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Calligraphy & Lettering, Craft, Diversions

Modern Envelope Calligraphy Workshop Recap

Modern Envelope Calligraphy Workshop Recap

Today, I got to do something I love: teach! I really love teaching groups of people a new skill or ways of approaching things. Most often, I get to speak on things like marketing/advertising/branding in deathcare and wellness professions, or how to run a better yoga business, or creating content [...]

by × 24 March 2013 × 4 comments

Craft, Etegami

Etegami from the Road

Etegami from the Road

I’m on a trip right now for both work and pleasure and brought along my travel kit of etegami supplies. I knew I might have an hour or two of free time tonight and I wanted to be ready if, by chance, it worked out. So, here is what I [...]

by × 15 February 2013 × 1 comment

Craft, Leather

Leather Dog Collars

Leather Dog Collars

Traditional crafting is one of my interests. While I love sites like Pinterest which show awesome DIYs for turning t-shirts into works of art or fun new uses for empty two liters, I’m more into the stuff that predates Pinterest-era crafting. {By the way, I’m on Pinterest} Traditional crafting, the [...]

by × 3 February 2013 × 0 comments

Correspondence, Craft

Modern Envelope Calligraphy Class in Cincinnati

Modern Envelope Calligraphy Class in Cincinnati

I’m trying something new. If you’d like to learn the simple and fun art of modern envelope calligraphy then this might be of interest to you. I’m organizing a session through Gidsy and I’m supplying all the materials you’ll need to try your hand at this art form. If you’re [...]

by × 29 January 2013 × 0 comments

Correspondence, Craft

Lettering | Be What You Are

Lettering | Be What You Are

I sent out some small parcels to a few friends last week. I tucked these little cards into white coin envelopes and nestled those in with the rest of the contents of the parcel. I love white ink, and I love red paper. I also love the notion behind Valentine’s [...]

by × 28 January 2013 × 1 comment

Etegami, Reviews & Tools

Review | Kuretake Little Red Gift Set

Review | Kuretake Little Red Gift Set

Etegami is a beautiful, simple artform out of Japan and one that I’ve spent about 3 years with. I find it to be incredibly expressive without ever being over-the-top. The best part, in my opinion, is that it’s not really truly actually etegami until you send it through the mail. [...]

by × 20 January 2013 × 1 comment

Home & Garden, Type

The Thanksgiving Table

The Thanksgiving Table

This year, Thanksgiving was hosted at my Mom & Dad’s house. They provided the space, the turkey, the seats and the silverware and we provided the rest of the food and the decor. Because I can be intense, I decided to ‘design’ Thanksgiving. I wanted to share with you what [...]

by × 16 January 2013 × 0 comments

Craft, Etegami

Beware The Barrenness of a Busy Life

Beware The Barrenness of a Busy Life

Etegami is something I really care about. Because it is so simple, I find it has the potential to be incredibly expressive. Lately, this quote: Beware the Barrenness of a Busy Life. (Socrates) Has been important to me, and has been something I’ve been keeping in mind. Professionally, I work [...]

by × 21 November 2012 × 4 comments

Craft, Type

Lessons in Type | Part VI of VI

Lessons in Type | Part VI of VI

Lessons in Type is a series of posts covering my time spent at Cooper Union’s Type@Cooper program. You can learn more about CooperType here. Here’s the first post in this series. Here’s the second post in this series. Here’s the third post in this series. Here’s the fourth post in this [...]

by × 16 September 2012 × 0 comments

Craft, Type

Lessons in Type | Part V of VI

Lessons in Type | Part V of VI

Lessons in Type is a series of posts covering my time spent at Cooper Union’s Type@Cooper program. You can learn more about CooperType here. Here’s the first post in this series. Here’s the second post in this series. Here’s the third post in this series. Here’s the fourth post in this [...]

by × 16 September 2012 × 0 comments

Craft, Type

Lessons in Type | Part IV of VI

Lessons in Type | Part IV of VI

Lessons in Type is a series of posts covering my time spent at Cooper Union’s Type@Cooper program. You can learn more about CooperType here. Here’s the first post in this series. Here’s the second post in this series. Here’s the third post in this series. Here’s the fourth post in this [...]

by × 15 September 2012 × 1 comment

Craft, Type

Lessons in Type | Part III of VI

Lessons in Type | Part III of VI

Lessons in Type is a series of posts covering my time spent at Cooper Union’s Type@Cooper program. You can learn more about CooperType here. Here’s the first post in this series. Here’s the second post in this series. Here’s the third post in this series. Here’s the fourth post in this [...]

by × 14 September 2012 × 0 comments

Craft

Lessons in Type | Part II of VI

Lessons in Type | Part II of VI

Lessons in Type is a series of posts covering my time spent at Cooper Union’s Type@Cooper program. You can learn more about CooperType here. Here’s the first post in this series. Here’s the second post in this series. Here’s the third post in this series. Here’s the fourth post in this [...]

by × 12 September 2012 × 2 comments

Craft, Type

Lessons in Type | Part I of VI

Lessons in Type | Part I of VI

Lessons in Type is a series of posts covering my time spent at Cooper Union’s Type@Cooper program. You can learn more about CooperType here. Here’s the second post in this series. Here’s the third post in this series. Here’s the fourth post in this series. Here’s the fifth post in this [...]

by × 23 June 2012 × 7 comments

Craft, Etegami

Etegami Call: Words & Letters

Etegami Call: Words & Letters

If you saw this post, you know I had an Etegami Call for Entries all around the subject of “Words & Letters.” The etegami I received are beautiful and creative and I’m so happy to be able to post them here on Simplicity Embellished. Thanks to everyone for your time. [...]

by × 11 June 2012 × 5 comments