December 31, 2017 There’s always the question: What to do with all those cards once the holiday is over? Do they all go out with the wrapping into the trash? WAIT! You can recycle some of those cards. And, before the envelopes disappear, you can cut out the return addresses and paste them onto a […]
Archives for December 2017
“Whatever the Weather”
Now that the holidays are winding down, perhaps you might try your hand at The Graceful Envelope Contest…”Whatever the Weather,” the 2018 theme might spark an idea. View the complete rules and check out many inspiring winners from previous years at http://www.calligraphersguild.org/ Deadline is March 26, 2018
Santa gets around!
Letters to Pope Francis
December 23, 2017 Kids write letters to Santa. They also write letters to Pope Francis. With “Dear Santa,” they generally have a list of stuff they’d like to own. With “Dear Pope Francis” they look for answers to “make sense of the world.” Regardless of how you feel about religion, Pope Francis is a unique […]
Last minute gift ideas…
This cursive mug makes a great gift for those of us who love handwriting. It comes with a small practice pad and pen to get you doodling those letter forms right away while you’re sipping a warm beverage …The Lost Art of Penmanship Mug $13.95 www.signals.com(UL6292) Spencerian Handwriting for […]
Holiday Greetings
Holiday greeting cards, do they still matter? Yes, they do. The US Postal Service estimates that out of the 20+ billion pieces of mail they handle between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, 1.5 billion are attributed to holiday cards! Let’s face it, the end of the year is overflowing with holidays, feast days, celebrations and […]
The History of the 1st Christmas Card
Before printed cards, people sent handwritten messages to each other. Then in 1843, Henry Cole, a civil servant and entrepreneur, commissioned John C. Horsley to design the above Christmas card. Sir Henry Cole (as he later became known) was looking for a way ordinary people could use the services of the newly established post […]