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Title:   Simply Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide to Elegant Lettering Author: Judy Detrick Publisher:   Watson Guptill Publications Release Date:   April 19, 2016 Genre: Arts & Crafts This little guide to hand lettering proves that calligraphy is as easy as picking up pen and paper. Focused on calligraphy’s most popular alphabet—italic—this delightful manual introduces basic capital and small letters and numbers, plus all the creative flourishes you need to customize your unique script for every project and occasion. With quick and easy instruction from calligraphy teacher and designer Judy Detrick,   Simply Calligraphy   will have you whipping up elegant invitations, pleasing place cards, and personalized thank-you notes in no time. Simply Calligraphy by Judy Detrick is just what it said. It's simply a "beginner's guide to elegant lettering," the traditional calligraphy style once tau...

Be swept away in a world of fancy with Daria Song's " The Time Garden ".   A beautiful storybook in a form of minimal words, and pages and pages of pen and ink illustrations taking you to a magical world. "The Time Garden" is a storybook, and a coloring book for all ages. Personally, I love using my Staedtler triplus fineliner markers to color in all the details of the clock tower, the leaves on a beautiful tree, the lines on the roofs as you look across and fly away on a bunch of balloons. What imagination! What imagery! Color the way you want it to be, a yellow tree, an orange star, a green lantern...etc. This is a sophisticated version of a simple coloring book. A tween or a teen will appreciate your thoughts and sensitivity on their love of drawing or doodling. An adult will appreciate your sense of whimsy. As to the story, as I look through page by page, it reminds me of a recent illustrated children's book titled, "Journey" by Aaron Bec...