost a year. It was truly healing and I needed that.

I’ve been feeling little nudges to be here again. But it has to be in a way that doesn’t burn me out. Not for money. Not for views, likes, and followers. Not to be seen. But to connect. I want to connect with the amazing people here who also love to letter.

So thank you for loving hand lettering and connecting with me!

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