December Hand Lettering: 10 Unique Styles for a Bright Christmas
Are you practicing hand lettering in December? Need some ideas for your bullet journal or planner? Here are 10 lettering styles for December hand lettering as well as December words and quotes to help you have a merry and bright Christmas season.
10 December Hand Lettering Styles to Practice this Christmas
It’s December! The end of the year is here! How has your hand lettering practice been this year? Are you ready to continue to practice in the coming year? Let’s do it!
How Hand Lettering Reminds Us to Find the Light
One of my favorite parts about the holiday season is driving around looking at Christmas lights with my family. I love the different styles and seeing creative ideas that people come up with. It’s so fun to see my kids get excited about seeing certain characters they love. Christmas lights spread joy in the season.
This is how hand lettering can be too. It’s like a little bright spot in a dreary day. Using your creativity can fill you up with that spark of light to get through the tough stuff. We don’t always have time to practice hand lettering everyday. On those days, it’s nice to get inspired by the lettering of others. When we share our hand lettering with others, we get to share our creative ideas with others. I love to see that.
10 Ways to Hand Letter December
Just like all Christmas lights are different, hand lettering styles are all different. We get to express ourselves with the styles we practice.
Here are 10 specific styles to get you started:
- Tall and Narrow
- Short and Wide
- Quirky Print
- Simple
- Open Faux Calligraphy
- Flourished Loops
- Straight Print
- Round
- Bouncy
- Bouncy and Wide
These styles describe the corresponding words in this picture: (you can find these practice worksheets here)
Here is my video with 10 ways to hand letter December. I’m using my Stabilo Pen 68 brush pens. These pens are so good! They have a great bounce and flexibility. They are a great medium brush tip. I hope these styles give you some inspiration!
December Words to Letter
Need some inspiration for December words to practice hand lettering? Here’s an A-Z list of 30 bright Christmas words to get you started:
- Advent
- Bright
- Cheer
- Celebrate
- Decorate
- Elf
- Festive
- Garland
- Glitter
- Holly
- Ivy
- Jingle
- Joy
- Kris Kringle
- Lights
- Merry
- North Pole
- Ornaments
- Package
- Ribbon
- Sleigh
- Sparkle
- Tinsel
- Unwrap
- Visit
- Vixen
- Wreath
- Xmas
- Yuletide
- Dazzle
Hand Lettering December Quotes
Ready to practice hand lettering quotes? Here are some December quotes to have a bright Christmas. These are great for hand lettering practice, or they would also be great for a December themed journal spread. I’ve collected some short quotes and a few longer quotes for you to choose from.
May your days be merry and bright.
May your holiday be as bright as your spirits are light.
Christmas is too sparkly… said no one ever.
Baking spirits bright
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
The holidays are merrier and brighter when we’re together.
“The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood.” -Richard Paul Evans
“Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” -Miracle on 34th Street
“No one should be alone on Christmas.” -How The Grinch Stole Christmas
“I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.” -A Christmas Carol
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” -Elf
“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it white.” -White Christmas
“Maybe it just needs a little love.” -Charlie Brown Christmas
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.” -It’s a Wonderful Life
More Lettering Style Inspiration
If you liked the styles in this post, and you want to practice, I have a hand lettering worksheet bundle that includes hand lettering December and all the months and other words in 10 styles. Get the 10 Ways to Letter worksheets here. Use code “HELLOLETTERING” for 20% off just for reading this post. 🙂
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