Great News: The Store is Open!!! Many of my best resources are now available for you to browse and purchase… books by Kitty Burns Florey, Margaret Shepherd, Barbara Getty & Inga Dubay, Nan Jay Barchowsky and Carl Honore. All sorts of handwriting help, inspiration, pens, ink, journals and stationery. I am thrilled to share my […]
Carol’s Tips and Greeting Cards!
October 17, 2010 “A blank canvas can be intimidating,” – a painting student once told me. The blank sheet of stationary (with or without an imprint) can be just as scary. However, in my opinion, nothing displays our written words better than a clean sheet of stationery. I get scared too, so let me share […]
How to Choose a Pen, Part I
September 12,2010 Choosing a pen that feels “just right in your hand” is actually more challenging than it sounds. Most stores have pens entombed in plastic, or locked behind glass. If you get lucky enough to actually get your hands on a fountain pen, it will most likely not have ink. Lovely catalogs tease us […]
Step #1 Get a better pen
Sept. 2, 2010 “The biggest single improvement you can make to your handwriting- for ease of writing, reading, and enjoyment- is to write with a better pen.” – Margaret Shepherd from The Art of The Personal Letter. Since your pen is the tool which commits your thoughts to paper, having one that feels comfortable in […]
Script & Scribble
August 25, 2010 The Rise and Fall of Handwriting by Kitty Burns Florey “I took a stroll through the pen department at a nearby office supply store, fifty feet of writing implements: ballpoints, fountain pens, rollerballs, gel pens, felt-tips, highlighters, bold points, fine points, superfine points, micro points, needle points, comfort grips, super-comfy grips, rubber […]