Prepped & ready to head to Toronto this weekend to meet a new group of beginner calligraphers! This is our first visit to Toronto in about 2 years, and we don't know if/when we will return, so if you're in the surrounding areas and looking for access
Ready for a fresh new week! After some time in my @foxhillgarden this morning {my peonies have finally started to bloom!!}, I'm off to the studio for a jam-packed week of envelopes + reception work before heading to Toronto for this weekend's beginne
Love these funky pincushion flowers, even though they’re a little out of the norm. What’s your favorite off beat flower? #smittenbrickandmortar
Ready for a full day of live calligraphy today! Head to my stories for behind the scenes throughout the day & if you’re in the DMV area you can come on by for free personalized greeting cards, I’d love to meet you!
Over 30 new cards and mini enclosures just hit the website! Take a peek and tell us which is your favorite! #smittenpapergoods
Leaving behind the LHC Studio views to make my way to Toronto for tomorrow’s beginner workshop ✈️
Matte gold foil on everything! We’re debuting a new collection of luxe invites next week, get ready... #smittenpapergoods
It’s been a hectic week, but I’ve got a full day in the studio to get caught up on things & start on a new envelope order...always my favorite! - Loving the sweet details our stationery clients have been selecting lately like wax seals & ribbon. Pair
Practice, practice is the key...for you, for me, for all of us working to keep this art form alive! Our Calligraphy Practice Plan is in its fourth week & we are so proud of the calligraphy crew working their way through the drills. There really is no
Another year in the books with my sweet husband, Jeremy. It’s hard to believe that 7 years ago we were in Kailua-Kona on the big island of Hawaii for our wedding. - It might have rained on our rehearsal dinner {and we all sprinted inside!}, but the w
SALE!! Have you been eyeing our online calligraphy education offerings but haven't taken the leap? Now is the very best time because we are offering 30% off all digital products in our LHC shop using coupon code DIGITAL at checkout. - Click the link
It’s a happy Saturday thanks to @corneliamcnamaraflowers! Can’t wait to meet our new students in class today & get them hooked on modern pointed pen
It's hard to believe that in just one month our Winter/Spring beginner calligraphy workshop season will officially wrap up! We have just 3 cities left before summer {workshop} break & we hope to see you in one of them! Next weekend we will be in Toro
Stacks on stacks of escort envelopes today plus a some other fun projects that I shared in our stories! - One of these has an error, so I’ll have to re-do it...can you spot which one? Tell me below!
We are getting a lot of questions about the sale and the starter kit and, YES! The 30% off sale using coupon code DIGITAL does include the starter kit + video tutorial. So if you've been looking to learn the art of pointed-pen but aren't sure where t
I’ve been in LA for a few days, but tomorrow it’s back to Virginia & I can’t wait to see what’s been blooming in my @foxhillgarden!
As small business owners it seems like we continuously hear people telling us to slow down. Or the opposite - to keep hustling. You might feel guilty if you are working too much, you might also feel guilty if you're choosing to spend time away from w
This is it! Last call on 30% off all digital content from the shop using code DIGITAL at checkout
We're hiring for a position here with me at our Old Town Alexandria studio! We are searching for a top-notch self-starter to join in the daily tasks of what it takes to run a thriving calligraphy business & share this beautiful art form with so many
We love seeing the inks, nibs & pen holders from our online shop head off to happy hands ready to put them to use! If you haven’t checked out the shop lately, we just restocked all our ink colors {including many of the Fall favorites!}. All the inks
Getting prepped for our grand re-opening this Saturday from 2-4 pm! There will be treats, snacks, rosé, flowers, DIYs, and 20% off all paper goods. Raise your hand if we’ll see you!
Your invitation suite is your guests' first peek into your wedding celebration, so you want to make it count! A standard suite is usually 4 pieces - main invitation, reply card, reply envelope & outer envelope - but you can also include additional en
So you want to try your hand at modern calligraphy, but you aren't sure where to start, what tools to get, how to know if they work together, how to even use them. We get it!! This is an art skill that takes a lot of patience and practice, and start
Getting all of our pens in a row to head to Chicago this weekend for another round beginner workshops!! We can’t wait to meet a new crop of students & get them set up with the best pointed-pen supplies + down to earth instruction on how to use them.
The shop is stocked for our grand re-opening! Come by for Mother’s Day bouquets, treats and 20% off! The party is from 2-4 today! #smittenbrickandmortar
Met up with my partner-in-crime @lysbobby here in Toronto & we’re all set up for our beginner class tomorrow {get a peek in our stories!}. - Friday intro fact about Alyssa...before joining the LHC team full time a little over four years ago, she had
Attention DMV area! This Saturday, May 12 I will be at the @makersmark footprint at the American Field DC craft market from 11am-6pm at Union Market in DC. I'm partnering with Maker's Mark to create personalized notes for Mother's Day, Father's Day,
Ready to take the leap and learn modern pointed-pen calligraphy? We have just 4 workshop weekends remaining before we take a workshop break for the summer. We would love to meet you in Chicago, Toronto, NYC or the DC area in the next few weeks and ge
Need a pen holder refresh? We’ve got all my personal favorites including these @tomsstudio holders {on sale!} via our online shop. Check ‘em out at bit.ly/calligraphy_supplies & tell us below, how many pen holders do YOU have? One, 5, 10+?! I’ve got
If you've ever attended one of our workshops, or have been following here for a few years, you've probably heard us talk about Modern Calligraphy Summit, or MCS. It's an all ONLINE calligraphy summit with courses covering a wide range of topics inclu
Holding your wedding invitations in your hands for the first time brings a whole new level of excitement to your wedding ahead. After oftentimes months of planning, you are down to the last 6-8 weeks & soon you'll know who will be helping you celebra
We’ve got receptions galore coming up on the schedule & I can’t wait to see what the talented vendors we get to work alongside come up with
Want to learn my Bickham Swash script? It’s one of 9 alphabet exemplar + video options that we offer in our online Calligraphy Classroom Portal...and they are all 30% OFF through today using coupon code DIGITAL. - Adding alphabets to your repertoire
Monrovia local PSA: Need a Mother’s Day gift? We are teaming up with @plainjaneposy for Mother’s Day bouquets! Pre-order your $35 bouquet by tomorrow and come pick it up on Saturday during our grand re-opening. Leave a comment or DM to reserve yours
What's the secret to improving in your calligraphy skills? For not catching the nib on your upstrokes? To not running out of ink so quickly? To prevent ink bleeds & blobs? - These are questions that we get all. the. time. here on social & in our gro
Getting ready to head into the weekend after a productive day at the studio! If you're looking for some fun calligraphy & lettering projects to work on this weekend, head to lhcalligraphy.com/blog and peruse through the tutorials shared there such as
