2016-11-28

Happy Cyber Monday! Good grief the year is flying by so quickly. I’ve been meaning to write the reprise to my first gift guide for over a year now. Here it is. If you’ve got a calligraphy/letter lover in your family, hold on to your pants. My online class at Calligraphy.org is 10% off with code CYBER2016 from now until 11/30/2016. Discount available on gifts (hint: gift it to yourself, it’s always a good idea).





If you yourself are a calligraphile, forward this to your family and friends. Clue them in to the hottest, awesomest stuff to gift this year. I’ve broken it up into 3 price tiers: budget-friendly, mid-range and SPLURGE! All tools are great for all experience levels. They’re tools that I have in my own studio (or ones that I’m lusting after myself). If you have any questions at all, give me a shout-out in the comments below. I’m happy to reply.



BUDGET FRIENDLY

Ruler: This rolling ruler allows you to easily make parallel lines! It’s awesome. I use it constantly.

Gold watercolor inks: Add water and apply to the underside of the nib to make gold ink. These come in separate containers that are tiny and portable.

Adjustable oblique holder: Your loved one looking to graduate from the speedball universal? This is a fabulous holder that works with a wide range of nibs, even crowquills.

Zig twin brushes: These brushes have a foam cone, so they don’t fray or dull. They’re great for beginners, heavy-handed letterers or the busy mom & pop that have mischievous children.

Copic Gasenfude: It’s a nylon brush marker that has a springy touch and juicy ink that won’t quit.

Copperplate nib sampler: Give your calligrapher the option to explore nibs he/she hasn’t tried before.

MID-RANGE

Sakura Koi watercolor set: It’s compact, comes with a fabulous water-brush. The pigments are brilliant and archival. Great for your artist on-the-go.

Calligraphy.org Gift Kit: I’m biased, but these kits include one-on-one coaching for brush and pointed pen calligraphy. So if your letter-lover has no idea what he/she is doing, we can help. Or we can push him/her farther with off-script challenges.

A really nice brush for watercolor: I think everyone should have at least one sable brush in their supplies.

A leather blotter: it helps get finer, smoother hairlines to write with a blotter underneath your work. or you can customize it for a little extra splurge. Mike Ward makes the most beautiful signatures.

SPLURGE

Sterling Promise nib necklace: the perfect bit of jewelry for a letter-lover.

Hand turned holders, I particularly love and have holders by Erika Paulsen, Chris Yoke, Brian Smith, Ashley Bush, Salman Khattak and Artem Scribendi

I’m secretly drooling over Tom’s Studio and Heber Miranda holders. They look amazing.

Silhouette Mint: It’s the perfect gift for your designer/artist/letter-entusiast or small business owner. Make stamps in seconds. See how it works here.

Daniel Smith Try it dot card (it’s only $7, so include an amazon gift card in there so they can purchase their favorite colors)

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