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Calligraphy at Malacañang: Workshops Celebrating Women’s Month 2025

What an incredible day filled with ink, focus, and creative energy! I was very happy to be part of the 2025 National Women’s Month celebrations within the halls of Malacañang, in Manila, Philippines. Thanks to the wonderful Gender and ...
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Designing My Custom Fountain Pen at Ancora Ginza

As a long-time lover of all things stationery, especially pens and inks, a visit to Ancora Ginza had been on my bucket list for a while now. So let me tell you about the coolest thing I did last fall: I designed a custom fountain pen at Ancora ...
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Tokyo Calligraphy Supplies: Paper Tree Tokyo

Last fall, I was back in Tokyo and had a chance to drop by Paper Tree to stock up on calligraphy supplies. While I explored the vibrant city and ate all the good food I could find, one of my most anticipated stops was Paper Tree. Picture this: ...
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Unleash Creativity & Spark Connections: Team Building with Modern Calligraphy

Did you know calligraphy can be a powerful tool for team building? Last November, Happy Hands Project brought the joy of modern calligraphy to White & Case’s GRIT CON event in Makati City. This fun and engaging modern calligraphy ...
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Calligraphy Conversation: Adulting In Tandem Podcast

Ever get that message that makes your day? Well, that’s exactly what happened to me recently. I was invited as a guest speaker on Radyo Pilipinas‘ Adulting In Tandem with Al Corpuz. It was an amazing opportunity to chat about Happy ...
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Brush Lettering Basics Workshop at BGC

Let’s be honest, rainy Sundays are best spent curled up under the covers. But last weekend, a group of enthusiastic creatives defied the gloomy weather to attend the Brush Lettering Basics Workshop at Art Caravan in Bonifacio Global City ...
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Modern Calligraphy Workshop: Recap of Our February Class in Alabang

Hey there, fellow letter lovers! I’m absolutely thrilled to share a recap of our latest modern calligraphy and note card writing workshop, held at the cozy Group and Boiler Coffee Co. in Alabang last month. We had a full house, and we sure ...
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Live Calligraphy: Love Letter Writing at Bonifacio High Street

The weekend before Valentine’s Day, I was at the live calligraphy booth along Bonifacio High Street. Aptly called ‘You’re Just My Type‘, the task at hand was writing people’s love letters in calligraphy. People in ...
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Free Calligraphy Worksheet: Heart Flourishes

Valentine’s Day is upon us, and I’m here to share with you a free printable calligraphy worksheet. Heart flourishes, anyone? These flourishes will help you work on those thick and thin strokes and your arm movement. It would also be ...
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Christmas Calligraphy and Gift Tag Workshop

The last workshop of 2023, our Christmas Calligraphy and Gift Tag Workshop, happened in late November at KMC Armstrong Cafe in Salcedo Village, Makati. Such a lovely place to gather! With Christmas songs playing in the speakers, we went through ...
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Modern Calligraphy Workshop: Street Kohi Maginhawa, QC

The recent modern calligraphy workshop at Street Kohi Community Cafe in the heart of Maginhawa, Quezon City, turned out to be a fun and memorable experience for all of us. Though it started out as a rainy morning in Quezon City (and probably the ...
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Potatoes and calligraphy? 🥔➕✍🏻    Potatoes have be Potatoes and calligraphy? 🥔➕✍🏻 
 
Potatoes have been used by some to prep their new nibs before use. I’ve always had my doubts, so I made a little experiment to see if it actually works.  
 
Yes it does!  
 
However, I still prefer my own way of cleaning nibs. I just spray rubbing alcohol on a new nib and wipe it off, and it’s ready to use. I hate wasting a potato (even if it’s just a small one) just for my nibs.  
 
What’s your favorite way of prepping new nibs? ✨ 
 
#calligraphytips  #calligraphy #calligraphyforbeginners
I was expecting sunflower yellow… 🌻    Instead, Su I was expecting sunflower yellow… 🌻 
 
Instead, Sunflower Fields surprised me with a warm amber that turns into a burnt-orange shade as it dries. It’s like an entire sunflower field under the late afternoon sun. 
 
It’s warm and earthy, and I can see that it’s perfect for autumn journal spreads, cozy letters, and sketchbook accents. I tried to paint a rose with it, too! 
 
Sometimes the best inks are the ones that don’t match our expectations. 
 
Ink: Sunflower Fields (Sibol) by @inksbyvinta 
 
What would you have named this color if you didn’t know its name? 🌻🧡 
 
#VintaInks #SunflowerFields #FountainPenInk #inkswatches
If you’re visiting Tokyo for stationery, don’t ove If you’re visiting Tokyo for stationery, don’t overlook Loft Ikebukuro! ✨
 
While the Shibuya and Ginza branches are popular, I found the Ikebukuro location easier to browse because it felt less crowded during my visit. It also had a great selection of notebooks, pens, inks, and journaling supplies, so I never felt like I was compromising by skipping the busier stores. 
 
It’s four levels within the Seibu Department Store and is just beside the train station. There’s also a small cafe where my kids hung out, while my husband and I took turns shopping.  
 
If you only had time for one Loft, which would you choose? 
 
#loftikebukuro #tokyostationery #japanstationery #penandink #tokyotravel
✨ Kakimori Inks, first impressions! I finally got ✨ Kakimori Inks, first impressions!

I finally got to try the two inks I picked up from @kakimori_japan in Tokyo—Tototo, a rich deep magenta, and Harvest Gold, a warm golden mustard.

Both are beautifully saturated and flowed effortlessly with my glass pen from @auneda. Which one would you add to your collection? 💛💜

#Kakimori #FountainPenInk #inkstandbykakimori #cursivepractice
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