Woot woot! Time for a year-end giveaway! 2016 is coming to a close, and I have to say that this year is indeed a very special one. I have so much to be thankful for, despite the ups and downs that almost made me feel like I was riding a year-long roller coaster. So who wants to win for herself (or himself!) a custom-made wooden oblique holder set?
This year our little family had another addition. The Happy Hour Workshops continued to be extremely in-demand, and I have grown so much just by teaching the craft I loved most. I had my first online workshop (or more appropriately, speaking engagement) over at Modern Thrive. I continued having classes at my favourite studio, The Untitled Space, and said goodbye to it last November. I’ve had lots of amazing memories in that place, but now I am on the lookout for new workshop venues. That in itself, is another adventure. I adore the wedding invitation suites that I designed this year — thanks to brides who were never short of creative ideas!
Most importantly, my dream of having a Happy Hands Project calligraphy oblique holder came true!
So guys, to give thanks to everyone of you who stuck around Happy Hands Project and continued following this humble blog of mine, I’m giving away a set of the Happy Hands Project oblique holder set, crafted in collaboration with woodworker Mr Keiichi Sato in Japan.
Join in! The set consists of an oblique holder for right-handed writers, an ink jar holder with 2 ink bottles included, and a pen rest. I will ship the set to anywhere in the world via Singpost registered mail. One winner will be randomly chosen on 1 January 2017 and will be announced thereafter. The giveaway opens 14 December 2016, and closes on 31 December 2016.
‘Be the change you want to see’!
Been an avid follower of your blog since I attended an introductory class of yours. Modern calligraphy is so beautiful & even more so when you make it look so easy. Love the flow & ypir ideas – they are so inspiring! Looking forward to more in the new year! Cheers! 😀
*your ideas
Thank you, Stella! I’m looking forward to what 2017 has in store for me and the blog. You guys always inspire me, thanks for sticking around! 🙂
My favourite inspirational quote is: “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou
Thank you for hosting this giveaway Ms Pauline! More power to you and happy holidays! 😁
You’re most welcome, Kaori! Happy holidays to you, too!
What goes around, comes around! Keep your circle positive! Think good thoughts! Speak good words! Do good deeds!
Hi Happy Hands Project, really enjoyed the calligraphy class earlier this year and am still practising my lettering skills :). Keep up the good work :)!
Thank you, Anil! Practice makes pretty! Hope the work pad has helped with your writing practice. 🙂
Hello, what a wonderful gift, I love it!
I love the quote “They did not know it was impossible so they did it” from Mark Twain
My favorite quote is “Everything you go through, grows you! “
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder – Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
My all time favorite inspirational quote. 🙂
Thankyou for your generosity! My favourite quote is: Great things come in tiny packages!
Attended a beginner class with u but couldn’t get a slot for the intermediate class. Please have more classes! Hahaha. All the best and happy for ur new addition! Happy holidays too!
Hi Jocelyn! I definitely will! 🙂 Hope to see you again in the next advanced class.
Bloom where you are planted.
“Not all those who wander are lost” – J. R. R. Tolkien
we have to choose joy and keep choosing it – henri j.m. nouwen
Laughter is timeless, imagine has no age and dreams are forever
It is so amazing to follow you and watch how you’ve grown in your beautiful calligraphy, class and now pens. So proud of you!
Thea! I’m speechless and totally humbled, knowing you are so talented. Thank you so much for the kind words. 🙂
Dream big. Work hard.
“As long as I can make stories out of heartbreak, beauty out of sorrow.”
Thank you for the giveaway! Happy Holidays!
“We are what we believe we are.” C. S. Lewis
“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.”
– Oscar Wilde
“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world, remains and is immortal.” I’m not sure to who it belongs to, but I just love it!
It’s so wonderful to follow you and see how successful you’ve become in the calligraphy field! So happy for you! Wish you were in So Cal so I could take a class from you!
Wish you were in So California so I could take a class from you!!
You have no idea how much I want to set foot in California again! It would be great if you can visit us here, too. 😉
My fave quote: “The most beautiful things in the world must be felt with the heart.” – The Little Prince
Thanks for your workshop today, Pauline! And the beautiful giveaway!
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”
—Ernest Hemingway
May we always continue to learn and grow
Hello Yiping! It’s always a pleasure teaching this craft. Thanks for joining the giveaway. Good luck! 🙂 xx
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen in their eyes because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
~ Audrey Hepburn
More classes and more blessing for 2017! Missing you lots!
“The secret to getting ahead is getting started” – a quote which always reminds me to stop procrastinating and to start praticing my calligraphy! Calligraphy has been so therapeutic this year, I’m glad I went for your class in January! 🙂
“Make glorious amazing mistakes.” -Neil Gaiman
Hi Pau! 😀
I love this quote! See you soon, Mapet! 🙂
Stay grounded and keep faith in the humanity 🙂
Happy 2017 to you and your family, Pauline! Looking forward to seeing you soon!
“Tears are words that need to be written.” – Paulo Coelho
“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.”
Thank you for having this giveaway and happy 2017 !! 😀
May it be an awesome year!
My favorite quote is “What if I fall? Oh, but my darling what if you fly?”
Believe in yourself
Keep your face to the light and you’ll never see the shadows – Helen Keller
“Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.” Love this quote. It gives me so much hope to live one day at a time expecting something beautiful everytime I wake up in the morning 🙂
Will be waiting for your workshop on advance calligraphy next year. Would love to attend your workshop. 🙂 Advance Merry Christmas and a bountiful New Year to all of us! 😊😇
Love this quote, too! Thanks for joining! 🙂
I can’t change the direction of the wind. But I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. – Jimmy Dean
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
— Pablo Picasso
Fav quote: be the change 🙂
Thank you for hosting this giveaway, Pauline!!
Pleasure’s mine! Good luck, Veron! 🙂
It is kind of fun to do the impossible – walt disney
Thank you for hosting this giveaway~
” Let all that you Do Be Done in LOVE…. – 1 Corinthians 16:14
Same goes in every stroke of our letters that our hand moved….our love and passion creates beautiful illustrations of Miracle in us…. You super inspire me a lot! Ms. Pauline God Bless!!!
” Let all that you Do Be Done in LOVE…. – 1 Corinthians 16:14
Same goes in every stroke of our letters that our hand moved….our love and passion creates beautiful illustrations of Miracle in us…. You super inspire me a lot! Ms. Pauline God Bless!!!
Be Kind. Your kindness could change somebody’s life.
“If not now, when?”
Sharing my favourite quote as we end off 2016!
My favourite inspiration quote is: Be positive! Anything can happen!
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney
Thanks for this awesome giveaway and for always being an inspiration, Pauline! Missed out on your advance calligraphy workshop this year, can’t wait for the workshop to happen again next year! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Cheers!
Hi Grace! Hope to see you again in one of the classes. 🙂 Merry Christmas! xx
Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. – Rumi
I believe there is a reason why we cross paths with some people. Whether they are here for a short moment or for the long haul, if we let them in, there can be lessons that we can learn and grow from.
Thanks for holding the giveaway! I have been folllowing since I attended your workshop in 2025 🙂
My favourite quote is: “life is like a bicycle, you have to keep moving in order to stay balanced.” 🙂
My inspirational quote: “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” – Helen Keller
It is important to think positively in any situation we face no matter the challenge.
“Never stop dreaming”
Thanks for the giveaway. Started calligraphy and love every single moment of it.
My fav quote: “We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.” by Oscar Wilde.
Thanks for holding this giveaway! Merry Christmas to you and all the best in the coming new year!
Be your own kind of beautiful.
Well, that quote caught my attention. These days, being beautiful outside was kinda mainstream. But for me, being beautiful inside matters the most. Well, I ain’t saying I am beautiful nor ugly, since I don’t even know how to describe what beautiful is. We were taught to appreciate things, perfect or imperfect. I am my own kind of beautiful, I know that. Even though, it seems that I can’t appreciate my own beauty, I am not selfish to give enough appreciation to every people I met.
Happy holidays Pauline!😊 My fave inspirational quote (well bible verse) is from philippians 4:13- i can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Thank you for this giveaway!
My favourite inspirational quote would be: “Life will out.” Not really sure who it’s from but I got it from Grey’s Anatomy and it was said by Amelia Shepherd. The quote basically means that life will find a way to continue itself. Regardless of our struggles and downfalls there will always be a breakthrough, we’ve just got to endure. And calligraphy helps, it’s quite therapeutic. 🎈
I walk slowly, but I never walk backwards.
My favourite quote is “why fit in when you were born to stand out”
Happy new year!
Love your blog and IG posts!
“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.” – Kahlil Gibran.
Happy new year!