Who wouldn’t feel more creative working in this treehouse in the woods? This is (or was) Neil Gaiman’s writing shed. It was featured in a book called Shedworking. I think its fabulous. (via Shedworking)
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Love To Draw Necklace
A necklace pencil sharpener in a lovely red enamel heart? What’s not to love? It’s on sale. $14.99 (via Modcloth)
Field Trip: Daly’s Pen Shop in Milwaukee
While on the road this week, we got to make another stop. This time, we got to visit the legendary Daly’s Pen Shop in Milwaukee, WI. Daly’s has been in business since 1924. The location has changed but its one of the oldest pen shops in the US. Its a lovely shop filled with…
Field Notes Field Trip!
Yesterday, Bryan at Field Notes/Coudal Partners kindly toured us around the world headquarters (AKA their offices in Chicago). We had great time and got to take a peek at the inner workings of Field Notes. It was an all-access pass and I am so thankful that Bryan took time out of his busy schedule to…
Link Love: Text Messages
This week’s Link of the Week has to be the handwritten text messages. The link was sent to me by my friend Chris P. and has me wondering if I should challenge myself to text or tweet all handwritten this week. Are you with me? I Sent All My Text Messages in Calligraphy for a…
Eccentric Envelopes
Stephanie Fishwick posted some loose but lovely envelopes with her tips and techniques for creating fun envelopes for non-calligraphers. She recommends using watercolors but ink samples would also work and i a great way to use up all those samples you’ve accumulated. Her best tip is that imperfections make it more awesome. Use a limited…
Stick it to Me: City of Industry
How could you not love the clean graphic simplicity of the enamel jewelry created by City of Industry? I particularly like the Correspondence Set ($20) that includes both an enamel pencil and envelope lapel pin. The Ruler Enamel Necklace ($28) is also darling. It includes a gold plated 30″ chain. There are also some summer…