Blog - Happy Hands Project

Calligraphy & Lettering Inspiration: Rustic and Dreamy

Gosh, it’s Friday already? I hope you’ll all forgive me for the lack of posts the last couple of weeks. The thing is, I was on holiday with my family in Manila, Philippines (which is also my hometown) where I was invited to teach a beginners’ ...

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Words To Live By + New Calligraphy Prints

Hey you guys! I’m still on a high from weeks ago where I had the first ever Calligraphy In Colour Advanced Workshop. I kept thinking about how immensely talented each of the participants were, and when I saw them writing all I could say ...

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Calligraphy Logo: Mita Kelder Photography

It’s such a pleasure to be showing you the logo for Mita Kelder, a photographer here in Singapore. I really enjoyed working alongside this lady! Mita wanted a logo, and a logo mark as well that will serve as her photos’ watermark. ...

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A Peek Into The Calligraphy In Colour Workshop

I was amazed by so much talent during the first Calligraphy In Colour advanced modern calligraphy workshop here in Singapore. I was happy to be back at Joo Chiat Place, too! There were some familiar faces, ones who I’ve already met in my ...

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Free Desktop and Some Font Fancy: Olivier

There’s a growing trend in script fonts right now – I’ve seen numerous posters and flyers using plump, rounded scripts like Pacifico. I’m always in search of a nice, free font (and believe me, there are A LOT), but I totally dislike overused ...

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A Wedding in Texas: Calligraphy for Yasmin & Andrew

Late last year, Yasmin of Coffee Creative got in touch with me through my Etsy shop to write their wedding invitations in calligraphy. It was for their wedding in Texas, USA, and I was thrilled! It turned out to be a lovely suite, because ...

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Lettering Logo: Captured by V and Co.

I”m excited to share with you this hand-lettered logo for a wonderful photographer, Vanessa, of Captured by V and Co. So far I’ve been doing logos for these awesome photographers, both here in Singapore and in the US, and I have to ...

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Nib Review: Esterbrook 355

When I need to write small, I always reach for my Esterbrook 355. I don’t have a vast nib collection (though my husband might have a different opinion), and I only have a few favourites, but more often than not, small sized calligraphy always ...

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Freebie: Printable Holiday Confetti Gift Tags

The holidays are coming! I’m very excited for this year’s Christmas because my family’s coming and right now I’m busy putting together our Christmas menu. I have 3 types of dessert on my list now, nothing else. I know ...

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Giveaway and Launch: 2015 Calligraphy Calendar

After weeks of painting, writing, designing and test-printing, I’m happy to let you all know that the Happy Hands Project’s (first ever) calendar is now available for pre-order! I wanted to come up with a design that I would display on my desk ...

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Font Fancy: Vermandois + Free Desktop Wallpaper

The moment I saw this handwritten font from Magpie Paper Works, it was love at first sight. Vermandois is a lovely work of art that makes me want to wish I write the same way. The jagged strokes and varying spacing just adds to its organic charm ...

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