Resolutions for 2015
Happy New Year! Have you made any resolutions or set any goals for the next 12 months? This time last year, with redundancy looming, I resolved to start my own…
Just Perfect Wedding Gallery
A FEW weeks ago, I wrote a blog about wedding fairs. I’ve got two lined up for 2015, but I’ve also found a more permanent home. I’ve joined the team of…
Creating Gothicised Italic Calligraphy
I’VE become a little bit obsessed with making books since joining my calligraphy class. It’s just one of the skills I’ve learned under the direction of Susan Moor, an amazing…
Small Business Saturday
SINCE setting up Creative Calligraphy, I have become much more aware of small businesses. I get excited when I see someone setting up shop, and feel sad when I hear…
All the fun of the (wedding) fair!
WHEN I was writing my business plan earlier this year, I knew wedding fairs would play a big part in getting the word out about my new calligraphy service. What…
First six months in business
A FORMER boss once told me it takes six months to settle into a new job. Well, today marks my half-anniversary of being a businesswoman, sole trader, mumpreneur – whatever…
Palace Green Library: Bound to Last
IN search of inspiration for my calligraphy class project, I headed to Palace Green Library in Durham to see Bound to Last: Book Binding from the Middle Ages to the…
Calligraphy at NCBF Gala Day
I’VE been an avid reader since I was little and I still adore children’s books. Stories like The Tiger Who Came to Tea and The Very Hungry Caterpillar still hold…
Enjoying calligraphy in the classroom
“Calligraphy – it’s weird, but good.” That was the verdict of one girl during the first calligraphy workshop I’ve held at a school. I spent a day in the classroom…
School goes Calli-creative with Manuscript
This week’s blog is a guest post from Manuscript Pen Company about our school workshop partnership. We are very happy to support the work of Creative Calligraphy! A school calligraphy workshop will…
