SMP Blogger Bride: Boxwood Avenue DIY Calligraphy Tablescape

Chloe Mackintosh
September 30, 2015
Categories: DIY - Other, DIY Projects, The Blog

Chloe from Boxwood Avenue here, and now that we’ve gotten to know each other a bit better, you probably realize I am a die hard DIY’er, and today I am giving you a sneak peek at another DIY project I am doing for our wedding! Captured by Melina Wallisch Photography and Dax Victorino Films at the Depot Craft Brewery Distillery in Reno, Nevada, I’m giving you an inside guide on mastering calligraphy!

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After Greg and I got engaged, I decided I was going to learn calligraphy, in order to do myself, what would have traditionally been outsourced to a calligraphist. After a few practice sessions, I fell in love with calligraphy, and haven’t looked back. I definitely don’t consider myself a calligraphist, more of a hobbyist experimenting with different techniques, but as I learned, I found some amazing resources, and have decided to share them with you! If you’ve been wanting to learn calligraphy, I’ve just launched a completely free workshop on my blog, so head on over and sign up! I promise, all it takes is a little patience and a whole lot of practice.

Luxe Cream Paper

Gold Ink

Your favorite calligraphy pen and nib (Nikko G is my favorite!)

Lettermate

Pencil

Eraser

Scrapbooking Trimmer

Cut menus and table numbers into 5×7” pieces, and name tags into 2.5×4” pieces using the scrapbook trimmer.

Using your pencil and lettermate, lightly mark straight lines along the paper. One line for name tags, two lines (spaced far apart) for the table numbers, and multiple lines for the menus.

Shake your gold ink well, dip your pen into the ink, and get to writing! Try printing a few of the lines in all caps to add dimension to the menus.

Allow the ink to fully dry, then erase the pencil lines.

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I used this frame from World Market for the table numbers, and these place card holders from BHLDN