Free Thanksgiving Printable

I'm Thankful for all of you wonderful people, so I thought I'd share a FREE printable. Click on the picture below to download. 

ENJOY!

Hand Lettering: Must Haves For Beginners

I should probably start off with a disclaimer, because I'm pretty sure I'm not at all qualified to tell you the down low on hand lettering and all of the awesome pens you need. But I can tell you what I love. So here we go, my tried and true writing utensils/must haves I can't live without.

#1 - Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen

These pens are my go to. I'm not sure you can truly appreciate how amazing these pens are until you have tried your hand at a few other types of soft, large brush pens. But if you're a beginner, save yourself the trouble and just trust me. You'll love them. I buy them here, on Amazon in a duel pack (Hard tip and soft tip). I like to have both tips on hand, both are awesome. But if I have to choose, The hard tip is my favorite...ever! So I've also linked the pack of just hard tips on the right.

              

#2 - Tombow Dual Brush Pen Art Markers

These were my very first introduction to brush pens and hand lettering. I'd seen people write the most beautiful, color blended words and I had to have them. I put the marker to my paper and...I was sorely disappointed. Not because there was anything wrong with the markers, there wasn't, they're fantastic! But these markers take some serious practice. I was still so happy to own them. They made me want to keep learning. Once you play around with them for a while, you too, will fall in love. 

              

#3 - Crayola Super Tips

These are a perfect cheap alternative to brush pens. They have a hard fine tip for your thin upstrokes but they're soft enough that when you apply pressure you get a thick downstroke. Can't beat cheap.   

               

#4 - Pencils and Erasers

When I started lettering I just wanted to jump right in and be a pro with my new fancy pens and markers. I wanted nothing to do with pencils anymore. WRONG IDEA! Keep practicing, practicing, practicing. And there's no better way to practice then with a good old fashion pencil...and lots of big block erasers. 

                              

 ...And I like to keep all my pens/markers in this pencil case. A PINK one of course. :)

#5 - Paper

Always buy more paper then you think you'll need. :) There are SO MANY different kinds of paper out there. I doodle on just about anything I can get my hands on. Good and not so good. But if you want your brush pens to last longer...be kind to them and write on nice smooth paper. Because learning how to hand letter with frayed tips is no fun.  These are both great options!

               

#6 - Hand Lettering Book/ A Good Teacher

There are lots of amazing hand letterers out there that have published really helpful books. They're the perfect way to get started. I found this beautiful little book by Chalk Full Of Love on Amazon.

And the amazingly talented girls over at Hand Lettered Design have a FREE online course (that I'm currently taking) as well as some very helpful beginner guide books.

Now get out there and write something gorgeous! 

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If you happen to stumble upon this blog you'll notice it's lacking content. :) Hah

One day I'll get it running, but until then I'd love to have to follow along over on Instagram.

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I Mustache You A Question: LDS Primary Singing time

I needed an idea for after program singing time, but I wanted to give the kids a break from the same old songs/learning a new song. I saw the mustache on a plate idea somewhere(the song was hidden under the mustache) but I wanted to change things up a bit. Cue TRIVIA GAME!!