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A new skill.

Marketing . • Nov 27, 2019

Feel like putting your phone down? 



Maybe you want to personalise your Christmas cards, learn a new skill or just do something therapeutic.

Calligraphy!

It's an art that's been appreciated for a very long time. Here are some tips to get you started.

Get yourself a workbook.

Remember those cursive practices in school? it's like that but more fun and you'll be better at it.

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Use Instagram to your advantage.

Social media is full to the brim of artists sharing their work, use them for inspiration! You'll be getting tips from the best in the business.

#calligraphy

Watch tutorials.

There are endless videos to help, and blogs to read! You can spend one evening de-stressing from the day by writing the tags for your Christmas presents, who knows it might be your new hobby. 

Tutorials

Not only is this a way to practise some creativity, it can also save you money. Asking your printer to scan and copy your own hand-crafted work will cost you less than getting their designer to do it!

Happy writing!
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