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DIY Advent Tree for kids

Today I am sharing this darling Advent Calendar Tree with you.

The idea came from the lovely Mindy Rives, mom of two beautiful little girls. Instead of the traditional candy treat, each day is filled with a fun Christmas activity for your kids/family to participate in.

Here’s what Mindy did to create this tree for about $15.00 minus the tree:

1. She ordered the number printables off of Etsy (they were like $3.50)…printed, cut and glued them on miniature treat bags/envelopes from Michaels.

2. She bought mini clothes pins from Michael’s, tied bows around each one with red ribbon, filled each envelope with a Christmas activity and hung them on their smaller kitchen tree.

3. She came up with a list of activities that worked with her schedule. ( Mindy works 2 days a week. She is one of the lovely gals I get to work with at DFW Events🙂

She kindly gave me her list to share with you in a PDF file. Just click on Advent Activities .

4. She purchased supplies in advance for any craft projects. ( Michael’s is another great source for this.)

So far, her daughter has thoroughly enjoyed each day’s special activity.

I think this is a wonderful way to teach children about the spirit of Christmas:)

Thanks for sharing Mindy!

If you want to read more about Mindy’s advent tree check out her blog Peanut Butter & Pop tarts!

Have a wonder-filled Wednesday!

Debi

Here’s a graphic of Dom Loves Mary used on a wine bottle. The font is now #2 on the Hot New Fonts list!

Dom Loves Mary is available for purchase at: Correspondence Ink Type foundry .

We put together specially priced packages to help you save money including:

The PRO VERSION complete with ALL THREE SCRIPT FONTS and a combined total of over 100 ornamental flourishes.

Our ACCOUTREMENTS PACKAGE contains both sets of FLOURISHES for letter customization as well as our ADD-ON WORDS .

Want to have it ALL? The DOM LOVES MARY TOTAL DESIGN package is for you. It contains ALL THREE SCRIPT FONTS, the TEXT FONT, and ALL OF THE ornamental and customizing FLOURISHES and the ADD ON WORDS.

My first cursive font, Belluccia is available at myfonts.com and fontbros.com..


Belluccia has remained on the Best Sellers list for 17 months was named one of myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011 and one of the Top Fonts for 2012 on CTDesigns blog.

December 5, 2012Advent Calendar, calligraphy font, cursive font, DIY Advent Tree, DIY Christmas craft, Dom Loves Mary font, script fontLeave a comment

Calligraphy Seating Chart

I recently had the pleasure of creating a Calligraphy Seating Chart for a wedding.
I always love to see the process of something coming together. So I thought I’d share mine with you.
First it starts with a pencil layout. This type of project requires a great deal of layout as it is 22″ x 28″ and has 4 rows of 20-22 names.

So here’s my layout sheet. I’ve also played with the bride and groom’s names at the top. Although I ended up changing the design a little.

Now it’s time to start using pen and ink to fill in the names and header. Here is a pic showing one column of names done and part of the second. I’m working closely from the typed list, blocking the names below the one I’m working on to avoid mistakes in spelling.

Since the names were listed alphabetically, the way the names broke up left a larger space at the bottom of the third column. This is the perfect opportunity to add a little illustration to the piece.

Because I laid everything out in advance, I was prepared for this and had created a design that fit nicely.

Here is the finished piece mounted on foam core. It was then placed in a 22″ x 28″ frame for presentation at the wedding.

If you have any other questions about how this was done, please don’t hesitate to ask!

Have a Mega Monday!

Debi

Here’s a graphic of Dom Loves Mary used on a wine bottle. The font is now #3 on the Hot New Fonts list!

Dom Loves Mary is available for purchase at: Correspondence Ink Type foundry .

We put together specially priced packages to help you save money including:

The PRO VERSION complete with ALL THREE SCRIPT FONTS and a combined total of over 100 ornamental flourishes.

Our ACCOUTREMENTS PACKAGE contains both sets of FLOURISHES for letter customization as well as our ADD-ON WORDS .

Want to have it ALL? The DOM LOVES MARY TOTAL DESIGN package is for you. It contains ALL THREE SCRIPT FONTS, the TEXT FONT, and ALL OF THE ornamental and customizing FLOURISHES and the ADD ON WORDS.

My first cursive font, Belluccia is available at myfonts.com and fontbros.com..


Belluccia has remained on the Best Sellers list for 17 months was named one of myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011 and one of the Top Fonts for 2012 on CTDesigns blog.

December 3, 2012Calligraphy, calligraphy font, Calligraphy Seating Chart, cursive font, script font, Wedding signsLeave a comment

Belluccia makes Top Fonts for 2012 list

Many thanks to Christy at CTDesigns,inc. for including my Belluccia font on her list of Top Fonts for 2012!

Christy is a talented calligrapher and wedding stationery designer herself so her opinion means a lot to me.

The list has a wonderful assortment of mostly cursive fonts, so Belluccia is in good company.

Thanks so much Christy!

Be sure to stop by her Etsy Shop and see her lovely designs.

My Dom Loves Mary font is now #3 on the Hot New Fonts list! It’s available for purchase at: Correspondence Ink Type foundry .

Share this link on twitter or facebook : Dom Loves Mary calligraphy font

Or e-mail the link to friends who love fonts!

Go to my Pinterest page and re-pin items from my Dom Loves Mary font board: Dom Loves Mary font on Pinterest

Or you can always purchase it here: Dom Loves Mary font on Myfonts.com.

Thanks in advance !

My first cursive font, Belluccia is available at myfonts.com and fontbros.com..

Belluccia has remained on the Best Sellers list for 17 months was named one of myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011.

December 2, 2012Belluccia font, calligraphy font, cursive font, fancy font, script font, wedding fontLeave a comment

Lettering Art Studio Holiday Gift Giveaway: Personalized Ornament

Would you like a Personalized Ornament for yourself or to give as a gift?

Perhaps someone got married, had a new baby, graduated, got engaged or bought a new house and you’d like to give them a keepsake gift?

Or you just want to personalize a child’s gift with the sport they play?

Have you been oohing and ahhhing at my new Dom Loves Mary font and would just love to have it on your computer?

Well this is your lucky day!

I’m giving away 15 personalized ornaments to the first 15 people who purchase any one of my Dom Loves Mary fonts! I’ll even ship it for free! ( Excluding international orders.)

Update: All 15 ornaments have now been claimed!

The font options start at 19.99 and the value of the ornament with shipping is 38.00. So you are getting a beautiful font and a lovely personalized ornament* for a great price!

If you purchase the Dom Loves Mary Total Design Package you will receive 2 ornaments!

Here’s what you need to do to get in on this.

Go to my Dom Loves Mary font page at Myfonts.com.

Order any one of the font options.

Then leave a comment on this blog letting me know :

1. The name you made the purchase under

2.What name or names ( bride and groom) you want on your ornament

3. The occasion for the ornament ( Christmas, new baby, new house, wedding, birthday, etc…).

Make sure to leave your e-mail so I can let you know if you made the cut and get your address for shipping.

Once I verify that you have purchased the font, I’ll start creating your ornament !

All ornaments will be received in time for Christmas.

This offer ends Dec. 1 or as soon as all 15 ornaments are gone !

Order now.

Happy Holidays!

Debi

*I will choose color of ornament, ribbons and decoration according to supplies available

The Dom Loves Mary font is now available for purchase at: Correspondence Ink Type foundry .

Share this link on twitter or facebook : Dom Loves Mary calligraphy font

Or e-mail the link to friends who love fonts.

Go to my Pinterest page and re-pin items from my Dom Loves Mary font board: Dom Loves Mary font on Pinterest

Or you can always purchase it here: Dom Loves Mary font on Myfonts.com.

Thanks in advance !

My first cursive font, Belluccia is available at myfonts.com and fontbros.com..

Belluccia has remained on the Best Sellers list for 17 months was named one of myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011.

November 29, 2012Calligraphy, calligraphy font, cursive font. calligraphy, Lettering Art Studio Holiday Gift Giveaway, Personalized ornaments, script fontLeave a comment

Free Printable Place Cards in Calligraphy font: Gratitude

Today I have one word for you. Gratitude.

It’s how I start and end my day.

Since Thanksgiving is only 2 days away, I wanted to share some “Gratitude” with you in thanks for your encouragement, support and kindness.

I’ll be using these as place cards on my Thanksgiving table.

They’re made using my Dom Loves Mary font.

Just right click to download and print as many as you need. Then cut on the trim marks.

There’s space to put a name underneath.

Don’t worry about your hand writing:)

I’m attaching mine to toothpicks with a glue gun and sticking in a pear that will go on the plate.

Especially on Thanksgiving, I hope you have good food to eat and good company to keep.

I hope you let your worries rest for a time and just enjoy being.

And I hope your heart is filled with thanks for the big and small things that surround you.

In addition to my husband Michael and my sister Ann who lives near me, my sister Diane will be here from Michigan!

My son Alex is home from school and though we’ll miss my son Nick, he assures me he’ll be gathering with friends in D.C.

And me? I’ll be spending the day smiling in gratitude:)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Debi

The Dom Loves Mary font, now #8 on the Hot New Fonts list, is available at: Correspondence Ink Type foundry .

Check out samples of it in action on my Calligraphy Fonts page.

Help me move it up the list!

Share this link on twitter or facebook : Dom Loves Mary calligraphy font

Or e-mail the link to friends who love fonts!

Go to my Pinterest page and re-pin items from my Dom Loves Mary font board: Dom Loves Mary font on Pinterest

Or you can always purchase it here: Dom Loves Mary font on Myfonts.com.

Thanks in advance !

My first cursive font, Belluccia is available at myfonts.com and fontbros.com..

Belluccia has remained on the Best Sellers list for 16 months was named one of myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011.

November 21, 2012calligraphy font, cursive font. calligraphy, DomLovesMary font, FREE Printable Place Cards, hand lettered font, script font, wedding fontLeave a comment

Free Giveaway Chalkboard Sign: Just Married

Today’s Free Printable Chalkboard sign is….drum roll please:) Just Married!

If you want to enlarge this sign to fit on the back of a car or truck (or wherever) FedEx Kinko’s can enlarge it to the desired size.

They can also laminate it and/or back it with foam core to stabilize it.

Or if you’re feeling crafty, have an enlarged print made and cut out the letters to make a stencil.

Be sure to leave some pieces of paper connected to each other in totally enclosed areas so it doesn’t create a space where you don’t want it to be. For instance, in the big loop of the “M”.

Purchase an aerosol can of Marking Chalk (normally used for sports fields) from Ace Hardware or Dick’s Sporting Goods. Or colored Spray Chalk at a place online like Toolup.com.

Use the sign as a stencil to temporarily place the saying on the concrete or grass at a location where guests can see it!

I haven’t tried this yet but have seen it done online. I’ll try to find and post tomorrow.

Send me a pic to post if you do!

If you have a saying you’d like to see on a Chalkboard sign, leave a comment !

I’m in the sign making mode so you might just get your wish:)

Check out previous Free Printable Chalkboard signs here and here.

Hope it’s a Marvelous Monday!

Debi

The Dom Loves Mary font, #10 on the Hot New Fonts list, is available at: Correspondence Ink Type foundry .

Help me move it up the list!

Share this link on twitter or facebook : Dom Loves Mary calligraphy font

Or e-mail the link to friends who love fonts!

Go to my Pinterest page and re-pin items from my Dom Loves Mary font board: Dom Loves Mary font on Pinterest

Or you can always purchase it here: Dom Loves Mary font on Myfonts.com.

Thanks in advance !

My first cursive font, Belluccia is available at myfonts.com and fontbros.com..

Belluccia has remained on the Best Sellers list for 16 months was named one of myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011.

November 19, 2012calligraphy font, cursive font. calligraphy, DomLovesMary font, fancy font, Free Printable Chalkboard Wedding signs, script font, wedding fontLeave a comment

Free Printable Chalkboard Sign: Photo Booth

Today I’m sharing another Free Wedding Chalkboard sign printable that I promised last week.

Just right click and ” Save Image as” on your computer.

You can print this Photo Booth Sign on white or light colored 8.5″ x 11″ card stock. Put it in a frame or mount on foam core and you are good to go!

I love all the fun props that are being used in wedding photo booths.

Funky Sunglasses, mustaches, boas, hats…they all make it fun for your guests and look great in the pics later!

Is there a saying you’d like to see me make as a free printable?

Leave me a comment and let me know.

I’m in the mood to keep ’em coming:)

Have a great start to your week!
Debi

The Dom Loves Mary font, #10 on the Hot New Fonts list, is available at: Correspondence Ink Type foundry .

Help me move it up the list!

Share this link on twitter or facebook : Dom Loves Mary calligraphy font

Or e-mail the link to friends who love fonts!

Go to my Pinterest page and re-pin items from my Dom Loves Mary font board: Dom Loves Mary font on Pinterest

Or you can always purchase it here: Dom Loves Mary font on Myfonts.com.

Thanks in advance for your help!

My first cursive font, Belluccia is available at myfonts.com and fontbros.com..

Belluccia has remained on the Best Sellers list for 16 months was named one of myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011.

November 18, 2012calligraphy font, Chalkboard Wedding Signs, cursive font. calligraphy, DomLovesMary font, hand lettered font, script font, wedding font4 Comments

Personalized Calligraphy for Baby Nursery

Today I want to share a sweet personalized lettering project I did for a client’s baby nursery.

I know I promised you more chalkboard saying giveaways, and they’ll be coming.

But I have lots of projects I’ve been working on and wanted to fit that in so you can see what else I do besides create and promote my fonts:)

So here is a the piece I created for sweet Audrey Leigh.

It’s 11.5″ x 15.5″ and is lettered on 140 lb. Arches paper in pen and gouache paint in two colors of pink. She even gave me a cute little pink baby sock to match the color:)

You KNOW I haven’t had one of those around my house in a loooong time!

The client also had me create these small pieces to accompany it. They will go in 4″ x 4″ frames.

Aren’t those the sweetest thoughts?

It’s really lovely to know that as Audrey grows she will have these as reminders of how very much she is loved.

And that is the coolest part of what I do.

Enjoy your Thursday!

Debi

Update on Dom Loves Mary font: It’s a close race to the top 5 of the Hot New Fonts list!

The Dom Loves Mary font is now available for purchase at: Correspondence Ink Type foundry .

Making the Hot New Fonts list is a huge deal for a new font. And I’m grateful to everyone who got Dom Loves Mary to # 10.

But what’s even bigger is making the next list: “The Rising Stars”.

Only the top 5 on the Hot New Fonts list make it to that next step. I was thrilled when my first font, Belluccia, was on it.

So I am doing all I can to spread the word about her sister, Dom Loves Mary to get her on it as well. (You know how it is with siblings. They always want what the other one has:)

So I know it’s the start of holiday madness ( note to self: DO NOT release a new font just before the holidays!)

But if you care to help me here’s how you can do it:

Share this link on twitter or facebook : Dom Loves Mary calligraphy font

Or e-mail the link to friends who love fonts!

Go to my Pinterest page and re-pin items from my Dom Loves Mary font board: Dom Loves Mary font on Pinterest

Or you can always purchase it here: Dom Loves Mary font on Myfonts.com.

Thanks in advance for your help!

More free printables will be coming up!

My first cursive font, Belluccia is available at myfonts.com and fontbros.com..

Belluccia has remained on the Best Sellers list for 16 months was named one of myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011.

November 15, 2012Calligraphy, calligraphy font, cursive font. calligraphy, DomLovesMary font, Personalized Calligraphy for Baby Nursery, script font, wedding fontLeave a comment

FREE Printable Chalkboard Wedding Signs using Dom Loves Mary calligraphy font

Today’s Free Printable Chalkboard Wedding Signs were inspired by a combination of my last post featuring a Chalkboard sign by Ciera Design. And the giveaway contest I had on Brenda’s Wedding Blog.

The winner was chosen Nov. 12. She will receive artwork created with my Dom Loves Mary font including : 15 Table numbers, A Bride and Groom ( or Mr. and Mrs. sign), a set of 15 Table Number signs and 4 additional signs of the winner’s choice. (Ex: Sweets, Photo Booth, Thank you, Just Married, etc…)

Brenda asked the participants what they would want on their additional signs. There were so many great responses, I decided to create the top 4 choices as FREE PRINTABLES that you can download and print on 11″ x 8.5″ card stock.

Do me one favor,…if you like them, please (with chocolate sprinkles on top) PIN them or share on TWITTERr or FACEBOOK:)

I put my Lettering Art Studio copyright mark to protect my work on the internet. But you can easily cut out the black sign and adhere it to another piece of white or colored card stock when you are using it for your wedding.

I am having so much fun creating these, I’m going to post more tomorrow!

Enjoy!

Debi

Did you know the Dom Loves Mary Text looks really cool all on it’s own? Here it’s used to tell a “Once upon a time” love story.

Dom Loves Mary is now #10 on the Hot New Fonts list (thanks!!) and is available at: Correspondence Ink Type foundry .

We put together specially priced packages to help you save money so check it out and see which one will work for you.

My first cursive font, Belluccia is available at myfonts.com and fontbros.com..


Belluccia has remained on the Best Sellers list for 16 months was named one of myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011.

November 14, 2012calligraphy font, Chalkboard Wedding Signs, cursive font. calligraphy, DomLovesMary font, FREE Printables, hand lettered font, script font, wedding font

How to: Dom Loves Mary font ADD ONS and Flourishes tutorial

I’ve created another tutorial:)

In this “How to” I cover the use of some of the Dom Loves Mary font ADD ON’s and ORNAMENTAL FLOURISHES to spice up your design.

Before I get to it, I wanted to send a shout out of thanks to Lettering Time blog for featuring my new cursive font, Dom Loves Mary.

It’s always lovely to see a posting about my work. But to see it on a blog from Spain was really cool! Muchas Gracias!

Today’s tutorial will feature an invitation design by Nessa Sander of Cardgirl Invitations.

In this fun invitation, she incorporated some of the words from my Dom Loves Mary ADD ON package ( “and”, “RSVP”).

She also added an ornamental flourish from the Dom Loves Mary Stylistic version of the font and used the same version for the words “dress to kill”.

I specifically created the ADD ON’s (66 commonly used words for invitations and stationery products) for use with, not only my calligraphy fonts, but with fonts you already own.

So I was excited to see that Nessa had done just that in this invitation.

Now on with the show and tell.

(I tried to share more details for beginners so feel free to fast forward through those parts:)

Dom Loves Mary Tutorial 2

Thanks to everyone for the great feedback on the last one.

It’s helping me improve!

Please share your thoughts on this one as well.

Best,

Debi

Here’s a graphic of Dom Loves Mary Script and Text fonts used together on specialty soap packaging.

Dom Loves Mary is now available for purchase at: Correspondence Ink Type foundry . It’s currently #10 on the Hot New Fonts list! Thanks for your help spreading the word:)

I’m sponsoring a give away of a set of wedding signs using the Dom Loves Mary font on Brenda’s blog through November 19.

My first cursive font, Belluccia is available at myfonts.com and fontbros.com..


Belluccia has remained on the Best Sellers list for 16 months was named one of myfonts Most Popular Fonts for 2011.

November 12, 2012calligraphy font, cursive font. calligraphy, DIY Invitations, DomLovesMary font, hand lettered font, script font, wedding fontLeave a comment