Beautiful images, Emily! I’ve always been interested in the mechanics of calligraphy and other types of script. I spent several summers as a girl reinventing my own handwriting, which has resulted in a strange chicken-scratch amalgam of cursive/print that is distinctive, if not always legible. Thanks for this great post. You’ve renewed my desire to pull out pen and paper and practice my letters!

LOVE those stamps, too, by the way. A letter with lots of stamps is always so much more enticing.

I love the handwriting…How fun. Wishing I could actually write that beautifully!

I LOVE these!!!! Exquisite!

thanks, emily! it is an honor to be featured on your blog… and to be included with such a talented artist like patricia! keep up a great work, both of you. you’re an inspiration!

Looooove! I’ve admired the first site for a while. Thanks for sharing your friend’s fonts with us – downloading them now!!

I LOVE the calligraphy! Thank you for sharing the fun story about your friend, too. I’m downloading the darling fonts now.

Oh, I loved this post! Thanks for sharing!

wow…thanks for the link to those font downloads!! always looking for great new fonts for design. how does one go about uploading a hand-crafted font from paper?

i’ve been f0llowing your blog for a while and after your post with those fonts, i just had to comment! i just did an adoption party invitation for a friend of mine with pea mee-mee. it was the perfect font for what she wanted! just thought i should share how a simple font can make a special event even more meaningful.

here’s the link to the invite (scroll to the bottom):
http://jenandink.blogspot.com/2010/08/recent-projects.html

i WISH my handwriting was as cute as y’alls!

1. I saw this in my reader list and saved it until the last.
2. because I love paper and I’m obsessed with handwriting
3. I was waiting for this to repost…it was a very sad day when I couldn’t see the pictures
4. thanks for more inspiration for my debut into the christmas card shuffle

I’d like to have pretty handwriting, I don’t take the time! I love the idea of the address stamp, however, would make wonderful gifts!! Janell

Love that bee-autiful calligraphy!!! Wish I could do some…I like mt handwriting (think an architect’s all-caps on a blueprint), but it’s not *pretty.* Also love the bit about u & your best friend…NOT a dorky pair at alll…sounds like you guys just had fun together.

I always admired your writing in college!! Thanks for the links to her website…just downloaded a bunch of them. How fun! You are becoming quite famous, you know. Random friends of mine are posting links to your blog on facebook!

Love that envelope addressed to hebron, nebraska! How fabulous!

From,
Your #1 fan in the cornhusker state

i love creative handwriting and fonts! thanks!

I had to chuckle. Hebron Nebraska is just 8 miles from my hometown. Small world. Love these envelopes. I would love to make some of these!

I too am a font-aholic. I easily have over 1000 fonts on my computer, including your friends font!! I just used it on a project for a friend. http://daniellebartran.blogspot.com/2010/10/birth-announcement-collage.html

I absolutely love the calligraphy and if I knew I’d be living in my house for an extended time period, I definitely would invest in a personalized address stamp-LOVE IT!

we ordered that very stamp for our wedding! it said Logan & Dawnica and the date of our wedding and it was absolutely adorable. we used it on some miniature penny candy bags for wedding favors. now i’ve just cut off the date and use it for anything i want to say our names. and it was packaged in the cutest little nest of a box

I absolutely loved the handwriting, trying to think how I could use some in my shop… Help Can I get a scripture made for the wall?

Lovely and inspiring! These envelopes remind me of the Postal Museum in D. C. My favorite part was the display case of very artistically decorated envelopes. I need to go practice my calligraphy now!

I am now subscribing to Kevin & Amanda. I love their site…. and their fonts!

I am planning my wedding and would love to have my invitations done with calligraphy–if only I could write like that!

LOVE this! I’ve always been obsessed with handwriting and am always trying to improve mine. Thanks for the links!! I’m totally going to send out some letters this week too.

I think that is the sweetest thing, your high school best friend getting your handwriting turned into a font. I always feel that way when I see Natalie’s cards. I spent so many years (4th grade to 12th) sitting next to her in class doddleing together. And now I get to see her art published. We spent so many hours and had so much fun making our doddle works of art. I have many of hers and mine saved. So Sweet!

Thanks for sharing!! I just bought one of primele.com’s return address stamps!!

You just made my day! I’ve been looking for some girly fonts to print something special to hang in my girls’ room. Just what I needed, and free makes it even better!

P.S. I visited kevinandamanda.com and downloaded some of their great fonts yesterday. I even found one that vaguely resembles my own handwriting! Thanks again!

You might enjoy the book “You rhandwriting can change your life” It is a very interesting way to see what your writing says about you and, for me anyway, it was spot on. Check it out

i loved this post! i, too, am a sucker for pretty handwriting. thanks for brightening up my day!! i may have to get one of those address stamps!

I think I am freaking out….I love love love it!!! And I am stunned because just YESTERDAY I was looking at a catalog thinking of taking a calligraphy class! And I was asking friends just YESTERDAY about doing it…and then I come here a VOILA! That is amazing! AMAZING! I am printing them ALL! In l.o.v.e. I must learn how!! Thanks so much for the incredible inspiration…you rock!!

Love all that beautiful handwriting. I will have to add your friends font to my collection. Adorable!

Love great handwriting….mine is a sorry sight.
Thanks for the links.
Happy Day

Love, love, love beautiful handwriting! What a wonderful talent to have too! I think these envelopes are absolutely the most darling things I’ve seen in a very long time, and I just have to say that it’s inspired me to work on my own calligraphy! Great post.

Ooooo, I so want the stamp and free fonts! What a cute story about you and your friend! Thanks for sharing!

i love it! that font is adorable. my mom is a calligrapher-i’m in awe of her talent. she’s my boy’s “nonnie”, by the way-a fanciful take on nonna

I LOVE LOVE LOVE beautiful handwriting… it is so fun to practice! I love the stamps… thanks for posting!

How fun, thank you!

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Is there a link where we can purchase the address stamp??

What a small world it is!! About 8 months ago I was looking for fonts for a baby shower invite and ran across Pea Lovey Dovey and downloaded it – it’s one of my very favorites! Then, I was looking for another cute font a couple of months later and found your Fancy font – and fancy blog – and it has become a favorite too. What a funny little connection that two of my favorite fonts belong to two old friends who are both strangers to me, yet still dear in a unique way. Ahhh, life!